Suicide prevention in Aboriginal communities

• Date:

  30 May - 4 October 2013

• Location:

  Perth, Western Australia; Darwin, Northern Territory; Cairns, Queensland

• Category:

  Indigenous

Overview

This workshop is presented by Dr Tracy Westerman, a descendant of the Nyamal people. She holds a Post Graduate Diploma (Science) in Psychology, a Master's Degree (Clinical Psychology) and a Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology). As a recognised leader in the Aboriginal mental health field she has achieved both national and international recognition.

The workshop will cover the following:

• the nature of Aboriginal suicide
• depression - its cultural manifestation and relationship with Aboriginal suicide
• effective engagement with suicidal Aboriginal clients
• determining and discussing suicide intent
• translating cultural differences into suicide risk assessment
• postvention - what can be done after a suicide attempt or death in a community
• Indigenous Psychological Services' success in the development, delivery, and evaluation of whole of community
  suicide intervention programs - an effective community intervention model
• accreditation in the Westerman Aboriginal symptom checklist - youth aged 13-17 (WASC-Y) and the Westerman Aboriginal symptom checklist - adult (WASC-A).

Dates and locations:

• Perth - 30 & 31 May 2013
• Darwin - 27 & 28 June 2013
• Cairns - 3 & 4 October 2013.

Contacts

Indigenous Psychological Services
Ph: (08) 9362 2036
Fax: (08) 9362 5546
Email: ips@ips.iinet.net.au

Links

• View information: Training workshops
• View information: Registration form (PDF - 1.2 MB)
• View website: Indigenous Psychological Services