HWB401 Assessment 1

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this assessment will be able to:

1   describe their own cultural identity and its influence on their work practices in a health and wellbeing setting in Aotearoa New Zealand

2    describe other cultural identities and their influence on work practices in a health and wellbeing setting in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Task instructions:

• Provide a brief introduction about your workplace setting, including your role and responsibilities in the Setting the scene section.
• Read and answer all the task questions below using the text boxes provided. Answer the questions in your own words.
• Remember to use an alias (fake name) instead of the real names of the people you’re writing about.
• If you use other sources of information (such as a website or an organisation guide), you need to acknowledge the source using APA referencing. 
• Suggested word counts are provided for each task. There is no penalty for going over or under the suggested word count. 
• If you have any questions about the assessment, please contact your Course Leader.

If you have any questions about uploading, please contact your Student Mentor.  

Task 1: Ko wai au? Who am I?

In this task, you will explore your own cultural identity and share some of the cultural factors that have influenced who you are.

Choose four factors from the list below that you are comfortable sharing.

• Family, whānau or aiga
• Whakapapa or genealogy
• Home environment
• Life event or lived experience
• Nationality
• Ethnicity
• Language
• Health