Dr R.Jones | 22.11.22 | Growing Together:Cultural Safety,Trauma Informed Care &ReflectiveSupervision

Growing Together: A Worker’s ongoing journey of Cultural Safety, Trauma Informed Care and Reflective Supervision

The Molly Wardaguga Research Centre was a strategic investment by Charles Darwin University (CDU), and the College of Nursing and Midwifery, in April 2019. Co-Directors, Profs Yvette Roe and Sue Kildea, will share the progress towards the Centre’s vision: that our research makes a significant impact on Closing the Gap between First Nations and other Australians maternal and child, health and education outcomes, in particular: Target 2 — First Nations children are born healthy and strong.

As a Perinatal Clinical Psychologist, Rae has worked with women and their children for the past 10 years. In addition to her research in the special care nursery, Rae has studied various wisdom traditions deeply and loves having conversations about the human spirit. Prior to moving to NSW in 2017, Rae worked with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in Southeast Qld for a few years.

This dynamic workshop is for people interested in considering how their humanity intersects with their professional practice and, ultimately how it impacts on the safety of their care of First Nation’s families. We will do some fun, reflective exercises together and will talk about the processes we followed to create a training program on Reflective Supervision for the Team Leaders in the Australia Nurse-Family Partnership Program. We will share, for the first time, how this model of training integrates knowledge and activities in Cultural Safety, Trauma Informed Care and Reflective Supervision skills, whilst aligning with best practice frameworks such as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander National Health Curriculum, the National Clinical Supervision and Support Framework and current skills training in Reflective Supervision in Australia.

The Birthing on Country Centre for Research Excellence was awarded in 2020 to The Molly Wardaguga Research Centre. The BoC CRE Seminar Series is a key activity for the Centre to share the work, resources, and information with other communities, researchers, students, and service providers about the amazing, innovative work that is happening throughout Australia.

Please contact [email protected] if you have any queries or head to our website www.birthingoncountry.com for more information.