Student Name Student Number Unit Code/s & Name/s CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people

Student Name Student Number Unit Code/s & Name/s CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people

CHCECE054 Encourage understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples cultures

CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice

Cluster Name If applicable Diversity Cluster

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Note to Student An overview of all Assessment Tasks relevant to this unit is located in the Unit Study Guide.

1.Diversity and value systems

As a teacher aide you will work with a diverse range of people. Some of them will hold values and attitudes and practice behaviours which are different to your own. Why is it important to be aware of your own values and beliefs?

Explain the following features of diversity in Australia that can impact different areas of work and life.

Features Description

Political diversity Social equality Productive diversity Cultural respect 2.Refer to the Learner Guide to answer the following questions.

In your role as a Teacher Aide when working with students, what does cultural safety mean?

Cultural awareness is the foundation of communication. What does it involve?

What does it mean to be culturally competent?

3.Scenario.

Scenario

Sallys mother, Janni, is an Elder from the Gubbi Gubbi tribe and she often tells Sally stories of her younger life on the mission and stories about the life of her own mother (Sallys grandmother) that were shared with her. Janni often does paintings and has given Sally some very intricate paintings with stories about her life.

With reference to the above scenario, what should Sally do if she wants to share these stories and paintings at school?

At the beginning of the Learners Guide, you are to view the video by Aunty Florence. You are to list three (3) main points that you have gained from watching this video.

What is intergenerational trauma and how is this passed on?

Intergenerational trauma is:

It is passed on by:

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia are considered a marginalised group. Use your desktop research skills to locate the website of Closing the Gap. Describe how this strategy was devised, what it addresses and what it hopes to achieve.

Closing the Gap was devised by:

Closing the Gap addresses and hopes to achieve:

Give two (2) possible impacts of discrimination, trauma, exclusion and negative attitudes towards marginalised groups.

1. 2.

4.Scenario

Scenario

Your school has a new family starting next week. They have just moved from the Torres Strait Islands. The family has two boys, Koen aged 7 and Waru aged 9. The students from this family speak both Meriam Mir and Torres Strait Creole, which is a mixture of traditional language and Standard Australian English. The principal has asked all staff to make sure that the school environment is as culturally appropriate and culturally safe as possible in preparation for their arrival.

The following questions are concerning the preparation for the arrival of the new family.

Refer to the National Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Education Strategy 2015 (updated 2020) to:

Select a statement that can assist all staff to prepare for their arrival and

Explain in ONE (1) paragraph how your statement relates to this scenario.

Statement selected:

How it relates to the scenario:

There are a number of staff roles who might be involved in preparing for this family before they arrive. From the list below, please select TWO (2) and explain in one (1) paragraph what their role will be for each. Principal, Teacher, Aboriginal Liaison Officer, Teacher Aide, Well- being officer, Staff Role, What they will do.

Staff role What they will do

Principal

Teacher

Aboriginal Liaison Officer Teacher Aide Wellbeing officer Research to find two (2) partnerships that a school could have with First Nations people (keyorganisations/Elders that you could connect with).

Partnership 1. Partnership 2. Identify a specific service for First Nations People that would be useful to Koen, Waru and his family (research may need to include terms such as Aboriginal and Indigenous).

Name of service: Phone number: Address: URL: Services offered: Provide two (2) support strategies for each of the items below:

School areas Strategy 1 Strategy 2

Supporting the student in the classroom Supporting the student in the wider school environment Developing their skills in communicating in English Assessing if the inclusion of the students has been successful (what will this look like) Helping the student remain calm in the event of conflict with other students List one (1) phrase you could guide the student to use themselves, in a conflict situation with another student 5.Following from the scenario in question 4, Koen and Waru are now attending school.

Give THREE (3) examples of support actions you could take in your role as a Teacher Aide in this situation.

1. 2. 3. In a paragraph, give a definition of Duty of Care (this must be in your OWN words) and give ONE (1) example of how you would demonstrate your Duty of Care while supervising Koen and Waru.

Definition: Example: You hear another student say to Waru, We dont want you on our team it is only for white kids.

Explain what you will say to this student and how you would address the issue:

Explain how you would follow up on the incident.

