Reflexive Practice as an Approach to Improve Healthcare Delivery for Indigenous Peoples: A Systematic Critical Synthesis and Exploration of the Cultural Safety Education Literature

Dawson, J (通讯作者),Univ Adelaide, Sch Psychol, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.;Dawson, J (通讯作者),Flinders Univ S Australia, Poche SA NT, Bedford Pk, SA 5042, Australia.
2022-6
Cultural safety is increasingly being taught in tertiary programmes of study for health professionals. Reflexivity is a key skill required to engage in culturally safe practice, however, there is currently limited literature examining how reflexivity is taught or assessed within cultural safety curricula. A systematic review of the literature up until November 2021 was conducted, examining educational interventions which aimed to produce culturally safe learners. Studies were limited to those with a focus on Indigenous health and delivered in Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. A total of 46 documents describing 43 different educational interventions were identified. We found that definitions and conceptualisations of reflexivity varied considerably, resulting in a lack of conceptual clarity. Reflexive catalysts were the primary pedagogical approaches used, where objects, people, or Indigenous pedagogies provided a counterpoint to learners' knowledges and experiences. Information regarding assessment methods was limited but indicates that the focus of existing programmes has been on changes in learner knowledge and attitudes rather than the ability to engage in reflexivity. The results demonstrate a need for greater conceptual clarity regarding reflexivity as it relates to cultural safety, and to develop methods of assessment that focus on process rather than outcomes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷号:19|期号:11
收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
University of Adelaide; Flinders University South Australia; Flinders University South Australia; University of Adelaide; South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI); South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI); University of Adelaide
资助信息
The authors would like to acknowledge the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains region, and the Peramangk People of the Adelaide Hills region on whose lands this research was conducted. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge the ongoing connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to the lands, skies, and waters. This research was supported by a University of Adelaide Faculty of Health Sciences Divisional Scholarship, with continued financial support from Poche SA+NT, Flinders University.
被引频次(WOS)
2
被引频次(其他)
2
180天使用计数
2
2013以来使用计数
2
EISSN
1660-4601
出版年
2022-6
DOI
10.3390/ijerph19116691
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
Indigenous education cultural safety reflexivity curriculum pedagogy assessment
资助机构
University of Adelaide Faculty of Health Sciences Divisional Scholarship Poche SA+NT, Flinders University
WOS学科分类
Environmental Sciences Public, Environmental & Occupational Health