Health Care – Non Medical Assignment | Online Assignment

Instructions provided in attachment.

About this assignment

Review the following TWO resources and write a Critical Reflection Journal for each. Critical reflection is not just about what you think – it is about taking all information and viewpoints into consideration, and then providing a justifiable and informed point of view. This means you need academic references to support your arguments and you may incorporate your own responses to the materials.

The assignment addresses Unit Objective 4: Select, appraise and display strategies for communicating with patients from culturally diverse backgrounds and/or for whom English is a second language.

Task requirements

Review the following two resources and write a 750 word Reflective Journal for each (2 X 750 = 1500 words).

1. Cross cultural communication: Tools for working with families and children. Pdf attached.

2. ‘Delivering health care for Aboriginal people in a person-centred way’ (view Part 1) youtube video below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8kx-MRtSGM

In each journal, address the following

Summary – Your summary should:

• Identify the health issues addressed in the resources;
• Identify (past and current) strategies employed to address the issues;

Analysis – In your analysis of the two articles, consider:

• How the strategies address (or fail to address) cultural competence.
• Whether the strategies identified are context/ issue specific, or whether they are applicable across different cultural contexts.

Reflection – In your reflection consider:

• What have you taken away as good advice from the strategies?
• Do you have further questions about the strategies? What would you do to address these questions?

Journal structure

Your journals should have a standard essay structure of introduction, body and conclusion followed by a references section that incorporates a minimum of three (3) additional references to support your work with at least one (1) scholarly, peer-reviewed source. In-text citations and end-of-text references should be in APA Style.

Formatting

• Document type: Microsoft Word document
• Font type: Times New Roman or Arial
• Font size: 12 pt
• Line spacing: double-spaced

Writing

Your journal must be written in an appropriate academic style, and with attention paid to grammar, punctuation and spelling. Visit the Academic Skills Centre link for resources and tips on academic writing. The word limit does not include references.

CRITICAL REFLECTION JOURNALS (40%)
Criteria
Fail (0-49%)
Pass (50-59%)
Credit (60-69%)
Distinction (70-79%)
High Distinction (80-100%)
Summary of issues and strategies (8 marks)
Identify the health issues addressed in the resources.
Identify (past and current) strategies employed to address the issues.
Fails to consider the topic question and/ or neglects to offer an informed perspective.
Health issues and strategies are provided as a list with little or no further explanation.
An attempt to link issues and strategies is made.
Links between health issues and health strategies are clearly presented.
The relationship between health issues and strategies are clearly described. A description of how or whether contemporary strategies are similar or different to previous strategies is presented.
Analysis of cultural competence and context (12 marks)
Evaluates how the strategies address (or fail to address) cultural competence.
Describes whether the strategies identified are context/ issue specific, or whether they are applicable across different cultural contexts.
Lacks comment on how the strategies address cultural competence.
Fails to describe how or whether the strategies are context specific or more broadly applicable.
A statement that the strategies address cultural competence is made but with little associated explanation. The applicability of strategies is commented on but with little additional explanation.
A basic attempt to explain how strategies address cultural competence is provided. A basic explanation of how the strategies are either context specific, or more broadly applicable is provided.
A clear evaluation and explanation of how the strategies address cultural competence is provided. A nuanced consideration of whether the strategies are broadly applicable or more context specific is provided. Examples may be used to help illustrate the point.
An evaluation of whether the strategies address cultural competence is provided. The evaluation uses relevant literature to clearly inform the assessment of strategies. A discussion of how strategies are context specific or more broadly applicable is presented. Example(s) are effectively used to illustrate the point.
Reflection on strategy value (12 marks)
What have you taken away as good advice from the strategies?
Do you have further questions about the strategies? What would you do to address these questions?
Reference to advice is minimal or unclear.
Questions are unclear.
Plan to address questions is absent or unclear.
Good advice is presented as a list repeated directly from the resources. Questions are presented but lack context. A basic plan of how to address them is presented.
Advice is explained in relation to an issue or problem. Questions arising from the strategies are presented along with a basic plan of how they could be addressed.
Advice is presented in the writer’s terms and is presented with context in mind. Questions are included with relevance to potential workplace scenarios.
Advice may be presented as an amalgamation of strategies, or the consolidation of elements from various strategies in a form that best addresses the professional needs and/ or cultural competence development. A clear statement of how questions will be addressed is provided, including details of sources or sites to be consulted