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Development of a Mental Health and Addiction Pacific Cultural Practice Framework for the Auckland Region: Promoting expertise that is "visible, valued and understood."
Investigator(s) / AuthorsPaula Parsonage, Lealofi Siō, Ti’a Kirkpatrick Mariner and Natalie Leger
| Principal contact | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ms Paula Parsonage |
| hsd@xtra.co.nz | |
| The research | |
| Summary | The overall goal of the project was to develop a Pacific Cultural Worker Practice Framework for the Pacific Mental Health and Addiction Sector in the Auckland metropolitan region. |
| Objectives | This discussion paper outlines the processes and findings of the project, presenting a draft Mental Healthand Addiction Pacific Cultural Practice Framework for the Auckland metropolitan area that is supported by Pacific stakeholders. |
| Study design | Recognising that cultural responsiveness is critical to improving health outcomes for Pacific peoples, the Northern District Health Board (DHB) Support Agency (NDSA), on behalf of the Auckland metropolitan DHBs and in collaboration with Moana Pasifika, undertook a project from March to July 2008 to define a practice framework for Pacific cultural roles within the mental health and addiction sector. |
| Methods | Audit / Quality Monitoring, Clinical Trial, Evaluation, Qualitative |
| Results | The draft Mental Health And Addiction Pacific Cultural Practice Framework incorporates three key roles: Matua (working in mental health and addiction services), Specialist Pacific Cultural Worker and Pacific Cultural Worker. The draft framework is underpinned by the following: • Seitapu Pacific Mental Health and Addiction Cultural & Clinical Competencies Framework (Seitapu). • Let’s get real: Real Skills for Real People Working in Mental Health and Addiction (Let’s get real). |
| Conclusions | Overall Pacific stakeholders in the Auckland metropolitan region have expressed considerable support for adopting the draft Mental Health and Addiction Pacific Cultural Practice Framework. The framework could usefully serve as an interim guideline for competent Pacific cultural practice within the Auckland region. Planning, funding, pricing and contracting processes for Pacific mental health and addiction services could then reflect the elements outlined within the framework. A regional implementation plan for the framework would be required and this would need to include measures to actively support the existing Pacific cultural workforce, where necessary, to obtain the qualifications to meet the requirements of the framework. Further development of the framework could focus on a number of issues raised by Pacific stakeholders including: • Analysis of the Pacific CSW role as compared with the Pacific Cultural Worker role to clarify the differences between these roles and determine advantages and disadvantages of including the Pacific CSW role within the framework. • Development of a work-place based competency assessment process. • In-depth definition of the scope and function of Matua roles within mental health and addiction services. |
| Key Descriptors | Clinical Practice, Service Development, Workforce Development |
| Disciplines | Multi disciplinary |
| Settings | DHB (District Health Board) |
| Diagnostic Categories | Addiction & Substance Abuse, General |
| Populations | General Population, Pacific |
| Other Keywords | Mental Health, addiction, cultural practice framework, cultural worker |
| Ethics approval | Yes |
| Academic led | No |
| Service led | Yes |
| How were service users involved | Participants of the research |
| Publication in peer review journal | Yes |
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