Adler University Library: Orange Shirt Day: Cultural Safety

What is cultural safety or cultural competency?

"Cultural safety within an Indigenous context means that the educator/practitioner/professional, whether Indigenous or not, can communicate competently with a patient in that patient‘s social, political, linguistic, economic, and spiritual realm." (NAHO, 2008, p.4).

National Aboriginal Health Organization. (2008). Cultural competency and safety: A guide for health care administrators, providers and educators. National Aboriginal Health Organization.

Cultural Safety and Cultural Competency: programs

One Focus; Many Perspectives: A Curriculum for Cultural Safety and Cultural Competence Education
This curriculum is designed as a catalyst for dialogue and change within the mental health and addictions system. It is intended for use by as broad a range of people as possible; mental health consumers, their families, practitioners, managers, policy makers, politicians and members of the public. The curriculum is offered as a vehicle for conveying, and for engaging people in applying, the central messages contained in the Report ―Holding Hope in our Hearts, prepared for the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) by members of the First Nations Inuit and Métis Advisory Committee (FNIM AC) to the MHCC.
Saint Elizabeth (SE) First Nations, Inuit & Métis Program
Working together with First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities to share knowledge and build health and wellbeing solutions.
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SE Health is a national social enterprise providing home care, health solutions and education to people where they are and when they need it. As a not-for-profit organization with Canadian roots and more than 100 years of expertise, we’re accelerating health care innovation to support healthy lives globally.
San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training
San’yas: Indigenous Cultural Safety Training is a unique, on-line training program designed to enhance self-awareness, and strengthen the skills of those who work both directly and indirectly with Indigenous people. The goal of the Indigenous Cultural Safety (ICS) training is to develop understanding and promote positive partnerships between service providers and Indigenous people.
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Core Indigenous Safety (ICS) Mental Health Training builds on the foundation provided in Core ICS Health with a specific focus on mental health issues for professionals working with Indigenous people in British Columbia. The curriculum is intended as introductory training and is supplemented by the Nation and region specific training provided by regional health authorities or Indigenous groups.

Articles

Articles about Cultural Safety and Cultural Competency
Citations for articles available either in Adler University's databases; online; or by interlibrary loan.