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Identify cultural safety issues in the workplace
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The Potential Impact of the cultural factors is directly associated with the policymaking and their implication with the Torres and Strait Islander People. In fact, some of the factors affecting service delivery include the differences of cultural backgrounds, ensuring cultural competency, having positive modes of communication in terms of explaining the policies of the government, focusing on the right policy and accuracy in hiring the experienced staff to implement it and adhering to an approach that is driven from the action approach. The difference of cultural backgrounds at times hinders the process of service delivery; the professionals involved in this work encounter problems when they are not able to ‘connect’ with the local people. it automatically brings in the factor of hiring trained and experienced staff here.
    The core competency level of delivering services and framing policies also relates to the fact that all of the actions should be driven from the approach of holistic field work. At theoretical degree, it is easy to identify the needs and expectations of Aboriginal people, however, on the grounds of practical implication; it requires efforts to be made in order to implement the desired frameworks. For example, a work action strategy will be to understand the historical context of the community which is given over some points in the chapter. For example, “Before Australia was colonized, it is estimated that there were over one million Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inhabitants. This population declined post-colonization, leaving only 60,000 of them by the 1920s. Also, The removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their own families happened systematically between 1910 and 1970, so as to remove their culture and identity. The official reason was for their safety and well-being, but the 1997 report – Bringing them home: The 'Stolen Children' – found that the results were often less positive than those children who remained with their birth family.
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    The critical issues affecting the relationship and communication with the Aboriginal people is associated with couple of factors. At first, the community people are not provided with enough opportunities to become the part of mainstream society; it implies that there is a cultural gap between them and the modernistic approach with which, the society has progressed. For example, the knowledge of Aboriginal people about the digital advancing of the world is nominal i.e. these people do not know much about the technology and other stuff therefore; they are unaware of the social and economical trends. It hinders their progress and at the same time, it obstructs the process of positive changes that policymakers can bring in their lives.
    Secondly, as per the norms of the communication, these people are not well connected to the modern versions of English as their native language. The recursive state of knowing about the linguistic expressions is absent in their communications. Also, the kind of communication which is usually established with them is not of that much quality which is expected i.e. their lack of knowledge, expressions about the words as well as common modes of usual communication is absent. Thus, they feel alienated because of their own linguistic barriers that need to be brought down in order to access their deep social values. People within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community view health from a wholesome point i.e. not only the physical, but also the social, emotional and spiritual health of the whole community. Another aspect is their strong bond with the land, especially that of their people. As such, they prefer to use the term "social and emotional wellbeing" to "mental health", as this presents a more holistic approach to health (Australian Health Ministers, 2003). As their perception of health is different to the rest of the population, they may only utilise health services/hospitals when their condition is severe, or their local area has limited facilities. They may doing so otherwise is unhelpful, due to cultural and gender differences. They may view things such as hallucinations, negative feelings or pain as a personal/spiritual issues, rather than health ones.
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    In Australian Constitution, the emphasis is laid over the term ‘sharing’ to present the key drivers of cultural safety given to the Torres and Strait Islander People. The standpoint of the term share in the constitution means that Australian government means to implement shared social values, respecting the values of culture that are mutually shared as well as signifying the need of shared knowledge with one another. The holistic growth of communities across nation is possible only when cultural respect is provided on mutual bases and opportunities to growth are given to all. The Aboriginal people belong to such a rare category which is identified by Australian constitution. All decisions related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights cannot be made without their consultation and any legislation which affects their dignity, culture preservation, their right to share equitably in national growth or their ability to participate in government requires negotiations with their representatives. However, despite these provisions, actual participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Commonwealth, State, Territory or local government continues to be very low. Therefore, their voice and concerns are underrepresented unless more of their people seek to take part in government or establish Aboriginal Local Councils. Thus, there is a formal combination of the constitutional provisions as well as the native support that Indigenous people may seek to secure their rights related to cultural safety.
Their cultural values, legacy with which they have preserved their cultural practices as well as the rich and deep knowledge of the past is something that should be highlighted and it should be shared with the common Australian people; all of it requires the reforms at strategic level so that the best services can be offered to Aboriginal people to alleviate their normal living standards. It is likely possible that barrier may impact the overall process of ensuring cultural safety here. as per connection between their healthcare and cultural beliefs, Their beliefs mean that many people in their community may have undiagnosed conditions. The estimated life expectancy is 20 years lower than other Australians for males and 19 year for females (Australian Health Ministers, 2004), with higher mortality rates across all...