Cultural safety
Alternative labels
Cultural competency
Description
A policy of ensuring respect for cultural and social differences in the provision of services.
Cultural safety demands actions that recognise, respect and nurture the unique cultural identity of a person and safely meets their needs, expectations and rights. (SafeWork NSW).
Strategy
Indigenous Evaluation Strategy
This strategy document sets out a new approach to evaluating policies and programs affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aimed at improving the quality and usefulness of evaluation.
Guide
A guide to evaluation under the Indigenous Evaluation Strategy
This guide has been developed as a companion to the Indigenous Evaluation Strategy. It provides practical advice for Australian government agencies on how to conduct evaluations of policies and programs affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Discussion paper
Indigenous cultural competency in the Australian teaching workforce
This paper aims to facilitate a re-imagining of how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultures, identities and histories are reflected and understood in Australian classrooms. The ultimate goal is to improve how Australian education systems embrace the development of a culturally competent teaching workforce and culturally safe environments for Indigenous learners.
Submission
SNAICC submission to the Productivity Commission Draft Indigenous Evaluation Strategy
SNAICC has produced this submission in response to the Productivity Commission’s draft Indigenous Evaluation Strategy for Australian Government policies and programs affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Position paper
Identification of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australian general practice
This position statement outlines the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners' views on identifying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in general practice settings.