Manual of Resources for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention

Checklist/Tool

Stay Strong Care Plan

Clinicians & Front Line Workers, Families, Friends & Elders, Individuals / By

This strengths based mental health and wellbeing tool aims to improve culturally safe care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by offering a holistic, person-centred approach to having a yarn about wellbeing. It is aimed at strengthening connections, goal setting and self-management of mental wellbeing.

The interactive tool allows users to select different options or to write down:

the people that keep them strong
the strengths in their life
the worries that can take their strength away
the goals that can make change.

Abstract adapted from Menzies School of Health Research

Source: Menzies School of Health Research

Feeling Deadly, Working Deadly

Clinicians & Front Line Workers, Communities / By

This toolkit, designed to support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander alcohol and other drugs workforce, may also be valuable for mainstream workers supporting Indigenous clients with AOD and social and emotional wellbeing issues. It addresses issues including:

Heavy work demands
Defining roles and boundaries
Role stigmatisation
Translating mainstream work practices to ensure they are culturally sensitive
A lack of cultural understanding and support
Geographical isolation.
The toolkit comprises workbooks, case studies and a discussion guide as well a collection of fact sheets for supervisors to support their teams:

The complex personal lives of Indigenous AOD workers

Indigenous ways of working

Rewarding workers

Mentoring

Recruiting and retaining workers

Clinical supervision

Developing teams.

And fact sheets for workers to prevent stress and burnout:

Worker wellbeing – A Guide For Workers

Mentoring – A Guide For Workers

Clinical Supervision – A Guide For Workers

Goal setting – A Guide For Workers.

Source: NCETA

Indigenous Suicide Prevention Activity Assessment Tool

Clinicians & Front Line Workers, Communities, PHNs & Funding Organisations / By

This planning tool is based on the principles described in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP).
It shows how communities can plan and lead suicide prevention projects, using essential criteria for success.
Note: This 2017 resource is under review

Source: Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention

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