Moving Towards Cultural Safety in Mental Health and Addictions Contracting for Urban Indigenous Peoples: Lessons from British Columbia
Health Sciences Thesis (PhD) -- Simon Fraser University, 2020.
Health Sciences Thesis (PhD) -- Simon Fraser University, 2020.
Looks at the Residential Southern Placement Program as an extension of colonization by the removal of Indigenous populations with cognitive disabilities from the Northwest Territories.
Includes four modules: Holding Space for Experiential Learning: Groups/Circles; Learning from Experience: “Glimpses of Light”; Cultural Competency, Cultural Safety: Attitudes and Actions That Matter; and Multiple Stigmas: First Nation, Inuit, Métis Experience.
Survey conducted using Respondent-Driven Sampling resulted in 601 adult and 229 child surveys being completed. In addition to health questions respondents were asked about other topics such as culture, identity, housing, discrimination, and access to justice.