About Course
This course will guide you through understanding what culture is and the crucial importance of cultural awareness. You’ll discover strategies for developing your own cultural awareness and explore what it truly means to apply this in your role as a Disability Support Professional, including how to respect individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds. Finally, we’ll examine why cultivating cultural awareness is essential for meeting and complying with the NDIS Practice Standards requirements.
Upon completing this lesson, you will be able to:
1. Explain the concept of culture and articulate why cultural awareness is important.
2. Describe methods for developing cultural awareness.
3. Demonstrate cultural awareness effectively when working with participants.
4. Explain the necessity of cultural awareness for Disability Support Professionals to meet and comply with NDIS Practice Standards.
Course Content
Cultural Awareness
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Cultural Awareness
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Learning Objectives
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Learning Objective 1: What is culture?
00:48 -
Culture Influences
00:00 -
Culture Influences
00:00 -
Culture is present in our everyday lives
00:49 -
Iceberg Analogy
00:48 -
Why cultural awareness is important?
00:31 -
Global citizens
00:32 -
Reflective Practice 1
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Learning Objective 1 Complete
00:00 -
Learning Objective 2: How to become culturally aware?
00:00 -
Our culture
00:21 -
Look Within
00:44 -
Developing Awareness
01:39 -
Reflective Practice 2
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Learning Objective 2 Complete
00:00 -
Learning objective 3: Cultural awareness
00:31 -
People with a disability
00:35 -
Language barriers
00:26 -
Simplifying your Language
00:32 -
Tips
00:00 -
Non-verbal communication
00:44 -
Did You Know?
00:44 -
Understanding Family Relationships
01:04 -
Observing and Asking Questions
00:44 -
Aboriginal English
00:54 -
Reflective Practice 3
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Learning objective 3 Complete
00:00 -
Learning Objective 4: Respecting people from a different culture
00:56 -
Person Centred Active Support
00:29 -
Working with people from a different culture
00:35 -
Person-centred support
00:30 -
Individual values and beliefs
00:00 -
Privacy and Dignity
00:00 -
Independence and informed choice
01:02 -
Reflective Practice 4
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Learning objective 4 Complete
00:00 -
Summary
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