ContentHow do dominant discourses about mental health in Australia impact on the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples?Colonisation and mental health
Learning outcomesAnalyse how conceptualisations of mental health impact on the lived experience and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: Select one reading from Module 5 and critically reflect on what this reading means to you and how you might integrate the learning into your future practice.
Readings
Dudgeon, P., Milroy, H., & Walker, R. (2014). Working Together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice. West Perth, WA: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research/Kulunga Research Network. Retrieved from https://www.telethonkids.org.au/our-research/early-environment/developmental-origins-of-child-health/expired-projects/working-together-second-edition/
Coffin, Juli. Rising to the Challenge in Aboriginal Health by Creating Cultural Security [online]. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, Vol. 31, No. 3, May/June 2007: 22-24. Retrieved from link