Single Japanese Lady

A 60 year old single Japanese lady has been residing in your

community for 20 years.
She independently applied for migration and supported herself
since her time of arrival.
There were some recent incidences of burglary in the
community which bothers her.
She has asked her doctor for assistance. She speaks and
understands English well. As a worker in a community service
organization, your role now is to show her what HACC
services can do for her. You need to demonstrate certain
abilities and skills required within the performance criteria
found in your student assessment kit.
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BEWARE! BURGLARS ARE SCATTERED ALL AROUND SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Parental Guidance
 Burglary

• Burglary Law
Australia Criminal Code Act 1995, 132.4 –
Burglary
1) A person is guilty of an offense if:
 The person enters, or remains in, a building,
as a trespasser, with intent to commit theft
of a particular item of property in the building
 The property belongs to a commonwealth
entity
 What To Do?

• DO NOT GO INSIDE. Go to neighbour’s

house and contact the police on 000.
• MAKE A NOTE/MEMORISE A
DESCRIPTION of him/her, the vehicle and
number plate
• DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING
• ITEMISE WHAT HAS BEEN TAKEN.
Keep notes.
• CONTACT INSURANCE COMPANY AND
ARRANGE FOR AN ASSESSOR
 Increase Your Security

• Evaluate the security areas in your house

• Install deadbolt locks
• Hinge doors
• Install locks on windows
• Install a peephole in your outside door
• Proper and creative lighting
• If away from house, use timers or various
lights within your home
 Additional Ways To Protect
Yourself At Home

• Do not keep large amounts of money or

other valuables at home
• Lock outside doors at all times
• Do not open the door to strangers
• Ensure garage and tool shed are locked
Japanese Culture
Japanese residents in Australia: 71, 013 (as
of October 1, 2009)
• Religion: Shintoism and Buddhism
• Education is very important to Japanese people.
Japan has one of the highest literacy rates and
98% of students complete high school.
• Food
– Japanese people eat small meals frequently
throughout the day.
– Appearance of the meal is very important
– Bento lunches
– World’s largest consumer of whale meat
– Common dishes: sushi, tempura, teriyaki
 Bento box

Shintoism

Whale meat
• Language: Japanese (Nihongo), English
• Clothing: Kimono
• Health practices and beliefs
– Accupuncture (Hari) and Moxibustion (Kyu)
are used to restore the balance in body
– Accupuncture: small needles are applied to
specific points on the skin surface
– Moxibustion: used to help ailments of the
muscles, joints, bones and back
– Massage: restore proper balances and
stimulate the body’s natural ability to fight off
illness
 JAPANESE TERMS

Good morning - Ohayou

Good afternoon - Konnichiwa
Good evening - Konbanwa
I’m back - Tadaima
Yes - Hai
No – Lie
I do not understand - Wakarimasen
How are you?  - O-genki desu ka
Police station  -  Keisatsusho
Hospital  - Byouin 
Stupid – baka
Bishonen – cute guy
Yoroshii - OK
 moxibustion

Geisha in kimono

Sumo
• Beliefs about death
– Japanese funeral includes a wake, the
cremation of the deceased, a burial in a family
grave
– After death: the deceased’s lips are
moistened with water
– Wake: black clothes were worn
– Funeral: incense is offered while priest chants
a sutra
– Cremation: coffin is placed on a tray in the
crematorium
– Ashes of the deceased are placed in an urn
 Social no-no’s
• It is considered a shameful act to kiss in public
• Hugging is considered impolite in Japan, as is any other sort
of physical contact
• Chewing gum: doing this in front of someone is not
excepted, but smoking in front of someone is. It is also
considered rude to be the only person eating something
• One should always take off their shoes when entering a
Japanese house or restaurant.
• It is considered rude to look into the kitchen of a house that
one is visiting.
• Civil court proceedings are avoided as Japanese emphasize
relationships based on trust rather than contracts.
 Japanese Facts
• Most of the Japanese have rice for/with their breakfast,
lunch and dinner.
The Japanese love their pizzas topped with mayonnaise
and corn.
• Origami is an ancient Japanese art of paper folding.
• The Japanese will shop daily for their meat, fish and
vegetable requirements, as they like all their food fresh
and unpreserved. This is one of the prime reasons that
small and medium sized refrigerators are used.
• Tea is served with practically all meals.
• Japanese do not submerge themselves into the bath tub
and then lather.
The lower their bow, the more that they respect you
• They consider criticism of whaling as a form of racism
that is akin to an Indian telling an Australian not to eat
beef
• In the Japanese language, it is considered rude to say
the word "no" directly.
• It is socially acceptable to pick your nose in public and
urinate at the side of the road, but you cannot blow your
nose in public.
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Thank you! 