Diabetes Research And Clinical Practice

ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY 0
“SOCIAL WORKER”

ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY 1
Aboriginal Australians are people who are descended from their groups that lived
in Australia and surrounding islands before British colonisation(Carlson, Jones, Harris, Quezada,
& Frazer, 2017). It is demonstrated that colonialism affects the Aboriginal population in an
adverse manner because that resultant in increasing discrimination among the community.
Therefore, in this essay, the impact of colonialism on the community is discussed and the social
work practices which benefit the community are also discussed.
In my opinion, Colonialism affects the living of the community negatively because of
various factors which include that through this the people do not get enough support and
encouragement from society. It also leads towards increasing differences and unequal rights
among the Aboriginal and other communities of Australia. Further, after Colonialism the income
of the people also reduces that is it was "$364 weekly"(Kilcullen, Swinbourne, & Cadet‐James,
2018). I also investigated that there are various other factors that are related with political
factors. These factors do not increase initiatives to develop policies for the people. This affects
the health of the community in a negative manner because of the lack of treatment facilities and
lack of acceptance of Aboriginal people in the society. However, health issues influence the
overall mental health of the people(Ridani, et al., 2015).
I also analysed the other status of the people was that they do not get their land and
children were remove from their families and do not get proper diet which increases various
health issues such as obesity, respiratory diseases and several other diseases. The people also
suffered from a lack of education facilities which increase the unemployment rate that is it was
about 30%(Harris, Tompkins, & TeHiwi, 2017). It also impacts the culture of the people were
forced for adopting their own culture, belief and rights. I also found that due to Colonialism
people do not get adequate opportunities to maintain and get equal opportunities in society.

ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY 2
Therefore, I also participated and provide benefited by responding to the oppression because of
increasing health discrimination among the community. I provide some funding and other
necessary items to the Aboriginal healing centres because it takes various initiatives to heal and
provide equal rights to the community people. I also analysed that centres also involved in
providing education to the children so that they can understand their culture, rights, and norms.
I also visited the Aboriginal healing centres to provide them counselling so that it can
affect in a positive manner, this is because it is considered an effective strategy to address the
issues of increasing physical, the mental health of the people. For oppression I also came in
contact with the care providers and discussed the awareness which should be spent among all the
communities it is because of Colonialism that majority of the people are uneducated and they do
not know their rights and duties. Further, I also have to adopt other practices in which I have to
recognize the policies and strategies which all are developed to heal the Aboriginal communities.
This supports in ensuring that all the professionals and care providers give enough training
regarding the cultural competency to provide information about the discrimination and biases.
I investigated that there are many ways in which social workers complicit in the
oppression created by colonialism and through which the Aboriginal people do not follow their
rights and culture. The social workers develop various strategies to empower the people so that
the motivation will be increased; this is done through including various stakeholders. The social
workers also develop various programs through which it communicates with them regarding
removing of the disparities and by engaging them in the development activities (Ridani, et al.,
2015). I also revealed that social workers organize training and counselling sessions so that the
mental health problems of the children and Aboriginal people will be improved. This supports in