Who should attend 
This award winning one-day workshop is designed for people living and working in Central Australia or undertaking short term employment or study placements. 

About this course
The course explores cross cultural communications and introduces the concept of cultural safety and Indigenous Cultures in Central Australia.

It also outlines the health status of Indigenous peoples, the social determinants of health and how health influences all aspects of life.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course participants will be able to:

• Identify the unique features of Central Australian context: demographic, historical, political and environmental
• Identify principles of intercultural communication
• Identify key elements of Aboriginal cultures, specifically kinship, language, worldview and identity, and diversity within and between cultures
• Describe how the social determinants impact on the health and well-being of individuals and groups
• Identify local Indigenous organisations within Central Australia including the support available from Aboriginal colleagues (Aboriginal Liaison Officers, Aboriginal Health Practitiioners, ACWs) and other key resource people
• Recognise the stages of culture shock and how to respond to them. 
  
  

TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER

This course has limited availability with social distancing measures in place until further notice, in response to COVID-19

Comments from course participants
"Fantastic education session. Well presented. Extremely relevant" 
"Everything about the workshop was useful and explained thoroughly"
I learned a lot about Aboriginal culture"