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Cultural Orientation
Cultural Orientation & Information
The Cultural awareness/cultural safety training program was developed to support those who wish to work with Aboriginal people, it helps to give participants a greater understanding of the social, emotional and wellbeing of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as the safety of those who are working there, and as part of NTGPE’s strategic plan and RACGP and ACCRM training curriculum. This program is delivered to Medical students, GP Registrars, Junior Doctors and IMGs.
About the Northern Territory
The NT comprises one sixth of Australia's land mass and is 1,346,200 square kilometres in area. The NT population represents about 1% of Australia's total population of 19.5 million. With 17.5% of Australia's landmass the population density for the NT at June 2000 was 0.15 persons per square km, significantly lower than the national average of 2.53 persons per square km.
Population
The ABS 2001 Census put the NT population at 200,019 The Territory's indigenous population is 29% compared with a national average of just 2%, and 40% of those under 15.
About the Program
The program covers these five spheres:
- Political
- Cultural
- Social
- Economical
- Spiritual
The program examines the communtiy profiles relating to:
- Support
- General well being
- Resources
- Education
- Transport
- Food products
- Fuel
- Organisations
- Community government council
- Community controlled clinics
Communication methods are discussed:
- Interpreter service
- Resources
- Language
- Practical Implementation
- Decision-making
- Health workers
Country, economic & economic changes are discussed:
- Traditional Welcome to Country
- Ownership
- Homeland movement
- Skin group
- Connection to country
- Sacred sites
- Land management
- Caring for country
- Sharing
- Bush medicine
- Bush tucker
- Hunting tools
Kinship and family relationships:
- Family structure
- Roles and responsibility
- Hunter and gatherer
- Men and women business
- Relationship
- Avoidance system
“Sorry” business
- Death and dying
- Respect
- Grieving process
- Blame
- Payback system
- Self harm
- Mental health
- Name change
- Smoking ceremony
Spirituality and mental illness:
- Curses
- Dreamtime
- Art and craft
- Traditional Healing process
- Ceremony
- Song line
- Dancing
History and explore what effects have resulted:
- Stolen generation
- Genocide
- Racism
- Settlement
- Land rights
- Native title
Social issues
- Dress standards
- Permits systems
- Alcohol & drug abuse
- Petrol sniffing
- Community lifestyle
- Housing
- Age care
- Men’s health
- Women’s health
- Teen health and child health
What effects Culture change has caused in:
- Mining
- CDEP
- Hospital
- Medication
- Incarceration
- Childbirth
- Removal of the aged
- Disempowerment
- Disadvantage
- Misinterpretation
Health Services and Delivery:
- Roles of Aboriginal Health Workers
- Structure of health service
- Aboriginal medical services
- Community controlled health service
- Medication compliance
- Absconding
Protocols:
- Traditional law
- Traditional lifestyle
