A Cultural Safety Approach to Health Psychology

A Cultural Safety Approach to Health Psychology
English | 2021 | ISBN: 3030768481 | 266 Pages | PDF EPUB | 8 MB
This book applies the concept of cultural safety to the field of health psychology in a US context as a means to achieve health equity. First developed in New Zealand by Māori midwives, cultural safety can be understood as both a philosophy and a way of working within a social model of health as an alternative approach to understanding health and illness. Health, social, and human service professionals are at the forefront of interactions with a range of people who often experience disparities in health and social outcomes.