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

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2023

Course Code: HUSO5216C

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

School: 535T Social Care and Health

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4425 - Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work

Course Contact: Chris Walters

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8268

Course Contact Email: chris.walters@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

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

None 

Course Description

The unit 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 unit applies to people working in a broad range of roles including those involved in direct client service, program planning, development and evaluation contexts.

This unit is delivered and assessed in a cluster with CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people. 

 


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


This course is structured to provide students with the optimum learning experience in order to demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to effectively in the above elements.  


Details of Learning Activities

There will be a range of learning activities to engage students with course material to develop skills, knowledge and understanding in identifying 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. The learning activities will be interactive and will include: group work activities, peer learning, discussions, case studies, reflective learning, quizzes and practice learning exercises.


Teaching Schedule

CHCDIV002

           

 

 Course Schedule:  Work with diverse people Semester 2: 2023        

 
Week  Topic  Assessment 
Week 1  Introduction to Cultural Capability 
  • Introduction 
  • Assessments 
  • Understanding the cultural sphere 
  • Cultural diversity, awareness, safety, competencies 
  • Bias, privilege, fragility 
  • Systems and structures that contribute to discrimination 
  • Systems and structures that challenge discrimination 
  • Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities
    

  
Week 2 

  

 Diverse people  
  • Revision 
  • Intersectionality 
  • Inclusion 
  • Diverse Genders, Sexes and Sexualities 
  • Gender inequity 
  • People living with disability 
  • Older people and mental health 
  • Discrimination and rights 
    

  
Week 3 

 

 Human Rights & Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 
  • Revision 
  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights 
  • Human Rights based approaches in Australia 
  • Service Standards for Mental Health in Victoria 
  • Key aspects of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture 
  • Risk and protective factors 
  • Support Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 
  • Ongoing effects for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people 
  • Self-directed learning – Assessment Task 1 
    

  
Week 4 

  

 Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Safety 
  • Revision 
  • Cultural factors that impact service delivery 
  • Legislative frameworks that promote cultural safety and culturally responsive service delivery 
  • Cultural competency 
  • Evaluating cultural safety 
  • Changes to service delivery based on evaluation 
  • Role Play - Communication 

 

    

  
Week 5 

 

 Developing partnerships  
  • Revision 
  • Cultural brokers and interpreters 
  • Developing partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities 
  • Self-determination and community control when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities 
  • Collaboration and consultation 
  • Promoting partnerships 
  • Evaluation and review
  • Culturally safe organisations 
  • Assessment Task 2  
  • Self-directed learning – Assessment Task 2 
    

  
Week 6  Assessment – Preparation 
  • Revision 
  • Review Communication – 
  • Assessment Task 3 – Role Plays and Reflection 
  • Practice Role Plays 

 

    

Assessment Task 1
Week 7  Assessment - Presentation 
  • Completing presentation 

 

 Assessment Task 2  

 
Week 8 

 

 Assessment – Role Plays 
  • Completing assessment Role Plays and Reflection 
  

 
Week 9 

 

 Assessment - Role Plays 
  • Completing assessment Role Plays and Reflection 
 Assessment Task 3 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

There are three individual assessment tasks consisting of short answer questions, oral presentation and role plays. 

In order to achieve competency in this unit, you must be marked as satisfactory for each assessment task.

Students are allowed two submissions per assessment.  Any further resubmissions is at the discretion of the teacher and coordinator.

Assessment tasks include:   

Task 1: Knowledge assessment  

Task 2: Presentation  

Task 3: Role plays  


Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: This assessment requires students to complete short answer knowledge questions to consolidate and demonstrate knowledge, understanding and learning from this unit.

Assessment Task 2: This assessment requires students to prepare and deliver a presentation around cultural diversity of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Students will receive feedback from an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander representative and complete a written task.

Assessment Task 3: This assessment requires students to adopt the role of a Mental Health Worker and complete role plays for 3 clients to demonstrate learning, knowledge and skills in respectfully identifying diversity and cultural safety issues in the workplace and model cultural safety practices. There are also written task you need to complete as part of this assessment.


Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix is located in Canvas, at the end of each assessment task.

Other Information

Please refer to the RMIT student page for extensive information about study support, assessment, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters: http://www.rmit.edu.au/students

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