Cultural Safety and Diversity: Taking Your Practice to a New Level

This workshop will guide you to provide the support and care that meets the client’s needs in a way that maintains their and your personal, social and cultural identity.

Description

Aim

Each of us have values and beliefs that are unique and important to us. Clients also have unique values and beliefs which may differ or potentially clash from our own. This workshop will guide you to provide support and care that meets the client’s needs in a way that maintains their personal, social, and cultural identity and dignity, as well as your own. (Please note: This workshop will not teach you about other cultures, it will help you to explore your own cultural worldview in relation to others)

Overview and Learning Intentions

  • Explore your own personal identity, culture, and worldview

  • Understand your own personal identity, culture, and worldview

  • Identify and discuss the challenges when worldviews clash

  • Understand cultural awareness and sensitivity in relation to supporting others

  • How you can provide culturally safe support/care for others

Keeping it Real | Kia Pono te Tika

1. Working alongside tāngata whaiora

2. Working alongside tāngata whenua

3. Working alongside Whānau

5. Challenging discrimination

7. Maintaining learning and kaimahi wellbeing

Facilitated by Dr Chris Taua

PhD, RN, BN, MN(Distinction), PGC(MH), CAdTch, FNZCMHN

Dr Chris Taua is a registered nurse specialising in mental health and health education, with over 35 years’ experience across the health, education, disability, justice, and corporate sectors. Her work is grounded in clinical practice, academic scholarship, and a strong commitment to trauma-informed practice, equity, and cultural safety.

Chris has worked across specialist inpatient and community mental health settings. Her PhD examined the mental health inpatient experiences of people with intellectual disability, and she continues to publish on mental health, cultural diversity, and cultural safety. She holds a qualification in Adult Education.

Chris is Director of Pumahara Consultants, contributes to tertiary teaching in mental health and cultural safety, and serves on the Ministry of Health–appointed Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal. She is an Accredited Instructor for Mental Health First Aid Aotearoa, a Fellow of Te Ao Māramatanga – the New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses, a Fulbright Travel Award recipient (2013), and a former Chair of the Mental Health Education and Resource Centre

 

Workshop Type: Introductory | Workshop Level: Four | Catering: Refreshments provided

Terms and Conditions

  • Cancellations made up to 10 working days before a workshop will incur a $39 service fee.

  • Cancellations (or non-attendance) made 10 working days or less will not be refunded and the full workshop fee will be charged. 

  • No fee applies if you are able to find a replacement participant.

  • MHERC reserves the right to cancel a workshop at any time due to unforeseen circumstances or insufficient registrations.

  • Only one person may view a webinar session per registration.

Please read our full Terms and Conditions before registering.

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