Skip to main content

Collaborating Across White and Black Spaces

The Power of Language

  • Chapter
Collaborating in Healthcare

Part of the book series: Practice, Education, Work and Society ((PEWS))

  • 1439 Accesses

Abstract

The following collective of observations and opinions are from my role as primary carer for my Dad, Eric Stephen George Munro, during his cancer journey in 2015 and 2016. It is important to acknowledge that my experiences as an Aboriginal man working in government and non-government professions engaging with my own people and community have been invaluable in forming my role as observer in this context.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2016 Sense Publishers

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Munro, S. (2016). Collaborating Across White and Black Spaces. In: Croker, A., Higgs, J., Trede, F. (eds) Collaborating in Healthcare. Practice, Education, Work and Society. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-806-8_13

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-806-8_13

  • Publisher Name: SensePublishers, Rotterdam

  • Online ISBN: 978-94-6300-806-8

  • eBook Packages: EducationEducation (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics