May 2-3rd, 2024
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Empowering Voices: Navigating Culturally Responsive Evaluation in Indigenous Communities
Synopsis:
The theme of this symposium focused on why culturally responsive evaluation in Indigenous communities is not only a researcher’s responsibility, but also a requirement in fulfilling one’s commitment to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. This responsibility includes respecting the autonomy of Indigenous peoples, creating space for empowerment and collaboration, having a wholistic understanding, ensuring appropriate ethical considerations are made, and promoting meaningful policy change.
The methods and findings from a research project, titled: “Pathways: A guide for developing culturally safe and appropriate patient-reported outcome (PROMs) and experience measures (PREMs) with Indigenous peoples”, were shared.
The first is a project that was identified as a need in BC in response to requests for patients to complete outcome and experience surveys in healthcare. The second is a project in partnership with the Ministry for Children and Family Development to help inform approaches to evaluating Indigenous-specific programs and services or programs and services serving Indigenous families and communities. The British Columbia Office of Patient-Centered Measurement and the Ministry for Children and Family Development were partners on these projects.
During the presentation, co-presenters shared from and reflected on the knowledge bundles gathered through their respective projects, emphasizing the centring of process (e.g. Elder/Old One leadership, honouring youth wisdom and voices, centring ceremony, following protocols and prioritizing relationships and relationality) in order to generative meaningful outcomes.
Presentation:
Empowering Voices: Navigating Culturally Responsive Evaluation in Indigenous Communities
Interested in learning more? Read more about the work of Dr. Morgan and her team below:
- Addressing the need for Indigenous‐specific PROMs and PREMS: A focus on methodology. READ HERE.
- Pathways: A guide for developing culturally safe and appropriate patient‐reported outcome (PROMs) and experience measures (PREMs) with Indigenous peoples. READ HERE.
- Pathways for Developing Patient-Reported Measures for Indigenous Peoples: A Detailed Report. READ HERE.
- A Roadmap of Pathways for Development of patient-reported measures for Indigenous Peoples: 13 Protocols. DOWNLOAD, or see below.
Pathways Project Team:
Presenting Team Members:
- Jenny Morgan, jenny32@uvic.ca, UVIC School of Social Work
- Lena Cuthbertson, lcuthbertson@providencehealth.bc.ca, BC Office of Patient-Centred Measurement, BC Ministry of Health/Providence Health Care
Non Presenting Team Members:
- Dr./Elder Sharon Jinkerson-Brass, Elder Lead
- Shabnam Ziabakhsh, sziabakhsh@cw.bc.ca, BC Women’s Hospital
- Soudabeh (Soodi) Jolaei, soudabeh.jolaei@fraserhealth.ca, Fraser Health Authority