Nursing Context 3: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Health and Cultural Diversity (SHMCN6003)

In this course, students will develop an understanding of the diversity within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, and will explore cultural protocols, varying lived experiences and specific beliefs of health and well-being. Students will critically analyse and reflect on their lived experience and cultural lens, enabling development of an awareness of unconscious bias and preconceived ideas and stereotypes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. The course allows students to develop an understanding of the construct of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity and how this relates to health and well-being. Through recognition of the impact of colonisation and consequent settler relations, the intersectionality of historical, cultural and social factors that impact on health will be analysed and understood from a contemporary context. Students will explore varying health policies, from a Federal interventionalist and State control perspective, to appreciating the emphasis on the development of Community-controlled approaches. The importance of community holding sovereignty in response to health needs will be identified by investigating community responses and approaches through the formation of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) and other agencies, along with stakeholders and peak bodies, who provide cultural governance and direction for service providers. Students will resource literature authored by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People, presenting authentic voice and a differing cultural lens. Through this, students will be able to identify the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing, Midwifery and health advocate leaders in this space. Students will analyse effective strategies, programs and practices for culturally responsive health care delivery, social and health research, and advocacy approaches. This will enable students to adopt reflective practice and incorporate lifelong capacity for providing culturally responsive and safe care when working with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and/or communities.

For further information regarding the course please refer to the Course Outline found at the following link (PDF, 185kB).

Credit point 15
EFTSL 0.125
Band 1

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)

A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a student contribution band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).

2024 contribution amount* - $555
2024 contribution amount - continuing student who commenced before 1 Jan 2021* - $555

* for Clinical Psychology (Clin Psych) & Professional Pathways (Prof Path) bands the contribution amount is determined by accredited course. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should visit our CSP page for further information.

Note: The Job-ready Graduates Package introduced new funding clusters and contribution amounts from the 2021 academic year. If you are a continuing student who commenced before 1 January 2021 studying units in disciplines with increased contribution amounts, you will continue paying the same amount (indexed each year) as you would have. For further information visit the Australia Government's Study Assist website.

Domestic Full Fee-paying

These places are offered for postgraduate studies or to CSP ineligible students and tuition fees are not subsidised by the Australian Government. Domestic postgraduate tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about domestic tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.

International Full Fee-paying

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