Course Title: Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: VE 2018

Class Number: 2099

Class Section: GPA

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Course Code: HUSO5218C

Course Title: Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4385 - Certificate IV in Dental Assisting

Course Contact: Sue Fatone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1406

Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au


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Nominal Hours: 25

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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

There are no pre­requisites for this unit of competency

Course Description

 

The course describes the skills and knowledge required to identify Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety issues in the workplace, model cultural safety in own work practice, and develop strategies to enhance cultural safety.

This course applies to people working in a broad range of roles including those involved in direct client service, program planning, development and evaluation contexts.

This course includes a Work Integrated Learning experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and where feedback from industry and/or community is integral to your experience.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CHCDIV002 Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety

Element:

1. Identify cultural safety issues in the workplace

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify the potential impact of cultural factors on service delivery to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients 1.2 Identify critical issues that influence relationships and communication with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1.3 Establish key aspects of cultural safety in consultation with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1.4 Evaluate the extent to which cultural safety is integrated in own work and workplace

Element:

2. Model cultural safety in own work

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Ensure work practices are grounded in awareness of one's own cultural bias 2.2 Reflect awareness of own and other cultures in work practices 2.3 Use communication techniques and work practices that show respect for the cultural differences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2.4 Engage with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander interpreters and colleagues as cultural brokers, according to situation needs

Element:

3. Develop strategies for improved cultural safety

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Support the development of effective partnerships between staff, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and their communities 3.2 Identify and utilise resources to promote partnerships 3.3 Devise and document ways to support the delivery of services and programs that are culturally safe and encourage increased participation 3.4 Integrate strategies that encourage self-determination and community control in services and programs

Element:

4. Evaluate cultural safety strategies

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Agree outcomes against which cultural safety strategies can be measured 4.2 Involve Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in evaluations 4.3 Evaluate programs and services against desired outcomes 4.4 Revise strategies based on evaluation with appropriate engagement of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people


Learning Outcomes


The unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety issues in the workplace, model cultural safety in own work practice, and develop strategies to enhance cultural safety. This unit applies to people working in a broad range of roles including those involved in direct client service, program planning, development and evaluation contexts.

Reference https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/CHCDIV002


Details of Learning Activities

Learning activities include;

  • working through online modules 
  • viewing video presentations
  • answering quiz questions


Teaching Schedule

This course is delivered exclusively online and can be completed in the students own time.

Introductory classes may be scheduled to familiarise students with CANVAS.

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Al additional resource is available in the RMIT Library


Overview of Assessment

 

Assessment will be supported in a dedicated online module.

2 written assessment tasks must be completed and submitted into the Canvas learning management system.(LMS)

Each assessment must be satisfactory for the student to achieve competency in the course.

 

 


Assessment Tasks

AT1 Written Assessment - Communication and Reflection

AT2 Research Assignment _-Discovery and analysis


Assessment Matrix

 DIV002 AT1 - Written communication of past or current sensitive interaction with first nations people in the workplace & establishment of improvements to cultural sensitivity to enhance future  interactions. 

DIV002 AT2 - Discovery and analysis of promotion  of cultural sensitivity in the workplace

Other Information

All information is contained within the Canvas course

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