Aboriginal Cultural Safety Workshop (SOLD OUT)
Aboriginal Cultural Safety training aims to improve the quality of service delivered by health care providers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the experience of service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
This is a half day workshop that will covering the following:
- explore how our own attitudes and values influence perceptions, assumptions and behaviours within the workplace
- raise participant’s knowledge about the diversity of cultural experiences
- what a Culturally Safe workplace looks like
- plan towards a Culturally Safe Workplace.
Key learning outcomes:
- to develop awareness of Aboriginal cultural, people, and identity
- what Cultural Safety is (where it came from, its relevance within the workplace, Cultural Safety Principles and Practices)
- to assist in making the connection and understanding the impact of colonisation and past policies on Aboriginal people today
- types of Bias and what influences cultural bias (conscious and unconscious)
- to develop the capacity to be more understanding and responsive in a culturally safe manner to Aboriginal colleagues and clients.
Date and time
Date: Wednesday 30 June 2021
Time: 9.30am - 1.30pm
Facilitator: Tim Stares, Koorie Heritage Trust
A Zoom weblink will be shared after registration.
Delivered by:
Tim Stares, Koorie Heritage Trust, is a descendent of the Gundijtmara people from the western district of Victoria.
Tim has worked in the Aboriginal community for over 20 years in areas such as filmmaking, tourism, education, cultural awareness, and genealogy. Between 2008 and 2010, Tim managed Kirrit Barreet, an Aboriginal community organisation that operated as an arts and cultural centre.
Currently, Tim works as a Cultural Educator at the Koorie Heritage Trust delivering Aboriginal cultural awareness and competency across the private business sector, Government and community organisations. Tim also conducts cultural tours for schools, corporations and the general public as well as cultural talks in pre-schools and kindergartens.
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