Self-directed online training
Event description
This course has been co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander practitioners and Community members. It approaches the issue of family violence through a positive, trauma-informed, hope-inspired lens, with a focus on reinforcing connections, strengths and skills in the support provided to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.The course will help you to think about the whole family – their hopes, aspirations, strengths and stories of connections to family, kinship, Country and culture – as well as family histories of problems, challenges and trauma.
This session will cover:
- taking an intersectional approach when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experiencing family violence is essential to effective practice
- the impact of colonisation directly relates to issues of family violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
- each Community is unique, with its own norms, practices and healing strategies. Practitioners need to engage local cultural specialists and organisations for guidance and direction in their work with families experiencing family violence
- the ability to be reflective of your own position/values and biases is critical when supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families; and
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples come with great strength, skills and resilience. Creating space for families to share these stories of hope is integral to healing.
Eligibility criteria
Categories:
Capability 2 - Working with Aboriginal consumers, families, and communities,
Capability 7 - Understanding and responding to family violence,
Working with infants, children, and younger persons
Disciplines:
Allied Health,
Lived Experience Workforce,
Medical,
Nursing,
Other
Levels:
Introductory,
Intermediate
Lifespans:
Youth,
Adult
