The Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety in Health Services program is designed to provide training to health service professionals who work in Aboriginal settings and with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. By becoming familiar with these concepts, health professionals can add a cultural competence component to their foundations of skills. This course is also offered in French.
Internet and E-mail Access
Students must have internet and e-mail access (either at home or at work) for communication with CHA Learning and their education consultants.
Course Components
The program includes seven home study units, a major paper or project, and a four-day intramural session in Ottawa. Attendance at the Intramural Session is mandatory.
The study units are:
- Introduction to Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety
- Post-Colonial Understanding
- Communication
- Inclusivity
- Respect
- Indigenous Knowledge
- Mentoring and Supporting Students for Success (optional self study)
To access a course outline click here.
Registration
Students may apply online anytime during the year to begin the course. There are no prerequisites for this course.
Register here
Required Registration Documents
Your application is not complete and will not be approved until all documentation has been received.
- Enclose your current resume.
- A non-refundable application fee payable to the Canadian Healthcare Association (see Tuition Fees & Expenses).
Certificate
Graduates receive a certificate in Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety in Health Services issued by the Canadian Healthcare Association.
Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada
This program has been developed in partnership with the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (A.N.A.C.). CHA is pleased to be a member of A.N.A.C. See www.anac.on.ca for more information about A.N.A.C. and membership.
For further questions regarding the Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety in Health Services program contact learninginfo@cha.ca.