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Practical Assignment

Overview
The goal of this practical assignment is to assess your practical knowledge and skills in:

▪ Analysing the impact of various elements to your work and work role

▪ Identifying the effects of your culture on others

▪ Identifying considerations, rights and responsibilities when working with people from
diverse backgrounds

▪ Reflecting on your perspectives, biases, limitations and experiences involving


misunderstandings and differences
This assessment is divided into 10 tasks:
1. Task 1 – Effect of Cultural Awareness, Safety and Competence on Work Roles
2. Task 2 – Meaning of Diversity to Your Workplace
3. Task 3 – Your Culture and Its Impact on Others
4. Task 4 – Your Culture and Its Impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and
Other Refugees
5. Task 5 – Ethical Considerations for Working with Diversity
6. Task 6 – Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Workers, Employers and Clients
7. Task 7 – Ethical Rights and Responsibilities of Workers, Employers and Clients
8. Task 8 – Your Social and Cultural Perspectives and Biases
9. Task 9 – Your Limitations and Ways to Improve on Them
10. Task 10 – Impact of Diversity on Misunderstandings and Difficulties in the Workplace
For these tasks, assume that you are working with people from diverse social and cultural
groups and situations, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
You are required to:

▪ Answer the following questions based on your work role, workplace and culture

▪ List the considerations, rights and responsibilities relevant to working with diverse
people

▪ Review the instructions in each task included in this Practical Assignment.

▪ Record your responses as required in the instructions for each task.

Albert Education and Training | RTO: 46142


Phone: (03) 4804 6738 | Email: [email protected] Version 1.0
Address: 470 St Kilda Rd Melbourne VIC 3004 58
Task 1 – Effect of Cultural Awareness, Safety and Competence on Work Roles
Identify two different work roles in your industry. In your own words, describe
how each of the following concepts impact the roles you identified when
working in a diverse workplace:
i. Cultural Awareness
ii. Cultural Safety
iii. Cultural Competence

Workplace Roles

Impact of: Role 1: Aged Care Support Role 2: Disability Support


Worker Worker

Understanding the cultural Cultural awareness helps in


background and traditions of understanding how disability is
elderly clients is essential in perceived in different cultures.
respecting dietary preferences, Some communities stigmatize
religious practices, and disabilities, while others may
i. Cultural communication styles. For have unique ways of providing
Awareness example, some elderly clients support. A culturally aware
may require halal or kosher worker will respect the client’s
meals, while others may have preferences in receiving care.
specific cultural beliefs about
aging and healthcare.
Ensuring that elderly clients Cultural safety means
feel valued, respected, and safe creating an environment where
when expressing their cultural clients feel safe and free from
identity. This includes providing discrimination. For example, a
culturally appropriate services, non-verbal client from a refugee
ii. Cultural Safety such as allowing Indigenous background may need alternative
clients to have access to an Elder communication methods (e.g.,
for support or enabling clients to pictorial communication) that
speak in their native language align with their cultural comfort
with interpreters. level.
A culturally competent aged In disability support, cultural
care worker will continuously competence means adapting care
learn and adapt to the specific approaches based on the client’s
needs of diverse elderly clients. cultural expectations. For
iii. Cultural This includes understanding instance, some cultures rely on
Competence religious rituals, end-of-life family-based caregiving, so
customs, and family dynamics in support workers must involve
different cultures. family members in care planning
where appropriate.

Albert Education and Training | RTO: 46142


Phone: (03) 4804 6738 | Email: [email protected] Version 1.0
Address: 470 St Kilda Rd Melbourne VIC 3004 59
Task 2 – Meaning of Diversity to Your Workplace
Provide three statements that explain what diversity means to your workplace
setting.
Submit excerpts or copies of documents that you reviewed to your assessor for
their reference. This can include:

▪ Policies and Protocols

▪ Vision-Mission

▪ Company Philosophy

▪ Other relevant documents


You may also complete this task using the documents below if you are unable to
access any actual documents in your workplace.
Lotus Compassionate Care – Staff Handbook
Lotus Compassionate Care Hiring and Recruitment Guidelines
Lotus Compassionate Community Engagement Programs
Lotus Compassionate Care Mission Statement
Lotus Compassionate Company Philosophy

i. Diversity ensures that every employee, client, and community member is


treated with respect, regardless of their cultural background, ethnicity, religion,
gender, age, or ability. It fosters an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued
and heard.

ii. A diverse workplace embraces different perspectives, skills, and life


experiences, improving teamwork, problem-solving, and service delivery. In aged care
and disability support, understanding cultural preferences helps provide more
person-centered care.

Albert Education and Training | RTO: 46142


Phone: (03) 4804 6738 | Email: [email protected] Version 1.0
Address: 470 St Kilda Rd Melbourne VIC 3004 60

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