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Fact sheet
Taking time
Emerging MindsOn a deeper level, non-Indigenous practitioners are unintentionally part of a system that has left deep, lasting scars and wariness in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s contact with government and community services. This barrier is complex, difficult to navigate and takes time to overcome. -
Fact sheet
Making a stand and advocating
Emerging MindsAdvocacy when working with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community takes on a different dimension. It is not just in the workplace; it is a belief about social justice. You will at times be required to make a choice about what you will stand for and what you will challenge in our community. -
Fact sheet
Maintaining hope and celebrating
Emerging MindsIt is really important that where you are working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, particularly in roles that deal with the harder social and emotional issues, you are always looking for the strengths, hopes and wonders these individuals and communities have to offer. -
Webinar
Our Woven Ways: Uncovering the worries of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents
Emerging Minds and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)Based on a case study and informed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of ‘being, knowing and doing’, this webinar explores 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. -
Webinar
How to support parents with intellectual disability to meet their parenting goals
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsCo-produced with Child Family Community Australia (CFCA), this webinar explores how to support parents with an intellectual disability to achieve positive outcomes for themselves as parents and for their children. -
Practice paper
Culturally responsive strategies for promoting children’s health and wellbeing across diverse communities (part two)
Amanda Kemperman, Emerging MindsThis paper is the second of two that discuss culturally responsive practice to support children’s mental health and wellbeing when working with families with diverse culture backgrounds. -
Practice paper
Culturally responsive understandings for promoting children’s health and wellbeing across diverse communities (part one)
Amanda Kemperman, Emerging MindsThis paper is the first of two that discuss practising cultural responsiveness in working with families from diverse communities to support children’s mental health and wellbeing. -
Fact sheet
Emerging Minds Focus framework summaries
Emerging MindsThese resources are designed to build your understanding of how Emerging Minds Focus can support quality improvement within your sector. -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: May 2024
Prepared by AIFSThis May 2024 research summary provides a selection of recently released papers, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses related to infant and child mental health. Each summary includes an introductory overview of the content for the month, followed by a list of selected articles. Each article is accompanied by a brief synopsis which presents the key messages and highlights. Links to abstracts, full-text articles and related resources, where available, are provided. -
Short article
Sleep health and sleep inequities in children
Dr Mandy Truong, Australian Institute of Family StudiesThis short article outlines what sleep inequities are, and explores the relationship between sleep health and child mental health among school-aged children. -
Practice paper
Children’s mental health when experiencing multiple adversities: Practice skills for effective conversational maps
Emerging MindsThis paper examines five practice perspective shifts that are often utilised by family and relationship practitioners who want to engage with children about every aspect of their lives. -
Fact sheet
Listen to our voices and our stories: Including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in decisions that impact them
Kahli Regan, Tannielle McHugh, Prof Pat Dudgeon, Prof Helen Milroy, Dr Jemma CollovaTo understand the issues that are impacting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and how to best provide support, it’s important to listen to and empower the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.
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Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children toolkit
16 ResourcesToolkit Sections:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mainstream service experience
- Frameworks for understanding
- Principles to practice: Beginning to see the door
- Exploring stories of hope
- Working and walking alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people
- Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children living with disability
- Conclusion
- References
- With thanks to…