Our Woven Ways: Uncovering the worries of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents
Webinar 13 Jun, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (AEST)
GPs can support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and the parent-child relationship through embedding principles of cultural safety into their practice.
These include demonstrating commitment to building trust and relationships by spending time with people, having an awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and the effects of colonisation, dispossession, practices of child removal and ongoing racism.
Based on a case study and informed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of ‘being, knowing and doing’, this webinar will explore the practice skills required to effectively work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents to explore and respond to their concerns about their children’s social and emotional wellbeing.
Learning outcomes
- Identify the stressors and worries Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents may have for their children
- Acknowledge the scrutiny that many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents experience from professionals and services
- Identify the values of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and their hopes for their children’s social and emotional wellbeing
Educational Activities
1.5
hours
This event is part of Emerging Minds webinar series 2024. Events in this series are:
Facilitator
Dana Shen
Director, DS Consulting
Dana is Aboriginal/Chinese and a descendant of the Ngarrindjeri people in South Australia and has a passion for working with Aboriginal people and communities. Dana has over 20 years’ experience working across the public and not for profit sectors in the areas of health, families and child protection. Through her consultancy work, Dana specialises in working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and communities, social services and those with lived experience to create change and improve services.
Speakers
Prof Tricia Nagel
Consultant Psychiatrist and Head of Wellbeing Preventable and Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research
Professor Nagel has 30 years’ experience in the Northern Territory as clinician, educator, researcher and leader of the Stay Strong program including the Aboriginal and Islander Mental health initiative (AIMhi). A collaboration with First Nations communities, service providers and researchers, the Stay Strong program promotes social and emotional wellbeing and mental health through codesign and evaluation of innovative cross cultural resources.
Dr Danielle Arabena
GP, Queensland Representative, RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council
Dr Danielle Arabena is a descendant of the Meriam Mer Clan groups of the Torres Strait Islands. She is a GP, lactation consultant, medical educator and National Clinical Lead - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Training at the RACGP. Danielle works with families from pre-conception and pregnancy to birth and postpartum.
Dr Helen Milroy
MB BS CertChildPsych W.Aust., FRANZCP
Dr Helen Milroy is a descendant of the Palyku people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia, but was born and educated in Perth. Australia’s first Indigenous doctor, she studied Medicine at the UWA, worked as a General Practitioner and Consultant in Childhood Sexual Abuse at Princess Margaret Hospital for children for several years before completing specialist training in Child and Adolescent psychiatry. Helen is currently Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at UWA, Honorary Research Fellow at Telethon Kids Institute and a Commissioner with the National Mental Health Commission.