Aboriginal Patient Advocacy Training

If you work with Aboriginal people, this training is for you! You will develop a strong understanding of the health system, health rights and how to advocate and support Aboriginal people in this system, in a practical way. Add another tool to your toolkit.

This full day workshop was developed in partnership with leading Aboriginal health, health advocacy and human rights organisations to develop the skills of the community, community service and health sectors and to increase the availability of health advocacy to Aboriginal people. Our aim is to see health rights knowledge, advocacy skills and an understanding of the impacts of racism and culturally inappropriate care on Aboriginal people and communities, increase - leading to better health outcomes for Aboriginal people.

This training is held in person at the Health Consumers' Council offices in Mount Lawley

The workshop includes topics such as

What is culturally safe care
Understanding the impacts of racism on health
Understanding the WA health system
Health rights
Advocacy skills
Conflict of interest
Vicarious trauma
How, when and to who to refer

This workshop is delivered by Health Consumers' Council's Engagement and Advocacy Manager and Aboriginal Lead, Tania Harris. Please contact Tania on 92213422 or at tania.harris@hconc.org.au for any further information about this valuable training opportunity.

This episode of the workshop is offered without cost as part of HCC core funding contract with the DoH.

This is a small workshop to allow for maximum interaction

Workshops are in demand. Please only register if you can attend. 

You can add your name to a waitlist once this event is booked out. If there is enough interest we may be able to add an additional workshop date. Please contact Tania Harris if you'd like to discuss this further.