CHCDIV002 - Scenario: Alfred - Going To Kindy

[Tayla2]

hi, I have a scenario and have to answer the questions , would like to know if I'm the right path , and if I have left anything out.

Alfred lives with his mother, older brothers, younger sister and maternal grandmother in a large country town. Alfred’s mother works part time in a dental surgery, his older brothers are both working on rural properties and his older sister has just graduated as a school teacher. His mother and grandmother both drop off and pick up Alfred as quickly as possible and look at the ground when talking to the educators.

Alfred (4 years) loves fishing. He has four fishing rods and has asked his sister to buy him a new one for his birthday. Alfred tries to go fishing every day. He has several favourite spots on the river and tells his mother that he has some secret spots.
Alfred hates long day care. He tells his mother that kindy is ‘only for the white fellas’.
Alfred’s mother tells him that he has to get a good education so he can get a good job.
‘Na, gunna go fishin when I get a big man. Fishin’s deadly!’ ‘Well, you’re not a big man yet and I want you to go to kindyl.’ Alfred smiles and looks across to his grandmother.
‘Whadda you think nana? Fishin’s deadly ain’t it?’
Alfred’s mother has approached the kindy to help with this issue. Your nominated supervisor has asked you as the educator to work with Alfred one-on-one to offer him extra support.

Kearns, 2012
Element one – Identify cultural safety issues in the workplace
Q1 What is the potential impact of Indigenous history, traditional beliefs and cultural diversity on your work with Alfred? How can you learn from history to support Alfred and his family to feel safe? (KE5) Element 1-1.1
answer:
I would explain that kindy is for everyone to come and play to work together to make friends and maybe one day you and your friends from kindy can go on a fishing trip with you.
Well in this situation as you know Alfred really enjoys fishing so I would create an environment and activity’s around fishing to help build a strong relationship with Alfred, I would talk to Alfred’s mother daily to make sure she knows he is safe and what we strategies we have done to try and make him feel more comfortable coming to kindy. Ask the mother and grandmother if they can spend some time with Alfred when dropping him off and picking him up, talk to them ask if they could come in one day to talk to the children and staff about their culture.

Q2 Read the following statement and suggest what it may mean in relation to the importance of acknowledging the cultural identity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in school settings. (PE2) Element 1-1.2
’When the children go to school, they take their families with them.’
How will you build Alfred’s pride in being a ‘strong and smart’ aboriginal child supported by his family? (C. Sarra;2012)
answer: By creating an environment that is safe for Alfred where everyone is treated equally and let Alfred explore his identity, have respect, share knowledge and experience of learning, living and working together with dignity and truly listening. By respecting and supporting Alfred’s beliefs, values and expectations and preferences making him feel part of a culturally secure environment.

Element Two - Model Cultural safety in own work
Q3 What do you do and say to create a culturally safe place and trusting relationship in consultation with Alfred and his family? (Element 2 – 2.3)

a) How will you communicate with Alfred’s family?
answer: By communicating with a smile on my face and say hello, give them space, communicate awareness and respect have visual cues in environment such as indigenous artwork, flags, recourses such as puzzles, music instruments, dress up clothing that represents their culture. Ask what do they do at home to implement it into the program for Alfred.

b) How will you consult with Alfred’s family to support self -determination?
answer: By asking elders to come in and talk to Alfred’s family, ensure Alfred and family receive appropriate care and attention and let them have the right to freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.

c) Who are the community agencies or people that could be included to support Alfred? (Element 3-3.1 and element 2 -2.4)

answer: Elders, aboriginal liaison officer to come in and help communicate with the family to develop strategies and support to create a better relationship with Alfred and his family. have aboriginal and Torres strait islander’s colleagues and interpreters

Q4 it is important to foster confidence and self-esteem to build resilience for Alfred. How will you evaluate your plans to include Alfred and ensure he feels he belongs in your early childhood service?

answer: By involving Alfred in expressing how he feels and how would he like to see change to make him feel safe and belongs in the service, by involving elders Alfred’s family and other aboriginal and Torres strait islander support people to discuss each other’s expectations and attitudes and subsequently to build on each other’s knowledge to develop their understandings. Also, identifying and utilising effective ways to develop and maintain effective relationships and evaluating and revising programs and services on an ongoing basis with appropriate engagement with aboriginal or Torres strait islander people. Also, following services policy and producers to prevent this from happening.

