CHCDIV002 & HLT54115 Project: ATSI Cultural Safety in Nursing Practice

This project addresses the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) cultural safety within the context of the CHCDIV002 unit and the HLT54115 Diploma of Nursing. It begins by examining ATSI life before European settlement, highlighting their traditional lifestyles, resource management, and community structures. It then details the profound impact of European settlement on ATSI people, including loss of land and culture, racism, discrimination, and shifts in power dynamics. The project further discusses the introduction of diseases and the effects of generational trauma on decision-making, communication, understanding, and information retention within ATSI communities. It also explores ways to measure cultural safety, evaluates existing cultural safety programs, and identifies the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) as a key organization promoting ATSI cultural safety. The reflection section details the process of gathering information from NIAA and understanding their role in supporting ATSI communities and cultural preservation. The project concludes by emphasizing the ongoing need for cultural safety initiatives to improve the lives and well-being of ATSI people.

CHCDIV002 Promote
Aboriginal andor Torres Strait
Islander Cultural Safety
HLT54115 Diploma of
Nursing

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PROJECT 1......................................................................................................................................3
Aboriginal Life before European Settlement.........................................................................3
Describing impact of European settlement on ATSI people..................................................3
Explaining European settlement that affected the health of ATSI people in past and present4
Explaining effect of generational trauma on ATSI people with discussed way.....................5
Explaining feeling about ATSI people...................................................................................5
PROJECT 2......................................................................................................................................5
Ways through which cultural safety can be measured...........................................................5
Evaluation of cultural safety and how it is culturally safe and why.......................................5
PROJECT 3......................................................................................................................................6
Identifying ATSI organisation and collecting information for promoting ATSI culture safety. 6
Reflection...............................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Australia have the oldest community that refers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
This is the oldest community within Australia where they have their own culture and which
defines by their family connection and community within country. There is some history about
the ATSI where it is necessary to know their culture to work effectively within their community
and places. There is difference in lifestyle before and after European Settlement. There is high
impact of European settlement on ATSI people which includes loss of land and culture, racism
along with discrimination and power relation. This report also consist the information about
ways to cultural safety. There is also identification of ATSI organisation which can help to get
the information about cultural safety and its program (Carrington, 2017).
PROJECT 1
Aboriginal Life before European Settlement
ATSI had different lifestyle before European people arrived in Australia in year 1788.
There were various community of aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander who were living on the
land of Australia. There is a belief that they have lived here about 40,000 years. Their living was
more different than the present one. There is high difference within present and before European
Settlement. They like to live in small communities and get survided thorugh hunting and
gathering. In this, men were the one who had the responsibility to collect food by hunting big
animals. Whereas, women were the one who had the responsibility to take care of children in
absence of men and were able to collect fruit, berries and plant for eating and survival. They
used the land to fulfil their basis needs like getting shelter, food, weapons to hunt, water. They
never damage their land or overused which can reduce their land quality (Connolly & et. al.,
2019). They had the faith to use properly their resources which can allow to provide longer life
with their positive effect. They like to live simply without taking false advantages of their natural
resources. They were like to live and were not modern in comparison to present. Before this,
they were not educated and not have the sensation regarding humanity and were strict to live
their line with following rules and regulation of the community.
Describing impact of European settlement on ATSI people
Impact of European Settlement- There is a high impact of the European settlement on
the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander which improves the quality of life. Their quality of life

improved effectively and allows to get more information about rest of the world. This create
severe and devastating impact on ATSI people (Baker-Lewton 2017).
Loss of land and culture- Due to European settlement, there was change in the lifestyle
and there was dispossession of their land with exposure of diseases along with various violent
conflict occurs. This conflict creates large number of death of these people and left only few
number of people who get survived. They get variation in their lifestyle along with livelihood.
Their settlers changed and way of live inversely changed due to impact of European settlement.
There was also changed in the natural system and their landscapes. There was also damage to the
ecosystem which were previously maintained by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people. It can be observed that there is declination in the biodiversity along with soils and
waterways which is not good as were.
Racism and discrimination- There was change in the livelihood which changed
individual behaviour. There is discrimination and impact of racism which causes difference in
the living of people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Phillips-Beck & et. al., 2020).
Present and past power relation- There is huge difference in the present and post
power. Previously, power were adopted by the leader of the community and order was delivered
through them which needs to do. Whereas, in present this power act as democracy which allow
to centralisation of power.
Explaining European settlement that affected the health of ATSI people in past and present
During European settlement, there were introduction of many diseases which impacted
the health of ATSI people in past and present. In this there were some of the common disease
which were common before and after the European settlement which includes respiratory
diseases and high blood pressure. In past, there was no information about the disease which were
not even observed within people of ATSI (Joona, 2020). After the European settlement and
getting education, people of ATSI get educated and due to this, they were able to get that they
are suffering from such type of diseases. Through getting different education and other health
related equipment which allow to get information about the type of disease and able to diagnose
it effectively. After this, it allows to get improve the quality of life and able to get the facilities to
diagnose many disease which were not possible before European settlement.

