Cultural Awareness and Safety for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Personal Injury Clients
When you are working with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Communities the need for cultural safety is paramount. While this is relevant for all personal injury clients, this is particularly important for clients making a claim for institutional abuse. As their lawyer, it is crucial that you can interact with your client in a culturally safe and appropriate way to ensure effective and sensitive representation and advice. WEB216N09
Description
Attend and earn 3 CPD units in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
How to Create Cultural Safety for Your Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Clients
By attending this workshop, you will:
- Discuss and understand the impacts of history and racism on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Identify and learn about methods for engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in a sensitive and respectful manner
- Explore strategies for developing culturally safe, sensitive and respectful ways of relating to your Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients
Presented by Hanina Rind, Solicitor and Karen Spitz, Counsellor, Shine Lawyers
Presenters
Hanina Rind
Hanina is a proud Yamatji Badimaya woman. She a solicitor with the Abuse Law team at Shine Lawyers. Working in Abuse Law, Hanina represents survivors of abuse, helping them access justice and compensation for the wrongdoing they’ve suffered. She has been involved in implementing and overseeing cultural healing programs for survivors and ongoing advocacy to highlight the needs and rights of Aboriginal survivors and push for a survivor-lead, trauma-informed, and culturally-safe National Redress Scheme.
Karen Spitz
Karen Spitz supports the firm’s Abuse Law clients and embeds trauma-informed practices across Shine. With undergraduate and master’s degrees in law, Karen is well-positioned to provide informed counselling to clients throughout their legal journeys. Karen utilises a psycho-social recovery model to help clients with illnesses including, but not limited to, psychiatric disability and complex trauma. Her work at Shine has given her the privilege of working with those who have suffered due to the negligence of large institutions, including members of the Stolen Generation. As well as delivering trauma training internally, Karen has hosted trauma-informed practice workshops nationally.