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Working together : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and wellbeing principles and practice Nola Purdie, Pat Dudgeon and Roz Walker

Contributor(s): Purdie, Nola [Editor] | Dudgeon, Pat [Editor] | Walker, Roz [Editor].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Canberra, ACT : This book was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, and Australian Council for Educational Research, the Kulunga Research Network, and Telethon Institute for Child Health Research. 2010Description: electronic document (336 pages) ; PDF file: 3.71 MB.ISBN: 978-1-74241-091-3.Subject(s): PREVENTION | INDIGENOUS PEOPLES | FAMILY VIOLENCE | INTERGENERATIONAL VIOLENCE | RECOMMENDED READING | ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES | HISTORICAL TRAUMA | INTERVENTION | MENTAL HEALTH | SUICIDE | TRAUMA | IWI TAKETAKE | PĀMAMAE HEKE IHO | AUSTRALIAOnline resources: Click here to access online | Also available at Summary: The purpose of this book is to provide an appropriate resource for a range of health professionals who work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers, counsellors, and other staff of Indigenous health services. It provides a comprehensive, culturally relevant, and specific resource to support the provision of services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are striving to effectively deal with the effects of past policies and practices. The book is also suitable for students studying in relevant fields. Chapter of particular relevance are Chapter 10: Trauma, Transgenerational Transfer and Effects on Community Wellbeing - Judy Atkinson, Jeff Nelson and Caroline Atkinson; and Chapter 11: Indigenous Family Violence: Pathways Forward. Record #5321
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This book was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, and was developed by the
Australian Council for Educational Research, the Kulunga Research Network, and Telethon Institute for Child Health
Research.

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The purpose of this book is to provide an appropriate resource for a range of health professionals who work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers, counsellors, and other staff of Indigenous health services. It provides a comprehensive, culturally relevant, and specific resource to support the provision of services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are striving to effectively deal with the effects of past policies and practices. The book is also suitable for students studying in relevant fields. Chapter of particular relevance are Chapter 10: Trauma, Transgenerational Transfer and Effects on Community Wellbeing - Judy Atkinson, Jeff Nelson and Caroline Atkinson; and Chapter 11: Indigenous Family Violence: Pathways Forward. Record #5321