Details for Culturally and Socially Diverse Practice
Quick Info
- Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
- Course code: SSC535
- Credit points: 10
- Subject coordinator: Rebecca Loundar
Prerequisites
Nil
Awards offering Culturally and Socially Diverse Practice
This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:
Unit Content
Outcomes
- Describe factors that inhibit the well-being of people in the Australian community and construct strategies to redress those issues;
- Critically analyse the culture, beliefs, social barriers, settlement, citizenship, verbal and non-verbal issues of a culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) community within Australia, and evaluate the support services available to the community;
- Develop the skills to counter potential adverse organisational or structural factors in a culturally sensitive and safe way;
- Apply advanced self- awareness of their cultural identity to enhance effective professional practice including the development of strategies to work with family/ community leaders, employing translation/ bi-cultural services.
Subject Content
- Principles of intercultural communication
- Cultural factors in professional contexts
- Intercultural differences in non-verbal behaviours
- Language, culture and professional relationships
- Evaluation of effectiveness in intercultural practice
- Ethical issues in cross cultural work
This course may be offered in the following formats
- Onsite (face-to-face)
- Online (e-Learning)
- Intensives
Assessment Methods
- Settlement and Support Paper (25%)
- Major Essay (50%)
- Role Play and Critique (25%)
Prescribed Text
- Sue, D.W. 2006. Multicultural Social Work Practice, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ.