About the series

Domestic and Family Violence, Women’s Health or Sexual Assault workers are invited to join in the "Our Talk" series.

"Our Talk" is an opportunity to develop new knowledge and value add to current knowledge. We will gather and discuss sector themes in our communities building a shared wisdom through Knowledge Circles.

Held monthly each "Our Talk" session will focus on topics that have been generated from previous Knowledge Circles and forums.

So come along and be a part of creating a community of practitioners.

September's topic: Trauma and Healing (with Special Guest Presenter Tanja Hirvonen - Director of Wellbeing, The Healing Foundation)

Trauma throughout our communities is a common theme. Its often embedded in our stories of survival and in our narratives for our healing, however healing from Trauma is possible and the ways to facilitate healing in our communities is varied and diverse.

Date: Thursday, 16 September 2021

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

To register for this event please click on the 'Get Tickets' button and complete the registration form.

Learning Outcomes:

The goal of the “Our Talk “series is for Domestic and Family Violence workers to connect and discuss focal topics and practice themes from the DFV sector.

By the end of the sessions, participants will be able to:

Expand their understanding of the key themes.
Conceptualise key themes and issues that impact on sector work.
Apply shared wisdom to practice.

You can visit our website at WorkUP Queensland to find out more about our work and partners.

Who should attend

Domestic and Family Violence, Women’s Health or Sexual Assault Workers.

About the presenters

Tanja Hirvonen (Director of Wellbeing, The Healing Foundation)

Tanja is an Aboriginal Australian woman and identifies as Jaru and Bunuba through her Mother who was born in Alice Springs. Her Grandmother is from the Barkly Tablelands region and Tanja's Great Grandparents are from WA.

Tanja's father is from Finland. Tanja grew up in Mt Isa with family. Although Tanja is from QLD, she has previously lived in Darwin and is familiar with Darwin and surrounding areas.

Tanja is a registered Clinical Psychologist currently based in Darwin, Northern Territory. The psychology journey has taken over 10 years and has eight years of practical psychological work experience.

Tanja has worked for AMSANT and The Centre for Remote Health and privately as a registered psychologist. Tanja is passionate about working in an evidence based and culturally sound ways to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of people and her approach incorporates cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), mindfulness skills and ways of working that are culturally sound and safe when working with people.

Lee Fagan (WorkUP Queensland)

Lee is a Djabuganji bama (Rainforest person) from the Kuranda/Cairns Region in Far North Queensland through his mother and through his father he is connected to the Umpila (Eastern Cape York Peninsula) and Yirraganji (Coastal Cairns) peoples of Far North Queensland.

Lee has worked in Community Services for over 20 years particularly in the Youth and Family space and has also been working in the adult learning and health research areas as well for many years. He is passionate about working with both Indigenous and Non-Indigenous communities.

Lee has been employed as a Project Officer with WorkUP Queensland since Late 2019.