Working with First Nations Australians, Cultural Safety / Awareness Training

Service Description

GUIR programs and services and 'Cultural Safety' - GUIR skills training is informed by principles of cultural safety, cultural safety is 'An environment that is spiritually and emotionally safe, as well as physically safe for people; where there is no assault, challenge or denial of their identity, of who they are and what they need. It is about shared respect, shared meaning, shared knowledge and experience of learning together' (Williams, cited in Bin-Sallik 2003, p21). Australian Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics 2010 Cultural Perspectives, In Australias Rural and Remote Health: A social justice perspective. For the purpose of this training, Aboriginal health means not just the physical well-being of an individual but refers to the social, emotional and cultural well-being of the whole community in which each individual is able to achieve their full potential as a human being thereby bringing about the total well-being of their community.

Alternate Names: Gamarada Universal Indigenous Resourses Pty Ltd