Workshop: Cultural responsiveness - Introduction to principles and practices (Bairnsdale)

This workshop introduces participants to principles that inform cultural responsiveness, and encourages exploration of practical skills to enhance diversity responsive mental health practice.  Participants will be encouraged to reflect on their own cultural values, beliefs and models in delivering recovery focussed interventions, and explore the relationship between policy, human rights legislation, and the manner in which we provide respectful person-centred care.

In this workshop, participants will explore:

• Key issues in cultural diversity, and the role of culture in mental health service delivery
• Practical skills to employ in delivering diversity responsive mental health interventions, including working with interpreters and approaches to assessment and recovery, community engagement and service development.
• The social determinants of health, ethnicity, cultural humility, cultural safety diversity and intersectional approaches
• Key government policies and human rights legislation in relation to culturally diverse practice
• The importance of reflective practice in creating culturally safe spaces

All mental health practitioners working in Victoria's specialist mental health services including case managers, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and those working in the community managed mental health sector. 

Eligibility
VTMH is joining forces with the Victorian Mental Health Learning and Development Clusters to deliver cultural responsiveness workshops for the mental health service workforce. This workshop is offered via the Southern Cluster. Individuals working in Victorian Mental Health Services and eligible to attend professional development as part of the North East Cluster (NEVIL), the Southern Cluster (LAMPS), and Western Cluster, are invited to register.

If you are unsure whether you are eligible to attend training through the Southern Cluster, please visit the Southern Cluster home page for more information.