by admin | Nov 12, 2020 | Writing
I had a chat with Ben Rodin from The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal . I said a few things. You can read more “All bodies are not treated the same and we’re not affected by the virus in the same way… how we do healthcare actually matters… There’s some...
by admin | Jan 24, 2020 | Writing
Robyn Higgins and I wrote a chapter about cultural safety in the arts in an exciting new book about community engaged arts practice The Relationship is the Project edited by Jade Lillie with Kate Larsen, Cara Kirkwood and Jax Jacki Brown. It is exciting to be in such...
by admin | May 20, 2019 | Writing
Cultural safety in health is the radical idea that people who use health services should be treated with competence, care and respect, so that their dignity and sovereignty are maintained, and not compromised by the system of health care. Both an ethical framework for...
by admin | Nov 14, 2018 | Writing
I wrote a piece for the Spring 2018 edition (Issue 23) of the Hive (the Australian College of Nursing’s quarterly publication). Cite as:DeSouza, R. (2018). Is it enough? :Why we need more than diversity in nursing. The Hive (23, 14-15). You can also download a pdf of...
by admin | Jun 11, 2006 | Cultural safety, Inequalities, Mental health, Migration, Racism, Women
First published in Mindnet Issue 6 – Winter 2006 When my family arrived in New Zealand in 1975 there were very few people from Goa living here. We quickly got know every Goan in the country and, in hindsight, this connection provided me with an early interest...
