Cultural Safety and Child Protection Responses in Hospitals: A Scoping Review
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2021
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International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice
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The objective of this scoping review was to map the current practice and best evidence for embedding cultural safety in child protection responses for Aboriginal families in hospitals. Electronic databases were searched systematically and the reference lists examined. Efforts to reduce the risk of bias were made including using an inductive approach. Eight research papers were included following the exclusion of 25 papers for the final analysis. Three main themes in relation to what is necessary to embed cultural safety for Aboriginal families when child protection responses are raised in hospital were found. These were (a) relationships, (b) organisational processes and (c) culture. The analysis underscores the need for development of child protection strategies that focus on cultural safety rather than cultural competence alone. This provides some direction for policy and practice development in this field, and has also highlighted the deficiencies in evidence and urgent need for further research.
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literature review, child protection, Aboriginal families, Australia, International Resources, policy
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Flemington, T., Lock, M., Shipp, J., Hartz, D., Lonne, B., & Fraser, J. A. (2021). Cultural safety and child protection responses in hospitals: A scoping review. International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice, 1-29.