This module delves deeper into the concept of cultural safety to explore additional tools to promote culturally-safe care, including: critical reflexivity, communication and relationship building, and different tools for establishing culturally-safe care for care recipients.
Learning objectives:
Define critical reflexivity and describe what this entails in the context of doula care.
Identify the importance of communication and relationship building in providing culturally safe care.
Describe the role of the doula in advocacy for the care recipient.
Identify tools to promote effective communication and interactions with care recipients.
Recognize the need for fluid forms of communication with care recipients and families, and identify different approaches to communication and education.
Reflect on the role of the doula in communicating about culture, history, and previous birth experiences.
Outline of topics:
Critical reflexivity – The definition of critical reflexivity and what this may look like in practice, including discussion on tools to promote critical reflexivity, and things to consider when reflecting on your role as a doula.
Communication and relationship building – The importance of establishing trust with care recipients and families, and discussion on tools to promote effective advocacy and interactions. including: body language, transparency, and collaboration.
Developing a toolkit for culturally safe care – The need for intuitive, fluid, open, and adaptable communication with care recipients, and the role of the doula in communicating about culture, history, and previous experiences.
