Mental health assessment of Aboriginal clients

• Institution:

  Indigenous Psychological Services

• Type:

  Short courses

• Reach:

  National

• Focus:

  Indigenous

Overview

The aim of this workshop is to improve the cultural competencies of those who work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients in a mental health setting. Workers undertaking this training will receive accreditation in four psychological tests developed specifically for Aboriginal people, including:

• Acculturation scale for Aboriginal Australians
• Acculturative stress scale for Aboriginal Australians
• Westerman Aboriginal symptom checklist - youth
• Westerman Aboriginal symptom checklist - adult.

The workshop content is comprehensive, covering a range of topics, such as:

• learning how to ensure cultural compatibility with Aboriginal clients and how cultural differences translate with counselling and engagement skills
• assessing the difference between cultural and mental illness, including trauma and how it manifests in Aboriginal people
• working with cultural grief and spiritual visits
• understanding culture bound depression - evidence-based treatments.

Contacts

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

Links

• View information: Mental health assessment workshop
• View website: Indigenous Psychological Services