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Autor/in | Stajic, Janet |
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Titel | … but What about the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Academic? Transcending the Role of 'Unknowing Assistant' in Health Care and Research through Higher Education: A Personal Journey |
Quelle | In: Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 49 (2020) 2, S.119-126 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Stajic, Janet) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1326-0111 |
DOI | 10.1017/jie.2020.21 |
Schlagwörter | Foreign Countries; Indigenous Populations; Indigenous Personnel; Health Personnel; Health Services; Professional Recognition; Higher Education; Australia |
Abstract | The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker/Practitioner (A&TSIHW) workforce provides not only clinical skills but also responds to specific social and cultural needs of the communities they serve bringing knowledge derived from lived and embodied knowledges. The A&TSIHW is a recognised health professional within the Australian health system; however, this workforce continues to be under-supported, under-recognised and under-utilised. A common discourse in literature written "about" A&TSIHWs focused on the need to empower and enhance the A&TSIHW capabilities, or rendered the A&TSIHW as part of the problem in improving the health of Indigenous peoples. In contrast, articles written "by" A&TSIHWs, published in the "Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal," tell a different story, one about the limitations of the health system in its ability to care for Indigenous peoples, recognising A&TSIHW leadership. This paper deals with two interrelated tensions--the undervaluing of the A&TSIHW as a clinician and the undervaluing of the A&TSIHW as an academic--both of which the author has had to navigate. It explores the specific challenges of the A&TSIHW academic who too seeks recognition beyond that of 'assistant' within the research enterprise, drawing upon personal experiences and engagement with educational institutions, including higher education. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2022/1/01 |