WA has a rapidly increasing multicultural population, consisting of a variety of different multicultural communities, each with their own unique identity and experiences. The unique demographics of multicultural communities in WA add to the complexity of the contributing factors which can increase the risk of injury within multicultural communities. The three leading injury areas affecting people from multicultural communities in WA are drowning, intentional self-harm, and violence. With a number of health programs out there already tackling these prevalent issues, how do we better engage with multicultural communities to address these areas of concern?

Join Injury Matters as Deborah Pyatt, a training consultant with 30 years of experience working with diverse communities, will be facilitating this interactive and engaging workshop. This training aims to build the capacity of health and community professionals to increase understanding of the impact of key cultural aspects in multicultural communities in WA to better engage, plan, and implement programs and services which target injury prevention and safety promotion.

This online workshop training aims to:

• Increase awareness of the leading causes of injury within the multicultural community in WA.
• Increase knowledge of the barriers multicultural communities face in accessing appropriate services.
• Increase knowledge of the underlying cultural, social and psychosocial factors that influence injury within multicultural communities.
• Increase skills in applying culturally inclusive practices for accessible and appropriate health programs and service delivery for the WA multicultural community.

Who can attend?

This training is suitable for health professionals working in local government, not-for-profits/community sector, mental health, public health, and aged care that want to engage with diverse communities in their health programs.

Online workshop access requirements
This interactive workshop will be run on the Zoom Meeting Platform and will involve being placed in a breakout room to participate in group case study reviews and discussions. To take part in this workshop you will need:

• Access to a reliable internet connection
• A device with both a camera and microphone

Register Here