No More Silence CPD Program

Module 1

Introduction

Do you have concerns about the term ‘CALD’, but can’t quite put your finger on it? Completing this module gives you the chance to unpack why it is problematic, and discuss other terms such as NESB (non-English speaking background), BME (Black and minority ethnic), and POC (person of colour). If left unchecked, the limitations of terminology can unconsciously impact on your practice in ways that are unsafe for ‘CALD’ communities.

Checklist

The Learning Video is a prerequisite for CPD certification
PowerPoints can be downloaded
Contributing to Discussion Forums is voluntary
Module 1 offers 45 minutes CPD
Your Certificate of Completion will be issued once payment is received

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To learn about culturally safe terminology in the service delivery context

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No More Silence CPD Program

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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land now called Australia, and pay my deep respect to Indigenous elders past, present, and emerging for their custodianship of cultures, knowledges, pride, and guidance through and survivorship of the intergenerational trauma of colonial dispossession and oppression. I live and work on the unceded lands of the Yugambeh/Kombumerri peoples.