Course Title: Work with diverse people
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2023
Course Code: EMPL7092C
Course Title: Work with diverse people
Important Information:
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School: 535T Social Care and Health
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5357 - Diploma of Remedial Massage
Course Contact: Laura Yeomans
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4289
Course Contact Email: laura.yeomans@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 40
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
None.
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work respectfully with people from diverse social and cultural groups and situations, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people |
Element: |
1. Reflect on own perspectives |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify and reflect on own social and cultural perspectives and biases 1.2 Work with awareness of own limitations in self and social awareness 1.3 Use reflection to support own ability to work inclusively and with understanding of others 1.4 Identify and act on ways to improve own self and social awareness |
Element: |
2. Appreciate diversity and inclusiveness, and their benefits |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Value and respect diversity and inclusiveness across all areas of work 2.2 Contribute to the development of work place and professional relationships based on appreciation of diversity and inclusiveness 2.3 Use work practices that make environments safe for all |
Element: |
3. Communicate with people from diverse backgrounds and situations |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Show respect for diversity in communication with all people 3.2 Use verbal and non-verbal communication constructively to establish, develop and maintain effective relationships, mutual trust and confidence 3.3 Where a language barrier exists, use effective strategies to communicate in the most efficient way possible 3.4 Seek assistance from interpreters or other persons according to communication needs |
Element: |
4. Promote understanding across diverse groups |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Identify issues that may cause communication misunderstandings or other difficulties 4.2 Where difficulties or misunderstandings occur, consider the impact of social and cultural diversity 4.3 Make an effort to sensitively resolve differences, taking account of diversity considerations 4.4 Address any difficulties with appropriate people and seek assistance when required |
Learning Outcomes
Please refer ot the Elements of Competency above.
Details of Learning Activities
This unit will be conducted face-to-face over six (6) weeks with assessments to demonstrate communication skills between a therapist and a client.
Importantly, topics that are covered will provide skills and knowledge that will be contextualised into the Student Clinic, and then Industry.
Topics discussed will be:
- diversity in Australia and it’s impacts
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander diversity
- communication skills for working with diverse people
- legal and ethical considerations
- communication and cultural barriers
- self-reflection and cultural awareness.
Teaching Schedule
WEEK |
DATE (class on Wed afternoons) |
TOPIC & LEARNING |
ASSESSMENT |
11 |
27.09.2023 |
Assessment Requirements Module: Communication Skills Module: Self-reflection & Cultural Awareness |
Go through Assessment Requirements |
12 |
04.10.2023 |
Module: Communication & Cultural Barriers Activity: AT2: Filming an interaction |
|
13 |
11.10.2023 |
Module: Diversity in Australia Activity: AT2: Filming an interaction Client interaction 2 & self-reflection (pair up and film) |
DUE: AT2: Client interaction 1 & self-reflection (pair up and film) |
14 |
18.10.2023 |
Module: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Diversity Activity: AT2: Filming an interaction AT2: Client interaction 3 & self-reflection (pair up and film) |
DUE: AT1: Knowledge Questions DUE Client interaction 2 & self-reflection (pair up and film)
|
15 |
25.10.2023 |
Module: Legal & Ethical Considerations |
DUE: AT2: Client interaction 3 & self-reflection (pair up and film) |
16 |
01.11.2023 |
Assessment consolidation |
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
Assessment Tasks
AT1: New Client interaction 1
AT2: New Client interaction 2
AT3: New Client interaction 3
AT4: Knowledge assessment
Assessment Tasks
AT1: New Client interaction 1
AT2: New Client interaction 2
AT3: New Client interaction 3
AT4: Knowledge assessment
Assessment Matrix
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