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Culturally Competent Mental Health Services for Aboriginal People
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Find out about Tracy Westerman’s ground-breaking work in mental health, cultural competency and suicide prevention in Indigenous communities.
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Differentiating between self harm and sorry cuts in young people is a challenge and how best to approach this.
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CB abstract
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Are there key risk factors for suicide in indigenous communities and do these differ from the general population?
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Whole of Community Suicide Prevention
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Is there a standardised mental health symptom inventory that has been validated with adult Aboriginal populations?
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How does depression look/present in indigenous communities? Is there a reliable measure to assess this?
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Are there some guiding principles that white therapists can follow to create safety for Aboriginal clients?
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CB abstract
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Engaging Australian Aboriginal Youth in Mental Health Services 2010
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Can you talk about the link between racism and the mental health of Aboriginal people in Australia?
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Can you explain cultural related mental illness?
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CB abstract
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Is there a specific therapeutic approach that you prefer to use with Aboriginal clients? Esp for distress tolerance. Does CBT need to be adapted?
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Engaging Australian Aboriginal Youth in Mental Health Services 2010
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As a non indigenous psychologist, what can I do to be culturally sensitive and support Aboriginal people? Should I aim to refer to Indigenous psychologists where possible?
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