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Indigenous Mental Health & Research: Cultural Safety and Cultural Competency

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.

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