Confidence, practices and training needs of people working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ+ clients

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15098413
AutoresB Uink (0000-0002-4030-6261, Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre, PVC Education & Equity, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, autor de correspondencia), Jenny Dodd (Kurongkurl Katitjin, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia), Sian Bennett (Kurongkurl Katitjin, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia), Dameyon Bonson (Inclusive Practices Australia, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia), Anne-Marie Eades (0000-0001-5138-8891, Curtin University), B Hill (0000-0001-7226-3211, Kurongkurl Katitjin, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia)
Año2023
Volumen25
Número2
Páginas206-222
Fecha de publicación2023-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCulture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13691058.2022.2031298
PMID35108157
OpenAlexW4210685425
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas15

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

Focus group · Health care · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Sociology · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Homelessness and Social Issues · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology