Culturally Secure Practice:
Developing Equine Assisted Learning Skills for Aboriginal Populations, Informed by Indigenous Wisdom and Culturally Relevant Research
Join us for this bespoke 1 day workshop with Professor Juli Coffin.
The purpose of this workshop is to:
· Upskill in culturally appropriate ways of working with Indigenous individuals, families and groups, with a specific focus on offering Equine Assisted Services, Treatment and Education.
· Explore Professor Coffin’s research outcomes and the relevance to this sector.
· Understand the benefits of engaging in research, access a range of tools that facilitate efficient data collection that contributes to current research and improve practice outcomes.
Who will benefit?
This workshop is designed to meet the needs of Equine Assisted practitioners seeking to develop skills and knowledge affirming of Indigenous clients and those aiming to improve practice outcomes via relevant evaluation tools tailored specifically for EA Services.
Workshop Agenda
8:30am
Welcome & Experiential Session 1
Exploring adjustments to the standard Grounding and Herd Meet applicable to working with Indigenous clients.
9:30am
Circle - up and debrief
Experience indigenous affirming approaches to sharing in group settings core elements of working in a culturally sensitive and effective way.
10:15
Morning Tea Break
10:30
Research components and data collection
Understanding Indigenous approaches to research methodology and its application in current literature.
11:30
Data Analysis and relevance to practice with Indigenous clients.
12:30
Lunch Break
1:15pm
Research and Practice implications for non-indigenous clinicians
2:20
Short Break
2:30
Experiential learning in the provision of EA Services to Aboriginal clients.
Additional benefits of the workshop will include receiving the support of like -minded learners, developing professional connections and experiencing an educational journey guided by Professor Coffin. Alongside her experience as a psychologist delivering this valuable work to Indigenous clients and communities, she is also an awarded leader in the field of research and is heavy invested in the evaluation, improvement and promotion of Equine Assisted Services.
Cost: $440 (incl. GST). EAP Conference attendees - $360 with EAP conference attendance discount
Payment plans are available. Please let us know if you’d prefer the option to pay in instalments
RSVP: Required by 4th April.
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What this workshop is not:
· It’s not a foundation course in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy/Learning. It is advanced training for those already certified or training (current students welcome) in this field.
· A prescriptive set of guidelines or a particular model of therapy.
· Filled with one-way presentations. We encourage participants to learn and grow togethe, by bringing along their questions and curiosities to be shared with the group to ensure a rich learning experience as well as taking full advantage of the experiential nature of this workshop.
Recognition of CPD
• A Certificate of attendance will be provided via email after the workshop.
• An application has been made to ACA for registration of this workshop as an ACA OPD event. Approval is currently pending.
A very important note:
At Nature Based Therapies Australia it is our intention to create a safe and welcoming learning space where everyone is respected, valued and acknowledged for their unique personal experience. We understand that at times learning in a group setting can bring with it some challenges, particularly when we may be exploring aspects of relationship and professional practice. We will always encourage you to participate in the program in ways that best meet your learning needs and warmly welcome you to touch base with either Sue or Nadine to discuss ways in which we may be able to assist you in this important learning journey.
BOOKINGS: Please contact us at
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Meet your facilitator:
Professor Coffin is a proud Aboriginal woman, with traditional ties to her grandparents Nyangumarta country in the Pilbara region. A mother of three and multiple Australian representative at water polo, with a passion for advocacy and the betterment of outcomes for Aboriginal young people and communities. She is recognised as a prominent Aboriginal researcher, with expertise in cultural security, education and research across a diverse range of settings including chronic diseases, community development, health promotion and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.
Professor Coffin is strengthening evidence of culturally secure social and emotional well-being offerings in the Kimberley and upscaling with impact. The Yawardani Jan-ga Equine Assisted Learning research program, designed by Professor Coffin, is the first of its kind in the Kimberley, in Australia and the world.
Recently, Professor Coffin has been recognised as a recipient of the prestigious Ministers Award and Yawardani Jan-ga program receiving the Youth Focus for Change Award in 2021 WA Mental Health Awards. Since the program’s inception it has engaged over 2000 Aboriginal young people and over 50 stakeholders and community organisations. These numbers are growing as is the evidence base for the future of SEWB programs that work.
Recently in 2024 Coffin was awarded the Australian Prize for Mental Health and a Churchill scholarship.
Educational attainments include the Vice Chancellors medal for research excellence at the culmination of Coffins PhD. Professor Coffin has been awarded numerous competitive grants spanning her career with the most recently awarded in 2020 included from Heathway and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Currently at Murdoch University, Ngangk Yira Institute for Change, where she holds the position of Ellison Professor and Head, Social & Emotional Wellbeing of Aboriginal Young People,
Learn more about Juli's work
https://yawardanijanga.com.au
More about Yawardani Jan-ga:
Yawardani Jan-ga has been featured in a short documentary produced by The Guardian.
The Kimberley region of Western Australia is a beautiful place. But it is home to communities in crisis – devastated by a pattern of suicides among young Aboriginal people. A glimmer of hope emerges in the form of Prof Juli Coffin, a Nyangumarta woman and mental-health professional who enlists her herd of horses to create deeply felt connections between animal and human. Prof Coffin’s programme uses a culturally appropriate setting to support long-term healing for some of Australia’s most vulnerable young people.
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