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ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES’ WELL BEING
Name
Affiliation
Course
Instructor
Date
, 2
Question 1
The aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker is a person who holds a
minimum qualification in clinical practice or primary healthcare. These health workers
play a vital role in the field of healthcare, which is shown by their contribution of
administering healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders throughout their
lifespan (Drummond, 2014, pp. 164). What makes them quite effective in their line of
work is their understanding of the culture of the people that they offer healthcare to.
However, they face certain barriers that make it difficult for them to perform their duties
to their full capacity. One of the challenges revolves around that they only require a
minimum qualification in the healthcare field and, as such, lack advanced studies to help
their patients. However, there being no institutions close to where they live presents other
challenges since they would then have to travel to the urban cities to get a better
education, which in turn opens them to a wide array of challenges.
In this specific scenario, Matt, being an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander,
would be in better care in the hands of the ATSIHW. The reason for this is that even
though the Community Interface Program nurse claims that the ACCHSs do not have the
resources to support Matt’s rehabilitation, it would still be recommended. This is because
they close the gap between the healthcare status of the indigenous and the non-indigenous
people in Australia gauging by the quality of the services they offer in regards to their
cultural understanding of the patients (Gomersall et al., pp, 417). Furthermore, Matt has
the right to have his wishes respected and taken to the healthcare facility that he would
like.
ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES’ WELL BEING
Name
Affiliation
Course
Instructor
Date
, 2
Question 1
The aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker is a person who holds a
minimum qualification in clinical practice or primary healthcare. These health workers
play a vital role in the field of healthcare, which is shown by their contribution of
administering healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders throughout their
lifespan (Drummond, 2014, pp. 164). What makes them quite effective in their line of
work is their understanding of the culture of the people that they offer healthcare to.
However, they face certain barriers that make it difficult for them to perform their duties
to their full capacity. One of the challenges revolves around that they only require a
minimum qualification in the healthcare field and, as such, lack advanced studies to help
their patients. However, there being no institutions close to where they live presents other
challenges since they would then have to travel to the urban cities to get a better
education, which in turn opens them to a wide array of challenges.
In this specific scenario, Matt, being an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander,
would be in better care in the hands of the ATSIHW. The reason for this is that even
though the Community Interface Program nurse claims that the ACCHSs do not have the
resources to support Matt’s rehabilitation, it would still be recommended. This is because
they close the gap between the healthcare status of the indigenous and the non-indigenous
people in Australia gauging by the quality of the services they offer in regards to their
cultural understanding of the patients (Gomersall et al., pp, 417). Furthermore, Matt has
the right to have his wishes respected and taken to the healthcare facility that he would
like.
