To successfully undertake the reflective essay assessment item:
1. carefully review the information about the reflective essay in the Unit Outline.
2. carefully read through the information presented here.
Informing your essay with the holistic definition of health
In this task you will write a reflection about one of the key messages of the unit: Cultural
safety, selfdetermination
and collaboration are central to ensuring the health of Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander
peoples.
Where health (following The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
(NACCHO)
definition) means not just the physical well- being of an individual but refers to the social,
emotional and
cultural well- being of the whole Community in which each individual is able to achieve their
full potential as
a human being thereby
inging about the total wellbeing of their Community.
This
oader definition of health should inform your essay
Throughout your essay:
-make clear the health you are discussing and will contribute to as a health professional, is
the holistic
definition of health
-
iefly define and provide an academic reference for the idea of holistic health
You do not need to include the exact words of definition provided in the unit outline from The
National
Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
How do I use the concepts of cultural safety, self-determination and
collaboration?
How do I utilise the concepts of cultural safety, self-determination and collaboration to inform my
discussion?
The first time you refer to the concept in your essay,
iefly define and provide an academic reference
Concepts are tools to help you explain the points you make in your essay and support your discussion
Example: you might draw on the concept of self-determination to support the kinds of health service
delivery advocacy
strategies you suggest in your essay
How many times do I have to use the concepts?
There is no ‘right’ number – more is not necessarily better!
The key is to use the concepts in the most appropriate and accurate way in your essay
Take the time to think about this. This is how you show you understand the concepts.
You do not have to use all three concepts in relation to all three components of the essay.
How do I approach components one, two and three?
As a health professional, discuss how the concepts of cultural safety, self- determination and
collaboration will
inform:
1. Your interactions with Aboriginal patients, their families and Aboriginal health workers
Write from ‘I’: imagine yourself, as a health professional, interacting with Aboriginal patients, their families
and Aboriginal
health workers. It is important to include reflection about how your own social and cultural locations,
including your beliefs,
values and attitudes, may influence your future health care practice with Aboriginal patients, their families,
and Aboriginal
health workers. The focus is on your individual health care practice; describe some actual practices and
strategies
2. Your advocacy for health service delivery that ensures health for Aboriginal and To
es Strait
Islander peoples
Imagine you are working as a health professional in a health service of some kind: a hospital, community
clinic, paramedic
service etc. You need to write from ‘I’. Consider: what activities might you undertake to help create a health
service which
ensures health for Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander peoples? If you need direction to think about the
level of health
service delivery,
3. Your advocacy activities that will contribute to ‘closing the gap’.
It is important to draw on the idea of population level advocacy – activities that contribute to equitable
health outcomes
for all Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander peoples.
Advocacy at a population level includes activities such as:
-Contributing to community development initiatives (partnering with community groups)
-Participating in campaigns against discrimination etc
-Undertaking research which collects useful data
-Engaging in political action to promote effective policy development
-Gathering evidence that shows the impact of government and other policies on people’s lives
There are many more examples!
Reflection
Reflection is an essential process in practice as a health professional.
In this essay, we are not using a particular reflection framework – ie Driscoll’s.
The use of ‘I’ is expected in this assessment task (‘I think, I do not agree, I agree’, etc) in all four
components, and
introduction and conclusion. This is an important aspect of reflective writing.
To write about your own attitudes, values, and beliefs, and future health care practice with insight, you
need
to reflect about your own complex identity and your own life.
To reflect means to give serious thought: to consider, contemplate, and deliberate.
Critical thinking
Relevant concepts are your ‘tools’ for critical thinking. Examples of key concepts from the unit: xxx
Concepts are the ideas you can draw on to help you undertake your analysis.
Example:
You also show critical thinking through your analysis. Refer to the marking ru
ic. xxx
To 'analyse' means to take a detailed examination of the different parts or aspects of the topic, and ask
questions about
them. It involves identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the different aspects, as well as your overall
approach.
