Writing A Script On Cultural Competence

[juliet12]

I don't know how to answer questions I seriously need help.
1. Write a script for an imaginary conversation between you and a preschooler who has made a comment in in front of another child.demonstrate in your script,how you would role model best practices and encourage the child to learn about respecting diversity and fairness?discuss your responses with a peer or a supervisor
2. Access at least one policy from an education and care services that focuses on cultural competency or inclusive practices?how does it address possible diversity issue with a service?
Develop a short survey for families and staff members to complete if you were employed in a service

[panga38]

Can you share what you have written in response to the assignment. Then we can help.

[juliet12]

It happened in a classroom when a five year old mercy comments on her African-American friend's hair by asking?
Mercy: how come Lucy's hair is full of beads how does she wash it?
Me: mercy,Lucy likes to decorate her hair with lots of different colored beads,like you use bows
We can ask her how she washed her hair, I bet she uses shampoo just like we do

[panga38]

Hi there, I like the imaginary conversation but I think you need to add more thread to it, Iam thinking also that it would be great to here Lucy's response, could be she loves beads or they were a present from grand ma, or she leaves next door to a hair dresser. Right now it sound a little bit cheesy( not authenticity ) after all , not all African Americans were beads in their hair.
I know a policy that would be relevant, the inclusion policy and here is an extract from one i have read;

POLICY
This policy sets out the values, guidelines and strategies for:
6.1 Gender equity
6.2 Inclusion
6.3 Multiculturalism
6.4 Preventing heterosexism and homophobia

Key definitions
Inclusion: Inclusion is about ensuring that all children can participate and feel they belong. It
refers to the right that every child has to:
 be part of a child care community
 join in child care activities
 have a say in what happens to them.
Inclusion support facilitator : Inclusion support facilitators
are employed by inclusion support agencies funded by the Commonwealth Government, to
provide advice on inclusive practice to childcare services. Inclusion support facilitators also help
centres to access a range of practical supports.
Kindergarten Inclusion Support Services: A program offering supplementary assistance to
centres to support the inclusion of children with assessed severe disabilities into a funded
kindergarten program.
Multiculturalism: a practice that encourages interest in many cultures within a society rather
than in only a mainstream culture.
Related policiesRelated DSCCC policies:
 Behaviour Guidance Policy
 Child Orientation and Enrolment Policy
 Code of Conduct Policy – Parents, Guardians and Volunteers
 Communication Policy
 Complaints and Grievances Policy
 Curriculum Development Policy
 Excursions and Service Events Policy
 Interactions with Children Policy
 Occupational Health and Safety Policy
 Privacy and Confidentiality Policy
 Staff Code of Conduct
 Supervision of Children Policy
XOXO

[juliet12]

Thank you very much for your help! I just want to say I passed my assessments.

[panga38]

I am so glad to hear that you passed!

[juliet12]

Hello Panga how are you?
I need a little help on these two questions
1.additional cultural considerations include indigenous lifestyle preferences and views about gender and language preferences. research these considerations and reflect how they will affect service delivery to aboriginal and or Torres strait islander adults and children.

My ansa,
Birth ceremonies
In Aboriginal communities there are particular ceremonies associated with the birth
of a child. These ceremonies usually involve a feast and gift exchanging. In
historical times, “birthdays” were not generally celebrated; however, today many
Aboriginal people enjoy birthday celebrations in the same way as other Australians.
At the time of birth, or just before the birth, the child is given totems. A totem links the
person directly with creation time and the spiritual world, and with all living creatures
and the land of the Gamilaraay peoples. Totems define people’s relationships to
each other and give them particular rights and roles within the language group.

2. access an educational and care service's workplace induction program for information about how the service guides and supports the inclusion of all staff and their unique cultures.
Service guides:
The principles relating to children’s rights set out in the United Nations Convention
on the Rights of the Child, the Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics, and Federal
and State/Territory Equal Opportunity legislation will guide the service in determining
diversity and inclusion policy. The education and care service believes all children
have the right to have their culture acknowledged and respected and recognises the
importance of valuing the diversity of experience, perspectives, expectations,
knowledge and skills that any community of people will encompass, and will actively
support the inclusion of all children including those with additional needs

a. How to support the inclusion of all staff and their unique cultures:
- The service will aim to recruit educators/staff from diverse cultural and linguistic
backgrounds that reflect the cultural diversity of the community wherever possible
- All educators/staff are fully oriented to the service’s code of conduct/code of ethics.
- The nominated supervisor, educators and coordinators will attend professional
development that builds awareness of their own cultural beliefs and values,
increases their cultural competence and helps them to challenge discrimination and
prejudice.
- Lifestreamers Childcare will not accept any discrimination or bias towards any of
the children, families, staff or visitors attending the centre. Any staff who show signs
of the above will be given a written warning

[panga38]

That is a comprehensive answer. Well done! Just go over it again for typos and spelling errors, you should be fine.