- Title
- The Continuous Improvement Cultural Responsiveness Tools (CICRT) : creating more culturally responsive social workers
- Creator
- Bennett, Bindi; Morse, Claire
- Date
- 2023
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/193634
- Identifier
- vital:18192
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2023.2186255
- Identifier
- ISSN:0312-407X
- Abstract
- Social workers play a pivotal role in addressing equity and diversity within Australia using both culturally responsiveness skills and knowledge. This article describes a research project that resulted in the development of the Continuous Improvement Cultural Responsive Tools that can be used by social workers in their practice. This was a large project conducted over three years, which involved engagement and consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community social workers. The community engagement and consultation process included the provision of cultural governance and participation in interviews. The tools developed are linked to seven key domains (Ngurras) that aim to increase the skills, knowledge, and overall confidence of social work practitioners in their culturally responsive practice. This article discusses the tools that provide a clear structure to guide social workers' critical engagement in becoming more culturally responsive social workers and individuals when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. IMPLICATIONS Social work practices need to address the social injustices faced by Aboriginal Peoples by becoming more culturall responsive. The tools were developed to support social workers in their practice to self-assess their transformation in becoming culturally responsive social workers. Continuous improvement in collaborative and culturally responsive social work will improve services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Relation
- Australian Social Work Vol. 76, no. 3 (2023), p. 315-329
- Rights
- Culturally sensitive
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights
- Copyright @ 2023 The Author(s)
- Rights
- Open Access
- Subject
- 4407 Policy and administration; 4409 Social work; Aboriginal; Aboriginal Australians; Aboriginal Research; Australasian cultural groups; Collaborative Relationships; Communities; Consultation; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Responsiveness; Cultural sensitivity; Governance; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous Safety; Indigenous Wellbeing; Multiculturalism & pluralism; Native peoples; Respect; Responsiveness; Service-user Focus; Social aspects; Social service; Social work; Social Work Intervention; Social Work Practice; Social workers; Torres Strait Islander Research; Transformation; Work skills
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