Dr Tracy Westerman's 2018 Training Workshops

HURRY TO REGISTER - WORKSHOPS ALMOST SOLD OUT FOR 2018
Workshops are delivered by Dr Tracy Westerman, a recognised leader in
Aboriginal mental health, suicide prevention and cultural competency fields
and WA's 2018 Australian of the Year Click here for full bio

Brisbane 18, 19 & 20 July (LESS THAN 5 PLACES REMAIN)
Cairns 1, 2 & 3 August (LESS THAN 5 PLACES REMAIN)
Adelaide 15,16 & 17 August (OVER HALF FULL)
Perth 31 October, 1 & 2 November (WORKSHOP IS FILLING FAST)

  • Free Cultural Competency Profile
  • Ensuring Cultural compatibility in assessment and engagement
  • Culture-bound syndromes - type, nature and assessment
  • Depression in Aboriginal people. Treatment, assessment and intervention
  • Post traumatic stress and its manifestations
  • Halting the transmission of intergeneration trauma
  • The nature of Aboriginal suicide - intervention and prevention frameworks
  • Effective engagement with suicidal Aboriginal clients
  • Translating cultural differences into suicide risk assessment

Workshop includes comprehensive manual
and morning tea, lunch & afternoon tea
Accreditation in four unique assessment tools
  • Acculturation Scale for Aboriginal Australians
  • Acculturative Stress Scale for Aboriginal Australians
  • The Westerman Aboriginal Symptom Checklist - Youth & Adults - a suicide risk screening tool for Aboriginal people
Early Bird Rate closes 8 weeks prior to workshop