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Course: Indigenous Cultural Awareness: Disability Sector Topics Covered: Culture, History and Putting Into Practice Learning Outcome(s): By the end of this session, you will be able to:

▪ Insight into people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background within the workplace, customer base and community with a disability.

▪ Understand cultural issues and how it relates to your business, recruitment, training and retention initiatives.

▪ Practical back at work tools for staff who mentor, manage and work with Indigenous staff or potential talent.

Resources: Data projector, PowerPoint presentation, whiteboard & markers, session plan, laptop, butchers paper, paper & pens, chocolates, selected hand out materials, work books, assessment tools, evaluation form.

Note to trainer: It is essential that the facilitators delivering this training undergo this specific Train the Trainer program with Corporate Culcha. Ensure all participants are encouraged to provide input into group discussions, as feedback regarding engagement and communication is

an essential for underpinning skills (communication, group engagement etc) for all elements.

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Time

Key Points to be covered Resources used throughout the session and Slide

5 Mins 5 Mins

Introduction and Setting the Scene Welcome participants to the training program, Acknowledge Country , explain difference with Welcome to Country & address any housekeeping items including:

Toilets, fire and emergency exits, WHS, mobile phone usage Start & finish times Go through Agenda slide

Structure of Session – give overview

Part A - Cultural Perspectives - Cultural behaviours that may impact on delivering services to Indigenous peoples Part B - Historical Perspectives - Exclusion to Inclusion Part C - Putting Into Practice - Disability sector specific data, initiatives and best practice

Whiteboard welcome PPT 1-2

2 Mins Describe Aims and Objectives: Aims Objectives

Read off slide

PPT 3

2 Mins Set the Learning Environment Discuss what it is about and what it is not about: Read notes on Slide 4 and from slide 5

PPT 4-5

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10 Mins Perceptions

Open question to the group, determining understanding with responses written on whiteboard. Use Images in the PPT to guide group discussion Use slide 7 and discuss the family on the slide – all different colours, shapes and sizes. All Aboriginal people besides the tall white guy in the middle. Discuss perceptions and the impact on service delivery. Use slide 8 - read quote and reaffirm that being Aboriginal is not just fulfilling the stereotypical look of an Aboriginal.

Slides and whiteboard or butchers paper PPT 6-8

2 Mins

Part A - Cultural Perspectives Allow 60 Minutes Introduce the Module

PPT 9

Perception Activity: Group discussion of individuals perceptions of Indigenous peoples i.e. look, social status, transients etc. The purpose if the activity is to highlight unconscious bias, and how it can affect our perceptions and therefore how we deliver services to Indigenous peoples. First ask group what they see in the Image on the slide (there are a number of images that can be recognised on the slide, including a man’s face, a woman reading a book and a turtle). See which ones they can identify and those they cannot. Discuss why they can see some and why they cannot see all (some may see all though). Ask group about their perceptions of Indigenous people, i.e. look, social status, transients etc. Use whiteboard or butchers paper to record.

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5 Mins Identity

Go through the slides firstly discussing Indigenous Australians, who they are, How the Government Defines them and how they define themselves.

PPT 10-13

10 mins What is Culture Go through slides

PPT 14-16 Slides and whiteboard or butchers paper

2 Mins Language and Cultural Diversity Discuss Diversity of Indigenous culture across Australia using the map to highlight different countries, different values and different beliefs. Also discuss different languages, access to food, clothing and interactions domestically and with International visitors and traders.

PPT 17

Activity: Ask the group to consider what identity means to them and importantly what do they know about Indigenous people in your region, their place names, their language and tribal groups.

Activity: Construct Culture Using the white board/ butchers paper, ask the group to consider what elements make up Indigenous Culture. Record on white board and separate responses into Implicit (below the line) and Explicit (above the line) facets outside the circle edge. In the centre of the circle put the core elements, i.e. Dreaming, Language, Spirituality and Land. Show PPT 16 to the group.

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2 Mins Land Discuss the importance of land and the difference between ownership, custodianship and belonging

PPT 18

5 Mins Family and Kinship Go through slides and discuss importance of Family and Kinship and the extended family and what it means in a disability context i.e. Guardianship, Carers etc.

