Mentoring for black and minoritized allied health professionals in health and social care: a scoping review
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Author(s)
Atwal, Anita
Sriram, Vimal
McKay, Elizabeth A
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Introduction: Diversity, equality and belonging are important aspects within Allied Health Professional (AHP) groups. Mentoring is considered as a solution to improve career progression. To date, there is no consensus on what good mentoring looks like and whether current models are fit for purpose for Black and Minoritised Ethnicity AHPs.
Methods: Scoping review to understand mentoring among Black and Minoritised Ethnicity (BME) AHPs through searches in four electronic databases using pre-defined criteria.
Results: From 1440 studies screened, 2 studies were included in this review that researched mentoring for BME AHPs in a health and/or social care setting. Themes that emerged from the literature were related to access and amount of mentoring for BME AHPs, psychosocial mentoring may influence cross-race mentorship outcomes and organisational issues related to workforce pressures and management support. There is uncertainty around the importance of same race relationships in mentoring but there is some evidence that within cross-race mentoring this could influence outcomes.
Conclusion: It is unknown if mentoring enables career success in BME AHPs. There is emerging evidence on the importance of psychosocial mentoring within cross-race relationships. Careful reflection and further research is needed on how current mentoring models work and ensure fair access to mentorship and support for BME AHPs.
Methods: Scoping review to understand mentoring among Black and Minoritised Ethnicity (BME) AHPs through searches in four electronic databases using pre-defined criteria.
Results: From 1440 studies screened, 2 studies were included in this review that researched mentoring for BME AHPs in a health and/or social care setting. Themes that emerged from the literature were related to access and amount of mentoring for BME AHPs, psychosocial mentoring may influence cross-race mentorship outcomes and organisational issues related to workforce pressures and management support. There is uncertainty around the importance of same race relationships in mentoring but there is some evidence that within cross-race mentoring this could influence outcomes.
Conclusion: It is unknown if mentoring enables career success in BME AHPs. There is emerging evidence on the importance of psychosocial mentoring within cross-race relationships. Careful reflection and further research is needed on how current mentoring models work and ensure fair access to mentorship and support for BME AHPs.
Date Issued
2023
Date Acceptance
2023-06-30
Citation
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2023, 16, pp.2251-2259
ISSN
1178-2390
Publisher
Dove Medical Press
Start Page
2251
End Page
2259
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
Volume
16
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37581204
Subjects
allied health
career progression
ethnic minority
mentoring
psychosocial
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
New Zealand
Date Publish Online
2023-08-09