Relational care a guide to health care and support for Aboriginal people living with HIV/AIDS : final report 2008
Record details
- ISBN: 9781894624664 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1894624661 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9781894624664 (print)
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1 online resource (x, 121 p.) : digital file. - Publisher: Ottawa, Ont. : Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network, 2008
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-88). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- Cultural concepts of care: the literature -- "Relational care": the Aboriginal perspective -- 2. Methodology -- Study objectives -- Study design -- Community-Based Research (CBR) -- Qualitative approach -- Recruitment -- Data collection -- Data analysis -- Ethics protocol -- Study participants -- Characteristics of APHA participants -- Characteristics of service provider (SP) participants -- Summary -- 3. The APHA experience: being Aboriginal, being positive -- Historic trauma -- Cultural disconnection -- Adoption, foster care, and dysfunctional families -- Residential school legacy -- Mobility, migration and transience -- Shattered meaning: HIV/AIDS discovery experiences -- Am I going to die? -- Intensified negative coping experiences -- Obstacles along the path: racism, stigma and homophobia -- Racism: "another Indian junkie" -- HIV stigma: "We're only human, it's just a disease" -- Homophobia: "I'm labelled as gay" -- Pushed and pulling away from family, community and treatment -- Moving forward along a "better path" -- Catalyst for change: finding meaning -- Caring about "the real me" -- Human connectedness: "second family" -- "Times of peace": spiritual and traditional Aboriginal wellness -- Many pathways: recognizing diversity -- 4. Relational care: promoting healing -- Making care connections -- Physical connection: welcome! -- Social connection: whose face do I see? -- Emotional connection: they listen to me -- Spiritual connection: human competence -- Negotiating care relationships -- Holistic care (love and respect) -- Flexible and integrated care (courage and wisdom) -- Trusted care (honesty) -- Knowledgeable care (humility and truth) -- 5. Wise practices for providing relational care -- A legacy -- Cultural connection and disconnection -- Living with HIV/AIDS in Aboriginal communities -- Racism and perceived racism -- Overcoming barriers -- The catalyst and culture -- Second family -- Making care connections -- Negotiating care relationships -- Cultural resources -- Bibliography -- Appendices: -- Appendix A: APHA sample tables -- Appendix B: Service provider sample tables. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web (or Internet). |
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Genre: | Electronic books. |
Topic Heading: | Aboriginal. First Nation. Aboriginal. First Nation. |