Marumali Program® at Work
Non-Indigenous Service Provider
Join us for a transformative four-day workshop designed to enhance your ability to support Stolen Generations survivors with cultural sensitivity and trauma-informed care.
Understanding the Marumali Program®
The Marumali Program® for Non-Indigenous Service Providers is a two-day intensive workshop designed to deepen understanding of the unique social and emotional wellbeing challenges faced by Stolen Generations survivors. This program equips participants with culturally informed approaches to ensure that survivors receive safe, respectful, and effective support when engaging with services.
Through insight-driven learning and reflection, participants will build the knowledge and confidence to offer support in ways that respect survivor autonomy and acknowledge the deep impacts of past removal policies.
Learning Outcomes
What You Will Learn
The impact of removal policies – Explore how past government policies have shaped the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, families, and communities.
Understanding trauma and loss – Recognise the profound intergenerational impacts of forced removals and the healing processes survivors navigate.
Common clinical errors – Identify challenges survivors face in mainstream health services and how to adjust approaches to ensure culturally safe care.
The Marumali Journey of Healing – Understand the early stages of the healing process and learn to recognise key risks and appropriate support strategies.
Defining the role of non-Indigenous service providers – Gain clarity on how to effectively support survivors while ensuring that healing remains survivor-led.
Skills and Knowledge You Will Gain
A stronger cultural awareness framework
Develop an informed and respectful understanding of the complexities of working with survivors.
Practical tools to provide culturally safe support
Confidence in supporting survivors through early healing stages
Recognise the role of non-Indigenous professionals in creating safe spaces that foster healing and self-determination.
This workshop provides a safe space for deep reflection and learning, allowing participants to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and develop meaningful strategies for working with Stolen Generations survivors in a culturally responsive way.
Participant Outcomes
Who Should Attend?
Counsellors
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Social and emotional wellbeing workers
Other health and community service providers who work with Stolen Generations survivors
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.
How to Enrol?
To participate in a workshop click here, or express interest in facilitator training click here.
Or, contact the program coordinators for more information on eligibility and locations.