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

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2022

Course Code: HUSO5219C

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

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.  

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Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus  

  

Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.  

 

School: 535T Social Care and Health

Campus: Bundoora Campus

Program: C5365 - Diploma of Nursing

Course Contact: Queenie William (BU) / Rebecca Rose-Moore (CTY)

Course Contact Phone: Queenie: 99252346

Course Contact Email: queenie.william@rmit.edu.au / rebecca.rose-moore@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Adaline Fernando - Course lead

adaline.fernando@rmit.edu.au 

Nominal Hours: 25

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

There are no pre-requisites 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.



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



Details of Learning Activities

This unit is designed to be delivered as a combination of face to face learning sessions and self-directed learning. The resources, learning activities and assessments are designed to provide you with learning opportunities in a variety of ways.

There are three face to face theory sessions and two workshops for this course and please refer the CANVAS for all the details.

Please see the Diploma of Nursing Program Shell to access your timetable for these sessions.


Teaching Schedule

 Bundoora 2245

 

Course Schedule: CHCDVIV002 Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety - For City & Bundoora Students 

 

Week

Lesson

Assessments

Week 3

Lesson 1

  • Introduction to learning objectives
  • Introduction to assessment tasks including submission dates
  • Cultural protocols
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity
  • Flags
  • History: colonization, land rights, stolen generation and apology
  • Traditional Health Beliefs
  • Current Health Issues 
  • Closing the Gap

Introduction to the unit and assessment tasks. 

Week 5

 

 

Lecture 2

  • Aboriginal culture:
  • The Dreaming/The Dreamtime
  • Kinship & family
  • The role of the Elder
  • Cultural protocols
  • Men's and Women's business
  • Traditional health beliefs

 

 

Week 6

 

 

Lecture 3 - AM

  • The Dreamtime
  • Traditional Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Society
  • Cultural Bias, cultural diversity & cultural safety

Support Session for Assessment Tasks - PM Session 

 

Week 7

 

Assessment Task 1 & 2 due 21/08/2022, Sunday by 11.59 pm

Week 10

15/09/2022, Thursday - Workshop With Guest Facilitator - City & Bundoora Students Combined Together - 0900 to 1530 hrs.

 Attendance is compulsory for ALL students

Week 12

28/09/2022, Wednesday - Reflective Workshop With Guest Facilitator - City & Bundoora Students Combined Together - 0900 to 1230 hrs.

 Attendance is compulsory for ALL students


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Other Resources 

Computer, Canvas access, Collaborate Ultra, Library resources.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including written, oral, practical tasks and activities.

 

You will be asked to personally demonstrate to your teacher/assessor the practical skills gained during this course to the relevant industry standards. Assessment activities will occur throughout this course and feedback will be provided at regular intervals




Assessment Tasks

Overview of Assessment

Assessment activities will occur throughout this course and feedback will be provided at regular intervals

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competency.

Assessment tasks

Assessment 1

Online quiz

Assessment 2

Case study and self-reflection


Assessment Matrix

Element

Performance criteria

Assessment

Task 1: Online Quiz

Assessment

Task 2: Case study

 

 

Map to assessment criteria

Map to assessment criteria

1. Identify cultural safety issues in the workplace

1.1 Identify the potential impact of cultural factors on service delivery to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients

Q8, 11-13

Part A Q1

1.2 Identify critical issues that influence relationships and communication with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

Q8, 11-13

Part A Q1

1.3 Establish key aspects of cultural safety in consultation with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

 

Part A Q4

1.4 Evaluate the extent to which cultural safety is integrated in own work and workplace

 

Part A 2,3 &4

2. Model cultural safety in own work

 

2.1 Ensure work practices are grounded in awareness of one’s own cultural bias

Q3

Part A Q2

2.2 Reflect awareness of own and other cultures in work practices

 

Part A Q2, 3

2.3 Use communication techniques and work practices that show respect for the cultural differences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

 

Part A 4

2.4 Engage with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander interpreters and colleagues as cultural brokers, according to situation needs

 

Part A Q4

3. Develop strategies for improved cultural safety

 

3.1 Support the development of effective partnerships between staff, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and their communities

