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

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6119 Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)

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.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
EMPL5909C	City Campus	TAFE	155T Vocational Health and Sciences	Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term1 2014, Term1 2015, Term2 2016

Course Contact: Sue Fatone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 93411406

Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@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

N/A

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	HLTHIR403C 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

On completion of this unit you will have developed a cultural awareness required for effective communication and cooperation with persons of diverse cultures.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment will include an oral presentation, interview patient in the clinic and clinical assessment