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Assignment:
What have you learned about diversity that you didn't know before undertaking Work with Diverse People?
Prompts for discussion/answers:
- Did you learn any new definitions and terminology?
- Was your understanding of different diverse groups expanded?
- What are the social impacts of diversity?
- Which kind of legal protections relate to diversity?
How have your own social and cultural perspectives affected or limited your ability to communicate with diverse people? Please provide specific examples in your response.
Prompts for discussion/answers may include:
- Explain a situation where you were unsure which verbal or non-verbal strategies to use
- Not realising that someone belongs to a specific diverse group
- An unconscious bias that you've realised you held
How could you improve your communication and awareness of diversity and be more inclusive in future?
Prompts for discussion/answers may include:
- What are some different techniques you could use to communicate?
- What resources could you use to further your awareness and understanding of diversity?
- How would you involve your colleagues to discuss these situations?
2. Provide a brief description of the case/call/scenario for a paramedic regarding a culture background barrier and area of diversity. Include the date, if it was a case/call/scenario, type of event, and area of diversity.
Provide a brief description of the case/call/scenario for a paramedic regarding a behavioural person who was on drugs and wouldn't listen and area of diversity. Include the date, if it was a case/call/scenario, type of event, and area of diversity.
Provide a brief description of the case/call/scenario for a paramedic regarding a elderly man with dementia and area of diversity. Include the date, if it was a case/call/scenario, type of event, and area of diversity.