Abstract
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander concepts of social and emotional wellbeing have long informed national policy and medical practice guidelines (NATSILMH 2018). However, little attention has been given as to how public health educators can best instil in multidisciplinary groups of professionals an understanding of, and the skills to apply, such concepts. According to Delany and others, transformative approaches that stimulate an examination of different perspectives and values are required (Delany et al. 2016; NHMRC 2018). This case study describes the application of such an approach through embedding Stage One of the Family Well Being (FWB) program in the 13-week postgraduate ‘Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Across the Lifespan’ (Lifespan) course delivered by the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at UNSW Sydney each year between 2011 and 2015. It explores students’ responses to FWB as a transformative learning tool, and its role in ‘changing the lens’ through which students viewed Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | LIME Good Practice Case Studies. Volume Five |
Place of Publication | Carlton, Vic. |
Publisher | The University of Melbourne |
Pages | 20-34 |
Number of pages | 15 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780734055448 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780734055316 |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- Aboriginal Australians
- Torres Strait Islanders
- health and hygiene
- medical care
- public welfare