Cultural Safety, Healthcare and Vulnerable Populations: A Critical Theoretical Perspective

ISBN-13: 9781138897816 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 122 str.

Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu

Opis

Taking a critical theoretical perspective, this book provides pragmatic guidance for culturally safe care for a variety of marginalized populations, and invites readers to reflect on the implications of power, culture and health in care provision.

Spis treści

Introduction   Chapter 1 Developing a social consciousness   Chapter 2 Contesting the notion of culture   Chapter 3 Cultural safety   Chapter 4 Situating health problems within a given historical and socio-political context   Chapter 5 Trauma-informed care   Chapter 6 Providing culturally safe healthcare to immigrants and refugees   Chapter 7 Building on community capacities to address health problems   Chapter 8 Interdisciplinary collaboration

O autorze

Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu is Associate Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.