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Fact sheet
Being uncomfortable as a non-Indigenous practitioner
Emerging MindsWorking with different cultural groups can be challenging. Whilst you should always feel safe in your practice, there will be times when you may feel uncomfortable, and it is important to remember that this is both normal and OK. -
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. -
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mainstream service experience – where are we now? How data has shaped our response
Emerging MindsThe highly statutory or crisis-driven nature of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mainstream service experience epitomises the lack of long-term genuine partnerships. Services that listen to First Nations communities and develop offerings that are welcoming, inclusive, and non-threatening will in return gain an understanding of the lived experiences of the families and communities they are designed to support. -
Video
Beyond Blue invisible discriminator video
Beyond BlueThis video highlights the impact of subtle or casual racism on the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It encourages everyone in Australia to do something about his or her behaviour. -
Video
Intergenerational trauma with Helen Milroy
The Healing FoundationThe Healing Foundation has developed resources which explain where intergenerational trauma comes from and how it is impacting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. In this video Helen Milroy discusses intergenerational trauma. -
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The Healing Foundation – intergenerational trauma animation
The Healing FoundationThe Healing Foundation has developed resources which explain where intergenerational trauma comes from and how it is impacting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. This animation is a deeply touching story of the lived experiences and history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. You can find fact sheets to accompany this video in the ‘further resources’ section. -
Fact sheet
Frameworks for understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander approaches to health
Emerging MindsNon-Indigenous practitioners who embrace these elements are more likely to develop the knowledge they need to form genuine partnerships with Aboriginal children, families and communities. -
Issues paper
Engaging with Indigenous Australia: Exploring the conditions for effective relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Australian Government - Closing the Gap ClearinghouseThis paper examines what research shows about: the conditions that enable governments and others (non-government organisations and the private sector) to engage effectively with Indigenous communities; how these conditions can be enhanced for effective engagement between governments and Indigenous communities. -
Video
Australian Human Rights Commission: UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Australian Human Rights CommissionThis video outlines the Australian Human Rights Commission: UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. -
Fact sheet
The community guide to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Australian Human Rights CommissionThis guide is designed to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to learn about the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.