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OUR RECONCILIATION WEEK BBQ. AT THE BOUVERIE CENTRE.
Wominjeka You are all Welcome.
As part of the Bouverie commitment to Reconciliation and in recognition of Reconciliation Week you, your family, friends and colleagues
are warmly invited to attend the Bouverie Reconciliation Week BBQ lunch.
WHEN Tuesday 31st May - 12 noon – 1.30 pm
WHERE The Bouverie Centre
8 Gardiner Street, Brunswick RSVP Esmai Manahan on 9385 5100. [email protected]
Come along and learn about the valuable work of Bouverie, including the Indigenous
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Some of the Mildura
Students with their
Tree of Life
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Andy Warhol – Ai Weiwei. An Exhibition at the NGV
This Major international exhibition, at the National Gallery of Victoria, Features two of the most significant artists of the twentieth and twenty-‐first centuries: Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei.
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All these works are made with Lego and attached to the wall
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Ai Weiwei posted on Instagram on Monday 26th October that, ‘In response to Lego’s refusal and
the overwhelming public response, Ai Weiwei has now decided to make a new work to defend
freedom of speech and “political art”. Ai Weiwei Studio will announce the project description
and Lego collection points in different cities. This is the first phase of the coming projects.’
Tony Ellwood, Director, NGV, speaking from Ai Weiwei’s Beijing studio this afternoon, said,
‘We have received many offers of donations of Lego in the past days. People have shown their
generosity, creative spirit and enthusiasm to become engaged in this project, and we are pleased
to be the first international collection point.
‘The project began by celebrating those who stand for human rights and freedom of speech, and
has inspired a groundswell of support that has developed into this inspiring project which has
engaged the wider community.’
This new project was developed in response to a major new installation by Ai Weiwei for the
NGV’s exhibition Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei to open in Melbourne in December 2015. The
installation focuses on Australian activists, advocates and champions of human rights, freedom
of expression, freedom of information and the Internet.
Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei will present over 120 works by Ai Weiwei alongside more than 300
works by Andy Warhol, exploring the full scope of both artists’ practice in depth.
The exhibition is presented in association with The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, and Ai
Weiwei Studio.
Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei will be on display at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne,
Australia, from 11 December 2015 – 24 April 2016. The exhibition will subsequently be
presented at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh in the United States of America from June
– August 2016.
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Healing Aboriginal Families Workshop. Horsham.
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Who Should Attend -‐ anyone interested in or currently working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults , young people and families from a range of settings and sectors including health, education and legal and social and community areas
This 3 day integrated workshop will: -‐ be fun! -‐ work from a strengths based approach -‐ explore trauma from a historical and collective context and narrative -‐ be a ‘taster’ for those considering family skills training at Bouverie or in Community. -‐ build practical skills around a more therapeutic relationship with others & explore culturally appropriate genograms -‐ provide greater awareness of cultural safety principles when working with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander clients & families.
Who is running it The Indigenous Program Team, The Bouverie Centre When June 14th 15th & 16th 2016. Nov 2nd 3rd & 4th 2016. (9:30am-‐3:30pm) Where Can be delivered off site or at BOUVERIE Cost $495pp (cost includes morning tea, lunch & afternoon tea each day) or group rate to be negotiated Contact Kerry Proctor, Program Manager, Indigenous Program Ph: 93855100 [email protected](Max 20 Participants) (
HEALING ABORIGINAL FAMILIES Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as individuals and within their families and communities, have been profoundly hurt socially, emotionally and spiritually by layers of historic, social and cultural (complex) trauma
across generations. This workshop provides a space to have the conversations and to be part of the recovery from all of this and the model
for preventing further hurts.
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Workshop participants and Jane The Angle of the Mud
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The sun setting over Wurundjeri Country.
The Next Training of Healing Aboriginal Families Workshops will be held on
14th, 15th, & 16th June. 2016.
At The Bouverie Centre. 8 Gardiner St West Brunswick.
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This article linked below, may be of interest to you all.
Boosting Indigenous-‐only services alone won’t end Aboriginal family violence. April 5, 2016. 3.39 AEST.
https://theconversation.com/boosting-‐indigenous-‐only-‐services-‐alone-‐wont-‐end-‐aboriginal-‐family-‐violence-‐56923
A poem from Ross Hensgen.
Mildura Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy 2015-‐16. Ross read this poem out which he had written as part of a finishing up activity one afternoon after a long day’s training in Mildura. When he
read it to the group we were all transported to this place…
I would really love to live on the beach Where the palm trees sway and the water is blue
Watching the sea turtles on the sand, the sea eagle flying over, That be my golden moment.
