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First Nations
Make space to get to know each other
The social yarn builds connection before focusing on health concerns.
Checked 27 Sep 2026 · 3 weeks agoYarn with me: applying clinical yarning (Lin, Green and Bessarab, 2016)Recheck by 27 Sep 2027
Source: Yarn with me: applying clinical yarning (Lin, Green and Bessarab, 2016) · No current cultural review recorded
Invite the person to tell their health story
The diagnostic yarn listens to their account and connects it with the clinical assessment.
Checked 27 Sep 2026 · 3 weeks agoYarn with me: applying clinical yarning (Lin, Green and Bessarab, 2016)Recheck by 27 Sep 2027
Source: Yarn with me: applying clinical yarning (Lin, Green and Bessarab, 2016) · No current cultural review recorded
Work towards a shared understanding of the plan
The management yarn uses understandable explanations and discussion to agree the way forward.
Checked 27 Sep 2026 · 3 weeks agoYarn with me: applying clinical yarning (Lin, Green and Bessarab, 2016)Recheck by 27 Sep 2027
Source: Yarn with me: applying clinical yarning (Lin, Green and Bessarab, 2016) · No current cultural review recorded
Read the clinical yarning paper
Checked 27 Sep 2026 · 3 weeks agoYarn with me: applying clinical yarning (Lin, Green and Bessarab, 2016)Recheck by 27 Sep 2027
Source: Yarn with me: applying clinical yarning (Lin, Green and Bessarab, 2016) · No current cultural review recorded
Is there someone you would like with you while we talk?
Checked 25 Sep 2026 · 3 weeks agoMental Health Act 2014 (WA): communication and cultural provisions (ss 6, 9, 50, 80, 81, 189 and Charter Principle 7)Ask about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity; do not infer it from appearance
WA Health explains why this is asked of everyone. Record an answer only in the authorised clinical record, never in PsychSift.
Checked 27 Sep 2026 · 3 weeks agoAre you Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander?Recheck by 27 Sep 2027
Source: Are you Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander? · No current cultural review recorded
Use an interpreter if one is needed
The Act asks for an interpreter where necessary and practicable.
Checked 25 Sep 2026 · 3 weeks agoMental Health Act 2014 (WA): communication and cultural provisions (ss 6, 9, 50, 80, 81, 189 and Charter Principle 7)Recheck by 25 Sep 2027
Source: Mental Health Act 2014 (WA): communication and cultural provisions (ss 6, 9, 50, 80, 81, 189 and Charter Principle 7) · No current cultural review recorded
Cultural safety
Cultural safety is decided by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, families and communities, not by the clinician.
Checked 26 Sep 2026 · 3 weeks agoAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategy — Statement of intent (definition of cultural safety)Recheck by 26 Sep 2027
Source: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategy — Statement of intent (definition of cultural safety) · No current cultural review recorded
Wellbeing is whole
Social and emotional wellbeing covers body, mind, family, community, culture, Country and spirit.
Checked 26 Sep 2026 · 3 weeks agoNational Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Mental Health and Social and Emotional Wellbeing 2017-2023Recheck by 26 Sep 2027
Source: National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Mental Health and Social and Emotional Wellbeing 2017-2023 · No current cultural review recorded