Expert Insights for Health Professionals - Intergenerational Sharing of Culture for Improved Social and Emotional Wellbeing

To celebrate the 2023 NAIDOC Week theme, ‘For Our Elders’, this Expert Insights episode will look at the vital role that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders play, and have played for generations, in guiding communities and families through everyday life right through to broader national advocacy and activism across a plethora of sectors. It will explore the role Elders have in sharing culture and cultural knowledge and the positive influence of this on community, family and individual social and emotional wellbeing. Join our panel discussion to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' history, cultures, strengths, and accomplishments in the lead up to the NAIDOC Week celebrations.

Panel:

Researcher – Clinical Psychology PhD Candidate (Black Dog Institute & UNSW) and Dalai Lama Peace Fellow, Maddison O’Gradey-Lee

Clinician - Peer Support Worker for Cape and Torres Hospital and Health Service, Anthony GeaGea

Elder and Lived Experience Representative – Uncle Joe Miller
Moderator – Dr Sarah Barker, Clinical Psychologist