CHCDIV002
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
Q1.3/1.4- To establish the key aspects of cultural safety it will be necessary to consult with Indigenous co-workers, community members and elders. Explain cultural safety, its importance to relationships between service providers and Indigenous communities and how it can be integrated into your own work and workplace.
Q2.1- How can you ensure that your work practices are grounded in awareness of your own cultural bias?
Q2.2- Explain what cultural competence is and what it means in terms of reflecting awareness of your own and other cultures in your work practices.
Q2.3- How can you develop communication techniques and work practices that show respect for the cultural differences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people?
Q2.4- Explain the benefits of engaging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community service workers, interpreters and cultural brokers.
Q3.1- Explain how it is possible to support the development of effective partnerships between staff, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and their communities
Q3.2- What resources could a service provider develop or access to facilitate effective service delivery and partnerships? List at least 10. Conduct your own research if needed.
Q3.3- How might the indigenous perspective on health and health issues impact on the design, documentation and delivery of services and programs? Conduct independent research if needed.
Q3.4- What does it mean to say that Indigenous people need to be self-determining and to have some control over community services and programs? What strategies might be implemented to support this?
Q4.1/4.2- Explain why outcomes and measurement metrics must be identified and agreed upon. Who should participate in the agreement and the subsequent evaluations of the strategies and outcomes, and why? What is this likely to achieve?
Q4.3- Why is it necessary to evaluate programs and services against desired outcomes?
Q4.4- Why is it important to appropriately engage and involve Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the revision of strategies?
Q5.1- Explain the concept of cultural awareness and its link with cultural competence and cultural safety.
Q5.2- Make a list of at least eight areas of legislation that apply in the context of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural safety and explain why legislation is necessary.
Q5.3- Explain how the diversity of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultures will impact on service delivery.
Q5.4- There are many historical and current factors—political, social and economic issues—that impact on Indigenous health and the engagement of indigenous people with health and community services. List 15 of those issues.
Q5.5- Briefly explain how western systems and structures impact on the engagement of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people with community services/ service providers.
Q5.6- What factors contribute to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ill health and what are some of the common diseases experienced by indigenous people? Conduct independent research if needed.
Q5.7- How can service providers involve Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the planning and delivery of services and programs?