Training

INTRODUCTION TO

ETHNIC AWARENESS TRAINING

A Patients Charter Standard stipulates that all Health Services should make a provision so that ensuring privacy, dignity, shows proper personal consideration and religious and cultural beliefs are respected.

The ‘Awareness’ sessions aim to help staff gain a basic understanding of the religion and culture of Asians. They will help to eliminate any myths, ignorance’s and half- truths and short sessions will provide practical help and guidance.

Hopefully, by the end of the sessions, staff will have a better awareness of the different between religion and culture and will be able to feel more confident with handling daily issues when they serve the Asians of the community.

We are sure that, through this training initiative, there will be mutual benefit for staff and patients. We hope that you find the sessions interesting and stimulating and that they will help you in your future work.

This booklet has been developed as part of a Multicultural Resource centres Training programme, which aims to support health and community workers to provide health services in such a way that is sensitive to faith and cultures and black and minority ethnic people in the UK.

The programme will give health workers who are involved in providing services support and information, the opportunity to clarify and discuss the implications of different faiths and cultures on the services they provide.

The aim of this booklet is to inform the development of the best practice within service provision by providing perspectives on the context of health issues from a number of faith perspectives.

CULTURAL AWARENESS TRAINING

Is it needed?

Asians form a major part of those who came to Britain in the wake of post-war immigration. The growth of Asian communities in Britain’s urban areas has presented professionals with a unique challenge. General lack of knowledge and understanding about their religion and cultural is often a source of tension and misunderstanding.

In today’s competitive and sensitive world it is vital that professionals working with Asians or providing services for them are equipped with awareness training in order to be effective. Experience has shown the benefits of such training in developing mutual confidence, greater co-operation and more effective services. It can save much time and money often wasted in misdirected and unsuitable programmes. Cultural Awareness Training is of particular benefits to those wishing to promote equal opportunities and increase participation from ethnic minorities within their organisation.

Objectives

·         To offer insight into the cultures and civilisation of Asian communities.

·         To eliminate any myths, ignorance and half myths.

Reference notes and Certificate

Every participant is given reference notes on all the aspects covered during the session, allowing them to concentrate on the discussion and understanding of the issues rather than preparing notes. Participants also receive a certificate of attendance.

Who should attend

Home Office, Health Service, Police officers, Youth Workers, Welfare Officers, Social Workers, Race Relations Officers, Probation Officers,

Some of Our Clients Have Included.

Burnley Health Care NHS Trust

Communicare NHS Trust

Jarman Centre

Queens Park Hospital, Blackburn

Age Concern

University of Central Lancashire

Asian Disability Arts

IN-HOUSE TRAINING

If your organisation needs to train a number of staff, an in-house programme is the most cost-effective solution. The above session, as well as the following day courses, designed to meet your specific needs, can be organised.

Other courses available are:

• Asian communities and Mental Health.
• Asians in Care- Disability, Learning Difficulties, adoption, fostering, hospitalisation and bereavement.
• Asian Arts, Pakistan, India & Bangladesh.
• Religion, Ethnicity and Sex Education.
• Faith and Sexuality, Islamic, Hindu and Sikh Perspective.
• Roles of Men and Women in Islam- how are the roles developed, religion, tradition and tackling the issue of equality.

·         Cultural Awareness of Asian Communities

To raise awareness about the culture, religious and historical background of Asian communities.

• Asian Cultural and Religious Awareness is Palliative Care

To raise awareness of Asian culture/religion towards palliative cares and explores the issues around death and bereavement.

• Asian Teenage Sexuality and the Culture of Confusion

This course will aim to raise the awareness of cultural and religious issues in sex relationship for young people from Asian communities.

To understand the sexual health needs of young people.

• Asian Religious, Culture and Sexuality

To provide an overview of cultural and religious issues around sex and relationships impacting on people from Asian communities in order to enable participants to identify and incorporate ways of cross cultural working.

• Nicotine dependence and Smoking in the Asian communities

Religious and cultural aspects of tobacco use within Asian communities

• Why Interpreter?

Understanding the role of link workers

Over five thousand people have gone through this course which has been specifically designed for non Asian professionals who work in the public and the private sector.

Previous participants include people from local government and the NHS including social workers, senior managers, housing officers, the police, Surestart workers, NHS staff, primary care staff, fire officers, magistrates and employees from private companies.