Event Date
Tue 20 Aug 2013 9:00 to Wed 21 Aug 2013 17:00

The aim of this conference is to build networks and share understanding of culturally respected ways of working with Aboriginal men, women, young people and families in a holistic approach that suits rural and remote communities with limited resources.

The conference will focus on the following issues:

• Healing the scars of the past

• Cultural approaches to healing and service deliveries

• Men’s and Women’s business programs and groups

• Family and Young person’s programs

• How to empower Aboriginal workers to lead in our field

The objectives are:

• To build networks among rural and remote Aboriginal drug and alcohol service providers

• To build on the limited knowledge basis of how to work effectively in this service delivery context

• To support rural and remote Aboriginal service providers to analyse and present successful initiatives

• To explore similarities and differences between desert and saltwater cultures and approaches

• To provide rural and remote workers with access to nationally recognised experts in the field

• To build partnerships within the sector

Keynote speakers include:

Mr Scott Wilson, Director of Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (South Australia).

Mr Jack Bulman, CEO of Mibbinbah, Indigenous Men, Health and Indigenous Mens’ spaces.

Mr Jimmy Perry, GradDipIndigH (SubUse), Project Officer, Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Makin Tracks Project

Prof. Yvonne Cadet-James, Chair of Indigenous Australian Studies, James Cook University

Mr Steve Ella, State Coordinator, NSW Aboriginal Drug and Alcohtol Traineeship Program, Central Coast Local Health District

Please see the event website for complete and up-to-date information.

NDARC conducts research in collaboration with the conference organisers Lyndon Community and the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE).

Location
Batemans Bay, NSW

Cost
$110 for one day (conference only) or $220 for two days including conference dinner (incl. GST). More options available.

Open to
Anyone interested in Aboriginal Health

Contact
healingthescars@lyndoncommunity.org.au

Event Date

Tue 20 Aug 2013 9:00 to Wed 21 Aug 2013 17:00

Event Type

Conference