As a member of the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community you are encouraged to contact Relationships Australia and visit our local services. We work with our clients and partner organisations to offer a quality service in a culturally sensitive and respectful manner. We respect that everyone is unique and are guided by your experience to help us to provide the support you or your family need to achieve your vision for wellbeing.
Over the past few years we have consulted extensively throughout Queensland’s diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and within our own workforce. We have developed a comprehensive Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) that is underpinned by our strategic plan.
We have also established a Cultural Fitness philosophy and training program that will help us to respond to diverse service needs within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of Queensland. These services will join with diversity strategies of our mainstream services and programs, empowering our whole team with a range of experience and knowledge to support our staff to work sensitively with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities and families.
Many of our Indigenous staff are developing unique, localised projects to specifically respond to local needs. Women’s business, family and personal leadership and support programs, Men’s Business workshops and activities for men and boys. Our staff support local projects which explore: healing from grief and loss, restoring and strengthening Families, Indigenous cultural identity an supporting the roles and responsibilities of men, women and young people. These activities also support family reunification processes and intergenerational relationships.
Many of our Indigenous staff are developing unique, localised projects to specifically respond to local needs. Women’s business, family and personal leadership and support programs, Men’s Business workshops and activities for men and boys. Our staff support local projects which explore: healing from grief and loss, restoring and strengthening Families, Indigenous cultural identity an supporting the roles and responsibilities of men, women and young people. These activities also support family reunification processes and intergenerational relationships.
Local Relationships Australia venues can provide a range of counselling and family support, parenting support or mediation services to address: relationship problems, separation, youth issues, divorce, financial problems, gambling and addiction, impact of disability or imprisonment and ‘stolen generation’ issues, Sorry Business and suicide. We also link clients to other relevant service providers across the community who we know and trust to carry on that care and support.
Our staff can assist clients by incorporating Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander models of practice as well as embracing and indigenising mainstream strategies.
Our staff empower clients to build for themselves lifestyles which focus on wellbeing. Our team can work with the ‘whole of family approach’ to respond to events that may have had an impact upon their lives like ‘Sorry Business’ or trauma such as domestic and family violence.
A suite of culturally appropriate training and professional development options have been provided to all RAQ staff, and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander staff are currently completing a Diploma of Counselling (2014-2015).
A suite of culturally appropriate training and professional development options have been provided to all RAQ staff, and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander staff are currently completing a Diploma of Counselling (2014-2015).
Staff are supported through regular supervision and reviews to develop capacity within their current roles and to aspire to career pathways across the organisation and externally.