This training has been designed with the following stakeholders in mind:

• Non-Indigenous Carers including: Foster Carers, Kinship Carers, Permanent Carers, Respite Carers etc. 
• Non-Indigenous Staff Members In Residential Care Facilities. 
• Non-Indigenous Case Managers of Aboriginal Children & Young People in OOHC. Across Government, Mainstream and Aboriginal Led Organisations. 
• Any staff member across Government, Mainstream or Aboriginal Led Organisations that is directly or indirectly involved in the case management or decision making environment of Aboriginal Children & Young People in OOHC. 

The online learning experience has been designed in a format of Campfires (Modules) and Yarns (specific topics). Below you can find the Campfire Topics, which then each consist of a collection of Yarns. 

Campfire 1: Introductions, Context Setting & Creating Safety. 

1. Yarn Bark & Facilitator Introduction. 
2. Journey & Purpose of this resource.
3. Who has this been created for?
4. Course format, learning approach & support available.
5. Yarning Circle Approach. 
6. Creating Safety. 
7. Yarning Circle Introduction. 

Campfire 2: Cleansing Ceremony

1. Cleansing Ceremony Introduction. 
2. Purpose, Plants & Song.
3. Developing Your Intention. 
4. Entering Ceremony. 

Campfire 3: Embodied Learning Style

1. Brining awareness to your body. 

Campfire 4: Foundational Cultural Awareness Knowledge 

1. Aboriginal Language Map. 
2. Colonisation is still here. 
3. History of Child Removal in Australia. 
4. Aboriginal Parenting Practice. 
5. Exploring the qualities of Leadership & Eldership. 

Campfire 5: First Nations Practices & Methodologies You Can Embrace

1. Introduction
2. Wayapa Meerreeng - Earth Connection. 
3. Kanang Kalkortnan Wanga Ngangu - Deep Silent Listening & Breathing
4. Koytpa Koy Koy - Storytelling
5. Wampa Poontyan Ngyee Pernmeyal Tilopan - To Bring Alive Your Spiritual Spark. 
6. Ngooyt Yari Yaringu Walapa Woorrootna - To Heal & Mourn Past Pain. 
7. Walatha Ngarrakeetoon - Embrace Family & Community. 
8. Witpu Nganang Yukapa - Healthy Exchange. 
9. Wooka Keeyn Toopoongan Ngootook - Give Love To Your Self. 
10. Walatha Ngyee Alameen - Emrace Your Ancestors. 
11. Karweeyn - Ceremony. 
12. Weetpuurngunnong Koong - Healthy Body. 
13. Poortamay Pernmeeyal Leekanyong - To Trust The Spirit Within. 

Campfire 6: Acknowledging Country Meaningfully

1. Exploring the concept of Acknowledging Country. 
2. The land itself. 
3. History & memory of the land. 
4. Original Occupants.  
5. Your own story & connection. 

Campfire 7: Cultural Safety Deep Dive

1. Cultural Safety Introduction.
2. Cultural Safety - Physical Environment. 
3. Cultural Safety - Cultural Expression & Exploration. 
4. Cultural Safety - Within Yourself. 

Campfire 8: Understanding Trauma Through A First Nations Worldview

1. Developmental Trauma. 
2. Intergenerational Trauma. 
3. Institutional Trauma. 
4. Collective Trauma. 
5. Historical Trauma. 
6. Environmental Trauma. 
7. Racial Trauma. 
8. Cultural Load & Burnout

Campfire 9:  What Does It Mean To Be Trauma Informed & Culturally Integrated Trauma Informed Caring Principles

1. What does it mean to be trauma informed?
2. Awareness of trauma triggers in a child. 
3. Understanding trauma & its impact. 
4. Believing healing is possible. 
5. Love, connection and belonging. 
6. Trustworthy relationships facilitate healing. 
7. Collaboration is empowerment. 
8. Culture is healing. 
9. Strength based messages to reinforce in the lives of Aboriginal Children & Young People. 

