Housekeeping
The BCYR training includes 3-tiers:
(i) Increase your understanding of the current context of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perinatal mental health.
(ii) Enhance your awareness and skills in working from a culturally sensitive and trauma informed perspective.
(i) Embeds trauma informed practice and responses into our practice while preparing us to effectively use BCYR.
It will be arranged at a convenient time and location.
(i) Embeds change into current practice.
(ii) Explores what worked and what could be improved.
It will be arranged at a convenient time.
Artist: Barbara Bynder
For many Aboriginal people, the emotional and physical discomfort resulting from a lack of cultural security has very real consequences. These frequently lead to disengagement with our health services and poor health outcomes.
We recognise that working in a way that is culturally safe and ensuring that your workplace is culturally secure is a journey. It could never be achieved in one training session. However, cultural security is a critical element of providing effective supportive care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
This is why the focus in this eLearning module is on developing deeper understanding of Cultural Security.
As you progress, you will see that most of the questions in the training are not designed to ‘test knowledge’. Rather these are to help you reflect on your own experiences, explore your perceptions, assess the key elements of the readings and videos and deepen your understanding. We hope you enjoy this journey as you enhance your skills to work more effectively alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
Valerie Ah Chee
The training is designed to ensure that everyone who uses the Baby Coming You Ready?’ rubric is able to do so in a culturally safe and competent way. My name is Valerie Ah Chee. I am a Nyoongar Bindjareb woman from Perth and a registered midwife and researcher.
I will be taking you through this online phase of the ‘Baby Coming You Ready” training. This training has been designed to increase awareness of effective ways to work alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers, fathers and families. It will provide you with information about the current perinatal context for Australian Aboriginal families. We aim to help you make sense of the imperative for us all to be working together to improve outcomes for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families during this important ‘window of opportunity’.
OK, now that we are settling into our seats, let's formally acknowledge that this training was developed and produced on Whadjuk Boodjar.
Mel Robinson
(CEO of CATSINaM)
Why do we need to 'Welcome to Country'?
Watch the following video as Whadjuk Gradmother Rosemary Walley explains Welcome to Country and why it is so important to acknowledge the Traditional Owners and their ongoing connection to country and culture.
