Investing in Focus Schools Program

‘DEVELOPING RESPECTFUL SERVICE RESPONSES IN WORKING WITH ABORIGINAL PEOPLE’

Friday 5 September 2014

This workshop will focus on identifying and exploring racism.  Sharon Gollan from Cultural Respect Training and Consultancy will lead the workshop.  Jonathan Lindsay-Tjapaltjarri Hermawan will be present as a critical friend.

Areas to be covered include:

• Revisiting the naming of racism and institutional racism
• Developing responses to address the effects of colonisation and racism    
• Examining the historical context that impacts on the lives of Aboriginal Australians    
• Identifying the ongoing effects of colonisation and dispossession on Aboriginal Australians
•  Understanding the implications of the historical context and ongoing effects for policy and program development and/or human services work with Aboriginal Australians    
• Developing strategies for respectful work with Aboriginal Australians    

The PD session references the following AITSL Australian Professional standards for Teachers

Standard 1 – Know students and how they learn

Standard 2 – Know the content and how to teach it

Standard 6 – Engage in professional learning

Standard 7 – Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community

PROGRAM OUTLINE

1 FULL DAY WORKSHOP

Duration – 7 hours

Morning tea and lunch provided

Please advise any dietary requirements

If you have any registration queries please contact Murray Koster 8301 6639

murray.koster@cesa.catholic.edu.au