Marumali Program® At Work
Non-First Nations Service Providers
Learning Outcomes
Program Insights
The Marumali Program® for Non- First Nations Service Providers is a two-day intensive workshop designed to build the knowledge, understanding and confidence needed to work respectfully and effectively with Stolen Generations Survivors, descendants, families and communities.
Grounded in the Marumali Journey of Healing Model — a Survivor-led and developed model created from lived experience — the program explores colonisation, the Stolen Generations, removal, trauma, intergenerational impacts and the importance of culture, identity and reconnection in healing.
The program supports non-First Nations practitioners and service providers to take an active role in supporting healing, while understanding the importance of Survivor self-determination and the right of each person to lead their own healing journey.
Through learning, reflection and practical application, participants build their ability to create culturally safe, respectful and trauma-informed service environments.
What you will learn
Understanding history and it's impacts - Explore colonisation, the Stolen Generations, removal and their ongoing impacts on First Nations individuals, families and communities.
Understanding Trauma, Loss and Healing - Develop an understanding of trauma and intergenerational impacts, and how experiences of removal and disconnection can affect identity, relationships, wellbeing and engagement with services.
Recognising and Responding to Barriers - Explore how mainstream services and practices can create barriers for Stolen Generations Survivors and identify ways to strengthen culturally safe and responsive support.
Understanding Your Role - Gain clarity about the role of non-First Nations service providers in supporting healing while respecting Survivor autonomy, self-determination and lived experience.
Skills and knowledge you will gain
Deeper Cultural Understanding - Build knowledge and cultural humility to support respectful engagement with First Nations people, families and communities.
Practical Tools for Culturally Safe Practice - Develop practical approaches to strengthen service delivery, reduce the risk of causing further harm and create environments where people feel heard, respected and culturally safe.
Confidence to Support Healing - Build confidence to recognise opportunities to support healing, resilience, identity and reconnection within your professional role.
Reflective Practice - Explore your own assumptions, professional practices and ways of working, and consider how these may influence the experiences of First Nations people accessing services.
This workshop provides a safe and supportive space for learning, reflection and discussion — enabling participants to explore the impacts of history and lived experience, challenge assumptions and develop more culturally safe ways of working.
Who Should Attend?
This program is designed for non-First Nations practitioners, professionals and service providers working with First Nations people, families and communities, particularly those supporting Stolen Generations Survivors, descendants and families.
It is relevant to people working across:
- Health and allied health
- Mental health and social and emotional wellbeing
- Community and family services
- Aged care and disability
- Government and non- government services
- Including counsellors, psychologists, social workers, health professionals, community workers, case workers and other practitioners.
What Participants Are Saying
“This program completely changed the way I understand trauma in Aboriginal communities. It gave me the confidence and tools to provide more culturally safe and trauma-informed support.”
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