scholarly journals Implementation of a model to embed culturally appropriate care for Indigenous children and young people within the Connected Care Program at Children's Health Queensland

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Shirley Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Appropriate Care ◽  
Indigenous Children ◽  
Culturally Appropriate Care

Integrating Culturally Appropriate Care into Telemental Health Practice

2013 ◽  
pp. 63-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Brooks ◽  
Garret Spargo ◽  
Peter Yellowlees ◽  
Patrick O’Neill ◽  
Jay H. Shore
Keyword(s):  
Telemental Health ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Appropriate Care ◽  
Culturally Appropriate Care

Indigenous Children and Young People in Residential Care: A Systematic Scoping Review

2019 ◽  
pp. 152483801988170
Author(s):  
Kathomi Gatwiri ◽  
Lynne McPherson ◽  
Natalie Parmenter ◽  
Nadine Cameron ◽  
Darlene Rotumah
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Residential Care Facilities ◽  
Indigenous Children ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Colonial Histories ◽  
Children In Care

In Australia and internationally, Indigenous children are seriously overrepresented in the child welfare system. This article provides an overview of literature investigating the needs of Indigenous children in residential care facilities. The provision of culturally safe and trauma-informed therapeutic care to Indigenous children and young people in residential care recognizes that the trauma and violence that they have experienced is exacerbated by their Indigeneity due to the colonial histories presenting. Utilizing a systematic scoping review methodology, the study returned a total of 637 peer-reviewed articles that were identified and reviewed for inclusion. The process of exclusion resulted in the inclusion of eight peer-reviewed studies and 51 reports and discussion papers sourced from gray literature. Findings from this study, though dearth, indicate that trauma-informed and culturally safe interventions play a significant role in Indigenous children’s health and well-being while in care. Their experiences of abuse and neglect transcend individual trauma and include intergenerational pain and suffering resulting from long-lasting impacts of colonization, displacement from culture and country, genocidal policies, racism, and the overall systemic disadvantage. As such, a therapeutic response, embedded within Indigenous cultural frameworks and knowledges of trauma, is not only important but absolutely necessary and aims to acknowledge the intersectionality between the needs of Indigenous children in care and the complex systemic disadvantage impacting them.

Culturally appropriate care is essential to quality care for older adults

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 486-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne C. McCormick
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
Appropriate Care ◽  
Culturally Appropriate Care

Providing culturally appropriate care: A literature review

2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 761-769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moira Williamson ◽  
Lindsey Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
Appropriate Care ◽  
Culturally Appropriate Care

Indigenous women's expectations of clinical care during treatment for a gynaecological cancer: rural and remote differences in expectations

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eileen M. Willis ◽  
Judith Dwyer ◽  
Kei Owada ◽  
Leah Couzner ◽  
Debra King ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Care ◽  
Indigenous Women ◽  
Gynaecological Cancer ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Aboriginal Women ◽  
Appropriate Care ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Rural Settings ◽  
Culturally Appropriate Care

Objectives. To report on differences in Indigenous women’s expectations of clinical care during treatment for a gynaecological cancer in rural and remote regions. Design. Qualitative interviews were conducted in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory in 2008 with 37 clinicians working in gynaecological cancer and 24 women with a gynaecological cancer. Three of the participants were Indigenous women living in large rural towns (others were non-Indigenous), whereas six of the 37 clinicians interviewed worked closely with Indigenous women in remote settings. Indigenous women were contacted through an Indigenous researcher. Interviews were analysed for emerging themes, then compared with each other and with the research literature for similarities and differences. Results. There is considerable variation between clinician observations of the expectations of Indigenous women in remote regions, and the views of Aboriginal women in rural settings. Conclusion. Indigenous women in rural settings have specific views about quality medical care. These include expectations of timely and culturally appropriate care, and strong ties to family and kin, but do not accord with other research findings that suggest Aboriginal women must receive care from same sex clinicians or that care is often delayed. The paper alerts practitioners to the fact that culturally appropriate care will vary from group to group, particularly between remote, rural and urban populations. What is known about this topic? Cross-cultural health care research recognises that health professionals need to be attuned to the cultural preferences and needs of Indigenous patients. What does this paper add? This study warns against assuming all Indigenous people are the same, or have the same expectations about quality health care. It notes that little guidance is offered to clinicians on how Indigenous responses to Western bio-medical care might differ across the country. The paper identifies some differences and proposes strategies for understanding local preferences. What are the implications for practitioners? This paper alerts practitioners to the fact that although Indigenous patients share many cultural similarities, clinicians should not make assumptions about what is appropriate culturally safe care. Culturally appropriate care will vary from group to group, particularly between remote, rural and urban populations in terms of timely access, culturally appropriate care and educational materials, the role of family and Aboriginal Health Workers, and sex preferences.

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