‘Culturally Competent Mental Health Service Provision for a Multicultural Society’

The following was received from the Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit:

‘Culturally Competent Mental Health Service Provision for a Multicultural Society’

A 5-module training course for all mental health professionals

“Culturally competent mental health service provision for a multicultural society” is a series of 5 one day sessions designed to provide specialist mental health and PDRSS workers with the necessary knowledge and skills to promote and develop culturally responsive mental health services.

Conducted by the Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit (VTPU) with the help of the Victorian Foundation for the Survivors of Torture (Foundation House) and Action on Disability in Ethnic Communities (ADEC), the course introduces participants to relevant legal, organizational, professional and individual issues and includes:

• A whole of organisation approach to improving cultural responsiveness
• Engaging with the community
• Understanding Australia’s migration patterns (past and present) and common acculturation experiences
• The lived experience of consumers and carers from CALD backgrounds
• Working effectively with interpreters
• Understanding the impact of cultural values, sense of self and emotions on assessment and recovery-oriented practice
• Negotiating explanatory models of illness
• Responding to the additional needs of people from refugee backgrounds

While the content builds from one session to the next and participants are encouraged to complete all 5 sessions, participants may also choose to enrol in single sessions.

To register and for further information, please click here.