Project Part: A

1. your task is to develop strategies for improved cultural safety of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community in the organization. You will prepare a Power Point presentation that will cover the following:

• An opening slide with a summary of what will be covered in the presentation.
• Describe what cultural safety is and its importance in the workplace.
• Describe your strategy to support the development of effective partnerships between staff, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and their communities.
• Identify and communicate what resources you will utilize and how to promote the partnerships. This may include budget, human and physical resources.

2. Consider, that the opportunity to develop and deliver this presentation is already a way to use organizational resources and promote partnerships as a way to improve cultural safety in the organization.

• Two planned activities that you have devised to support the delivery of services and programs that are culturally safe and encourage increased participation in the organization.
• Design a indigenous aboriginal poster that promotes one of your two planned activities:
• Name of the activity
• Basic details (location, times etc.)
• Aims
• Who to contact for more information

Please note that the poster must demonstrate cultural sensitivity.

• Explain how you will integrate (2-3) strategies that encourage self-determination and community control in services and programs.
• Identify three (3) outcomes against which cultural safety strategies can be measured and document them in your presentation.
• Please inform the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander guest speaker that you will ask for their feedback about your strategies, activities, planned outcomes and your presentation.
• A thank you slide to close the presentation.

Background information on simulated work environment:

You are working as a Mental Health Support worker in "Live for Life"- a nationally recognized community service. "Live for Life" is committed to the health and wellbeing of disadvantageous groups and protect them from risk of harm, abuse, and neglect.

The "Live for Life" developed new programs, services, and initiatives to address inequities and improve Indigenous people's health and wellbeing in rural areas of NSW and Victoria. The purpose of the program is to 'close the gap' between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations in life expectancy, education, employment, access to services, housing, and other social wellbeing outcomes.

As a Mental Health support worker, you are required to develop a presentation to illustrate your strategies to improve and promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety in the in "Live for Life".

There are some resources are available at "Live for Live", to promote partnerships with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and communities.

Financial resource:	Live for Life has obtained $10,000 funding from The Department of Social Services (DSS) Grant to run this project for two years.
Communication resources	Live for Life has a well establish social media platform, such as website, LinkedIn, Facebook page, and Instagram.
Network resource	Live for Life has established partnerships with the following ATS agencies: Aboriginal Counsellinghttps://healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/learn/locations/nsw/organisations/1194/?title=Aboriginal+Counselling&contentid=1194_3 Baroona Youth Healing Centre https://healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/learn/locations/vic/organisations/1805/?title=Baroona+Youth+Healing+Centre&contentid=1805_3 Boorndawan Willam Aboriginal Healing Service (BWAHS) https://healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/learn/locations/vic/organisations/1502/?title=Boorndawan+Willam+Aboriginal+Healing+Service+%28BWAHS%29&contentid=1502_3
Human resources	There are currently five staff working on this project (One project director, two mental health support workers, two case workers). One staff come from local Indigenous community.

Ensure work practices are grounded in awareness of one's own cultural bias, for example:

• Be aware of your biases and prejudices when developing your program or service
• Reflect on what you have learned
• Bridge any cultural gap using effective communication skills and respecting differences
• Demonstrate cultural sensitivity.