Diversity, Inclusion and Healthcare (11849.1)
Please note these are the 2024 details for this unit
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | On-Campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Discipline Of Nursing | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit | Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
This unit explores diversity and inclusion through the lenses of compassion and human rights and supports students to 'see' the person in the context of their relationships, family, and community. Developing healthcare practice with an awareness of diversity and inclusive approaches promotes safety in healthcare, reducing barriers to independent living and supporting people to live fulfilling lives.
Utilising narrative approaches and reflection, students will connect with the stories and perspectives of people and groups living with diversity to appreciate how existing health systems, structures and perceptions impact their experience in seeking or receiving healthcare. With this insight, students will explore inclusive strategies to work with, advocate for and promote the health and wellbeing of all people with diverse needs, their families and carers.
Students undertaking this unit will be supported to use considered and purposeful language and dialogue that preference ability, capability and strengths in self and others. Professional relationships and workplace cultures where diversity, difference and personhood are embraced will promote a respectful, safety culture for all.
1. Critically examine difference, bias and diversity in human experience and recognize human responses and how this affects intraprofessional and therapeutic relationships with others;
2. Deconstruct the concept of power within the healthcare system; critically reflect on the impacts of intersectionality, privilege and oppression on power inequity and human rights in healthcare;
3. Identify and apply trauma informed strategies, including sensitive language and communication approaches to enable ethical therapeutic interactions where autonomy and supported decision making is privileged;
4. Formulate a person-centred plan of care, using narratives and other evidence, so that people with diverse needs, identities and communication capabilities can be 'heard', partner in and lead their own care;
5. Reflexively examine the relationships between self compassion, healthcare quality and professional longevity; and
6. Explore and illustrate the relationships between health workforce diversity, collegiality and healthcare service provision.
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
10194 Therapeutic Use of Self 1
Utilising narrative approaches and reflection, students will connect with the stories and perspectives of people and groups living with diversity to appreciate how existing health systems, structures and perceptions impact their experience in seeking or receiving healthcare. With this insight, students will explore inclusive strategies to work with, advocate for and promote the health and wellbeing of all people with diverse needs, their families and carers.
Students undertaking this unit will be supported to use considered and purposeful language and dialogue that preference ability, capability and strengths in self and others. Professional relationships and workplace cultures where diversity, difference and personhood are embraced will promote a respectful, safety culture for all.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Critically examine difference, bias and diversity in human experience and recognize human responses and how this affects intraprofessional and therapeutic relationships with others;
2. Deconstruct the concept of power within the healthcare system; critically reflect on the impacts of intersectionality, privilege and oppression on power inequity and human rights in healthcare;
3. Identify and apply trauma informed strategies, including sensitive language and communication approaches to enable ethical therapeutic interactions where autonomy and supported decision making is privileged;
4. Formulate a person-centred plan of care, using narratives and other evidence, so that people with diverse needs, identities and communication capabilities can be 'heard', partner in and lead their own care;
5. Reflexively examine the relationships between self compassion, healthcare quality and professional longevity; and
6. Explore and illustrate the relationships between health workforce diversity, collegiality and healthcare service provision.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
Prerequisites
11835 Person Centered Practice in Nursing OR10194 Therapeutic Use of Self 1
Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
NoneEquivalent units
NoneAssumed knowledge
None.
Availability for enrolment in 2024 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | On-Campus | Dr Jo Gibson |
2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 29 July 2024 | On-Campus | Dr Jo Gibson |
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