Explaining effect of generational trauma on ATSI people with discussed way
Decision-making- There is change in the decision-making which get effected due to
generational trauma on ATSI. Previously, ATSI people were not able to get quality treatment
whereas, now people are able to get the quality of treatment regarding their health related issues
(Klein & et. al., 2017).
Communicating- Generational trauma highly impact the ATSI people which can be
observed while communicating with them. There is change in the attitude and communication
style when they feel that trauma or pain.
Understanding- ATSI people have change in their understanding which is caused due
their generational trauma. This can impact individual understanding and perspective to see the
life.
Retaining information- This is the one which has been impacted due to generational
trauma and people may not able to express their feeling and should not share the information
effectively (Moses, 2019).
Explaining feeling about ATSI people
ATSI people may not feel comfortable to access the mainstream services like healthcare
centre. In different culture people are able to access to healthcare more effectively and get better
services whereas, ATSI people are not able to freely go to access to their mainstream services
effectively. They should provide the information about the services that can help them to
understand the benefits to access to those services and can receive them for their improvement.
PROJECT 2
Ways through which cultural safety can be measured
There are various ways through which cultural safety can be measure. There are some of
the ways through which these culture can be measured.
 Through practising continuously with time.
 Through comparing previous and present culture (Lewis & et. al., 2018).
Evaluation of cultural safety and how it is culturally safe and why
There are various ways to evaluate that there is safety of culture which is there within the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander which indicates the culture safety. There are various culture
safety program that can allow ATSI people to follow the culture further. This is effective and

allow individual to follow the culture for longer. This can help to encourage people of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander which can help to get follow and provide the information about the
previous culture (Griffiths & et. al., 2020). This can be effective and help individual to follow up
the culture. Through following this culture ATSI people are able to follow the culture which can
be effective and can provide the better reason to focus on the delivery of information that can
lead to continue the culture. There is need for the cultural safety programme which can influence
people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander to focus and practice the cultural safety. This is
not measurable but can be observed through getting response of its in positive manner. This can
be evaluated through comparing present and past response regarding culture. Through running
the program can help to evaluate the difference between present and past impact of the culture
safety. Cultural safety program can be effective and allow individual of ATSI people to get
awareness about their culture which can be effective and allow to get better information about
the cultural safety. Through this program there is awareness of the culture that can allow ATSI to
know their culture and related information. This can allow to get better and effective implication
of culture within practice. It can be measured through getting difference between effect of their
culture program after and previously number of followers. Through cultural safety program, it
can be possible to help ATSI people which can be effective and can help to improve and promote
culture. This is culturally safe because it helps to promote culture safety for the better and
improved information about culture. There is observation in between present and past culture
which implies to share the information about the couture and its value that tends to provide the
importance of previous culture. This can also provide safety which is effective and introduce the
effectiveness of culture safety program (Hendrickx & et. al., 2020).
PROJECT 3
Identifying ATSI organisation and collecting information for promoting ATSI culture safety
Name and purpose- National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) is an organisation
which have the purpose to implement the government policy along with program for improving
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people lives.
Interpreting services- They doesn't offer interpreting services but use this which allow to
communicate effectively with the ATSI people. They provide the information that they don't
provide the interpreter services but as an organisation they have to includes interpreter within

their organisation. So that, they can interpret and understand their needs and support them in
better way (Morley, 2017).
Information on cultural safety- This organisation can help and provide better information
about the cultural safety which can help to get the information and can help to promote ATSI
cultural safety.
Reflection
I have identified National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) as an organisation
which have the information and responsibilities to help ATSI people to get better and effective
livelihood. I have found that this is the organisation that are responsible to effectively implement
the government policies and guidelines that can help to get better and effective services to
improve the quality of life of ATSI people. I get connected with them and asked to provides
some information after introducing myself. After introducing I get the permission to talk to
organisational support team. Head of the support team talked me helped me to get some
information which I was looking for. After asking about the interpreter services he said that they
don't provides services of interpreter but they have some people within organisation who work as
interpreter for the organisation to get better and effective understanding about Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people. After talking further I asked them about any policy which can help
to provide safety to their culture. They asked to get many information about their work and
related information from online websites. They provide the information that they are effectively
working on culture safety of ATSI because each and every community is important and have
their own values which they are trying to provide proper safety and every type of support. I
asked many question which can help me to get better information about the cultural safety work
and others. They asked me to get if I want then I can visit their organisation and can get more
information through visiting (Douglas & et. al., 2019). This can be effective and more applicable
to collect more information that can allow to collect the data which is related with ATSI cultural
safety. After that they asked me to hand up the call so, they can work further. Through contacting
them, I get the information which allow to interpret that they are running the long term program
where they work constantly on their aim and scope. This can help to follow the guidance and
policy which allow to provide some level of cultural safety.

CONCLUSION
From the above discussion, it can be concluded that it is important to know the
information about the culture of ATSI when working that place. This can help individual to
understand their behaviour and belief which is essential to understand when work with them.
This can be effective and high helpful in smooth process of professional work. In report consist
of different impact of European settlement on people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
There is discussion about the past and present health impact after European settlement. This
report also consist of generational trauma that can help to get better and effective information
and their attitude and behaviour. There is also discussion about different ways for the cultural
safety and its evaluation. This report also consist the information about the organisation which
works for the ATSI people and for their quality health improvement. This includes collection of
information through the selected organisation. This report also consist of refection which
includes about the taking with organisation that can help to know about the culture safety.

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