Guidelines

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Guidelines


2008

Australia Council for the Arts (2008)
Doing the right thing: protocols for working with Indigenous arts.
Surrey Hills, NSW: Australia Council for the Arts
View guide: media arts protocols (PDF - 408KB)
View guide: music protocols (PDF- 429KB)
View guide: performing arts protocols (PDF - 540KB)
View guide: writing protocols (PDF - 369KB)
View guide: visual arts protocols (PDF - 457KB)
View website: Australia Council for the Arts

2006

Benson J (2006)
A culturally sensitive consultation model.
Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health;5(3)
View article: Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health (PDF - 87KB)
View website: Auseinet

National Health and Medical Research Council (2006)
Cultural competency in health: a guide for policy, partnerships and participation.
Canberra: National Health and Medical Research Council
View report (PDF - 576KB)
View website: National Health and Medical Research Council

2005

City of Sydney (2005)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander protocols.
Sydney: City of Sydney
View report (PDF - 243KB)
View website: City of Sydney

Department of Indigenous Affairs (2005)
Consulting citizens: engaging with Aboriginal Western Australians.
Perth: Department of Indigenous Affairs
View report (PDF - 1.0MB - large file warning!)
View website: Department of Indigenous Affairs

Lowell A, Brown I, Marrnanyin B, Flack MC, M., Snelling P, et al. (2005)
Sharing the true stories: improving communication between health staff and Abriginal patients. Stage 1 Report. January to August 2001.
Darwin: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
View report
View report (PDF - 372KB) - currently under development
View website: Sharing the True Stories: Improving Communication Between Health Staff and Aboriginal Patients - currently under development

 

2004

NSW Health (2004)
Communicating positively: a guide to appropriate Aboriginal terminology.
North Sydney: NSW Health
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report
View website: NSW Health

2003

Alberts V, McKenzie A (2003)
Cultural mentor handbook.
Melbourne: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
View report (PDF - 111KB)
View website: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Alberts V, McKenzie A (2003)
Suggested guidelines for the development of Indigenous cultural mentors.
Melbourne: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
View report (PDF - 128KB)
View website: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

ERA Project (2003)
Working with Aboriginal people: a cultural guide: for community-based health and home care services in Wakefield, Gawler and Mid North areas of rural South Australia.
Adelaide: Department of Human Services, Social Justice and Country Division
View guide (PDF - 804KB)
View website: Mid North Regional Health Service Inc.

Hurley A (2003)
Respect, acknowledge, listen: practical protocols for working with the Indigenous community of Western Sydney.
Liverpool, NSW: Community Cultural Development New South Wales
View report (PDF - 376KB)
View website: Community Cultural Development New South Wales

Prior to 2003

Board of Studies NSW (2001)
Working with Aboriginal communities: a guide to community consultation and protocols.
Sydney: Board of Studies NSW
View report (PDF - 93KB)
View website: Board of Studies NSW

Fryer-Smith S (2002)
AIJA Aboriginal cultural awareness benchbook for Western Australian courts.
Melbourne: Australian Institute of Judicial Administration
View report
View website: Australian Institute of Judicial Administration

Weetra C (2002)
Cultural awareness handbook: working with Aboriginal people in rural and remote South Australia.
Whyalla, SA: Spencer Gulf Rural Health School, South Australian Centre for Rural and Remote Health (SACRRH) and the Adelaide University Rural Clinical School
View report (PDF - 252KB)
View website: Spencer Gulf Rural Health School

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Last updated: 15 May 2008