Q15, 18, 19

Part A Q5

3.2 Identify and utilize resources to promote partnerships

Q15, 18, 19

Part A Q5

3.3 Devise and document ways to support the delivery of services and programs that are culturally safe and encourage increased participation

Q16, 19

 

3.4 Integrate strategies that encourage self-determination and community control in services and programs

Q16, 19

 

4. Evaluate cultural safety strategies

4.1 Agree outcomes against which cultural safety strategies can be measured

Q16, 17

 

4.2 Involve Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in evaluations

Q 16, 17

Part A 4

4.3 Evaluate programs and services against desired outcomes

Q17, 20, 21

Part A Q6

4.4 Revise strategies based on evaluation with appropriate engagement of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

Q22

Part A 3,4

 

Foundation Skills

Foundation skill

 

Description

 

Describe how each foundation skill is demonstrated through the relevant assessment

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

 

 

Assessment

Task1:  Online quiz

Assessment

Task 2: Case Study

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that the candidate has:

Map to assessment criteria

 

Map to assessment criteria

 

promoted Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety in the context of at least 1 workplace

 

Part A Q6

researched culture and history, the impact of European settlement, loss of land and culture and the importance of law and kinship

Q6

Part B Q8, Q9, Q10, Q11, Q12.

Evaluated ways to improve communication with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples who may be clients or colleagues.

 

Part A 3,4 &5

 

 

 

 

Assessment

Task1:  Online quiz

Assessment

Task 2: Case Study

Knowledge evidence

 

 

 

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of:

Map to assessment criteria

 

Map to assessment criteria

 

cultural awareness

Q 1,7

 

cultural competence

Q 2

 

legislative context for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety

Q4, 14

 

the diversity of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultures

Q5,7

 

historical, social, political and economic issues affecting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and their engagement with community services and health systems, including:

Q4, 8, 11, 12

Part A Q1

impact of European settlement

Q9,10

 Part B Q 10

loss of land and culture

 

Part B Q7 & 8

racism and discrimination

 

Part B Q11

past and present power relations

Q12

 

own culture, western systems and structures and how these impact on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and their engagement with services

Q8, 11-13

 

factors that contribute to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ill health and common diseases experienced by these groups of people:

Q9

 

decision-making

 

Part B Q4

communicating

 

Part A 3,5 & Part B

understanding

Q23

 

retaining information

Q22,23

 

ways to involve Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the planning and delivery of services and programs

 

Q15-19

 

 

Assessment conditions

Describe how assessments meet the assessment conditions

Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions. Where simulation is used, it must reflect real working conditions by modelling industry operating conditions and contingencies, as well as, using suitable facilities, equipment and resources.

AT2 – Video of introduction to an Aboriginal person

 

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organizations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

Staff matrix

In addition, assessment must involve persons approved of by relevant local community elders.

Workshop With Guest Facilitator - City & Bundoora Students Combined Together

Other Information

Other Information 

You must be competent in all elements to successfully complete the course. 

You are permitted to have a maximum of 2 resubmissions for this course. However each individual assessment may only be resubmitted once. 

All resubmissions must be completed and submitted no more than 7 days after your work has been assessed. 

Please refer to the RMIT student Page for extensive information about study support, assessments, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters: 

https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/contact-and-help/support-services (Links to an external site.) 

 

Student support

Your first point of contact for any support needs with your assessments should be your teacher and assessor. If you require further support, you should consider contacting the following support services at RMIT @ https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-and-facilities/student-support

 

Attendance 

You are required to attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensure the maximum opportunity and gain competency in the course. 

 

Special consideration

Use the special consideration process if your circumstances are such that you cannot fulfil assessment requirements. For example, if you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by a due date, you will need to apply for an extension. For more information have a look at RMIT's Special considerationn page.

 

Assessment Adjustments

Students requiring support or adjustments for their formal assessments task or exams should contact Equitable Learning Services (ELS), for more information on the types of adjustments provided, have a look at the adjustments to assessment website.

 

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism 

RMIT has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to  https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/rights-and-responsibilities/academic-integrity (Links to an external site.

 

Appeals

As an RMIT student, you are entitled to seek a review of decisions that impact your studies. For more information have a look at RMIT's appeals  page.

 

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