Following on from their participation in the Deadly Teacher’s Solid Jarjums program, educators at Uniting Adamstown Heights Preschool engaged our team to have an artist in residence within the centre.
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TRAINING FOR YOUR WORKPLACE
What does cultural capacity training or being ‘culturally capable’ mean?
How do you know if you need cultural competency training or cultural awareness training?
Let’s go to the core question: What does it mean to be culturally capable? There are steps to achieving cultural safety within your organisation. With each team member having varying understandings or experiences. To understand cultural safety, we much distinguish it from cultural awareness and cultural sensitivity. This is not a political correctness, it is correcting the lack of education we as Australians have had access to about Australian Aboriginal people and culture. And how our actions today can help close the gap evident as a result of the past.
Aboriginal culture is diverse and dynamic. Cultural capacity training fosters workplace and community cultures to respect and value the skills, experiences, and perspectives of Aboriginal employees and citizens. Tapping into this rich cultural experience and understanding through a lens of cultural competence rewards all those who participate . You can join our scheduled training sessions open to the public – or have a session designed especially for your team.
1. Cultural Capacity Training: Historical overview [3 hours]
Interwoven with personal narratives this 3 hour workshop covers a wide range of topics to help the participant have a greater understanding and empathy of where we are at today
Included in your package: 1 presenter; survey monkey evaluation created, with data collated and presented in a report with recommendations; work booklet; and reference lists for further reading.
Optional extras are available as cost: Custom handouts, bush tucker, location hire, Smoking Ceremony, Welcome to Country, *on going advisory position, trouble shooting.
2. Cultural Capacity Training: Historical and Cultural immersion [6 hours]
The historical and application gives participants a chance to develop a greater understanding of a wide range of products while providing them to experience a cultural activity.
Included in your package: 2+ presenters; bush tucker catered morning tea and lunch; 2hr cultural activity (includes all materials – possible activities include: an Elders talk, a weaving workshop, a possum skin cloak workshop or a site visit with a local Elder; survey monkey evaluation created, with data collated and presented in a report with recommendations; work booklet; and eference lists for further reading.
Optional extras are available as cost: Custom handouts, location hire, Smoking Ceremony, Welcome to Country, *on going advisory position, trouble shooting.
3. Cultural Capacity Training: Service improvement (6hrs)
Interwoven with personal narratives the morning session covers a wide range of topics to help the participant have a greater understanding and empathy of where we are at today.
While the afternoon sessions focus is all on building capacity in the areas identified by the team. We do this by having a second presenter, a specialist from the same sector we are delivering to. We utalise case studies and other interactive methods to engage and to help navigate the issues identified. Including topics such as: barriers around clients identifying, cultural safety in the work place, developing stakeholder relationships, working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, stakeholders and clients.
Optional extras are available as cost: Custom handouts, location hire, Smoking Ceremony, Welcome to Country, *on going advisory position, trouble shooting
Cultural Immersion team building sessions:
Looking for a different team building activity? Or maybe a cultural experience for a key event such as Reconciliation or NAIDOC week? Try a collaborative weaving, possum or art session where members of your organization can create and keep an art work contributed to by all the members of the team. Often these sessions provide the opportunity start or develop RAP’s or an opportunity to build relationships between organisations and staff.
4. Interwoven (Aboriginal weaving)
1-3hours, with one presenter for groups min 10 max 25 people per session. We can provide extra presenters and aim for a 20:1 student:teacher ratio.
Cost: $89pp+ GST includes materials (10-15 participants)
ACTIVITY: Participants learn about Traditional Aboriginal weaving, how when and why with the opportunity to create a contemporary weaving keep sake or collaborative artwork.
5. Possum (Possum Skin Cloaks)
1-3hours, with one presenter for groups min 10 max 25 people per session. We can provide extra presenters and aim for a 20:1 student: teacher ratio.
Cost: $89pp + GST 10-15participants) includes materials
Activity: participants learn about Possum Skin Cloaks, their role in society, how they were made and why.
6. Appreciation (Aboriginal Art Appreciation)
1-3hours, with one presenter for groups min 10 max 25 people per session. We can provide extra presenters and aim for a 20:1 student:teacher ratio.
Cost: $89pp+ GST includes materials (10-15 participants)
Activity: Participants learn about how to be inspired by Traditional Aboriginal art to create something contemporary in a culturally appropriate way with the opportunity to create a contemporary weaving keep sake or collaborative
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