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Reflection as a tool of culturally safe practice describes this key component of culturally safe practice and provides some strategies for reflection on previously held assumptions, beliefs, and attitudes. Reflection is a powerful tool for learning, development, and growth and is a key component of culturally safe practice. Through reflection, in and on practice, health professionals have an opportunity to examine their interactions with the goal of providing culturally safe and effective care. Reflection is applied to help health and human service professionals to decolonize and move toward culturally safe practice. Finally, we examine the relevance of this topic to your practice, and the transferability of reflective practice that is regardful in any setting.
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Thompson, P.B., Taylor, K. (2021). Reflection as a Tool of Culturally Safe Practice. In: A Cultural Safety Approach to Health Psychology. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76849-2_13
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