This season of SNACK has been produced by the Empaur, as part of the COTA Queensland Home Care Workforce Support Program which received grant funding from the Australian Government.
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miam Welcome to our Torres Strait Island series podcast, where we share insights into the rich cultural heritage of Torres Strait Islands through conversations. In today’s episode, we delve into the captivating world of the eastern Torres Strait Island regions. Get ready for a cultural journey as we explore the distinctive customs that define life in this unique part of the world. We are honored to have Barlow Reggie Pau yarning with Arab Island elder uncle boy Pincio esteemed for his wisdom and dedication to his community. Uncle boy will guide us through the traditions and social norms that influence everyday interactions within these vibrant communities. Offering a profound understanding of the cultural practices that shaped the eastern Torres Strait Join us as we uncover the rich tapestry of life and customs in this extraordinary region. What
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traditional practices, ceremonies and rituals are essential for the well being of elderly community members in that eastern Torres Strait Islands. And how can aged care services better incorporate and respect these unique cultural values while addressing challenges and misunderstandings relating to cultural protocol in aged care settings.
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So as an elder from the eastern Torres Strait, our traditional practice in an organization that that provided care for families, I think the key element for us today, our traditional practice must be embedded into the policies and procedures of the organization that provide services to it has to return into the policies and procedures not only in terms of provided services, but around the management decision service provision, and also as part of evaluation and also take into consideration you have to embed in a research around our traditional practices of fit into the organization. Now the key element around traditional practice, it has to build into the organization around the cultural orientation to a staff or the old organization. It has to operate on a monthly basis to the organization and to new staff that comes into the organization it has to build in need us to involve community elders or members that has responsibility around ensure traditional practices are provided. So in terms of our wellbeing for elders in aged care or in the community, the thing has to build into the system and has to be given on a monthly basis to the management to the organization and to staff on an ongoing basis. So our traditional ceremonies and ritual the elders has to be involved. The community has to involve and our HK our clients, they asked to involve in all ceremonies and rituals, they need to come off the facilities and involved in wherever we provide the ceremony or ritual within the community or other sites. For example, if they move while the elders are mobile, under your care if the ritual or ceremony are in the islands, they should be attending the ceremony and ritual because this is how we live and this is our strength. This is our health that they need to be involved in those ceremonies or ritual in spite of the size and cost if you want a true reflection of the care you provide.
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Okay, let’s get services better incorporate and respect the unique cultural values of trust around the elder considering challenges and misunderstanding towards cultural protocols that are observed in aged care settings. What can we understand or improve our service throughout its values and
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protocols? Again, again, we must involve the elders involve the community, there has to be an ongoing ongoing communication process, whether is term of evaluation, or whether it’s termed a review or what writes terms of research community has to involve in all area to address and to ensure that the HK are providing all the necessary services processes in relation to our culture value that is embedded into all processes. So there’s has to be an ongoing communication between both party has given us people and the organization. And, again, this has to be a shared responsibility in terms of planning, implementing, evaluate and research to ensure cultural protocol are recognized and provided at the same time.
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Thank you for joining us on this captivating journey through the customs of the eastern Torres Strait Islander regions. Through enlightening conversations and deep insights, we hope you have gained a deeper appreciation for the traditions, rituals and social rules that shaped the diverse tapestry of life in these vibrant communities. Stay tuned for more episodes that will continue to expand your cultural horizons and bring new perspectives to light. Funding for this podcast has been provided by the Council on the aging Queensland homecare workforce Support Consortium as part of the homecare workforce Support Program, which was funded through grant funding from the Australian Government
