Reference no: EM133538263
Topic background:
Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) are primary healthcare services established and run by the nearby Aboriginal community. Their purpose is to provide culturally suitable, comprehensive healthcare to the community they serve. "While ACCHOs across Australia range from small services with limited staff in remote communities to large metropolitan services with hundreds of staff, there are common principles and practices that reflect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of working and that are unique to the ACCHO sector." (CREATE, 2020). In this assessment, you will review the report
"Characteristics of ACCHO Comprehensive Primary Health Care Service Delivery" and explore the ways of working used by ACCHOs that promote culturally safe care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Questions
1. Define cultural safety and evaluate its importance when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
2. Describe two characteristics of ACCHOs and explain how each characteristic could enhance cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander patients and their families.
Instructions for this assessment task:
The CREATE report outlines ten characteristics of ACCHOs that reflect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of working, including those listed below. You are asked to choose two of the below characteristics to discuss:
Culture
Self-determination and empowerment
Culturally competent and skilled workforce, and
• Holistic health care
Source: The Centre of Research Excellence in Aboriginal Chronic Disease Knowledge Translation and Exchange
(CREATE). (2020). Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations in practice: Sharing ways working from the ACCHO sector. Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide.
We acknowledge and thank the Leadership Group of the Centre of Research Excellence in Aboriginal Chronic Disease Knowledge Translation and Exchange (CREATE) for their valuable time, enormous contribution, thoughtful guidance and ongoing support. We acknowledge and thank the ACCHOs and peak bodies for contributing to the work of the Centre of Research Excellence in Aboriginal Chronic Disease Knowledge Translation and Exchange including informing or providing feedback on the content of this resource.