process of developing a working relationship may require dedicated time and resource commitment over a long period. Engage with local One of the most powerful ways to develop and maintain Aboriginal and partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders Torres Strait is to implement sustained activities of engagement with local Islander communities. Examples of the way this engagement could occur communities include: Explore opportunities for local community members to be involved in informing and presenting aspects of the curriculum (e.g. case studies, vodcasts, simulation scenarios, guest lectures, on-country and cultural awareness excursions) Develop with local community advisors, initiatives to recruit and retain local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and students Identify opportunities to collaborate with communities’ on initiatives addressing local issues, and explore how these can be developed in collaboration with relevant discipline specific clinical placement and/ or projects. Liaising with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations is an important way to begin engaging with local community members particularly in receiving guidance around protocols. Community engagement should be formalised so communities are aware of the interests and responsibilities of the HPP in getting involved Aboriginal and Building relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Torres Strait health services and staff is instrumental to developing opportunities Islander Health for clinical placements as well as ensuring the curriculum is Services reflective and responsive to the real-world context of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health service delivery. While relationships may be built between individual staff within different disciplines (many who come from a health service delivery background may have pre-established relationships), a coordinated approach to maintaining these relationships across the HPP is highly recommended. An allocated project officer could be considered to support a cohesive approach to sustaining these partnerships and a coordinated approach to clinical placements. Users of these Guidelines may wish to refer to lessons from the highly successful clinical placement coordination project at the Urban Institute for Indigenous Health in Queensland (Taylor, Durey & Bullen et al. 2014) to support partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health organisations. Allocate resources There has been considerable work in Australia looking at factors
process of developing a working relationship may require dedicated time and resource commitment over a long period. Engage with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities One of the most powerful ways to develop and maintain partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders is to implement sustained activities of engagement with local communities. Examples of the way this engagement could occur include: Explore opportunities for local community members to be involved in informing and presenting aspects of the curriculum (e.g. case studies, vodcasts, simulation scenarios, guest lectures, on-country and cultural awareness excursions) Develop with local community advisors, initiatives to recruit and retain local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and students Identify opportunities to collaborate with communities’ on initiatives addressing local issues, and explore how these can be developed in collaboration with relevant discipline specific clinical placement and/ or projects. Liaising with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations is an important way to begin engaging with local community members particularly in receiving guidance around protocols. Community engagement should be formalised so communities are aware of the interests and responsibilities of the HPP in getting involved Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services Building relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services and staff is instrumental to developing opportunities for clinical placements as well as ensuring the curriculum is reflective and responsive to the real-world context of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health service delivery. While relationships may be built between individual staff within different disciplines (many who come from a health service delivery background may have pre-established relationships), a coordinated approach to maintaining these relationships across the HPP is highly recommended. An allocated project officer could be considered to support a cohesive approach to sustaining these partnerships and a coordinated approach to clinical placements. Users of these Guidelines may wish to refer to lessons from the highly successful clinical placement coordination project at the Urban Institute for Indigenous Health in Queensland (Taylor, Durey & Bullen et al. 2014) to support partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health organisations. Allocate resources There has been considerable work in Australia looking at factors