Introductory cultural learning

• Institution:

  WA Health Department

• Type:

  Short courses

• Reach:

  WA

• Focus:

  Indigenous

Overview

Target audience: Staff of WA Health Department

Course summary: This training program makes WA Health Department staff aware of their responsibility to make the workplace 'culturally safe' for Aboriginal co-workers and patients. Topics covered by the training include:

• cultural competence
• diversity of Aboriginality
• history
• health of Aboriginal people
• working in a culturally safe manner.

Fee payable: Free (mandatory training component of the induction program for staff at WA Country Health Service and North Metropolitan Health Services from July 1 2011)

Delivery mode: Online

Financial support for Indigenous students: Not applicable

Contacts

John Ward
Manager, Cultural awareness project
Learning and Development Centre
North Metropolitan Area Health Service
Ph: (08) 9346 4101
Email: John.Ward@health.wa.gov.au

Links

• View information: Description of how this training was developed and rolled out
• View website: North Metropolitan Area Health Service (NMAHS)
• View website: WA Country Health Service (WACHS)