Learning with IPEPA: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Professionals

Workshops: Palliative approach to care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Professionals

IPEPA offers a dedicated workshop program for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health workers and practitioners to support development of confidence in caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples affected by life-limiting illness. Workshops can be delivered in two or three parts, depending on the specific needs and experience of your group.

Workshop sessions aim to develop knowing, being and doing outcomes across the following topics:

  1. The palliative care journey
  2. Yarning about palliative care, end-of-life care and people’s choices
  3. Loss, grief and healing
  4. Looking after yourself

To book a workshop to be presented for your community, please contact the IPEPA Aboriginal Project Officer/ Consultant or PEPA Manager in your state or territory.

Find out more about the IPEPA Learning Approach used in our workshops.


Placements

IPEPA provides opportunities for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health professionals to develop skills in the palliative approach to care by undertaking a supervised placement in a specialist palliative care service.

Reverse placements are also available where a palliative care specialist comes to your workplace to provided an individualised learning experience for a small group of staff. Reverse placements are available in rural and remote settings, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community health / medical services.


Palliative Care Education Toolkit for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Professionals

This IPEPA/PCC4U resource can be accessed online via our LMS at Palliative Care Education Toolkit for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Professionals

Print / PDF-writable workbook (download and save on your own device to add notes and comments).

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health professionals undertaking a PEPA/IPEPA placement, workshop and the education toolkit can receive CPD points through NAATSIHWP.

  • Placements – 15 / 22 / 30 Hours
  • Workshop – 6 Hours
  • Toolkit – 6 Hours

 

The IPEPA animation project is a series of educational films designed specifically for our deadly mob, featuring our hero Sean, embarking on ten journeys of palliative care understanding. Go to the IPEPA YouTube channel to learn more…

Download this flyer for more information on the IPEPA Animation project.

Ways to support our people to change a harmful experience of serious illness to a healing experience, that is grounded in sovereignty, dignity and self-determination.

Download the resource here:

Seasons for Healing is a culturally appropriate small group education program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults who are managing experiences of change, loss and grief.

The third session of our workshop, Loss, grief, and healing has been informed by the Seasons for Healing program.

This video resource tells the story of how the Anindilyakwa people of Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory have embraced advance care planning, supported by local healthcare professionals who have worked with them in a culturally safe and responsive way.