KULINGI TYARI WUNGURWIL (people standing strong)
This one-day workshop explores cultural issues for Aboriginal community workers within the AOD sector and identifies strategies to self-manage care within a professional setting. It encourages development of skills to address cultural complexities and maintain well-being whilst working within a health or community services setting.
The workshop aims to:
- Increase understanding about trauma and its potential effect on workers,
- Encourage workers to identify compassion fatigue and its effects,
- Increase understanding of the importance of self-care within the workplace, and
- Increase understanding around individual support requirements to address own care within the workplace.
About Felicity Ryan
Felicity Ryan (Flic) is a Wadi Wadi woman. Her mother's family are freshwater people from the mallee area of Victoria, specifically around the Murray River (Miilu). She also has strong family connections to the Wemba Wemba and Yorta Yorta people around this region. Her father is of Scottish background. The name Big River Connections reflects Flic's deep connectedness to her family, her people, her ancestors and her country.
Flic has 13 years of experience as a frontline worker and has been delivering dynamic and inclusive trainings for the past 12 years.
For more information
Contact Alice at or Raechel at
To register, please follow the link below.
This event is only open to Aboriginal-identified staff working in the AOD sector.
