Communicating and connecting with Aboriginal clients

• Institution:

  Western Australian Council of Social Service (WACOSS)

• Type:

  Short courses

• Reach:

  WA

• Focus:

  Indigenous

Overview

Target audience: The community services sector and those working with, or wanting to work with Aboriginal clients or communities

Course summary: This course provides participants with a deeper understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal people, culture, history and includes a strong emphasis on strategies for engaging, communicating and working collaboratively with Aboriginal people and communities. The training covers:

• a look at your own culture, experience and relationships with Aboriginal people
• an overview of the history of Aboriginal people as the first Australians
• an overview of the impact of white settlement, government policy and the "stolen generation" on Aboriginal people, culture, family and community
• an exploration of racism and discrimination and our own experiences
• insight into Aboriginal culture, law, kinship, religious structures, customs and society
• a look at diversity of traditional and contemporary Aboriginal culture and the similarities and differences between them and other cultures
• introduction to the concept of "Aboriginal English" and exploration of the barriers in language and communication styles for Aboriginal people
• identify strategies to engage, promote and accommodate cultural differences and how to create a culturally safe and appropriate place for Aboriginal people.

Fee payable: Yes

Delivery mode: On site

Financial support for Indigenous students: Not specified

Contacts

Bree Vanhaeften
Western Australian Council of Social Service (WACOSS)
Ph: (08) 9420 7222
Email: training@wacoss.org.au

Links

• View information: Communicating and connecting with Aboriginal clients
• View website: Western Australian Council of Social Service (WACOSS)