7 STEPS™ YARNING CIRCLE WORKSHOPS

Facilitator-led, cultural awareness workshops, in-person or online.

• Audience: For people leaders, HR, Diversity & RAP teams and smaller organisations
• Size: Up to 30 Participants
• Content Options:
  • Focussed Reconciliation and Allyship Package: A half day in-person workshop (or online via a 2.5 to 3 hour zoom workshop). Provides an introduction to Step 1 (Reconciliation), then dive deeper into 2 steps of your choosing, finishing with a quick overview of Step 7 (Allyship). Supported with membership to our 7 Steps Online Course.
  • Complete 7 Step Reconciliation and Allyship Package: A full day in-person workshop (or online via three x 2 to 2.5 hour interactive zoom workshops). Provides a comprehensive and deep dive into all 7 Steps. Supported with membership to our 7 Steps Online Course.
• Delivery Options:
  • Online – All participants need is a computer with internet access and a webcam. Sessions are live and interactive, facilitated by our Directors, Aunty Munya Andrews and Carla Rogers.
  • In-person  – Sessions are facilitated by an Evolve Accredited Facilitator team consisting of an Indigenous and non-Indigenous person, modelling Allyship.

With our seven steps, you will walk away with the skills to communicate effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This means having the self-confidence and motivation to better engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and enabling you to improve your service delivery.

1. Reconciliation

• Why cultural awareness is important 
• How cultural awareness is relevant in today’s workplace
• The Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) program
• The R3 Culture Approach® to communication and conflict resolution

2. Diversity, Identity and Stereotypes

• Indigenous cultural diversity in Australia
• The many nations and language groups
• Themes of commonality and differences between these nations
• Breaking down stereotypes

3. Our Shared History

• The Stolen Generation
• The ongoing impact of intergenerational trauma on Australia’s First Peoples

4. Communication, cultural baggage and unconscious bias

• Cultural baggage’ as a form of unconscious bias – maintaining awareness of it and how to work with it 
• Aboriginal English 
• Cultural differences in communication, including body language

5. Family and Kinship, Sorry Business and Cultural Leave

• The complexity, ingenuity, and sense of belonging that family and kinship systems provide
• How this is relevant today in the workplace

6. Closing the Gap and Privilege

• The Closing the Gap initiative
• The role of privilege in creating a gap.

7. Becoming an Ally

• What it means to be an Ally and what it matters
• Practical Reconciliation strategies and techniques
• How to make a difference in the workplace

Ready to design your ideal package now and get cracking on the best cultural awareness training ever? Arrange a call or email us – we can’t wait to get started with you.