CSV2108 Culture Equity And Diversity Assessment – Australia.

Subject Code & Title : CSV2108 Culture Equity And Diversity
Assignment Type: Assessment
This group or identity could be very specific, like Ngoongar people of the Perth region, or children with Autism Spectrum Condition, or it could be more general, such as Aboriginal people in Australia, or lesbian women or refugees living in Australia. (If you are doing this assignment as an international student (international-based) you may choose to look at a
minority group in the country in which you are living. If you are an Australian-based student,you should look at a minority group in Australia).
CSV2108 Culture Equity And Diversity Assessment – Australia.

Part A: Write an essay that explores the position of this community or group within contemporary Australia. To do so you should draw on the various value positions described in this unit, and the history of this community within Australia. You should research widely outside the unit readings to demonstrate your ability to gain knowledge.

Some questions to help to frame your writing and research in part A:
a. What are the issues or events of major significance in the history of this community or group in Australia?
b.What policies or practices have informed the approach taken to this group in Australia?
c.(How) have these policies or practices changed over time?
d.What kinds of narratives or discourses have informed the ‘majority’ view on this group?
e.What other kinds of narratives or discourses have existed?
f.How has this group responded to/engaged with these narratives/discourses?
g.How are the policies/practices/narratives you have identified related to the various value positions we have discussed in this unit? (There may be more than one operating at once)
h.(How) has the dominance of these value positions changed? (ie is one now more prevalent than another?

Part B:
Write up a case study where you demonstrate how you as a community worker/human services worker/child care worker/family support worker would adopt a practice of valuing diversity when working with an individual or group from the community or group you have discussed in part A.

How does your practice demonstrate a shift from excluding/ignoring/fixing to valuing diversity?
Although your case study can be imagined, all information on service provision and value positions must be fully referenced.

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In Part B:
 You may invent your case study, or interview people working in the field to help you get a sense of a realistic case study
 Your case study should draw on researched material about service approaches you could take, and how these would play out
 You should refer to quality practice for community services via the Community Workers Practice Guidelines in formulating your response.
 How does your example of service delivery work as a change from excluding/fixing/ignoring that this group has experienced historically, to valuing?
 How would you plan your service provision? What model of service provision would you adopt? How?
 What are the actual practices that you would undertake with this group/individual? How does this reflect the valuing positon?
 What would the relationships of power between you and your client be like? How would this occur (in a practical and policy sense)?

Overview – writing your essay:
 Your assignment should be an essay that includes an introduction, body and conclusion. You may use headings to separate out Parts A and B if you wish, but NO dot points.
 The questions above should guide your planning and research. Your essay should not be a series of answers to these questions, but a coherent, well argued, well-planned essay.
 The total word count should be approx. 2000 words, which should translate to about 1000 words per section.
 There is no set number of references you need, and your paper will be judged on its use of references rather than the number of references. As a guide, five references, reasonably well used, would probably get a pass mark. Fewer would be unlikely to show enough depth of research. Please research widely – don’t just draw on the texts listed in the unit plan.
 Please try to embed and explain your quotes, if you use them. This means introducing a quote and then explaining what it means afterwards. Here’s an example paragraph that demonstrates how to make the most of a quote:

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Quotes can do so much work in a paragraph if they are well supported by the author and clearly explained. As Hopkins argues, the quote needs to be well embedded in the text: “It is of the utmost importance that the reader needs to be clear about why the quote is being used” (Hopkins 2016, p2). Here Hopkins underscores the value of making sure the reader really understands the author’s intention in using the quote. In using the sentences after the quote to explain it in their own words, the author allows the reader to really get a sense of what the author is trying to say.