cultural competence & cultural safety in nursing education
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Cultural Competence and
Cultural Safety for Health
Service Professionals
Audrey Lawrence & Cheryl Teeter
FNHMA Conference November 2011
Achieving Perspective
Background
Attrition rates - 10 – 50% loss in nursing schools
2007 – meeting with A.N.A.C., CASN, CNA and representatives from national and regional, Aboriginal, First Nation, Métis and Inuit organizations.
2005 – 2008 - work done by IPAC
2008/09 Funding for Framework Development by FNIHB of Health Canada 2009/11 school projects and work with CHA distance learning course.
Friendly website Ease of Application
Funder support
System change - Bridging Culture Safety
Cohort recruiting Community visits
Community and Elder
Support
Why: Students need support
Goal: Cultural Safety
Cultural
Awareness
Cultural
Sensitivity Cultural
Competency
Cultural
Safety
Cultural Safety - Move beyond Awareness
Developed by Maori
Nurses (1980s) as
response to discontent of
Maori clients with nursing care
Now Internationally Used!
Cultural safety involves shifting the attention from the culture of the other to the culture of health care, social inequities and power relationships.
- Dr. Victoria Smye (UBC)
Can be small changes…
Or, systemic oriented
Aboriginal Student Centres
Elders used as Counselors
Cultural safety Environment
Supportive curriculum and environment
Involvement with Aboriginal health facilities/communities
Aboriginal Nursing Students Association – Sault College
What Helps! Understanding of intersectionality and
impact on Aboriginal peoples
Structured Social Supports
Training
(Aboriginal values, background)
Curriculum Modification
Distance Learning
Challenges/ Opportunities
Reaching target Audience:
Using Framework Competencies
Deeper focus on cultural safety (not just surface)
Ensure cultural safe learning environments
Support recruitment and retention of Aboriginal and minority health care student professionals
Support cultural safety needs of health workers under the direction of nurses
Association of Canadian Community Colleges and the Association of Continuing Care Educators Report - 2011
Curriculum Principles with CHA
Incorporates all competencies in Framework in credit courses
(also Health Director Competencies in CHA course)
Have Aboriginal writer and reviewers in course development
Ensure that regional community is inclusive (i.e. include info on Métis and Inuit in additional to regional First Nation communities)
Emphasis on Cultural Safety and
Constructivist Understanding of Culture
Work Done!
CHA Course on Cultural Safety and Modern Management Module
Ongoing Work with
schools of nursing ,
Accreditation
Canada, CIHI
The Canadian Healthcare Association (CHA) is Canada’s only federation of provincial and territorial health associations and organizations. Through its members, CHA represents a broad continuum of services, including acute care, home and community care, long term care, public health, mental health, palliative care, addiction services, children, youth, and family services, and housing services. These services are provided through regional health authorities, hospitals, and other facilities and agencies that serve all Canadians and are governed by trustees who act in the public interest.
Who are we?
Our Mission
CHA is a leader in developing,
and advocating for, health policy
solutions that meet the needs of
Canadians.
CHA Learning is dedicated to providing education
opportunities to Canadian health service professionals,
regardless of their geographic locations.
CHA Learning
Each year hundreds of students expand their
knowledge base and improve their career
possibilities with CHA Learning’s distance
education programs.
To help students succeed, CHA Learning is committed to: Providing timely student support using phone, email and online
communication tools
Recruiting and selecting qualified Education Consultants (EC)
Assigning EC’s to meet student needs
Reviewing program content on a yearly basis
Including the most up-to-date information available
Working closely with its Advisory Committees to maintain the quality
of the programs
Maintaining appropriate partnerships with professional healthcare
organizations
CHA Learning’s Commitment to
Students
Programs Modern Management
Health Services Management
Long Term Care Management
Risk Management & Safety in Health Services
Continuous Quality Improvement for Health Services
Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety in Health Services NEW
Food Service & Nutrition Management
Health Information Management
Short Courses Nutrition & Diet Therapy Refresher Course
Medical Terminology Short Course UPDATED
HIM Practice Test NEW
Programs Offered
The Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety in Health
Services program is designed for health service professionals
who work in aboriginal settings and with First Nation, Inuit and
Métis peoples. The course offers health service providers at all
levels, from frontline staff to supervisors
and managers, the knowledge that will help
them integrate cultural safety and cultural
competence in all healthcare settings.
Program Components:
1. Seven home study units
2. A major paper or project
3. Four-day intramural session in Ottawa
The program is completely online.
There is no final exam.
Students are able to set their assignment due dates in
consultation with their EC.
Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety
in Health Services
Seven Study Units:
1. Introduction
2. Postcolonial Understanding
3. Communication
4. Inclusivity
5. Respect
6. Indigenous Knowledge
7. Mentoring and Supporting Students for
Success
Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety
in Health Services
Future Plans…
What’s next?
For More Information:
Cheryl Teeter
Director, Learning & Conferences
Canadian Healthcare Association
17 York St.
Ottawa, ON
K1N 9J6
Tel. 613-241-8005 ext. 228
Email: [email protected]
Cultural Safety in
my community is:
Now
Step 3
Resources
Step 4
Building
Strength Step 5
Indicators
of the Vision Step 2
Vision
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Why do we do this? For today and for the
next generation… Can we meet the
challenge?
Questions?
Thank you!
Merci!
Meegwetch!
Audrey Lawrence
Cheryl Teeter