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Formative assessment CHCDVI002 Activity Two List and explain in 300 words, the critical issues influencing workplace and professional relationships with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander co-workers. The current position in society of Indigenous people can be uncertain, in that many of them wish to retain their unique culture but often find it difficult to bat- tle against the forces of westernised culture and the interest of many of their own young people. This creates conflict and a discontent that relates back to their history and this conflict can have a negative effect on relationship build- ing with mainstream service providers. • Loss of the land To the indigenous people land was just not a geographical area, it incorpo- rates associated values, places, resources, stories and cultural obligations which are central to historical and spiritual wellbeing and to the indigenous heritage and tradition. Indigenous ties to the land are based in the dreaming. The lands were simply just taken over by white settlers and white settlements. •Language Language barriers or indigenous workers knowing their own language and how to speak in and understand but not knowing a great of white language and cause workplace and professional issues. •Education Not having the same opportunities or being able to take the opportunities for education • Invasion Indigenous people, the original inhabitants of Australia, generally refer to in- vasion. Mainstream Australias are now much more aware of the fact that an- glo-europeans settled a country that was already inhabitants. This however, one of the critical issues that has previously, and continues to, influence peo- ple and mainstream Australians.

• Stolen Generation Between 1910 and the 1970 up to 100,000 Aboriginal children were forcibly taken from their families by police or welfare officers, most of the children were under the age of 5 years old. There was no judicial process and cer- tainly no process that could be understood by the indigenous parents. The main movie to taking the children was to assimilate the Aboriginal children into Anglo-European society over one or two generations by denying and de- stroying their Aboriginality. • Rights On September, 2007 after 20 years of debate the United Nation General As- sembly adopted the declaration on the rights of indigenous people. The Gov- ernment has the responsibility at all levels to work towards integrating Indige- nous rights into policies and legislations. Those who provide or intend to provide for the health, welfare and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians need to understand these issues and to realise that it is necessary for the support services to reflect to complex history that af- fects Indigenous Australians

Formative assessment CHCDVI002 Activity Two Question Two How can community or health service workers develop ef- fective relationships with Indigenous communities and the individuals in them? List a least eight strategies. Engaging in proper consultation with Aboriginal people and communities on issues that affect them is an important process that must occur, particu- larly within government. Effective consultations should occur early and throughout the decision making process, which requires openness about how, why and when they are being consulted and how much influence they will have over the decisions being made. To ensure the effective conduct of consultative processes, there is a need to: Identify the sort of representation required in the first instance; work through local Aboriginal agencies to find the right person or group to link to and to get information on the best way to approach them. It is important to get this right to ensure that there are no divi- sions in the community. Effective consultation with Aboriginal organisations and communities.It must be understood that any consultations held with an Aboriginal community are generally held with a representative group of members of an Aboriginal community including key family groups, and not necessarily the whole popu- lation within a given area. Using the expression ‘we have consulted with the Aboriginal community’ implies that there has been a 100 per cent participation of Aboriginal people in the consultation process, when in fact it may only have been a small proportion of Aboriginal people who participated. Aboriginal peo- ple have often felt consultations left them powerless to affect government de- cision-making and for this reason prefer the term ‘negotiation’, which implies a more equal relationship where parties work through any conflict, finding ar- eas of agreement and agreeing to disagree if areas of conflict cannot be re- solved. Ensuring your service is culturally competent Indigenous Australians have maintained cultures that are in many ways dis- tinct from that of mainstream, non-Indigenous Australia. This cultural differ- ence has implications for both policy and practice. If services do not adapt to the contemporary Indigenous cultural context, they have little chance of im- proving outcomes in the long term. To be culturally competent, service organ- isations need to ensure that cultural knowledge shapes, the structure of the service; the specific practices and strategies employed; and the selection, training, and actions of individual staff members.

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Cultivating networks and relationship Research strongly suggests that services working in isolation often struggle to meet the complex needs of vulnerable and at-risk families (e.g., Indigenous families). Services that form partnerships and collaborations with other local community and government organisations are better able to ensure that those in need receive the right assistance. Some examples of organisations with which Indigenous-specific services have collaborated are: ▪ government departments and organisations (e.g., housing services, fam- ily services, Centrelink); ▪ other local service providers, both mainstream and Indigenous-specific (e.g., drug and alcohol services, community counselling services); ▪ health care providers (e.g., health care and sexual health clinics, mental health services); ▪ Indigenous cultural centres and organisations; ▪ schools, TAFE institutions, and universities; ▪ child care centres, parenting education providers, and toy libraries; and ▪ local businesses and shops. Working with rather than working on In the past, some service providers have been criticised for not involving the community in service delivery. Services for Indigenous Australians are most effective when the community is involved in both their planning and imple- mentation stages. When Indigenous Elders, community members, and other local service providers are engaged in a consultative process, the most im- portant needs of the community can be distinguished and the most appropri- ate methods of implementation can be identified. Working with (rather than working "on") Indigenous communities can be achieved when service providers adopt the following principles: • Involve community members. This includes involvement in both planning and implementation of the service. • Identify pressing needs. It is important to communicate with community members in order to identify their most pressing needs. Experience sug- gests that it is often best to start with small and achievable objectives, rather than trying to take on too much too early. Early successes often have a "ripple" effect, inspiring community confidence and motivating service staff. • Utilise existing networks, services, and resources. Some Indigenous projects have very successfully "piggybacked" services on the back of exist- ing activities, social events, and structures.

Acknowledge all the problems and solutions (not just the ones you think are relevant) The impacts of history have created a lot of mistrust. Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have, in their own lives, or the lives of their par- ents and grandparents, suffered significantly as a result of policies and prac- tices of control, repression and segregation. Equally, many Indigenous people have experienced, or know of, a litany of broken promises and ‘moving the goal-posts’. Added to this, many Indigenous people complain, with justifica- tion, that ‘we are the most consulted people in the world, and the least lis- tened to’. For all these reasons, many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be initially wary when they are meeting with you. It will be important, if they raise it, that you acknowledge the wide range of challenges and injustices – past and present, that they have faced Cultural Awareness Is the understanding of the differences between themselves and the people from other backgrounds, especially differences in attitudes, beliefs, percep- tions and values. Taking the indigenous cultural backgrounds and under- standing them for who they are and why they think the way they do. Respect Always be aware of the need to consult Elders and treat them with respect, Respect, acknowledge, listen and respond to the needs of Aboriginal people and communities in a culturally appropriate manner. Respect cultural values, protocols and way of doing business

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