Text alternative - Relationship between a culturally safe workplace, trainee wellbeing and competency attainment in the Aboriginal Population Health Training Initiative

A culturally safe workplace and trainee wellbeing are supported by:

• Aboriginal cultural activities policies
  
• Training and frameworks about working respectfully with Aboriginal people
  
• Core values: Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment
  
• Code of Conduct
• Incident management, grievance and complaints processes
  
• Employee Assistance Program
• Aboriginal health policies and strategic frameworks.
  

Within this framework, trainees can focus on the attainment of the nine core competency areas:

• Professional practice
  
• Population health management and leadership​
  
• Communication
  
• Consultation and collaboration
  
• Evidence-informed practice
• Epidemiology and data management
• Communicable diseases and environmental health
  
• Health promotion
  
• Health program evaluation and monitoring.
  

​​The outer shapes of the diagram are based on the flower of the tea-tree known as ‘Bimbun’, ‘Gumar’ or ‘Mudha’ by the Wiradjuri people. Williams A, Sides T, Connolly L. (2008) Wiradjuri plant use of Murrumbidgee​​​. Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority, Wagga Wagga p.52.