Description
This workshop will develop the confidence and skills of the MH workforce to work with the needs of Aboriginal community members who are experiencing distress and have experienced transgenerational trauma.The workshop will provide participants with a common language and strength-based framework for understanding and responding to the needs of community members and facilitating Cultural safety and wellbeing in our work. Through the process of colonisation and past policies and procedures, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as individuals and within their families and communities, have been profoundly hurt socially, emotionally and spiritually.
This experiential workshop provides a safe space to explore healing Aboriginal families through methodologies which are embedded in cultural practices and protocols.This workshop explores a framework for understanding and responding to the impact of colonisation upon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and families and ways of working with expressions of trauma, grief and loss.
This event will cover:
- Dadirri, Deep Listening, Managing Anger, Grief and Loss
- What is Culture and Cultural Safety
- A historical context of trauma, Nurturing unmet needs
- Six stages of Healing
- Trauma and Resilience
- Moving from blaming workplaces to trauma informed workplaces
Trainers
- Alison Elliott (Trainer) — Bouverie's Indigenous Program
Eligibility criteria
Some regional AMHSs may choose to open registrations to partnering organisations. Please note if you do register for this event we will note your organisation and if it is non-AMHS, your registration will depend on AMHS approval. This will be confirmed two weeks prior to the event start date, or earlier.
Categories:
Capability 2 - Working with Aboriginal consumers, families, and communities
Disciplines:
Allied Health,
Lived Experience Workforce,
Medical,
Nursing,
Other
Levels:
Introductory,
Intermediate
Lifespans:
Infant,
Child,
Adolescent,
Youth,
Adult,
Older Persons
09:00 to 16:30 Add to calendar
09:00 to 16:30 Add to calendar
Zoom
This is a free event for members of the public clinical mental health workforce in Victoria, (staff employed at Area Mental Health Services, Forensicare or mental health staff from RCH).
