Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers

HLTHIR403C – (Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers)

1. Read the attached extract from the article: UN Convention on The Rights of a Child. Articles 30 and 36.

2. Give an example in Post Colonial Australian history where Article 30 (in Question 1) was not followed and briefly describe what happened.

3. Read at least 2 definitions of cultural safety and then describe cultural safety in your own words. Provide the references that you read.

4. Discuss a cultural practice that has changed Australian society over the past 30 years due to people from other cultures living in Australia. Provide evidence to support your discussion.

5. What are the four most common languages spoken in the home in Australia other than English?

6. In your own opinion, with which cultural background do you identify. Have you immigrated? From where? Did your ancestors immigrate? Are you a third generation Australian with British ancestry for example? Are you Indigenous? Do you have any spiritual beliefs / religion? (200 words)

7. Reflect on two (2) experiences in your life (either at your workplace or in your personal life) where a cultural difference was a cause for concern, or a topic of discussion for you, at that time. Briefly describe this and then discuss how in your own opinion the issue was resolved? Could there have been any improvements made? (200 words)

8. Describethree (3) strategies that can be used in a workplace to reduce or eliminate cultural misunderstandings.

9. You are working in a health facility when a woman and her five children arrive seeking healthcare. They are from Nepal and arrived as refugees only four weeks ago. She is very nervous and shy when she speaks to the receptionist. Considering her cultural background and possible personal experiences in Nepal, discuss four (4) possible barriers to communication with her.

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10. Describefour (4) strategies that you as an EN may use for effective communication with someone who has a non-English speaking background.
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989 entry into force 2 September 1990, in accordance with article 49

Preamble
The States Parties to the present Convention, Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,
Bearing in mind that the peoples of the United Nations have, in the Charter, reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth of the human person, and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, Recognizing that the United Nations has, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenants on Human Rights, proclaimed and agreed that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth therein, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, Recalling that, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations has proclaimed that childhood is entitled to special care and assistance, Convinced that the family, as the fundamental group of society and the natural environment for the growth and well-being of all its members and particularly children, should be afforded the necessary protection and assistance so that it can fully assume its responsibilities within the community, Recognizing that the child, for the full and harmonious development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment, in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding, Considering that the child should be fully prepared to live an individual life in society, and brought up in the spirit of the ideals proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, and in particular in the spirit of peace, dignity, tolerance, freedom, equality and solidarity, Bearing in mind that the need to extend particular care to the child has been stated in the Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child of 1924 and in the Declaration of the Rights of the Child adopted by the General Assembly on 20 November 1959 and recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (in particular in articles 23 and 24), in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (in particular in article 10) and in the statutes and relevant instruments of specialized agencies and international organizations concerned with the welfare of children, Bearing in mind that, as indicated in the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, “the child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth”, Recalling the provisions of the Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally; the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the
Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules) ; and the Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict, Recognizing that, in all countries in the world, there are children living in exceptionally difficult conditions, and that such children need special consideration, Taking due account of the importance of the traditions and cultural values of each people for the protection and harmonious development of the child, Recognizing the importance of international cooperation for improving the living conditions of children in every country, in particular in the developing countries, Have agreed as follows:
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Article 30
In those States in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities or persons of indigenous origin exist, a child belonging to such a minority or who is indigenous shall not be denied the right, in community with other members of his or her group, to enjoy his or her own culture, to profess and practise his or her own religion, or to use his or her own language.