Profiles And Contributions To This Article
Ticking the box of ‘cultural safety’ is not enough: why trauma-informed practice is critical to Indigenous healing
qualifications: Bachelor Indigenous Studies (Hons); PhD Candidate
contribution: Study conception and design, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Indigenous Research Academic
Nicole is a proud descendant of the Kabi Kabi people of South-East Queensland, Australia. She and her sister, Kelleigh Ryan, are founders and directors of a non-government organisation, The Seedling Group, that has been delivering culturally safe trauma-informed practice training since 2014 to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and corporate and government organisations around Australia. Nicole is also an Indigenous research academic at Southern Cross University.
qualifications: BPsySc (Hons)
contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision
position: Founder and Director
Kelleigh is a proud descendant of the Kabi Kabi people of South-East Queensland, Australia. She and her sister, Nicole Tujague, are founders and directors of a non-government organisation, The Seedling Group, that has been delivering culturally safe trauma-informed practice training since 2014 to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and corporate and government organisations around Australia. Kelleigh is an Aboriginal psychologist specialising in trauma.
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