Cultural Safety Flashcards
Cultural Awareness
Attitude to increase awareness of differences in culture
Cultural Sensitivity
Attitude to recognize differences between cultures
Cultural Competency
Approach that focuses on clinicians building more skills and attitudes to work more respectfully with people of different cultures
Cultural Humility
Approach to health care based on humble acknowledgement of oneself as a learned
- Don’t act like you know someone’s experiences
Cultural Safety
Approach that considers social context, power imbalance. Allows us to create and shape safe health care experiences
- Is defined by the ones receiving care
Cultural Awareness vs Cultural Sensitivity
Awareness:
- The knowledge that there are different cultures
Sensitivity:
- Acceptance of those differences and not assigning value to them
You
Patient
Relationship
System
Self-Reflection
Past Experiences / Beliefs
Communication / Trust / Respect
Western frame work / Policies / Procedures
LEARN Model
L- Listen with Empathy and understanding
E - Explain your perception
A - Acknowledge similarities and differences
R - Recommend treatment
N - Negotiate aggrement
DIVERSE Model
D - Demographics: Background info
I - Ideas: Ideas about health and wellness
V - View: On treatment, traditional medicine
E - Expectations: Of you and health care system
R - Religion: Religious and Spiritual traditions
S - Speech: Language Needs
E - Environment: Home and cultural aspects
Medicine Wheel
Body
Mind
Spirit
Emotions
Treaty
Medicine Chest must be honoured
