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MAP4200

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18 September 2017 28 December 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelPostgraduate
FacultyFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
OfferedClayton First semester 2015 (Online)
Coordinator(s)Associate Professor Karen Adams

Synopsis

This unit develops and strengthens practical skills required for implementing Indigenous equity. Delivery of effective, high standard services to Indigenous people is one of the enduring challenges facing a variety organisations and providers. In this unit students will explore and engage in practical skills of: cultural safety; partnership building; organisational development and analysis of the strengths based evidence. Students will be provided opportunity to critically analyse current practices in Indigenous equity, design evidence based advocacy and create a strategic change plan of relevance to their professional work and aspirations.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Explain cultural safety and intercultural communication.
  2. Critically analyse policies and standards shaping Indigenous equity relevant to the student's area of professional expertise.
  3. Critically analyse Indigenous populations and statistics relevant to the student's area of professional expertise.
  4. Critically analyse partnership processes with Indigenous peoples.
  5. Construct a change management plan to incorporate principles of human rights and equity relevant to Indigenous issues.

Assessment

Case study reflection (1,200 words) (20%)
Letter to editor (500 words) (15%)
Peer review change plan (1,200 words) (15%)
Strategic change plan (3,000 words) (50%)

Workload requirements

Off-campus: a minimum of 10 hours of personal study per week.

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Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Karen Adams

Co-requisites

Enrolment in a postgraduate program.