Rural and Remote Families
Groups In Context
Youth
Acronyms
HSC Key Terms
100

What is the main feature that rural and remote families share?

Geographic isolation: they live a long distance from major cities and services.

100

What are the two mandatory CATEGORY A groups from the syllabus Groups In Context?

Youth, Rural and Remote

100

What age range does the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) usually use to define "youth"?

12–24 years.

Accept 15–24 

100

Social, Physical, Emotional, Economic, Cultural, Spiritual

What is SPEECS

100

Identify

Recognise and name

200

Which aspect of a service is affected when a small town cannot attract and keep doctors and teachers?

Staffing

200

What is advocacy?

Speaking up or acting on behalf of a group to promote their rights and needs.

200

Name the Centrelink payment for eligible young people who are studying full-time or looking for work.

Youth Allowance

200

Safety & Security, Health, Employment, Sense of Identity, Education, Adequate Standard of Living

What is SHESEA?

200

Describe

Provide characteristics and feature

300

Explain how media coverage of drought appeals can change community attitudes towards rural families.

  • raises awareness of hardship among city people
  • encourages donations and support (e.g. Rural Aid's Buy a Bale; Buy From The Bush)
  • builds empathy and connection

Limitation: can present rural families only as victims.

300

Time, energy, knowledge, money

What are RESOURCES THAT AFFECT INDIVIDUALS' ACCESS TO SERVICES?

300

Give ONE positive and ONE negative term the community uses to describe young people.

Positive: young people, youth, emerging adults, the next generation.

Negative: hoons, delinquents, lazy, "dole bludgers", "snowflakes".

300

Financial Support, Accommodation, Transport, Legal Aid, Education, Employment, Counselling, and Health Care

What is FATLEECH?

300

Outline

Sketch in general terms; indicate the main feature of

400

Name ONE service that helps rural families meet their need for an adequate standard of living.

  • Farm Household Allowance
  • Rural Financial Counselling Service
  • IPTAAS (NSW)
  • AIC Scheme
400

Name THREE of the six specific needs studied in Groups in Context.

Any three: adequate standard of living, health, education, employment, safety and security, sense of identity.

400

Explain why youth is described as a period of transition.

Young people move from childhood dependence to adult independence:

  • school → work or further study
  • living at home → living independently
  • new legal rights (learner licence at 16; vote and buy alcohol at 18)

Each transition creates new needs (e.g. income, housing, identity).

400

Socioeconomic status, Location, Education, Disability, Age, Gender, Ethnicity / Culture

What is SLEDAGE?

400

Assess

Make a judgment of value, quality , outcomes, results of information

500

Explain how the contributions of rural and remote families affect the wellbeing of the whole Australian community.

  • food security and the national economy (exports, jobs)
  • caring for land and the environment
  • "the bush" is part of Australian cultural identity
500

How do characteristics of individuals within each group affect their access to services?

-characteristics of individuals within the group eg age, gender, level of education, culture, type of disability, first spoken language spoken, socioeconomic status

500

Identify ONE equity issue for young people and propose a strategy to address it.

  • Examples:
    • youth unemployment → apprenticeships, wage subsidies, work experience
    • rural youth access to mental health → telehealth, eheadspace
    • housing affordability → youth housing programs
500

Which acronym is used to link goal setting to an individual's needs?

What is an SHESEA?

500

Analyse

Make the relationship between things evident. Relate cause and effect.

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