Creating a Culturally Safe Space When Teaching Aboriginal Content in Social Work: A Scoping Review

Fernando, Terrina; Bennett, Bindi

doi:10.1080/0312407x.2018.1518467

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“…Decolonisation is a personal journey that is ongoing and implores people to centre the world view of the ‘colonised’ and to explore how their own world view, experiences and actions are shaped by colonisation, and to consider who benefits, and how, from colonial processes and injustices [ 6 , 7 , 42 , 43 ]. The workshop was a catalyst in decolonising the self, which is a critical task requiring us to recognise “how we have all been affected by colonisation” [ 5 ] (p. 291).…”

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Trauma and Violence Informed Care Through Decolonising Interagency Partnerships: A Complexity Case Study of Waminda’s Model of Systemic Decolonisation

Cullen

Mackean

Worner

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Through the lens of complexity, we present a nested case study describing a decolonisation approach developed and implemented by Waminda South Coast Women’s Health and Welfare Aboriginal Corporation. Using Indigenous research methods, this case study has unfolded across three phases: (1) Yarning interviews with the workforce from four partner health services (n = 24); (2) Yarning circle bringing together key informants from yarning interviews to verify and refine emerging themes (n = 14); (3) Semi-structured interviews with a facilitator of Waminda’s Decolonisation Workshop (n = 1) and participants (n = 10). Synthesis of data has been undertaken in stages through collaborative framework and thematic analysis. Three overarching themes and eight sub-themes emerged that centred on enhancing the capabilities of the workforce and strengthening interagency partnerships through a more meaningful connection and shared decolonisation agenda that centres Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities. Health and social services are complex systems that function within the context of colonisation. Waminda’s innovative, model of interagency collaboration enhanced workforce capability through shared language and collective learning around colonisation, racism and Whiteness. This process generated individual, organisational and systemic decolonisation to disable power structures through trauma and violence informed approach to practice.

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Trauma and Violence Informed Care Through Decolonising Interagency Partnerships: A Complexity Case Study of Waminda’s Model of Systemic Decolonisation

Cullen

Mackean

Worner

et al. 2020

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“…The life of Palestinian people is constellated by daily micro-traumas as well as severe peaks of exposure to trauma, which are potentially devastating in the context of the ongoing abnormal living conditions (Giacaman, 2018;Nguyen-Gillham et al, 2008). Hence, the ability to connect emotionally and cognitively with the severity of the traumatic experience (lazim akon queah, need to be strong) is a GRR that helps Palestinians to mobilize coping strategies and that mitigates the effects of chronic social suffering (Fernando & Bennett, 2019).…”

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Rethinking sense of coherence: Perceptions of comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness in a group of Palestinian health care providers operating in the West Bank and Israel

Veronese

Dhaouadi

Afana

2020

Transcult Psychiatry

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Drawing on a salutogenic perspective, we explored sense of coherence (SOC) in a group of Palestinian mental health care providers living and working in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories (West Bank). Specifically, we conducted a qualitative exploration of the cultural characteristics of SOC and its components ( comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness) in two groups of Palestinian Muslim helpers. We found that context-specific features of SOC can mobilize generalized resistance resources for coping with traumatic and stressful experiences, even in an environment characterized by political instability, military violence, and social trauma. Ten main themes emerged from the thematic content analysis: acceptance, reacting to adversity, acknowledging human insecurity (comprehensibility), self-control, talking to family, education as a resource for survival, connecting to the severity of the event, responsibility as a source of control (manageability), religiosity, and sense of belonging (meaningfulness). The Islamic faith, as expressed through the concepts of Sumud and Taslim, seemed to permeate individuals’ ability to attribute meaning to historical and transgenerational trauma, as well as to their ongoing traumatic conditions, thus acting as their ultimate source of health and wellbeing. A holistic, spiritual, and collectivist outlook helped respondents to approach their lives with optimism. We discuss the implications for mental health care providers and future research directions.

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“…Cultural safety applies to all relationships, focuses on understanding of self, the rights of others, and the legitimacy of difference, and aims to enhance service delivery through a culturally safe workforce. Cultural safety’s influence now extends beyond nursing in New Zealand, with acceptance across other research fields such as immigration, working with marginalised non-Indigenous groups and Australian Indigenous education (Baker, 2007; Bin-Sallik, 2003; Fernando & Bennett, 2019; Blanchet Garneau et al., 2018). The common ground for implementing cultural safety within other research fields focuses on equity and empowerment into marginalised communities.…”

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Community engagement in youth justice program design

Butcher

Day

Kidd³

et al. 2020

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology

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Aboriginal young people from rural areas in Australia are significantly over-represented in the youth justice system, and yet there is little evidence to indicate that current programs are having measurable success on rates of re-offending, suggesting alternative approaches are required. Drawing on new directions in human service policy that emphasise the importance of involving community in program design, this study reports the findings of a consultation with Aboriginal community members from one rural community to identify how the ecological validity of youth justice programs may be increased to be more responsive to local need. Eighteen Aboriginal community members from a town in Western New South Wales participated in semi-structured interviews, guided by a culturally informed research methodology. Qualitative content analysis was used to identify key themes that the community saw as important in program design, highlighting the need for consistent levels of support for local and community-driven solutions. Proposed conditions to enhance the ecological validity of programs are discussed.

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Creating a Culturally Safe Space When Teaching Aboriginal Content in Social Work: A Scoping Review

Cited by 57 publications

References 22 publications

Trauma and Violence Informed Care Through Decolonising Interagency Partnerships: A Complexity Case Study of Waminda’s Model of Systemic Decolonisation

Trauma and Violence Informed Care Through Decolonising Interagency Partnerships: A Complexity Case Study of Waminda’s Model of Systemic Decolonisation

Rethinking sense of coherence: Perceptions of comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness in a group of Palestinian health care providers operating in the West Bank and Israel

Community engagement in youth justice program design

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