TAFE SA VET Assessment: Cultural Safety Policy Development

TAFE SA VET ASSESSMENT
STUDENT WRITTEN ASSESSMENT
Business Unit/Work Group Community services, health & Lifestyle
Qualification Code Not relevant for common core units
Qualification Title Certificate III, Certificate IV, Diploma & Advanced Diploma
Unit Code/s CHCDIV002
Unit Title/s Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Safety
Assessment Task Title Assessment 3 of 3
Student Declaration I hereby declare that the material herein submitted for assessment is my
own work except where specifically acknowledged and referenced.
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STUDENT GUIDE FOR WRITTEN ASSESSMENT
Overview of Assessment The purpose of this assessment is to assess your knowledge and for you
to discuss your ability to work with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait
Islander People and to create a Culturally Safe environment.
Task/s to be assessed This is a written assessment task short answer question’s.
Time allowed You will have 3 weeks to complete this assessment
Location This is a take home assignment to be downloaded from Learn and
re-uploaded into Learn.
Decision making rules To receive a satisfactory outcome for this assessment students must
answer all questions to a satisfactory level using the marking guide
below.
Assessment conditions Students must complete this assessment individually and submit their
own work.
Resources required  Recommendation for use of the website www.creativespirits.info
 Recommendations to take notes of in class Learning and
activities
 Learn
 Handouts from class
Results/Reassessment When and how will the student be advised of the assessment outcome?
Provide information about reassessment process.
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Scenario
You are a worker in a community services organisation, & through conversations in the work place it has
been noted that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients/colleagues feel they have little to no voice or
representation in the organisation.
It is also noted that there are currently no partnerships between the organisation and the local Aboriginal
and/or Torres Strait Islander community.
The organisation believes this is a critical need for the strategic direction for the organisation and has
asked your help in developing a Cultural Safety Policy.
Q1. Draft an email to a local Elder inviting them to become a cultural broker to Aboriginal & Torres Strait
Islander Staff. Please complete your answer in the provided template but do not send it.
Include in your email
 Introduce yourself
 Introduce the organisation
 Amount of time required
 Aim of the cultural broken
To: Cultural mentor
Subject: Mediation
Hello, Mr. Mediator,
I am Mr. X working with Peacock Decoration Services Limited. I have been working with the
organization for the past three months. The organization deals on providing cleaning services, and
arrangement of podiums and any other places where as long as public meetings and events are
held. I am working with different personnels with variations in culture. but the bigger percentage is
those of Melanesian origin, “The Torres Strait Islander” and the Aboriginal, Due to your expertise in
mediation, I would therefore request you come in two weeks’ time you come reduce the conflict
between the two groups with the organization. There is need to change the perception of non
Indeginous people on Aborigines culture.
Thank you.
Q 2. What cultural factors could be impacting on service delivery to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people/communities? Provide your answer in (4) four dot points.
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 Communication difficulty
 Medical interventions and operations
 Appreciation of gender and sexuality
 Geographical location
Q 3. Use the following template to develop three (3) strategies to support the development of effective
partnerships between you, staff and the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander community members in your
classroom Example below.
3A strategy must involve the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander community
3B strategy to build partnerships with staff
3C strategy of your choice to provide a culturally safe classroom for everyone
Cultural Safety Table
3.1
Action
3.2 Deliverable 3.3What resources
would you need to
implement the
strategy
3.4
Timeline
3.5 Who will
be responsible
3.6 Agreed
outcomes
3.7 How will you know
your cultural safety
strategies are working
Display
flags in
class
The flags are in
every class
1 x Australian Flag
1 x Aboriginal Flag
1 x Torres Strait
Islander Flag
Ongoing Lecturers Aboriginal or
Torres Strait
Islander students
are more
connected to the
classroom
Aboriginal or Torres
Strait Islander
students provide
feedback that they
are connected to the
classroom
3A Art work that
shows support
to Aborigines
culture
Drawings in
school notice
board showing
the cultural
activities of
Aborigines
Ongoing Lecturers Aboriginal or
Torres Islander
students are
cooperating in
classroom
activities
Aborigines are
relating well with
others in the
classroom activities
3B Differents
cultural groups
working with
together
Staffrooms that
offer them have
group work
Ongoing Lecturers All staff either
Aborigines and
non Aborigines are
cooperating and
working together
The staff are ensuring
they work together
regardless of their
difference
3C Reducing
barriers of
communication
by employing
cultural brokers
Cultural brokers
and interpreters
Ongoing Lecturers All the students
and staff can
understand each
other due to
presence of
cultural brokers
Presence of harmony
and unity among the
staff and the students
and can freely interact
in the environment
Scenario continued...
Q4. Choose two (2) of the three (3 Above) strategies from question three (3) and explain how these will
encourage self-determination and Classroom Community control in your studies at TAFESA
1. It will support the needs of the classroom community and this increases the partnership among them
2. It will reduce cultural bias among different cultural groups
Q5. How would involve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people/communities in reviewing these
strategies from Q4?
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