This course is designed as an introduction to trauma and its impacts on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. On completion of the course learners will:
- Be able to define what trauma is; including its origins, complex, relational, transgenerational and inter-generational trauma, and its manifestations (responses and behaviours).
- Understand the impact and context of trauma through first-hand.
- Understand vicarious/Secondary Trauma.
- Understand culturally informed approaches to healing trauma.
- Understand about referral pathways.
- Be able to demonstrate trauma-informed policy development and service delivery; what it looks like for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- Be able to demonstrate trauma-informed practices of safety in the workplace; what it looks like for all employees; how it works if the employee has a trauma history.
- Be able to evaluate policies and procedures through a trauma-informed lens.
This course is recommended to all individuals and employees of all organisations. It provides a strong foundation knowledge to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander trauma in a non-confrontational and self-paced environment.
It serves as an essential pre-cursor to face-to-face workshops, increasing the cultural safety of those sessions, as well as providing for a more engaged and applied workshop environment.
It is recommended that participants in this course complete the CCCA foundation course prior to ensure they have the base level knowledge and context on which to build the additional trauma-informed capabilities.
The Centre for Cultural Competence Australia
This course has been developed by CCCA in partnership with We Al-li, one of the foremost Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander trauma experts in Australia. We Al-li is a trauma informed, trauma specific educational and practice based approach that promotes health, well-being, and sustainable pathways of positive change for individuals, families and communities at both a personal and professional level.
CCCA works with its clients to build deeper trauma-informed cultural capabilities through We Al-li's comprehensive face-to-face trauma workshops, which serve as a critical extension to this introductory course, please contact us for more information.