Countering Racism: Challenges and Progress in Anti-racism Efforts

Elias, Amanuel; Mansouri, Fethi; Paradies, Yin

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-2137-6_10

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“…The health workforce can contribute to eliminating health inequities if they are supported by engaging training programs which take action towards racial equity [ 58 ]. While the training package was site specific because racism manifests differently according to geographical contexts [ 65 , 66 ] the techniques used could be adopted in any jurisdiction. Issues regarding culturally unsafe care and poor communication are also experienced by minority populations and Indigenous peoples globally who are profiled by health systems built on White and/or dominant culture norms [ 19 , 67 – 70 ].…”

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“…The format increased opportunities for staff to have positive contact experiences with First Nations people outside of the stressful clinical environment. Increasing positive contact experiences, a key feature of anti-racism training, generated empathy and encouraged perspective taking which assisted healthcare providers to develop their critical consciousness: this is the personal development work required to address racism in healthcare [ 66 , 82 , 83 ]. We encourage cultural safety trainers to invest in training formats such as podcasts, videos, virtual reality experiences and face to face workshops.…”

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“…Improving racial literacy among healthcare providers may reduce bias when interacting with marginalised peoples [ 91 ]. Globally, as a result of anti- racism efforts and movements such as #BlackLivesMatter there has been a decline in overt manifestations of racism; however the “attitudes, behaviours and underlying institutional structures” that perpetuate racism remain [ 66 ]. To dismantle oppressive systems we must engage with and document experiences of racism amongst racial and ethnic groups [ 92 ].…”

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Evaluating the impact of ‘Ask the Specialist Plus’: a training program for improving cultural safety and communication in hospital-based healthcare

Kerrigan,

McGrath,

Doig

et al. 2024

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background First Nations peoples in colonised countries often feel culturally unsafe in hospitals, leading to high self-discharge rates, psychological distress and premature death. To address racism in healthcare, institutions have promised to deliver cultural safety training but there is limited evidence on how to teach cultural safety. To that end, we created Ask the Specialist Plus: a training program that focuses on improving healthcare providers intercultural communication skills to improve cultural safety. Our aim is to describe training implementation and to evaluate the training according to participants. Methods Inspired by cultural safety, Critical Race Theory and Freirean pedagogy, Ask the Specialist Plus was piloted at Royal Darwin Hospital in Australia’s Northern Territory in 2021. The format combined listening to an episode of a podcast called Ask the Specialist with weekly, one-hour face-to-face discussions with First Nations Specialists outside the clinical environment over 7 to 8 weeks. Weekly surveys evaluated teaching domains using five-point Likert scales and via free text comments. Quantitative data were collated in Excel and comments were collated in NVivo12. Results were presented following Kirkpatrick’s evaluation model. Results Fifteen sessions of Ask the Specialist Plus training were delivered. 90% of participants found the training valuable. Attendees enjoyed the unique format including use of the podcast as a catalyst for discussions. Delivery over two months allowed for flexibility to accommodate clinical demands and shift work. Students through to senior staff learnt new skills, discussed institutionally racist systems and committed to behaviour change. Considering racism is commonly denied in healthcare, the receptiveness of staff to discussing racism was noteworthy. The pilot also contributed to evidence that cultural safety should be co-taught by educators who represent racial and gender differences. Conclusion The Ask the Specialist Plus training program provides an effective model for cultural safety training with high potential to achieve behaviour change among diverse healthcare providers. The training provided practical information on how to improve communication and fostered critical consciousness among healthcare providers. The program demonstrated that training delivered weekly over two months to clinical departments can lead to positive changes through cycles of learning, action, and reflection.

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Evaluating the impact of ‘Ask the Specialist Plus’: a training program for improving cultural safety and communication in hospital-based healthcare

Kerrigan,

McGrath,

Doig

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BMC Health Serv Res

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“…Bonnet 2000), da er sich aus sehr unterschiedlichen und manchmal widersprüchlichen Gefühlen, Einstellungen und Handlungen zusammensetzt. Es existiert noch keine vollständig entwickelte Typologie des Antirassismus, weder auf intellektueller und ideologischer Ebene noch auf Ebene der politischen Praxis(Elias et al 2021). Antirassismus kann allgemein definiert werden als eine Denkweise und/oder Praxis, die auf die Bekämpfung und Beseitigung von Rassismus abzielt.…”

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Solingen, 30 Jahre nach dem Brandanschlag

2023

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Der rassistische Brandanschlag in Solingen jährt sich 2023 zum 30. Mal. Eine fachliche, gesellschaftspolitische und wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung ist bisher jedoch kaum erfolgt. Die Beiträger*innen ordnen die Geschehnisse und Zusammenhänge um den Mordanschlag kritisch ein und diskutieren seine Nachwirkungen und Folgen aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven reflexiv. Neben zivilgesellschaftlichen und wissenschaftlichen Stimmen kommen auch Überlebende und Angehörige der Familie Genç sowie andere Betroffene rassistischer und extrem rechter Gewalt zu Wort.

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