Course Title: Work effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2013
Course Code: EMPL7021C
Course Title: Work effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: Bundoora Campus
Program: C5246 - Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 nursing)
Course Contact: Carylin Lenehan
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254837
Course Contact Email: carylin.lenehan@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
City Campus:
- Simone Allison
- Email: simone.allison@rmit.edu.au
- Phone: 03 9925 4809
Bundoora Campus:
- Erica Keen
- Email: erica.keen@rmit.edu.au
- Phone: 03 9925 6649
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Not applicable
Course Description
This course describes the communication and work practice skills and knowledge required to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the health industry context
It deals specifically with cross-cultural awareness and issues involving working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, organisations and communities.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTHIR404D Work effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people |
Element: |
1. Reflect an awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and cultures in work practices |
Element: |
2. Reflect an awareness of own and other cultural realities in work practices |
Element: |
3. Communicate effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people |
Element: |
4. Reflect cultural safety in workplace and professional relationships |
Element: |
5. Work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities |
Learning Outcomes
Enrolled nurses will have the cross-cultural awareness and awareness of issues involving working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, organisations and communities. They will be able to work effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the health industry context.
Details of Learning Activities
• Formal classroom discussion.
• Group work
• Self-directed learning
• Lectures
Teaching Schedule
Lesson 1: Reflect an awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and cultures in work place
• Identify & discuss the events and issues in ATSI history, & how these may impact upon healthcare service delivery
• Identify & discuss cultural diversity of the ATSI people how this may impact upon healthcare service delivery
Lesson 2: Reflect an awareness of own and other cultural realities in work practices
• Identify & describe appropriate strategies to effectively address cultural differences in the workplace
Lesson 3: Communicate effectively with aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people
• Identify & describe resources to facilitate effective service delivery for ATSI people
• Identify & discuss the differences of the EN’s culture and that of ASTI people
• Identify & discuss communication issues/barriers that may affect effective relationships with ATSI clients/co – workers
• Identify & describe appropriate communication strategies to support a culturally safe environment for the delivery of health services. Including the development of relationships based on a mutual respect & a tolerance of diversity
• Identify & describe the roles & responsibilities of ATSI interpreters & health workers as cultural brokers to meet duty of care requirements
Lesson 4. Reflect cultural; safety in workplace and professional relationship
• Identify and describe workplace critical issues influencing workplace and professional relationships with ATSI co – workers and clients
• Identify & describe the EN’s responsibilities in revisiting strategies to assist in the resolution of any difficulties, differences or misunderstandings
Lesson 5. Work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torress Strait Islander people and communities
• Identify and describe strategies to increase participation of ATSI people in health service delivery
• Identify and describe appropriate strategies to support ATSI people and their communities to facilitate accessibility, affordability accountability and adaptability of appropriate healthcare services and workplaces
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
No Prescribed text for this course |
References
Recommended reading: |
Other Resources
All powerpoints will be posted on student blackboard
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will be 100% by a graded written assignment.
Assessment Tasks
All assessment tasks need to be deemed competent to gain a competency grade in this course
Assessment Matrix
Attendance of 80% requirement
A minimum graded result of 60% required for each assessment to gain a competent grade
Assessment Matrix:
- 60 -69 - CAG
- 70 - 79 - CC
- 80 - 89 - CDI
- 90 -100 - CHD
Other Information
At the end of this course students should be able to:
• Reflect cultural awareness in work practice
• Accept cultural diversity as a basis for effective workplace and professional relationships
• Communicate effectively with culturally diverse persons
• Resolve cross cultural misunderstandings
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