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).
Journal article
Working together in Aboriginal health: a framework to guide health professional practice
This paper presents a framework to guide health professional practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
Evaluation
Family violence prevention legal services national evaluation report
This evaluation assessed the impact of the Family Violence Prevention Legal Services program. It identified several factors which may reduce the risk of violence and promote improved outcomes, and made 36 recommendations for improving the operation of the program.
Guide
You can't say that!
This is a terminology guide. It is a glossary of terms created to influence change and introduce appropriately consulted language into the space of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander discourse.
Evaluation
Evaluation: Stronger Communities for Children
The Stronger Communities for Children program (SCfC) is a community development program designed to ensure that people in communities have a real say in what services they need and how they are delivered. The SCfC is a place-based approach supported by local and external organisations.
Submission
Australian Law Reform Commission inquiry into the incarceration rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
NAAJA's submission paper to the Australian Law Reform Commission is written with a focus on a Northern Territory-specific context and to highlight issues and make recommendations based on their authority led by an Aboriginal board and are consistent with their commitment to cultural competency.