Course Title: Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4203 Certificate IV in Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 nursing)

Course Title: Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 20

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

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Career

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Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

Course Contact: City: Carylin Lenehan/ Bundoora: Erica Keen

Course Contact Phone: 9925 4837 / 9925 6649

Course Contact Email: carylin.lenehan@rmit.edu.au/erica.keen@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit deals with the cultural awareness required for effective communication and cooperation with persons of diverse cultures

 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

none required

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	HLTHIR403B Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers
Elements:	1. Reflect cultural awareness in work practice 2. Accept cultural diversity as a basis for effective work place and professional relationships 3. Communicate effectively with culturally diverse persons 4. Resolve cross-cultural misunderstandings

Learning Outcomes

Overview of Assessment

Assessment may include:
Observation in the workplace.
Written Assignments/projects, case study and scenario as a basis for discussion of issues and strategies to contribute to best practice.
Questioning: written or verbal