Webinar 44 | Supporting Indigenous wellbeing through digital resources: an introduction for clinicians

Black Dog Institute. (2020). Webinar 44 | Supporting Indigenous wellbeing through digital resources: an introduction for clinicians. Black Dog Institute. https://medcast.com.au/courses/364

The use of digital mental health resources has steadily gained traction. With the advent of Covid-19, the relevance and application of digital mental health is now at the forefront of treatment options. However, for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, mainstream digital mental health platforms lack cultural appropriateness and engagement.

In this webinar we discuss the Indigenous concept of social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB), focusing on the curation of culturally appropriate digital resources. We will introduce participants to a new SEWB website, called WellMob that houses over 200 Indigenous-specific digital wellbeing resources. Through case examples, we will explore some of these resources and learn how they can be implemented into clinical practice.

Learning Objectives:

– Understand the term ‘social and emotional wellbeing’ (SEWB) in an Indigenous health context
– Identify digital SEWB resources as found on the WellMob website
– Explain the difference between Indigenous SEWB and mainstream mental health digital resources
– Understand the application of digital SEWB resources with Indigenous clients

Collaborative learning and teaching project led by
Professor Pat Dudgeon of the University of Western Australia.

Contact Us

Bilya Marlee
School of Indigenous Studies
University of Western Australia M303,
35 Stirling Highway, Crawley
Perth WA 6009

Email

AIPEP@uwa.edu.au

The information contained on this website has been sourced by the Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project (AIPEP) and AIPEP 2. The first AIPEP was funded by the Australian Government Office of Teaching and Learning. AIPEP 2 is part of the Transforming Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing Project, funded by the Million Minds Mission Grant. The views expressed in this website do not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government Office of Teaching and Learning or the Million Minds Mission Grant.

Several of the images used throughout this website are credited to Chris Lewis