Session 1: Culturally Competent Service Provision: Australian Muslim Women
Are you prepared to work with this fast-growing population? From hand shakes and eye contact to standards of modesty and privacy, cultural sensitivity and cultural competency are essential. Whether they are newly immigrated or highly assimilated, building relationships with Muslim women patients and clients takes time, knowledge, and an intentional lack of prejudice. This session will involve a skills-building framework that will provide intimate cultural viewpoints and a supportive environment where your questions and concerns are welcome.
Session 2: Islam and Violence against Women: Culture and Practice
This training will outline the issues concerning Islam as a faith and where it stands on the issue of violence against women. The session will cover the basic religious underpinnings and it will highlight some of the growing misconceptions often held about the issues. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in an open and frank environment.
The training is intended to allow participants to explore the issues surrounding violence against women such as domestic abuse, rape, forced marriage, FGM and honour killing from a faith perspective and the role the Islamic faith plays in understanding them. Also, the difference between faith and culture will be identified and how the two interact together in a complex way.
Workshop Facilitators Thursday 18th of June:
Hanan Dover is a Forensic Psychologist and President of Mission of Hope. She is an Executive member of the University of Western Sydney Psychology and Spirituality Society. Hanan has completed four psychology related degrees at UWS and has research in interests in the Psychology of Religion, namely Muslim religiosity and spirituality. Hanan is also enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Family Dispute Resolution. She is also the President of the Australian Society of Islamic Psychology. She is also an Executive member of the Psychology from an Islamic Perspective Interest Group of the Australian Psychological Society. Hanan is on the Board of the International Association of Muslim Psychologists and the National Consultative Committee for the Centre of Excellence of Islamic Studies. Hanan is also a practicing psychologist who consults with individuals and organisations with religious and spiritual worldviews.
Rouada El-Ayoubi is a Graduate Solicitor at Legal Aid NSW. She is currently in her second-year rotation in Family Litigation, having practised for a year in Criminal Law. Prior to working at Legal Aid NSW, Rouada worked as the Arabic-Speaking Specialist in the Bankstown Women's Domestic Violence Court Assistance Scheme for a period of six years. In 2006, Rouada completed an Honours Thesis on the Islamic position on Domestic Violence, with a focus on the Australian Muslim community. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Social Inquiry) and Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours).
Attendees MUST be a representative from a Government, Non-Government, or Community Organisation.
All workshops include Halal Refreshments and Lunch
Handbooks on Care for the Muslim Client and Patient will be sold at the workshops.
You will learn:
- How to frame cultural differences to see the assets in Muslim community and community systems;
- How to increase effective outreach to Muslim populations through cultural sensitivity including simple "do's" and "don'ts"; and
- Islamic guidelines and customs that are often misunderstood, including the practice of covering, gender separation, family structure, modesty, and religious observance, etc.
- How to effectively cater to the needs of Muslim patients and clients in care or corrections.
- The confidence in dealing with Muslim patients and clients without third party influence.
- Skills in engaging with Muslim community organisations and groups.
About Mission of Hope Cultural Competency Training Programs
Mission of Hope’s objective is to increase knowledge, skills, competency, and awareness about the diverse Australian Muslim community, its traditions, beliefs and practices in Australia. Adherents to Islam in Australia include approximately 340, 392 of the Australian population identify as Muslim (ABS 2006). While there is a growing population of Australian born Muslims many are also immigrants and refugees from the Middle East, Asia and Africa. To promote cultural competency and better service to all Australians, it is important that service providers gain an awareness of the community and the beliefs and practices of its members and develop skills to address issues as they arise within the delivery of service. Below is information on our diversity training program for 2009.
For more information please email info@missionofhope.org.au
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