Journal article
Confidence, practices and training needs of people working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander LGBTIQ+ clients
Culture, Health & Sexuality
2022
Abstract
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ+ peoples face an elevated risk for poor health and social-emotional wellbeing, suggesting that this patient group are likely to attend health and community services. However, the current practices of those who deliver care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ+ peoples are unknown. Utilising mixed methods (survey; n = 197; focus groups and interviews; n = 56), we explored the current practices, confidence, knowledge, and training needs for working with Aboriginal LGBTIQ+ clients among Western Australian health and community service workers. Participants were predominately from the mental health and social-emotional wellbeing care sector. One-third of survey participants indicated that it was likely Aboriginal LGBTIQ+ peoples accessed their service. On average, participants reported high confidence and knowledge in working with Aboriginal LGBTIQ+ clients. Qualitative data indicated that staff struggled to accommodate what they understood to be the needs of clients who were both Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and LGBTIQ+, despite a willingness to 'get it right’. Findings provide the first-ever snapshot of inclusive practices among health and social support workers in Western Australia.
Details
- Title
- Confidence, practices and training needs of people working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander LGBTIQ+ clients
- Authors/Creators
- B. Uink (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityJ. Dodd (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan UniversityS. Bennett (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan UniversityD. Bonson (Author/Creator) - Northern (Arctic) Federal UniversityA-M Eades (Author/Creator) - Curtin UniversityB. Hill (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan University
- Publication Details
- Culture, Health & Sexuality
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Identifiers
- 991005543104407891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Domestic collaboration
- Citation topics
- 6 Social Sciences
- 6.178 Gender & Sexuality Studies
- 6.178.483 LGBTQ+ Intersectionality
- Web Of Science research areas
- Family Studies
- Social Sciences, Biomedical
- ESI research areas
- Social Sciences, general