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The Lancet-‐Lowitja Institute Global Collaboration. Indigenous and Tribal Peoples across the World.
The Lowitja Institute has partnered with The Lancet, one of the world’s most prestigious medical journals, to develop a comprehensive report describing the health and social status of Indigenous and tribal peoples across the globe.
To discover more about this landmark research report, which includes the data from 28 Indigenous populations from 23 countries, (about 50% of the worlds Indigenous population) collated against eight key themes, click on the link below.
There you’ll find inspirational speeches from the launch, particularly from Professor Ian Anderson and Professor Fiona Stanley. It was an inspired launch and I was privileged to be there. I highly recommend finding the time to look into this research.
Robyne Latham.
See more at: http://www.lowitja.org.au/indigenous-‐tribal-‐health?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=eBulletin 16 May 2016&utm_content=eBulletin 16 May 2016+CID_a52bc626529104180d79b33e0b07afbc&utm_source=Campaign Monitor&utm_term=Lowitja Institute website
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Working with the Mob – a unique and dedicated Indigenous Clinical Program at Bouverie.
Indigenous people of Australia have a depth of spirituality that can enrich non-‐Indigenous people in many ways. “All Indigenous peoples have been touched by trauma in some way. All Indigenous peoples deserve the opportunity to work through this trauma to heal…” Social Justice Report, 2008, Australian Human Rights Commission. The Working with the Mob program takes a ‘Black & White’ approach to family therapy that provides a healing journey for Indigenous families, and/or non-‐Indigenous carers of Aboriginal families, usually grandparents. It is a collaborative model of working with Aboriginal families, using Aboriginal and non-‐Aboriginal family therapists. The Working with the Mob program understands trauma through a cultural lens for Aboriginal families, and promoting trauma informed approaches to understanding the needs of all Aboriginal children Working with the Mob also provides a culturally safe place for Aboriginal families to give voice to, and acknowledge their strengths and challenges, using deep listening, as families explore and tell their stories. The Working with the Mob team share a good cultural understanding of the issues and impacts that families are experiencing through the impact of Child Protection and non-‐Indigenous service involvement. Understanding and familiarity with the Aboriginal service system for referrals is essential including VACCA, WADJA Clinic (RCH), as well as non-‐Indigenous e.g. DHHS. Patience, trust and relationship building is critical to providing culturally safe healing. We use theoretical approaches that are culturally safe in our work with families, including narrative therapy, resilience building and strengths-‐based which all assist in understanding and responding to Aboriginal families.
An important aspect of the cultural uniqueness of our program is to use a family mapping exercise and use of genograms, as a way of storytelling for the family. We have been effective in helping families track their cultural heritage and family, using the Indigenous Program team’s knowledge of the Aboriginal community. We are patient, and families lead the way, when they are ready. Families leave and return sometimes with over a year’s gap between sessions. We understand about missed appointments, and the time to be ready to take the next step, and to introduce the new family members. There is no pressure. This reinforces the deep listening, patience and following families at their own pace. This reinforces the culture as being so important in working with Aboriginal families.
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Referrals to the Indigenous team have spiked over the past 12 months, and referring agencies have become increasingly diverse. Bouverie’s higher profile and that of the Indigenous Program accounts for the increased referrals, and includes representation in forums such as the Taskforce 1000. We plan to keep developing our Program and hope to employ more Aboriginal family therapists and share our model of working with other services. Our clinical work will continue to sit alongside our delivery of training to both Indigenous and non-‐Indigenous workers in working in effective, culturally safe and family sensitive ways with Aboriginal families.
Esmai Manahan and Fiona McIlwaine
ABI workshop with an Aboriginal family focus.
The Bouverie Centre’s two day workshop, ‘ABI workshop with an Aboriginal family focus’, was held in Bendigo on the 19th and 20th of May. This workshop was a Lodden Malley Acquired Brain Injury Network and Bendigo and District Aboriginal Cou operative initiative. Special thanks to Robert Spry for his commitment to making this workshop happen. The workshop was facilitated by Bouverie’s ABI’s Team Leader Franca Buterau Prinzi and the Indigenous Team’s Strategic Development Officer Robyne Latham. Enquires about future training is very welcome. Please contact Franca via email [email protected] WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS.
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Last days of Training in Mildura. The final days of training in the Post Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy and community presentations have concluded at Mildura. Alison Elliott and Fiona McIlwaine delivered this training.
It was ninth cohort of training for the Bouverie Centre's Indigenous Team since 2008.
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