Exploring Disparities Experienced by Black, Indigenous, People of Colour When Accessing Health-Related Services

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dc.contributor.authorArcher, Cheyenne
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-05T21:06:53Z
dc.date.available2025-11-05T21:06:53Z
dc.date.issued2025-10
dc.description.abstractBlack, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC) experience disproportionate disparities when they access colonial Canadian health and mental healthcare services. The colonial Canadian healthcare system contains systemic barriers throughout various institutional levels that perpetuate harm to BIPOC populations that are trying to access supports. Due to systemic inequities, many of these disparities and the extent of harm are under researched. To bridge this research gap, this capstone will through a literature review, explore inequities experienced by BIPOC populations when accessing colonial Canadian health-related services and expand on where some of these disparities originate from. It provides an in-depth review of the implications that cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) has when utilized by psychotherapists without cultural sensitivity practices and awareness of inequities experienced by BIPOC populations. Furthermore, this capstone will explore potential ways to reduce and address these institutional disparities. Through systemic change at various levels from education of health-related professionals at the university level to the available cultural sensitivity training for healthcare professionals and holding larger institutions accountable for ensuring culturally safe practices there could be a reduction in disparities for BIPOC populations when accessing colonial healthcare services.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/4986
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectBIPOC
dc.subjectcognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)
dc.subjectcultural sensitivity
dc.subjectdisparities
dc.subjecthealthcare
dc.titleExploring Disparities Experienced by Black, Indigenous, People of Colour When Accessing Health-Related Services
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Counselling
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