Replanting the Birthing Trees: Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children in the first 2,000 days

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The Replanting the Birthing Trees: Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children in the first 2,000 days online course focuses on the first 2,000 days of a child’s life and honours the wisdom of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parenting practices that have endured for over 60,000 years. It invites practitioners to be curious, notice this ancient knowledge and consider how it can be applied in contemporary practices. It also asks practitioners to reflect on the factors that interrupted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parenting and ways of knowing, being and doing alongside the obstacles and opportunities that exist in the perinatal birthing care sector.

Throughout the course learners will review knowledge gained from Western understandings. They’ll learn about the cultural considerations that support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families, and what the barriers and opportunities are for non-Indigenous practitioners in providing support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families.

This course is designed for non-Indigenous care providers working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in the first 2,000 days of a child’s life. This includes practitioners working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled or mainstream services, and working in private practice, including: general practitioners, paediatricians, paediatric nurses, midwives, obstetricians, child and family practitioners, mental health nurses, psychologists, early childhood educators and social workers.

It is estimated that this course will take you approximately five hours to complete, including reading material, watching videos and completing the reflection activities.

You can undertake the course across multiple sessions at your own pace. The last screen you visit before logging off will be bookmarked and you will have the option of returning to that screen when you next log in.