Working Together: Trauma-Informed Aboriginal Healing (2 Day Workshop)
Join a group of people who want to know more about the trauma-informed work Aboriginal people have been doing since 1993 through the We Al-li program. This
work was designed, developed and is delivered by Aboriginal people, in response
to the violence trauma healing needs of our families and communities. While We
Al-li recognises the generational traumatic impacts of colonisation, We Al-li is
presented as a celebration of life - a process of healing sharing and re-generation.
Dates and Cost
2 - 3 May 2012 (2 days)
Members: $395
Non-members: $495
Course Objectives
Those who attend will work together to plan opportunities for trauma- informed policy and program development, trauma informed organisational structures and service delivery, specifically designed to meet Aboriginal, and non Aboriginal needs, in mental health, family violence, child maltreatment, and juvenile and adult justice services delivery.
Facilitator - Judy Atkinson
Emeritus Professor Judy Atkinson is a Jiman-Aboriginal Australian. Judy holds a BA from the University of Canberra, a PhD from Queensland University of Technology and is a graduate of the Harvard University course; Program for Refugee Trauma – Global Mental Health trauma and Recovery. Judy has co-authored documents for the QLD Government and is a member of the Harvard Global Mental Health Scientific Research Alliance.
Co Facillitator - Ash Dargan
Ash Dargan is a Larrakia man from Darwin. He has represented his culture and land on the world stage both as a cultural artist and cultural ambassador for over ten years. In 2010 Ash was the lead project officer of ‘Healing our Way’ in Tasmania and is completing his Masters of Indigenous Studies focussing on wellbeing, trauma and recovery.