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‘BABYCOMING–YOUREADY?’DevelopingaculturallyappropriateperinatalmentalhealthscreeningprocessforAboriginalwomenandtheirpartners
PresentedByJayneKotzDepartmentofAboriginalHealthandWellbeing
SchoolofPsychologyandExerciseScienceKulbardiAboriginalCentre,MurdochUniversity,WA
Thursday18thMay2017
5:30pmDrinksandlightsupper6:00-8:00pmPresentationanddiscussionVenue:StJohnofGodHealthCareConferenceCentre,3rdFloorSJOGHCMedicalCentre,
CnrMcCourt&CambridgeSts,SubiacoCost:AAIMHIWAMembers$20/non-members$40
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Thissessiondescribestheprocessofdevelopingaculturallysafeandrelevantapproachtoculturallysafeandeffectivescreeningforanxietyand/ordepressionintheperinatalperiodforbothmothersandfathersofAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderdescent.CurrentNationalguidelinesrecommendusingtheEPDSatleastonceintheantenatalandtwiceinthepostnatalperiodwithwomen.Fathersandgrandmothersarecurrentlynotroutinelyscreened.TheKalyakoolMoortresearchconductedthroughMurdochUniversityhasfoundtheappropriatenessandvalidityoftheEPDSforuseamongAboriginalwomen,andtheeffectivenessofitsadministrationbyhealthprofessionalsasbeingatbestquestionable.Emergent fromthis researchprocess is thescreeningandassessment ‘rubric’called ‘BabyComing–YouReady?’. The ‘BabyComing– YouReady?’ rubric is administered via iPadswhere visual images to guidebothusesthroughspecificdomainsofinquiry.Itexemplifiesfourkeyelements:goodengagement,asenseofsafety,a trustingrelationship,andthecapacity toembracethestrengths in theAboriginalandTorresStrait people’s cultural viewpoint which is central to family/community centred-care. It goes beyondcurrent women/family-centred approach to care. Culture is fluid, traditional roles and expectations arechanging and many Indigenous Australian fathers are becoming increasingly vulnerable as a result.Therefore developing a parallel version of the ‘Baby Coming-You Ready?’ rubric for fathers has beendevelopedalso.This web-based next generation approach to screening has been designed by Aboriginal people forAboriginalpeopletoovercomethesignificantlimitationsexperiencedbybothpractitionersandAboriginalmothersusingtheEdinburghPostnatalDepressionScale(EPDS).
AAIMHIWACompetencyGuidelinesaddressed:TheoreticalFoundations:CulturalCompetenceDirectServiceSkills:AssessmentandScreening
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JayneKotzisanendorsedNursePractitionerinprimaryhealthcare,amidwife,childhealthnurseandresearcher.ShehasworkedextensivelywithwomenandchildrenthroughoutremoteandruralAustraliaacrosstheNT,WAandVictoria;inTanzaniaandVanuatu,andincorrectiveservices.Shehasacommitmenttosocialjustice,equityofaccessandcommunitydevelopmentprinciplesinhealthcaredelivery.Amongothercommunityparticipatoryhealthresearchprojectssheco-coordinatedthedevelopmentandvalidationoftheKimberleyMumsMoodScaleasanalternativetotheEPDSforuseintheKimberley.JayneiscurrentlyworkingcasuallyasaNursePractitioner,iscompletingherPHDcandidacyandcoordinatingthepilotingof‘BabyComing-YouReady’rubric.
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