Campfire 10: Cultural Connection For First Nations Young People & Facilitating Cultural Connection In Your Caring Approach

1. What is cultural connection?
2. The complexity & beauty of an Aboriginal Child's Cultural journey. 
3. Detrimental impacts of disconnection from culture. 
4. Culture in the physical environment. 
5. Belonging in community. 
6. Spending time on country / in the natural environment. 
7. Embracing First Nations values, qualities, methodologies, practices and worldviews. 

Campfire 11: Facilitating Healthy Relationships With Biological Parents & Family

1. Facilitating healthy relationships with biological family (where possible). 

Campfire 12: Hearing From First Nations Community

1. Introduction. 

Note: This is a "living" & "breathing" campfire where a diversity of yarns will be added overtime hearing from First Nations Community Members with relevant lived, living and professional expertise to share.  

Campfire 13: Closing Yarn 

1. Closing yarn & where to next. 
2. Feedback. 

The co-design, development and production of this resource has been led by Yarn Bark, a grassroots First Nations Led Social Enterprise based in Victoria. To learn more about Yarn Bark you can visit our website here www.yarnbark.com  

The process of designing this training has been strongly informed by a thorough community co-design approach. This has included facilitating workshops and consultations that have captured relevant insights from both Aboriginal and Non-Indigenous People with relevant lived, living and professional expertise in the OOHC / Child Protection Sector. 

Some of the key stakeholders involved in the co-design process included representatives from VACCA, Berry Street, DFFH, Oz Child, Life Without Barriers, Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative, Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative, Key Assets and Melbourne City Mission. Additionally, First Nations Young People, Kinship Carers and First Nations Community Members with valuable lived experience of the Child Protection System. 

The creation of this training was made possible when Yarn Bark received investment from the Victorian Government, who have also worked closely to support Yarn Bark throughout the resource creation journey.

The views and opinions expressed in the training are those of Yarn Bark, inspired by the synthesised and detailed co-design findings, but do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the Victorian Government or any other of the key organisation stakeholders engaged throughout the co-design process. 

Given the level of accessibility that this training offers, it is our vision for this training to be offered statewide (Victoria) to any person who requires it.

Yarn Bark can work closely with your Organisation, Department or Facility to customise a discounted Enrolment Package to enable you to easily distribute access to the learning experience to your staff / carers / stakeholders. 

To discuss packages, please email Will Austin at [email protected]

The vision of this resource and the platform we have used to host it, makes this a "living" and "breathing" learning experience. It not here to collect dust, but rather it is interactive, immersive and evolving overtime. Although tremendous amounts of work has gone into creating this into a highly accessible opportunity, there are many on-going responsibilities involved which are covered by the subscription fee. These include,  but are not limited to:   

• Ongoing subscription fee for the online learning experience software utilised, including fees associated with every user registration. 
• Monitoring, responding to and managing comments and interactions within the resource.
• Being available to respond to participants via email with questions associated with the learning materials or experience within the platform.
• Following up any incidents within the platform relating to any breaches of safety or non-negotiable behavioural standards.
• Supporting with the onboarding and implementation of the resource within Departments / Organisations who are providing access to large cohorts of staff / carers / stakeholders.
• Providing troubleshooting support to any participant experiencing issues with accessing resource platform.
• Monitoring, exporting and providing participant data as requested by relevant stakeholders.
• Monitoring, collating and acting on participant feedback gathered from the “post completion” survey form.
• Time spent promoting and managing communications associated with the resource.
• Upkeep and maintenance of online course platform and user facing experience. 
• Leading ongoing sector discussions and consultations with key stakeholders in regards to the plans associated with keeping the resource relevant and evolving to the learning needs of the target audience.
• Leading the design, filming and production of new resource content.
• The fee to access this resource also honours and respects the level of knowledge, insights, capacity building and cultural learnings it facilitates connection to.