The Cultural Safety Journey

Assessment task:
1. Read Dr Odette Best's "The cultural safety journey", chapter three in Yatdjuligin and Professor Juli Coffin's 2007 paper, "Rising to the Challenge in Aboriginal Health by Creating Cultural Security", accessible in your readings online.
2. Critically reflect on these readings and the personal impact of your learning experiences from this subject. Considering the principles of cultural safety and professional practice and articulate your understanding of what this means for your future nursing practice. Critical reflection asks you to think back on something and consider what you have learned, how you have developed and what you might do differently as a result or what it has affirmed in you as an emerging health professional. Note, it is not enough in a reflective piece to just describe the reading(s). As a personal reflection, it is expected you refer to yourself along with reference to readings and learning experiences of this subject.
3. Full intext and reference list APA 7th citation is a requirement of this assessment task.

To successfully complete this assessment, you will:

Articulate a critical reflection demonstrating your self-culture awareness, developing inter-cultural awareness and the professional application of knowledge from this subjects' learnings
Demonstrate a clear understanding of your own cultural identity (attitudes, values and beliefs, experiences, bias and privilege) and discuss the implications for your future nursing practice in the context of partnering authentically with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in healthcare
Demonstrate your understanding of the concept of cultural safety, by applying the principles in the context of culturally responsive nursing practice and enhancing healthcare access by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Demonstrate the ability to articulate Australian Indigenous health disparity in the context of colonisation and socio-cultural and emotional determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing
Engage and communicate knowledge and arguments effectively while maintaining respect and sensitivity to the worldviews of Indigenous Australians

Assessment description

In this subject we have examined the role of culture in the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and in implementing a patient-centred approach to your nursing practice. We have reflected on the impact of colonisation and past healthcare and community service policies and practices to make sense of the directions for the future.
'Cultural safety is an outcome of nursing and midwifery education that enables safe service to be defined by those that receive the service and is achieved when the recipients of care deem the care to be meeting their cultural needs' (Ramsden, 2002:117).
Reflective practice and self-awareness are the critical foundations for achieving cultural safety in the context of nursing practice. In this assessment task you are required to demonstrate your reflective practice skills and your cultural self-awareness to articulate your developing cultural awareness. You are required to reflect on your own culture and worldview of health and rationalise how this positions you to partner effectively with Indigenous healthcare consumers in the future. You are required to apply the theory of cultural safety and professional practice to demonstrate your capacity to apply the subject learnings to the context of your future nursing practice and life long journey towards achieving cultural safety in healthcare for Indigenous Peoples.
PLEASE NOTE: The full assignment description is located in the Subject Guide. Please read that thoroughly prior to commencing this assignment
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