Communication and Diversity: Worldview and Privilege Essay

  Order Description     Cultural respect is essential for effective health service delivery to people of all backgrounds, but is especially significant in the context of the unacceptably poor health outcomes in Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. This assignment has been designed to provide you with a beginning understanding of historical events that have resulted in these health disparities and how power and privilege can impact on health outcomes. This assessment provides you with an opportunity to demonstrate development of the graduate attribute, Indigenous Cultural Respect and your written communication skills. A detailed marking matrix is available in the attached files, based on the REM Framework. REM stands for Respect, Engagement and sharing and Moving forward together. First year students are expected to be able to demonstrate respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, the first element of the REM framework.     watch the mini-series 'The Secret River' and submit an essay that explores issues of power and privilege portrayed in the film; demonstrates insight into how colonisation continues to impact upon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' health and how an understanding of this phenomena can contribute to nurses providing culturally safe care. Students will also be assessed on the depth of respect evident in the work and their ability to use appropriate terminology and portray people sensitively.