Element Three - Develop strategies for improved cultural safety
Q5 How will you increase participation of Alfred’s family in the delivery of your program? (Element 3- 3.2 and 3.3)
answer: by creating a relationship with Alfred and family have a significant effect on the children’s involvement and success in learning, have a respectful and caring relationship with Alfred and family, they are able to work together to construct curriculum and learning experiences relevant to children in their local context, collaborative relationships with Alfred’s family are fundamental to achieving quality outcomes for Alfred and community partnerships with other aboriginal community. Ask Alfred’s family to come in and share the knowledge and do culture activates for the program.


Element Four - Evaluate cultural safety strategies (4.1 and 4.3)
Q6 a) What strategies will you use to increase the chances of Alfred attending kindergarten on a regular basis?

answer: Having indigenous staff, involving family to spent time in the service, invite elders to do activities and play with Alfred, have different ways of communicating with Alfred and family learn their language to help communicate. Use photographs. Display positive open, clam considerate, non -judgement and uncritical approach ongoing personal and interpersonal skill development, forming partnerships with cultural groups. Involve the indigenous community.


B) How will you develop a positive sense of aboriginal identity for Alfred? How will you measure your success?
answer: By the program involving the indigenous community and knowing more about their culture. I will measure my success over time by communicating with Alfred and family and seeing Alfred become more confident and feel safe in exploring and wanting to stay and play instead of making an issue to come to kindy.

thanks tayla

[Lorina]

Good responses! Well detailed and thought out!

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Lorina

[Tayla2]

thanks

[Lorina]

You're welcome!

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Lorina

[Tayla2]

hi another question is there anything else I can add to these responses ?

Research the following two health issues that can contribute to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ill health.
a) Hearing loss and Indigenous children- Describe and outline your services response to fostering full development for an indigenous child with a hearing loss.
Answer: provide regular health checks that incorporate ear and hearing assessments allow for early identification and management and treatment, screening for ear disease and hearing loss, have a treatment program which is having multiple support from health service provider such as aboriginal health workers, general practitioners, audiologists and ear, nose and throat specialists. Care for kids ear campaign helps promote and aware of the issue.
b) Identify an indigenous community agency that can assist with a hearing loss diagnosis.
Answer: Australian hearing, doctors, aboriginal health care in the local community.
c) Diabetes and indigenous Australians- Describe and outline your services response to ensuring an indigenous child with diabetes has full healthy development.
Answer: promote healthy eating, keep active, have regular checks with doctor, health worker or nurse. Give medicine.
d) How will you communicate with families to ensure your healthy eating program leads to children’s health and well-being?
Identify 2 healthy traditional food recipes for Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander people you could use as a resource in your workplace.
Answer: by having a healthy eating display with postures and pictures, encouraging healthy eating in the program and the benefits to the health and well-being, communicate with parents daily also newsletters. Also promote physical activity. Australian salmon fish cakes and kangaroo spaghetti is an traditional food recipe suitable for children.

[Tayla2]

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[Lorina]

I think your responses are fine!

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Lorina

[Tayla2]

Thanks,

Could you help me, I need to create a guide to use when talking to aboriginal and Torres Strait islander families and children.

I'm not sure what how this guide could be? Like be resceptful, open minded, give personal space, visual cues , speak slow and allow time for them to understand

[Lorina]

This will help:

Working and Walking Together

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Lorina

[Tayla2]

thanks , this information is great . so to create my "guide" can it just be dot points about all the things you should consider when communicating with aboriginal and torrs strait islander community ?

[Tayla2]

here's another question, sorry I'm stuck on what to do.

Show that you are aware of your own cultural bias by choosing to research an area to develop more indigenous cultural knowledge in your work. Research and write a paragraph on this issue. e.g. Why do aboriginal people die on average 20 years earlier than other people.

[Lorina]

So an area could be, ATSI health, customs, traditions, language etc.

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Lorina

[Tayla2]

Thanks

[Lorina]

You're welcome!

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Lorina