Culture of Poverty

Arnulfo C. Hernández Ojeda, LMSW, PhD, detention counselor at the Bexar County Juvenile Detention Center, helps you better understand the Culture of Poverty in our latest On-demand Video. For this 5-part series, Dr. Ojeda addresses the following: definition of the Culture of Poverty, how these feelings impact a child's worldview, the importance of making goals more reachable by splitting them into smaller steps, the role of attachment models, and how to empower and motivate kids to think differently. This recording is from a community presentation Clarity Child Guidance Center hosted on February 19, 2010.

Culture of Poverty (Part 1)

Dr. Ojeda addresses the following: definitions, family influence and the need to fit in.

 


Culture of Poverty (Part 2)

Dr. Ojeda addresses the following: feelings of helplessness, inadequacy, fatalism, dependency, and goal-setting.

 

 

Culture of Poverty (Part 3)

Dr. Ojeda addresses the following: feelings of inferiority, the question of identity, models of attachment, and the importance of empowerment.

 

 

Culture of Poverty (Part 4)

Dr. Ojeda addresses the following: models of attachment (cont.), resolutions, and how to help kids think differently.

 

 

Culture of Poverty (Part 5)

Dr. Ojeda addresses the following: interventions and concluding remarks.

 

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