Promoting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Safety

CHCDIV002 Promote
Aboriginal and/or
Torres Strait Islander
cultural safety-
Assessment 1

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4
1.1 What was the overall impact of early colonisation on the ATSI people?.............................4
1.2 During the early years of settlement what practices were used to segregate and/or
remove/resettle ATSI people and communities?........................................................................4
1.3 What is meant by the term ‘assimilation’ in relation to ATSI people and how was the
policy of assimilation enacted?...................................................................................................4
2.1What does “cultural safety” mean?........................................................................................5
2.2 Provide a minimum of 5 strategies that can be used to promote a culturally safe
environment?...............................................................................................................................5
3 For the following two Quality Areas from the National Quality Standards, list two practices
that an educator could use in their work to assist in providing a culturally safe environment...5
Educational Program and Practice.............................................................................................5
Relationships with children.........................................................................................................5
4.1Describe your own sense of cultural identity, including any biases that might relate to
cultural identity and diversity......................................................................................................6
4.2 Explain how you could share this information with preschool or school-age children........6
4.3 What protocols did you use when seeking this information?...............................................6
5.1 Describe the impact of colonisation, historical events and issues on Aboriginal and/or
Torres Strait Islander people.......................................................................................................6
6 Describe in one to two paragraphs the impact, both historically and contemporarily, that the
following events/issues have had on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people:..............6
7 Locate the policies and procedures in your Service setting that deal with interactions with
children, in particular having regard to family and cultural values and participation in the
service.........................................................................................................................................8
Describe how these policies and procedures guide staff to interact and communicate with
families and children in a way that encourages diversity and respects cultural differences.......8

8 Imagine your community has a large Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.
What are some steps that your Service could take to make sure that your information is
culturally acceptable and easily understood by this community?...............................................8
9 Often people will generalise when talking about cultures – for example they might say that
because a child is Aboriginal it is likely to have particular traits as though all Aborigines are
the same. List at least 10 influences that will cause people within the same cultural
background to be different..........................................................................................................9
10 Provide two examples of when you have explored with children their culture, heritage,
background and/or tradition. Describe the interactions. Note: At least one of these examples
must relate to a child/children from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background. If
you have not had experience with a child of this background you will need to provide
examples of how they would explore their culture, heritage, background or tradition if given
the opportunity..........................................................................................................................10
11.1 What is a cultural broker?.................................................................................................10
11.2 Research your local area – who could you use as a cultural broker from your local
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community?..............................................................10
12.1 What is meant by “self-determination” and how might this relate to early education and
care services?............................................................................................................................10
12.2 What is meant by “community control”?..........................................................................10
13 Provide an example of when you have needed to advocate for anti-racism. Write one to
two paragraphs on how you did this.........................................................................................11
14 Describe what you do (or have done) to support children and families’ cross-cultural
relationships in an early childhood education and care service and community?....................11
15 Give examples of how you embed diversity and inclusion into your daily work practices,
and how you support children’s cultural identity......................................................................11
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13