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Unit of Study CUL00408 - Health and Indigenous Australian Peoples (2018)

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Unit description

Examines the conflicts between Indigenous healing practices and the mainstream health industry. The concepts of Indigenous wellbeing, spiritual integrity and community cohesion are explored, and the impact of colonisation on the health status of Indigenous peoples is analysed from historic and contemporary points of view. Aims to provide students with understanding and awareness of the socio-economic issues and cultural sensitivities required for delivery of effective and appropriate care by health workers and allied personnel.

Unit content

Theme 1 – A briefing in Indigenous issues

Topic 1 – Cultural Safety
Topic 2 – Policies- past and present
Topic 3 – Creating change

Theme 2 – Contemporary Health Issues

Topic 4 – Definitions of Health
Topic 5 – The relationship between socio-economic factors and the contemporary health status of Indigenous people
Topic 6 – Culture, values and beliefs
Topic 7 – The concept of well-being as practised by Indigenous Australian people
Topic 8 – Making contact with Indigenous people
Topic 9 – Reflecting upon your role

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast Session 1,  2,  2 Session 1,  2,  2
Online Session 1,  2,  2 N/A

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 discuss key concepts of health and wellbeing as determined by Aboriginal people
2 identify key stages of the colonisation process and its relationship to the contemporary health status of Australian Indigenous people
3 analyse the relationship between socioeconomic factors and the contemporary health status of Australian Indigenous people
4 explain how primary health care and/or health promotion enhances the wellbeing of Indigenous people
5 discuss the health professional's role as an agent of social change.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. discuss key concepts of health and wellbeing as determined by Aboriginal people
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA7:
  2. identify key stages of the colonisation process and its relationship to the contemporary health status of Australian Indigenous people
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA7:
  3. analyse the relationship between socioeconomic factors and the contemporary health status of Australian Indigenous people
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA7:
  4. explain how primary health care and/or health promotion enhances the wellbeing of Indigenous people
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA7:
  5. discuss the health professional's role as an agent of social change.
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA7:

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