Question

You are working in a community care setting. You are visiting an Aboriginal family today as part of the home visit services. What would be the advantage of asking an Aboriginal worker in the community to accompany you on the first home visit?

Answer 1

It will be easy to communicate with them through

· face to face Communication by

· Silence

· Language of the body

· Communicating in print

· Digital Chat

· Tv and/or Video contact

· Wireless Correspondence

· Interacting through photos

General considerations are mainly can :

• Use plain terminology – ensure minimization and complete clarification of jargon, acronyms or technical terms;
• Be mindful that words in different cultures may have different meanings
• Use various platforms to get the message out, including face-to - face calls , emails, newspapers, brochures , flyers, talk flyers, print media , community radio, videos , blogs and social networking.
• Use Aboriginal voices to highlight important success stories, and empower local people to share their experiences through the channels of communication.
• Use a mixture of mainstream and Indigenous media outlets to provide general and indigenous relevant knowledge.
• Use culturally unique elements for indigenous communications, such as elements of language, talent, architecture, and music.
• Be mindful that gender-specific elements that exist and should be considered for cultural reasons.
• Note that some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups are faced with poorer literacy and numeracy.

• Be active knowledge providers while certain aboriginal groups wait to obtain information from government rather than seek it out.