First Nations Culturally Safe Training
Our First Nations programs are the flagship of TETWS training. Both are full day sessions delivered by First Nations facilitators, grounded in First Nations knowledge, lived experience and community wellbeing.
These are not awareness sessions. They are strengths based programs that give participants the depth to understand how violence and trauma work in community, and what culturally safe support actually looks like in practice.
Cultural guides are engaged for every session to ensure cultural safety and strengthen the cultural security of the learning.
First Nations Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence: Basics
Develop a deeper understanding of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (DFSV) through a culturally informed First Nations lens. This training explores the impacts of violence on individuals, families and communities, while building participants’ confidence to recognise indicators of harm, respond safely and appropriately, and support pathways to safety and healing. Grounded in cultural safety and trauma-informed practice, the course strengthens knowledge of risk factors, communication strategies, referral options and practical approaches that contribute to safer individuals, stronger families and healthier communities.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the forms and impacts of domestic, family and sexual violence.
- Recognise common indicators, risk factors and barriers to seeking support.
- Apply culturally safe and trauma-informed responses in professional and community settings.
- Develop confidence in having supportive and respectful conversations.
- Understand appropriate referral pathways and support services.
- Strengthen knowledge and skills to contribute to safer communities and positive outcomes.
First Nations Trauma-Informed Practice
7.5 hours. Culturally safe. No prerequisites.
Practical trauma-informed skills built through a First Nations lens, for people working in and alongside community.
- What trauma is and how it affects the body, mind and relationships
- Historical trauma and intergenerational trauma
- Healing, and what supports it
- Cultural safety as a foundation of trauma-informed practice
- Applying trauma-informed principles in day to day work
Who this is for
First Nations staff and teams, and organisations working in and alongside First Nations communities across the Northern Territory. Suits community services, health, justice, education, government and ACCOs.
Book a program
Full day programs are scheduled in advance and are usually delivered on site.