Scenario update 3 months later

You have been working individually with Koen and have spoken with your supervising teacher about your concern in relation to his lack of progress.

Your supervising teacher has asked to meet with Koens parents and requested that you make some notes and also attend the meeting to contribute a summary of your work over the last 3 months around Koens skills and progress.

In a paragraph describe how confidentiality of this meeting with the parents is maintained by all parties.

In reference to the scenario above, what are TWO (2) communication support strategies you could use in the meeting with the parents to avoid communication barriers?

1. 2. A suggestion was put forward to seek the assistance for an interpreter. How and why would an interpreter support Koen? Please refer to the Queensland Department of Education website, specifically information on Cultural and linguistic Diversity and Guidelines for interpreters in schools.

How would an interpreter support Koen?

Why would an interpreter support Koen?

6.Legal and ethical considerations

The following is a summary of the anti-discrimination legislation that guides your work practices in education settings. Use your internet research skills to accurately locate each piece of legislation. Provide an example of an ethical consideration that relates to each legislation.

Legislation Ethical considerations(What would this discrimination look like in an education setting?)

Age Discrimination Act 2004

Grounds of discrimination: Age (protects both younger and older Australians). Disability Discrimination Act 1992

Grounds of unlawful discrimination: Physical, intellectual, psychiatric, sensory, neurological or learning disabilities; physical disfigurement; disorders, illness or diseases that affect thought processes, perceptions of reality, emotions or judgement, or results in disturbed behaviours; presence in body of organisms causing disease or illness (e.g. HIV virus). Racial Discrimination Act 1975

Grounds of unlawful discrimination: Race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin. Sex Discrimination Act 1984

Grounds of unlawful discrimination: Sex, marital status, pregnancy, family responsibility (dismissal only).

The following describe the grounds of discrimination outlined by each state and/or territory. For each, you are to identify the name and year of the Act that apply to each state and/or territory. Please refer to the document - Australian Human Rights Commission, a quick guide to Australian discrimination laws to research your answers.

Grounds of discrimination State and territory laws

Discrimination on the basis of sex, sexuality, gender identity, relationship status, status as a parent or carer, pregnancy, breastfeeding, race, religious or political conviction, disability, including aid of assistance animal, industrial activity, age, profession, trade, occupation or calling, spent conviction, and association (as a relative or otherwise) with a person who has one of the above attributes.

Sexual harassment and vilification on the basis of race, sexuality, gender identity or HIV/AIDS status are also prohibited under this Act. Discrimination on the basis of sex, breastfeeding, including bottle feeding, chosen gender, sexuality, marital or domestic partnership status, pregnancy, race, age, disability, including aid of assistance animal, association with a child, caring responsibilities, religious appearance or dress, and spouse or partner's identity.

Sexual harassment is also prohibited under this Act. Discrimination on the basis of sex, relationship status, pregnancy, parental status, breastfeeding, race, age, impairment, religious belief or religious activity, political belief or activity, trade union activity, lawful sexual activity, gender identity, sexuality, family responsibilities, and association with or in relation to a person who has any of the above attributes.

Sexual harassment and vilification on the basis of race, religion, sexuality or gender identity are also prohibited under this Act. Discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation (including by association), marital status, pregnancy, breastfeeding, race, religious or political conviction, age (including by association), impairment (including by association), family responsibility or family status, gender history, and publication of relevant details on Fines Enforcement Registrars website.

Sexual harassment and racial harassment are also prohibited under this Act. Grounds of discrimination State and territory laws

Discrimination on the basis of race, including colour, nationality, descent and ethnic, ethno-religious or national origin, sex, including pregnancy and breastfeeding, marital or domestic status, disability, homosexuality, age, transgender status, and carer responsibilities.

Sexual harassment and vilification on the basis of race, homosexuality, transgender status or HIV/AIDS status are also prohibited under this Act. Discrimination on the basis of age, breastfeeding, disability, family responsibilities, gender, gender identity, intersex status, industrial activity, irrelevant criminal record, irrelevant medical record, lawful sexual activity, marital status, relationship status, parental status, political activity, political belief or affiliation, pregnancy, race, religious activity, religious belief or affiliation, sexual orientation, and association with a person who has, or is believed to have, any of these attributes.

