Course Title: Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4337 Certificate IV in Youth Work
Course Title: Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers
Portfolio: DSC 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.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
EMPL5932C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
365T Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2014 |
Course Contact: Jennifer Brooker
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4115
Course Contact Email: jennifer.brooker@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This course deals with the cultural awareness required for effective communication and cooperation with persons of diverse cultures.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Not applicable.
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTHIR403C Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers |
Elements: |
Accept cultural diversity as a basis for effective work place and professional relationships. Communicate effectively with culturally diverse persons. Reflect cultural awareness in work practice. Resolve cross-cultural misunderstandings. |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course is based on responding to written questions about cultural diversity in Australia, negotiating culturally respectful relationships with clients and co-workers and the impacts of our own culture when negotiating culturally safe relationships with diverse cultural groups.