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CNA156 Assessment Item #2 Reflective Essay Marking Ru
ic
HD DN CR PP NN
Addresses each
component of the task
(35%)
Has all of the following:
-Directly addresses
each component of the
task.
-Demonstrates a
comprehensive
understanding.
-Clearly and succinctly
articulates the points
eing made.
Has all of the following:
-Directly addresses
each component of the
task.
-Provides detailed
explanation.
-Clearly articulates the
points being made.
Has some of the
following:
-Addresses each
component of the task.
-More detailed
explanation required.
-Clearly articulates the
points being made.
Has some of the
following:
-Somewhat addresses
each component of the
task.
-More detail and focus
is required.
-Points are stated but
not overly clearly.
Has some of the
following:
-Does not clearly or
explicitly address each
component of the task.
-More detail and focus
is required.
-The points made are
not clear and not
appropriate.
Demonstrates skills in
critical thinking and
eflection
(35%)
Has all of the following:
-Describes own future
health care practice
with deep insight.
-Presents an in-depth
analysis of your future
health care practice to
ensure health for
Aboriginal and To
es
Strait Islander peoples
at individual, health
Has all of the following:
-Describes own future
health care practice
with some insight.
-Presents considerable
analysis of your future
health care practice to
ensure health for
Aboriginal and To
es
Strait Islander peoples
at individual, health
Has some of the
following:
-Describes own future
health care practice
with a degree of
insight.
-Presents some
analysis of your future
health care practice to
ensure health for
Aboriginal and To
es
Strait Islander peoples
Has some of the
following:
-Describes own future
health care practice
using concrete details
and some
generalisations.
-Makes a
oad
analysis of your future
health care practice to
ensure health for
Aboriginal and To
es
Has some of the
following:
-Describes own future
health care practice
using simple obvious
statements.
-Shows little analysis
of your future health
care practice to ensure
health for Aboriginal
and To
es Strait
Islander peoples at
service and population
levels
-Demonstrates
sophisticated
understanding of the
key concepts of
cultural safety, self-
determination and
collaboration
service and population
levels
-Demonstrates
excellent
understanding of the
key concepts of
cultural safety, self-
determination and
collaboration
at individual, health
service and population
levels
-Demonstrates good
understanding of the
key concepts of
cultural safety, self-
determination and
collaboration
Strait Islander peoples
at individual, health
service and population
levels
-Demonstrates basic
understanding of the
key concepts of
cultural safety, self-
determination and
collaboration
individual, health
service and population
levels
-Demonstrates little or
no understanding of
the key concepts of
cultural safety, self-
determination and
collaboration
Evidence of in-depth
engagement with
appropriate academic
literature and other
esources
(15%)
Demonstrates wide
and in-depth
engagement with the
literature through the
integration of multiple,
targeted, high-quality
scholarly sources to
support writing.
Demonstrates wide
engagement with the
literature through the
integration of multiple,
targeted scholarly
sources to support
writing.
Demonstrates some
engagement with the
literature through the
inclusion of more than
six scholarly sources to
support writing.
Provides at least six
scholarly sources to
support writing.
Provides less than six
scholarly sources to
support writing.
Adheres to
presentation
conventions (legibility,
spelling, punctuation,
grammar and
eferencing)
(15%)
Has all of the following:
-Exceptional sentence
and paragraph
structure.
-No grammatical or
spelling e
ors.
-Accurately references
all sources using
Harvard UTAS
eferencing style.
Has all of the following:
-Excellent sentence
and paragraph
structure.
-Almost no
grammatical or spelling
e
ors.
-Accurately references
all sources using
Has some of the
following:
-Good sentence and
paragraph structure.
-Minimal grammatical
or spelling e
ors.
-Accurately references
most sources using
Harvard UTAS
eferencing style.
Has some of the
following:
-Regular e
ors in
sentence and
paragraph structure.
-Regular spelling and
grammatical e
ors.
-References some
sources using Harvard