Advisory Service Quarterly Newsletter March 2016 Why Cross Cultural Training? Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health page 1
How the Multicultural (MAS) can help organisations prepare for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) page 2
Cultural Perspectives on Mental Health page 3
Cultural Diversity and Mental Health HLTHIR403C Working Effectively with Culturally Diverse Clients and Co-workers page 4
Gold Coast Region Contact Annalise Webb, 0431 017 943 or mas.goldcoast@diversicare.com.au 08 March International Women s Day celebration, Broadbeach Library (event closed at capacity) 21 March Harmony Day celebrations, Southport Library 10am 4.30pm everyone welcome, no booking required. 20 April Free Open Workshop Cultural Awareness, Upper Coomera Community Centre, 9am 4pm bookings required email mas.goldcoast@diversicare.com.au Logan/West Moreton/Rural & Remote Regions Contact Hussein Ahmed, 0434 254 812 or mas.westmoreton@diversicare.com.au 07 March Cross Cultural Training at Anglicare, Toowoomba 14 March Cross Cultural Training at Blue Care, Crows Nest 21 June Cross Cultural Training at Foundations Care, Toowoomba 16 August Cross Cultural Training at RSL Care, Toowoomba Brisbane and Brisbane North Region Contact Bushra Aman, 0413 054 642 or baman@diversicare.com.au 14 March presenting Islamic Faith, QADA 22 March Cross Cultural Communication Training, CentaCare Stones Corner 26 April Cross Cultural Communication Training, Lutheran Community Care 28 April Cultural Awareness Training, Alzheimer s Qld 03 May Culture and End of Life Training, CentaCare, Stones Corner 17 May Cultural Awareness Training, Alzheimer s Qld 19 July Cultural Awareness Training 06 August Culture and End of Life Training, CentaCare Brisbane South Region Contact Taryn Quach, 0413 512 967 or mas.brisbanesouth@diversicare.com.au 10 March Information session for Taiwanese community at Acacia Ridge 12 March Information stall for Harmony Day Festival, Springfield, 3 8pm 13 March Information stall for International Women s Day, Morningside, 1 4pm 14 April Information session for Taiwanese community at Acacia Ridge Hall 10.30am 12.30pm Brisbane North/Sunshine Coast/ Fraser Coast/Wide Bay Regions Contact Thana Roysmith, 0447 721 968 or mas.sunshine@diversicare.com.au 08 March International Women s Day Expo in Morayfield 11 March International Women s Day lunch at Millwell Community Centre, Sunshine Coast 16 March Harmony Day celebration in Mundubbera 20 March Harmony Day celebration, Cotton Tree, Maroochydore 21 March Harmony Day celebration, Screening of ColourFest at Caloundra Cinema 23 March International Women s Day celebration at Caloundra Community Centre 02 April Cross Cultural Communication Training for ECCQ s Community Leadership Program 21 April 4th Multicultural Seniors Forum at Millwell Community Centre, Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, 9.30am 3.00pm 03 May Filipino Information Session at Caboolture April Open training, venue and topic TBA May Open training, venue and topic TBA June Open training, venue and topic TBA North Queensland Region Contact Julie Fraser, 0407 045 203 or j.fraser@diversicare.com.au; or Chrissie Ma-amo, 0428 332 965 or mcma-amo@diversicare.com.au 21 March Harmony Day light lunch and Multicultural Community Seniors Leaders Forum at Townsville Chinese Club, Railway Estate, 9am 1pm April Cross Cultural Training in Mackay, date and venue TBA 02 April Interfaith Harmony Day at NQ Museum of Tropical Qld (joint effort of various organisations), 10am 3pm 21 May Celebration of World Day of Cultural Diversity, venue TBA 26 May Communicating across cultures, Rockhampton, venue TBA 04-12 June Celebration of Queensland Week, venue TBA Peninsula Region Contact Marcela Fischer, 0432 322 154 or mas.peninsula@diversicare.com.au 24 April Cultures in Harmony (free event) Tank 3 as part of Tanks Market Day 10am 2pm 26 May Forever Young: Better Health and Wellbeing for our Culturally Diverse Older Australians, free professional development forum, Cairns Convention Centre, 8am 5pm FREE Seniors Multicultural Morning Teas/Information Sessions 1st Thursday of every month at Hambledon House Community Centre, Edmonton, 10am 12noon page 5
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