Sexual harassment and the incitement of hatred on the basis of race, disability, sexual orientation, lawful sexual activity, or religious belief, affiliation or activity are also prohibited under this Act. Discrimination on the basis of age, breastfeeding, disability, employment activity, gender identity, industrial activity, lawful sexual activity, marital status, parental status or status as a carer, physical features, political belief or activity, pregnancy, race (including colour, nationality, ethnicity and ethnic origin), religious belief or activity, sex, sexual orientation, and personal association with someone who has, or is assumed to have, any of these personal characteristics.

Sexual harassment is also prohibited under this Act. Discrimination on the basis of race, sex, sexuality, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, breastfeeding, impairment, trade union or employer association activity, religious belief or activity, irrelevant criminal record, political opinion, affiliation or activity, irrelevant medical record, and association with person with an above attribute.

Sexual harassment is also prohibited under this Act.

7.Impact on individual workers when the applicants are overlooked or not employed due to their age, disability, race or gender identity. List THREE (3) impacts/consequences on individual workers, when applying for a job, they are overlooked due to discrimination?

1.

2.

3.

8.For each of the following key areas of diversity, what are their characteristics?

Areas of diversity Characteristics

Culture Race, Ethnicity Disability Religious or spiritual beliefs Gender, including transgender Intersex Generational Sexual orientation/sexual identity lesbian, gay, bisexual, heterosexual 9.Human rights.

What is The Declaration of Human Rights?

What is the relationship between human needs and human rights?

Locate the website for the Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs. What is the key responsibility that Queensland Government employees (including Teacher Aides) must adhere to in regards to Child Protection and Child Safety?

10.The 8-Ways of Aboriginal Learning is a pedagogy linking 8 different ways a student could learn a topic, with the aim of making it relevant to their world.

Select a topic, storybook or concept. Some examples include:

Topic: baking bread, water, shopping, bush garden, cooking, insects, animals

Story book: Tiddalick, Where the Echidna got his spines, How the Birds got their colours Where the Wild Things are, Possum Magic, Shoes from Grandpa

Write a paragraph for each of the 8 ways, describing how you could use each way of learning in an activity relevant to your chosen topic.

Year Level:

Topic:

STORY SHARING COMMUNITY LINKS

DECONSTRUCT RECONSTRUCT NON-LINEAR

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LAND LINKS SYMBOLS & IMAGES

NON-VERBAL LEARNING MAPS

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11.Explain, in at least one (1) paragraph, how diversity practices and experiences can have a huge impact on many areas of daily life.

12.Reflecting on and improving own professional practice

Read the scenarios in the table below and identify which of the following legal & ethical considerations should be taken into account, when reviewing and improving your own practice.

Legal & ethical considerations:

Work role boundaries responsibilities and limitations

Codes of Practice

Duty of care

Rights and responsibilities of workers and employers

Scenario Legal and ethical consideration

You attend a workshop and overhear a staff member making very negative comments about the school and some of the policies. You play sport on the weekend and there is a parent of one of the students you work with on one of the other teams. She sends you a Friend request. Your supervising teacher has asked that you undertake several new tasks that are not in your work role and which you do not feel you have the knowledge to do. As you live near the school you knew that a near-by house had a very loud 18th birthday party on the weekend. You notify the office of this and suggest that the groundsman do an extra check of the perimeter of the sports oval that is closest to where the party was held. Professional development should be an ongoing process. For each of the following, provide examples of professional development opportunities that improve your skills and knowledge.

Example of professional development

Industry networking Mandatory training requirements Informal learning Formal learning Professional associations Briefly describe a professional development opportunity that you can undertake, to best describe the listed learning style.

Learning style Professional development opportunity

Reading/writing Kinaesthetic Visual Auditory Provide two (2) examples on why it is important to recognise the requirements for self-care to enhance own practice?

1. 2. 13.Research TWO (2) formal self-reflection models and explain how you can use these to reflect on your own practices.

1. Model:

How you can use this to reflect on your practice:

2. Model:

How you can use this to reflect on your practice:

End of Assessment