Development of Personal Action Plan to Become Culturally Safe Health Professional

Running head: CULTURAL SAFETY IN HEALTH PRPOFESSION
DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONAL ACTION PLAN TO BECOME CULTURALLY SAFE
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Name of Student:
Name of University:
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Table of Contents
PART ONE......................................................................................................................................2
Goal..............................................................................................................................................2
Objective......................................................................................................................................2
Need of resource and additional training.....................................................................................2
Barrier and strategies to overcome it...........................................................................................3
Method of evaluation...................................................................................................................3
PART TWO.....................................................................................................................................4
Introduction..................................................................................................................................4
Implementation of action plan.....................................................................................................4
Strategies for implementation......................................................................................................5
Resources required for implement of plan...................................................................................6
Strategies to overcome barrier.....................................................................................................6
Process of evaluation...................................................................................................................7
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................7
Reference.....................................................................................................................................9

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PART ONE
Goal
My major goal of the study is to improve my ability to provide culturally safe practice to
the people.
Objective
With respect to the main purpose of the study, the significant objective of the paper are follow:
 To know the importance of cultural safety in health professional
 To develop own action plan regarding development of culturally safety
 To provide opportunity to client to provide feedback
 To become culturally safe health professional
 To learn the way of interaction with the interpreter service.
Need of resource and additional training
With reference to the goal and objective it is of prime significance to include additional
training and knowledge. The health professional need to get involve in cultural awareness
education activity. The programme of RACGP offers training in which health care provider gives
education and knowledge about the different type of culture present in Australia. There is
requirement to get training regarding the ways of implementation of such knowledge into
practice through consideration of belief of different people of Australia.
Training is also required to develop good quality of communication skill that will help to
understand the culture of people of Australia. Interpreter service is required. Patient survey can

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also be done to know the feedback. Additionally, teaching tool and web resource can also be
required to know the cultural safety tips.
Barrier and strategies to overcome it
The most common barriers that health care provider might face is in development of
communication skill to converse with people of different cultural. Different people of Australia
have their respective belief and trust regarding the type of care they want. Some of them trust in
traditional healing or some have different language. Hence, linguistic, cultural, communication
may be the most common barrier. Other barrier may be confusion regarding the role and
responsibility of health care provider. If they themselves do not perform their duty it is difficult
to be culturally safe health professional. In order to overcome such barrier, strategies of giving
time to time training and making them acquainted with the cultural belief of different people.
Additionally, interpreter can be used to overcome the linguistic, cultural, communication barrier,
which can also help to build trust, respect and equality in health care.
Method of evaluation
I will evaluate my learning in practical way. I will try to examine my training whether it
has gone to right track or not. In order to check my knowledge I will visit to different places in
Australia and try to communicate with people of different culture. Then I analyse my theoretical
knowledge by evaluating the concept with respect to their personal belief. I will take survey
regarding the health care given and their feedback will be recorded. I will apply my experience
in handling the patients and giving them proper care accordingly. This will help me to know how
well I have acquired the training and education, additionally will to know the success of action
plan.