INDH1006 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: White Privilege, Social Capital, Social Inequality
26 May 2018
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Notes 7 – social, emotional and physical well-being
Learning outcomes
Social and Emotional wellbeing
Determinants of social, emotional and physical wellbeing are multiple, interconnected, and develop and
act across the life course from conception to late life. Social, emotional, cultural, psychological
(mental) and spiritual wellbeing are the elements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and
emotional wellbeing.
History, illness/disability, death of family and community members/friends, substance use and social
and economic factors negatively impact wellbeing, whilst connection to family and friends, to land,
community and ancestry (family history) act as a source of resilience (Garvey, 2008).
1. Discuss social, emotional and physical wellbeing and its application in Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples’ experience.
2. Examine your own sense of wellbeing and how you determine this.
3. Explain how social determinants impact Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s social and
emotional wellbeing and relate these findings to the current statistics.
4. Describe concepts surrounding race, racism, white privilege and how they interact with
stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination.
5. Examine the impact of racism on the social, emotional and physical wellbeing of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander peoples.
6. Identify your own prejudices and critically examine where they come from and how they might
impact the cultural safety/security of a health care environment.
7. Define resilience and social capital and understand how they can impact the social, emotional
and physical wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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Figure 1 suggests that individuals, families and communities are shaped by:
1. Connection to body.
2. Connection to mind and emotions.
3. Connection to family and kinship.
4. Connection to community.
5. Connection to spirituality and ancestors.
6. Connection to country and culture.
7. Social, cultural, political and historical determinants.
Connections to body
Physical wellbeing
Connections to mind and emotions
• Relates to the cognitive, emotional and psychological experiences - not only related to mental
illness.
• Relates to fundamental human needs:
o feeling safe and secure
o belonging
o control/mastery
Figure 1: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s social and emotional wellbeing. Adapted from
Working together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and
Practice (p. 63), by G. Gee, P. Dudgeon, C. Schultz, A. Hart, & K. Kelly, 2013, (2nd ed.), Canberra,
ACT: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
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o self-esteem
o meaningful
o values
o motivation
o achieving secure relationships.
Connections to family and kinship
• Aspects of wellbeing that find their origins in interpersonal interaction.
• Family and kinship relationships - complex and diverse, cultural ties and reciprocal relationships
exist.
• Importance of community.
Connections to community
• Fundamental to identity.
• Collective space where relations are built, networks occur.
• Sense of belonging.
Connections to spirituality and ancestors
• Spirituality.
• Cultural world view and beliefs are connected to spirituality.
• Traditionally linked to ‘The Dreamtime’ – knowledge left by ancestral beings, stories, rituals and
ceremonies that connect person, land and place.
• Learn about moral and ethical practices, obligations and responsibilities.
• Connections to spirituality impacted by colonisation, cultural void.
• Today, transformed by other cultures, multiple contexts, operates alongside other religions.
Connections to country and culture
• Traditionally spirituality closely connected to land or ‘country’.
• Collectively shared values, practices, shared values, customs and traditions, leads to secure
identity.
• Connection to culture relates to capacity and opportunity to sustain/create or re-create healthy
relationships to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.
• Colonisation had a profound effect on culture.
• Stolen Generations and descendants have experienced deep grief and desire to reconnect to
heritage and ancestry.
• Health professionals need to be aware of healing programs, education and training programs
centred on healing and recovery.
Social, cultural, political and historical determinants
• Poverty.
• Unemployment.
• Housing.
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Document Summary
Notes 7 social, emotional and physical well-being. Learning outcomes: discuss social, emotional and physical wellbeing and its application in aboriginal and torres. Determinants of social, emotional and physical wellbeing are multiple, interconnected, and develop and act across the life course from conception to late life. Social, emotional, cultural, psychological (mental) and spiritual wellbeing are the elements of aboriginal and torres strait islander social and emotional wellbeing. History, illness/disability, death of family and community members/friends, substance use and social and economic factors negatively impact wellbeing, whilst connection to family and friends, to land, community and ancestry (family history) act as a source of resilience (garvey, 2008). Figure 1: aboriginal and torres strait islander people"s social and emotional wellbeing. Working together: aboriginal and torres strait islander mental health and wellbeing principles and. Practice (p. 63), by g. gee, p. dudgeon, c. schultz, a. hart, & k. kelly, 2013, (2nd ed. Act: department of the prime minister and cabinet.
