Module 5Relationship and Personal skills for

Intercultural leadership:Intra-personal & Inter-personal skills

Respectful Communication

Aboriginal Terms of Reference (ATR) values, or pays respect to, an Aboriginal world view.

Non- Aboriginal Terms of Reference have been the dominant operating world view since colonisation.

Cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders is, in part, achieved through evoking ATR.

Respectful communication is that which acknowledges and values Aboriginal ways of thinking and being in the world.

Key to Aboriginal Terms of Reference is sharing stories.

As an Aboriginal person, it is culturally important for the audience to know

about ‘me’. That is where I come from; this is where

my country is.

This my story.

Sharing stories

Consider:• What may be some of the implications for

Aboriginal tutors sharing their story in an educational setting with students?

• What does it mean if the tutor is non-Aboriginal?

What is Equity and Substantive Equality?

Equity: FairnessEquality: Ensuring there is equal distribution of resourcesSubstantive Equity: “Takes into account the effects of past discrimination, substantive equality recognises that equal or the same application of rules to unequal groups can have unequal results… it is necessary to treat people differently because people have different needs”

(Henderson, 2010, p. 6)

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Facilitator

“To make easy or less difficult; to free from difficulty or impediment; to lessen the labour of;

as, to facilitate the execution of a task”

Consider: What is the difference between facilitating & teaching in the intercultural space?

Emotional Intelligence

The ability to recognise & regulate emotions in ourselves and others,

requiring self awareness, self-management, social awareness &

relationship management. (Goleman, 2001, p. 14)

CASE STUDY “A Memorable Moment in

Teaching”

What do you think is happening for the facilitator?

EFFECTS Thoughts during the lecture

Thoughts after lecture

Physically

Emotionally

Culturally

Professionally

Managing negative talk & caring for self in the intercultural space

• What might be some of the triggers & emotions that could come up for Intercultural educators?

• What might come up for you? • What strategies might you use to manage the

emotions that may arise in you?

Design your own Self Care Plan

Consider:• Who can I debrief to? • How can I release stress & negative emotions?• What extra supports may I require? • What calms me down?