Abstract
Objective
This paper focuses on critically examining the inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in policy frameworks by regulatory health peak bodies against the backdrop of the Government’s response to the Closing the Gap (2020) report.
Method
Websites of ten allied health professional bodies were searched and analysed as policy as text.
Results
Of the ten professions examined, the search strategy identified 9 professions were signatories or co-signatories on Reconciliation Action Plans (RAP) and three professions made mention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander equity strategies to enter the profession as part of accreditation standards.
Conclusions
Professional bodies were found to use discourses of recognition in the inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students with reference to the development of measurable accountabilities in the future.
Implications
The contested value of setting targets to generate meaningful action by policy players is likely to restrict momentum in this space.
Recommended Citation
Simpson, A.,
& Pitman, T.
(2021).
‘Missing the Target’ – A Critical Examination of Policy Frameworks for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Inclusion into the Allied Health Professions.
Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin, 2(3).
http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/aihjournal.v2n3.4
DOI
10.14221/aihjournal.v2n3.4
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