Working in Partnership with Australia's First Peoples: Skills for Support Workers

Get Real: Talking mental health & disability

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This is an edited version of an episode from a podcast series produced by ermha365, which is part of the Developing the growing new NDIS (psychosocial disability) Workforce Project supported by the Victorian Government. The podcast series is available be used as part of any Training Delivery / Assessment or Workplace Coaching and available on ermha365 website here: https://www.ermha.org/podcast-training-resources/
The episode was recorded in 2020 with guests:

• Robyn Oxley, A Proud Tharawal woman from South-West Sydney, Criminologist, Academic and Activist
• Belinda, Support Worker Mentis Assist

The podcast ep includes discussion of:

• What is truth telling?
• What does intergenerational trauma look like for Australia’s First Peoples?
• What is the ongoing impact of government policies on Australia’s First Peoples?
• Why Acknowledgement of Country and Welcome to Country are important
• How non-Indigenous workers can effectively support Australia’s First Peoples
• Trauma-informed practice
• The importance of family and kinship relationships

If you have been affected by anything discussed in this episode you can contact:

• 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)
• Lifeline on 13 11 14

ermha365 provides mental health and disability support for people in Victoria and the Northern Territory. Find out more about our services at our website.
Follow ermha365 on social media:
FACEBOOK - @ermhaorg
TWITTER - @ermha365
INSTAGRAM - @ermha365
ermha365 acknowledges that our work in the community takes place on the Traditional Lands of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and therefore respectfully recognise their Elders, past and present, and the ongoing Custodianship of the Land and Water by all Members of these Communities.
We recognise people with lived experien

ermha365 provides mental health and disability support for people in Victoria and the Northern Territory. Find out more about our services at our website.
Helplines (Australia):
Lifeline 13 11 14
QLIFE 1800 184 527
13 YARN 13 92 76
Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467
ermha365 acknowledges that our work in the community takes place on the Traditional Lands of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and therefore respectfully recognise their Elders, past and present, and the ongoing Custodianship of the Land and Water by all Members of these Communities.
We recognise people with lived experience who contribute to GET REAL podcast, and those who love, support and care for them. We recognise their strength, courage and unique perspective as a vital contribution so that we can learn, grow and achieve better outcomes together.