Open AccessBetween the Tides: Developing an Indigenous-Informed Cultural Safety Training Impact Assessment Survey Tool for Post-Secondary Institutions on Vancouver Island, BC
Author(s) -
Paul Whitinui,
Skip Dick,
Rob Hancock,
Billie Alan,
Charlotte Loppie,
Tara Erb,
Rebecca Duerksen,
Cortney Baldwin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of contemporary issues in education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1718-4770
DOI - 10.20355/jcie29454
Subject(s) - indigenous , underpinning , medical education , psychology , medicine , engineering , civil engineering , ecology , biology
This paper highlights the development of an Indigenous Cultural Safety Training (ICST) impact assessment survey tool working in collaboration with Indigenous leaders, Elders, faculty, staff, and students from across four post-secondary institutions on the traditional lands of the Songhees, Esquimalt and WSÁNEĆ Peoples on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. What emerged from a series of Indigenous-led workshops was the development of an ICST impact assessment survey tool to measure the impact of the training as well as for ICST participants to reflect on their own cognitive and behavioural change within their practice over a 12-month period. In addition, a validation process with ICST experts, facilitators, staff, faculty, Elders, and participants was carried out to help refine the proposed co-constructed assessment variables, statements, and questions underpinning the survey tool. The finalized ICST impact assessment survey tool will not only improve the quality of ICST in post-secondary settings, but will also enable staff, faculty, and leaders to reflect on how the ICST improves their personal and professional practice working with Indigenous students in these settings.