Common use of Cultural Security Clause in Contracts

Cultural Security. The Department’s Cultural Security Policy requires that the health services offered to Aboriginal Territorians by TEHS will respectfully recognise and respond to their cultural rights and values in service planning, delivery and evaluation. XXXX commits to working collaboratively with the System Manager to ensure that systems and processes are in place to facilitate culturally secure health services by providing evidence that: • Aboriginal communities and representatives are actively engaged in health service planning, delivery and evaluation • Health Services offer and provide Aboriginal Territorians with language assistance services in their preferred language at all points of contact wherever possible • staff are aware of the cultural security policies/initiatives and their implications for practice models/service delivery • staff at all levels have access to and participate in cultural security /awareness training and education • Aboriginal workforce initiatives are actioned to: o increase the number of Aboriginal people employed across all levels and professional streams o develop capacity of the existing Aboriginal workforce through training and career development opportunities.

Cultural Security. The Department’s Cultural Security Policy requires that the health services offered to Aboriginal Territorians by TEHS CAHS will respectfully recognise and respond to their cultural rights and values in service planning, delivery and evaluation. XXXX CAHS commits to working collaboratively with the System Manager to ensure that systems and processes are in place to facilitate culturally secure health services by providing evidence that: • Aboriginal communities and representatives are actively engaged in health service planning, delivery and evaluation • Health Services health services offer and provide Aboriginal Territorians with language assistance services in their preferred language at all points of contact wherever possible • staff are aware of the cultural security policies/initiatives and their implications for practice models/service delivery • staff at all levels have access to and participate in cultural security /awareness training and education • Aboriginal workforce initiatives are actioned to: o increase the number of Aboriginal people employed across all levels and professional streams o develop capacity of the existing Aboriginal workforce through training and career development opportunities.