Working with Diverse and Aboriginal Australians

Running head: WORKING WITH DIVERSE AND ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS
Working with Diverse and Aboriginal Australians
Name of the student
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1WORKING WITH DIVERSE AND ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS
Table of Contents
Response to Question 1..............................................................................................................2
Response to Question 2..............................................................................................................2
Response to Question 3..............................................................................................................3
Response to Question 4..............................................................................................................4
Response to Question 5..............................................................................................................4
Response to Question 6..............................................................................................................5
Response to Question 7..............................................................................................................5
Response to Question 8..............................................................................................................6
Response to Question 9..............................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................8

2WORKING WITH DIVERSE AND ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS
Response to Question 1.
Answer 1a.
The term diversity holds in itself an array of distinctiveness. Diversity is found in
people belonging from different socio-economic backgrounds, their cultural as well as
personal beliefs, languages, social structures, religions, sexual orientation, gender and
everything. In terms of healthcare, diversity in workplace needs to be addressed by the
professionals according to an individual’s requirements.
Answer 1b.
I belong to the traditional Australian community. I am a Christian by religion. But my
religious views have not made me orthodox about other people’s religions. I have been taught
to respect people coming from any social or religious background, and judge them only by
their actions not by their beliefs. I have been blessed to have been able to observe various
cultural differences around my neighbourhood. It consists of people who have various beliefs
regarding cultural and religious practices as well as health practices. Moral understanding of
diverse social and cultural groups will help me to know about other people’s health beliefs
and practices.
Response to Question 2.
If the healthcare professionals are trained about cultural competence they will gain a
better knowledge regarding cultural safety and cultural awareness. Cultural competency
teaches the professionals about respecting the various health beliefs and practices of different
populations (Truong, Paradies & Priest, 2014). With cultural competency, healthcare service
providers can handle major health issues across culturally diverse populations and tend to