Unit Outline

This unit explores how colonisation impacts the contemporary health situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their access to and engagement with health services . Cultural safety, self-determination, collaboration and anti-racism are central concepts within this unit. You will have the opportunity to reflect upon your responses to racism personally and professionally critically and explore how one’s cultural positioning impacts health care delivery and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. You will also engage in activities that strengthen self-awareness and reflection and which promote your capacity to demonstrate sensitivity and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures in the context of providing culturally safe health care. This unit will equip you to become a health professional who can advocate for approaches in health care practice, health service delivery, and population health initiatives that are anti-racist, culturally safe, and further self-determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Examine how colonisation impacts the contemporary health situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their access to and engagement with health services.
2	Analyse how strategies to incorporate knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and concepts of health and wellbeing into health care practice enhance cultural safety.
3	Critically reflect upon own responses to racism personally and professionally, and clearly articulate how one’s cultural positioning impacts health care delivery and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.
4	Evaluate approaches in health care practice, health service delivery, and population health initiatives that are anti-racist, culturally safe, and support further self-determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
5	Communicate effectively and respectfully in a professional and culturally safe manner and skilfully adhere to academic requirements.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

Based on student feedback that video preparation enhanced their engagement with the unit by connecting them with their peers and their future health professional work, we added the option of using this format for assessment items.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Online Quizzes	Week 3	10 %	LO1, LO2, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service Video Interview	Week 5	40 %	LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Assessment Task 3:	Critical reflection about learnings portfolio	Week 13	50 %	LO3, LO4, LO5

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Online Quizzes

Task Description:

This is a series of 3 online quizzes designed to promote your readiness for the peer-led, experiential activities in your on-campus workshops. Questions will be drawn from online learning materials.

Task Length:

3 quizzes of 10 questions (total 30 questions)

Due Date:

Week 3

Weight:

10 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Examine how colonisation impacts the contemporary health situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and their access to and engagement with health services	LO1
2	Analyse how incorporating knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and concepts of health and wellbeing into health care practice enhances cultural safety.	LO2
3	Identify health initiatives that are anti-racist, culturally safe, and further self-determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.	LO4

Assessment Task 2: Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service Video Interview

Task Description:

In this assessment task you will research an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (ACCHS). You will analyse how the ACCHS is culturally safe and clinically effective.
A student peer, using a provided list of questions, will interview you for a role as a health professional working at the ACCHS you have selected. In the interview you will draw on your analysis of the ACCHS to show:
• your awareness of the links between your own positioning and your future health care with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
your understanding of how self-determination underpins culturally safe health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Task Length:

Interview preparation: 750 words and Video interview: 5-7 minutes

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Analyse the relationship between cultural safety and the ACCHS’ strategies to incorporate knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and concepts of health and wellbeing into health care practice	LO2
2	Present an insightful evaluation of your responses to racism personally and professionally and how this may shape your health care practice with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.	LO3
3	Establish links between self-determination and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing.	LO4
4	Communicate effectively and respectfully in a professional and culturally safe manner.	LO5
5	Provide evidence of in-depth engagement with appropriate academic literature and other resources and skilfully adhere to presentation conventions.	LO5

Assessment Task 3: Critical reflection about learnings portfolio

Task Description:

In this assessment task you will share a critical reflection about the learnings portfolio you created during individual and collaborative online and in-class activities during the semester.

Your reflection will critically examine your learning journey through the learnings portfolio and your growing understanding of how cultural safety, collaboration, self-determination, and anti-racism can inform health care for and with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at individual, interprofessional, and population levels.

You will critically discuss your ongoing learning about how one’s cultural positioning impacts health care delivery and outcomes for and with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.

Task Length:

2000 words or self-narrated video up to 12 minutes

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

50 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Present an insightful evaluation of your own cultural positioning and how this may shape your health care practice with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.	LO3
2	Develop an argument that discerns the significance of cultural safety, collaboration, self-determination and anti-racism in health care for and with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.	LO4
3	Propose culturally safe health care practice for and with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in health care practice, health service delivery, and population health initiatives	LO4
4	Communicate effectively and respectfully in a professional and culturally safe manner.	LO5
5	Provide evidence of in-depth engagement with appropriate academic literature and other resources and skilfully adhere to presentation conventions.	LO5

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater.

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.