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Listen, look & learn: Exploring cultural obligations of Elders and older Aboriginal people

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Listen, look & learn: Exploring cultural obligations of Elders and older Aboriginal people Gibson, C., Dudgeon, P., & Crockett, J. (2020) Listen, look & learn: Exploring cultural obligations of Elders and older Aboriginal people, Journal of Occupational Science, 27:2, 193-203,DOI: 10.1080/14427591.2020.1732228 ABSTRACT Introduction: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ social and emotional well-being provides a strength-based framework […]

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Sharing and valuing older Aboriginal people’s voices about social and emotional wellbeing services: a strength-based approach for service providers

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Sharing And Valuing Older Aboriginal People’s Voices About Social And Emotional Wellbeing Services: A Strength-Based Approach For Service Providers Gibson, C., Crockett, J., Dudgeon, P., Bernoth, M,. Lincoln, M. (2020) Sharing and Valuing Older Aboriginal people’s voices about social and emotional wellbeing services: a strength-based approach for service providers. Faculty of Health Sciences, Occupational Therapy,

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Guidelines for best practice psychosocial assessment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital with self-harm and suicidal thoughts

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Guidelines for best practice psychosocial assessment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital with self-harm and suicidal thoughts Leckning, B., Ringbauer, A., Robinson, G., Carey, T. A., Hirvonen, T., Armstrong, G. (2019) Guidelines for best practice psychosocial assessment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital with self-harm and suicidal

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BLM - Psychologists take a stand against racism

Black Lives Matter: Psychologists take a stand against racism

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Black Lives Matter: Psychologists take a stand against racism Dudgeon, P. et al., (2020) Black Lives Matter: Psychologists take a stand against racism. https://www.psychology.org.au/About-Us/What-we-do/advocacy/Position-Statements/black_lives_matter ABSTRACT The Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA) and the Australian Psychological Society (APS) have brought together six of Australia’s peak psychology organisations to take a firm stance against racism in any

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COVID-19: Impacts of historical, social and cultural determinants of health

COVID-19: Impacts of historical, social and cultural determinants of health

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COVID-19: Indigenous perspectives Impacts of historical, social, and cultural determinants of health Milroy, J., Derry, K. L., & Dudgeon, P. (2020). COVID-19: Indigenous perspectives Impacts of historical, social, and cultural determinants of health. https://www.news.uwa.edu.au/2020061712164/covid-19/covid-19-impacts-historical-social-and-cultural-determinants-health EXCERPT Jill, Kate and Pat explore how the particular exposure of Indigenous communities to COVID-19 has highlighted existing inequities and human

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Black Lives Matter. Aboriginal Lives Matter. Black Deaths in Custody Must Stop.

Black Lives Matter. Aboriginal Lives Matter. Black Deaths in Custody Must Stop

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Black Lives Matter. Aboriginal Lives Matter. Black Deaths in Custody Must Stop Dudgeon, P., & Lovett, P. (2020). Black Lives Matter. Aboriginal Lives Matter. Black Deaths in Custody Must Stop. https://www.cbpatsisp.com.au/aboriginal-lives-matter/ EXCERPT We are all responsible for shaping the world that our children are born into. The Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres

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COVID-19 puts extra strain on wellbeing of Indigenous Australians

COVID-19 puts extra strain on wellbeing of Indigenous Australians

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COVID-19 puts extra strain on wellbeing of Indigenous Australians Dudgeon, P. (2020). COVID-19 puts extra strain on wellbeing of Indigenous Australians. http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/2020062612190/regional/covid-19-puts-extra-strain-wellbeing-indigenous-australians EXCERPT Indigenous communities must be empowered to address the social and emotional wellbeing needs of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, with COVID-19 putting an additional strain on mental health, a national consensus report

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Crucial Lessons from Covid-19 for Indigenous Australians Paper Cover

Crucial lessons from COVID-19 for Indigenous Australians​

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Crucial lessons from COVID-19 for Indigenous Australians Derry, K. L., & Dudgeon, P. (2020). Crucial lessons from COVID-19 for Indigenous Australians. http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/2020052812121/regional/crucial-lessons-covid-19-indigenous-australians EXCERPT Professor Patricia Dudgeon and Dr Kate Derry from the School of Indigenous Studies have spent recent weeks hard at work investigating the impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Australians. Their first task was

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health

The impact of COVID-19 on mental health – implications for policy and practice in Australia

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The impact of COVID-19 on mental health – implications for policy and practice in Australia Rosenburg, S. (2020). The impact of COVID-19 on mental health – implications for policy and practice in Australia. https://croakey.org/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-mental-health-roundtable-on-implications-for-policy-and-practice-in-australia/  EXCERPT This report from Dr Sebastian Rosenberg summarises a recent virtual roundtable on the implications of COVID-19 for Australia and the future

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COVID-19 Roadmap to Recovery

Roadmap to Recovery: Chapter on the care of Indigenous Australians

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Roadmap to Recovery: Chapter on the care of Indigenous Australians McInerney, M. (ed.). (2020). Roadmap to Recovery: Reporting on a research taskforce supporting Indigenous responses to COVID-19. https://go8.edu.au/research/roadmap-to-recovery EXCERPT In addressing the global challenges posed by pandemics, it needs to be acknowledged that Indigenous populations around the world are potentially highly vulnerable. This vulnerability is

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