A Prescriptive Model

Cultural responsiveness is a method, and more importantly, a “prescriptive model of educational practice” that decreases the adverse effects of acculturative stress.  Acculturative stress is defined as “the abrupt or enforced entry into a different and unknown cultural environment” (Brailas et al., 2015, p. 62), thus creating a psychological struggle to find social and personal balance within a novel group culture.  Researchers significantly explored acculturative stress among various ethnic groups (Brailis et al., 2015; Capielo et al., 2015; Castillo et al., 2015; Hackett, 2014; Ojeda et al., 2014).  High levels of acculturative stress contribute to negative patterns of coping and maladjusted behavior patterns (Glass & Westmont, 2014).  Symptomology includes mild and clinical depression (Glass & Westmont, 2014).  The symptoms of acculturative stress negatively impact how individuals navigate an environment.  Cultural responsiveness is a method, and more importantly, a “prescriptive model of educational practice” that decreases the adverse effects of acculturative stress.  Acculturative stress is defined as “the abrupt or enforced entry into a different and unknown cultural environment” (Brailas et al., 2015, p. 62), thus creating a psychological struggle to find social and personal balance within a novel group culture.  Researchers significantly explored acculturative stress among various ethnic groups (Brailis et al., 2015; Capielo et al., 2015; Castillo et al., 2015; Hackett, 2014; Ojeda et al., 2014).  High levels of acculturative stress contribute to negative patterns of coping and maladjusted behavior patterns (Glass & Westmont, 2014).  Symptomology includes mild and clinical depression (Glass & Westmont, 2014).  The symptoms of acculturative stress negatively impact how individuals navigate an environment.