Australian South Sea Islanders

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• Defining Cultures
  • The Impact of Culture
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  • Description
  • Generalisations
  • Setting Limitations
  • Benefits
  • Culture Clash
  • Outcomes
• Building Relationships
  • Visiting a Family
  • Combination
  • Culture
  • Birth Ritual
  • Differences
  • Listening
• Sensitive Solutions
  • Culture
  • Respect and Death
  • Food and Culture
  • Food and Feasts
  • Knowing Questions
  • Overcoming
  • Health Care
  • Enriching Community
  • Final Story
  • Positive Charge
• Facilitators

Australian South Sea Islanders

Building Relationships

Many Australian South Sea Islanders place considerable importance on families and close relationships.

In many cases, a strong relationship needs to be established with Islander clients before they feel comfortable with you and the services you offer.

This relationship must be built slowly over time and depends greatly upon your honesty, respect and cultural awareness.

Building relationships:

• Explores some of the ways in which health staff members can build respectful and meaningful relationships with Australian South Sea Islander clients.
• Investigates further the impact of culture on health care.

To begin, let's take a look at the story of a health care worker who is visiting a family.

Communication strategies – Building relationships outlines the cultural sensitivities explored throughout this module.

Reflections – Building relationships provides further food for thought and discussion.