PPT 19-20

2 Mins Ceremonies Discuss ceremonies and rituals and how they can impact on Indigenous staff and clients particpation

PPT 21

4 Mins Seperation Of Knowledge (Mens and Womens business) & Elders Discuss the separation of knowledge and the importance of Elders

PPT 22-23

5 Mins Cultural Differences

PPT 24-27

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5 Mins Post lunch rejuvenation activity Trainer’s choice

Activity

2 Mins Part B - Historical Perspectives Allow 70 Mins Introduce the Module

PPT 28

5 Mins Exclusion to Inclusion “To understand the present situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is to understand the past.”

PPT 29

10 Mins

Perspectives of Aboriginal people throughout history Pre Governor Phillip, Post Governor Phillip, Social Darwinism, The Great Chain of Being Theory Review and explain each slide according to Facilitator’s Guide

PPT 30-33

10 Mins Policy Considerations .

PPT 34

General Activity: Ask seminar participants to briefly write down, in their own experience, what are some of the key points of Aboriginal history they are familiar with. The intention is to reflect on this at the end of the Module and make additions to the list about some of the key issues participants learned today.

Activity: Question and Answer: Ask seminar participants to think about the slides presented on the topic moving forward in terms of when the policy was introduced, its intentions and purposes, its contents and actions and finally its impacts and outcomes on Aboriginal people and communities.

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10 Mins Protection Policies Go through slides

PPT 35-38

10 Mins Assimilation Go through the Assimilation slides , referring back to the Great Chain of Being theory

PPT 39-40

10 Mins Integration Question and Answer: What were some of the prominent activities that were happening around the world in the 1960s (integration era) and how did that affect Aboriginal people?

PPT 41-44

Activity: Question and Answer (after going through slides): What are the generational impacts the assimilation policy and planning has had on Aboriginal people and communities today? What might be the current impacts on Indigenous communities and people that you or your organisation works with? How do you think this affected connection with community and country, loss of identity and family for many Aboriginal people?

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5 Mins Self determination and recent legislation Question and Answer: How do you think self-determination policies improved the lives of Aboriginal people?

PPT 45-46

5 Mins Poverty and Prosperity Cycle Discussion: How does employment and opportunities within your organisation help Aboriginal people to move from the poverty to prosperity cycle? What does your organisation offer an Aboriginal person to help them to create better lives for themselves and their communities?

PPT 47-48

20 Mins Morning Tea

1 Min

Part C - Putting Into Practice 56 Minutes Introduce Module C In this module we will be discussing practical, back at work tools for those who:

mentor, manage and work with Indigenous staff and

engage with and provide services to Indigenous communities and clients.

PPT 49

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5 Mins

Introduce the concept of Cultural Competence Facilitator to read through slides. Discuss elements and strategies with the group

Slides, discussion and Whiteboard/ Butchers Paper PPT 50-52

5 Mins

ABS Data: Introduce ABS data; read notes on slide

PPT 53-59

Introduce National Data on Disabilty and Snap Shot Reading from the slide

PPT 60-61

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10 Mins

Introduce Indigenous Disability Data: Discuss, with the group, the Disability data, reading from the slides.

PPT 62-67

10 Mins Engagement and Efective Communication Discuss Indigenous Protocols, Engagement and effective communiction, elaborating on the rub and tension between Indigenous and Non Indigenous styles of communication and the differing expectations that can impact on consultation and negotiations between both.

White board PPT 68-70

Activity: Engagement Using the white board/ butchers paper, Ask the group to consider the critical success factors when engaging Indigenous communities, families and organisations, considering the rub and tension between non-Indigenous services and business expectations, versus Indigenous families, communities and organisation’s expectations. Get the group to construct responses and record on white board and separate responses Indigenous and Non Indigenous. Then show the correct response and discuss how to work within differences and using effective communication.

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25 Mins Where to Now

Activity : Break group up into 3 topic groups around Service Delivery, Access and Employment. Using butchers paper in each group, spend 15 minutes brainstorming how their site, division or organisation can improve their topic. Give each group 3 minutes each to feedback to the whole group.

Butchers paper PPT 71

Introduce Indigenous feedback from First People’s Disability Community Forums in held regional NSW & QLD on behalf of integratedliving Australia

PPT 72-73

5 Mins Summary and questions

PPT 74