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Supported Decision‐Making Rights in Behaviour Support Policies

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disability policy emphasises that people with disability have the right to exercise their will and preferences in their lives, and decision‐making support must be provided to realise this right if they request. One context in which people's will and preferences are often restricted is behaviour support.
Sally Robinson, Karen R. Fisher, Julian Laurens, Alinka Fisher, Sabrina Forte, Katrina Reschke, Rosemary Kayess   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers’ voices on the rights to sovereignty and self-determination in the field of health and medical research

First Nations Health and Wellbeing - The Lowitja Journal
Due to exclusionary policies, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have only been invited to be part of academic institutions in Australia for the past 65 years.
Felicity Collis, Kade Booth, Jamie Bryant, Catherine Chamberlain, Jaquelyne T. Hughes, Kalinda Griffiths, Mark Wenitong, Peter O’Mara, Alex Brown, Sandra Eades, Kelvin Kong, Michelle Kennedy   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thematic list of projects using linked data relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people [PDF]

This report contains an alphabetical listing and description of past (published since 1991), current and planned data linkage studies relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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Implementing an Indigenous Research Methodology to Develop a Culturally Appropriate Survey and Yarning Protocol: Challenges With Retention of the Aboriginal Health, Ageing and Disability Workforce

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aboriginal staff play a vital part in improving culturally safe and effective services and supports for Aboriginal people. Research on the Aboriginal workforce helps advance a culturally safe environment for workers and Aboriginal people accessing health and community services. This study aims to identify the barriers and enablers to workforce
F. Talbot, J. Gilroy, J. Gwynn, K. Bulkeley, C. Alcorso, K. Gwynne, Rob Heard, Sarah Peter, A. Haines, M. Lincoln, B. Rambaldini   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical encounters of Australian general practice registrars with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016
Objective: General practice is central to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health care, and this area is a core element of Australian general practice (GP) training.
Allison Thomson, Simon Morgan, Peter O'Mara, Amanda Tapley, Kim Henderson, Mieke van Driel, Christopher Oldmeadow, Jean Ball, John Scott, Neil Spike, Lawrie McArthur, Parker Magin   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overview of Australian Indigenous health status 2014 [PDF]

This Overview of Australian Indigenous health status provides information about: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations; the context of Indigenous health; various measures of population health status; selected health conditions; and health ...
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
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Understanding practitioner professionalism in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health: lessons from student and registrar placements at an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care service [PDF]

, 2017
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continue to be pathologised in medical curriculum, leaving graduates feeling unequipped to effectively work cross-culturally.
Askew, D, Ewen, S, Lyall, V, Paul, D, Wheeler, M   +4 more
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I Wanted to Be Able to Stand on My Own Two Feet First—Younger Parents Exiting Homelessness and Care and Their Aspirations

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This qualitative study examines the aspirations, motivations and support needs of 15 young parents in South Australia with experiences of out‐of‐home care (OOHC) or homelessness. Most participants aimed to delay parenting to achieve financial stability, education and personal development, but faced unplanned pregnancies due to inadequate ...
Tim Moore, Stewart McDougall
wiley   +1 more source

Facilitating engagement through strong relationships between primary healthcare and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016
Objective: Given the high prevalence of chronic disease, it is of concern that access to and sustained engagement with primary healthcare services by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians is often far lower than would be expected.
Carol Davy, Alan Cass, John Brady, Joanne DeVries, Barry Fewquandie, Suzzane Ingram, Ricky Mentha, Pamela Simon, Bernadette Rickards, Samantha Togni, Hueming Liu, David Peiris, Deborah Askew, Elaine Kite, Leda Sivak, Maree Hackett, Josée Lavoie, Alex Brown   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating the Tidda Talk Program: A Culturally Relevant Approach to Assessing Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women. [PDF]

Health Promot J Austr
ABSTRACT Issue Addressed While culturally appropriate health programming for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is increasing, evaluations of such initiatives remain limited by pragmatic and epistemological challenges. This study sought to address these limitations when piloting and examining the feasibility and acceptability of Tidda ...
English M, Canuto K, Manton D, Fricker C, Wilson J, Caperchione CM.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources