Introduction to Cultural Safety in Aboriginal Health

An introduction to Cultural Safety in Aboriginal health, this workshop will provide an understanding of Cultural Safety within your Health Organisation.

VACHHO's cultural safety training promotes a safe environment to enable useful discussions and interactions to take place through two-way communications between participants and facilitators. 

Learning outcomes:

The course content offered will further your understanding of how to work effectively with Aboriginal people and will cover the following topics: 

• Aboriginal people and communities 
• Status of Aboriginal Health
• Impact of history on Aboriginal people
• Strategies to redress current issues
• The Victorian Aboriginal community health sector and closing the health gap
• Resources and contact listings

This event to satisfy the Cultural Awareness Training requirement as part of the Federal Government - Closing the Gap in Health Initiative (2008). A general practice staff training requirement relating directly to the Indigenous Health Incentive (IHI), one the Practice Incentive Programs (PIP).