Students enrolling in this subject are expected to have foundational knowledge, skills and attitudes relevant to Indigenous Australian cultural competency. 

<p>This subject will enable students to explore health and wellbeing as a holistic concept linked to community, environment and culture in order to extend their understanding of Indigenist approaches to health. Students will reflect on their standpoint and evaluate the relevance of language, policy, workplace culture and history to professional practice. This subject will provide students with the knowledge to apply a decolonising approach to the creation and delivery of health services which are responsive to the priorities of Indigenous Australian peoples and their communities. Students will reflect on their role as a health professional with respect to Indigenous health and wellbeing, and the development of authentic sustainable partnerships to deliver culturally safe healthcare. This subject will enhance students&#39; cultural capabilities, including strategies to manage and lead workplace change to foster secure health service environments.</p>

School of Social Work and Arts

Division of Students

Centre of Islamic Studies and Civilisation

School of Rural Medicine

School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences

Centre for Law & Justice

School of Information and Communication Studies

School of Dentistry and Medical Sciences

School of Education

School of Policing Studies

School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences

School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering

Division of Learning and Teaching

Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences

Faculty of Science and Health

School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences

Charles Sturt University Engineering

Centre for Customs and Excise Studies

School of Indigenous Australian Studies

Australian Graduate School of Policing Security

School of Psychology

Faculty of Arts and Education

Division of Student Success

School of Business

School of Theology

Centre of Rural Dentistry and Oral Health

HLT517 - Indigenous Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing

Indigenous Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing

be able to examine and apply the core principles of culturally responsive health partnerships to explore the complexity of working with diverse Indigenous communities;

be able to apply a decolonising framework to the collection, use, and interpretation of data in professional practice;

be able to design and justify strategies for continued personal and professional learning to further develop cultural capabilities for health practice

be able to identify and analyse opportunities to enhance health outcomes for Indigenous Australian peoples through advocacy and change leadership in the profession; and

be able to critically analyse their evolving understandings of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian cultures, histories and contemporary contexts to challenge the taken for granted discourses that frame contemporary health service delivery;

be able to demonstrate a decolonising approach to decision making to create innovative health services for Indigenous Australian people and their communities with due consideration of all relevant legal, professional, ethical standards and Codes of Practice;

be able to apply Standpoint Theory to reflexively examine the social, cultural, historical, and institutional forces that impact their practice as a health professional;