Cultural Safety and Critical Consciousness (CSCC) exists for people working in health organisations and education institutions to improve practice through being aware of differences, unpacking power and privilege, self-reflection and decolonising.
CSCC shifts people away from victim-blaming First Nations people for health outcomes, instead focusing on how systemic oppression intentionally creates health disparities. We have challenging conversations when required to ensure accountability for putting learnings and commitments into action.
Clinical safety cannot exist without cultural safety, which can only be determined by First Nations people, families and communities receiving care. There is an urgent need to embed cultural safety as a lifelong learning process for all people in health organisations and education institutions.
Activities in our CSCC space include:
- Facilitating workshops for organisations, including with Boards, Executives and clinical/non-clinical staff
- Designing frameworks and strategies
- Consulting, including advice on organisational policies and practice tools
