Cultural safety

Overview
'Cultural safety' is different from other approaches because it is more about an attitude than about having knowledge of cultures. The basic premise is that if you assume that people are behaving appropriately, until you have reliable information that they are not, you will minimise the risk of harm to people who are not of the dominant cultures.

Length of route
45 minutes

Level of difficulty
Medium

Prior knowledge required
Basic knowledge about the concept of culture

See the About culture brochure

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