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Mary Goslett

Psychotherapist, Clinical Psychologist; Professional Practice Fellow; Director

University of Western Australia; AIPA

Mary is a Yuin Budawang woman, Clinical Psychologist and Ahpra Board Approved Supervisor. She has a private psychology, supervision and consultancy practice specialising in Indigenous Australian psychology and culturally responsive therapeutic practice, emotional dysregulation, performing arts psychology, PTSD and Complex Trauma. Mary has been a psychotherapist for 30 years and a psychologist for 12, with a long and varied history in community work, adult education and mental health services. She lectures in Indigenous Australian psychology as well as conducting training workshops and programs for journalists, creatives, and psychologists and other mental health and social services professionals. Mary is a Professional Practice Fellow of the University of Western Australia and a Director of the Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA). She is a co-author of the Listening More suite of resources for providing culturally responsive supervision for psychologists. She also has a chapter in publication, “wangii wadhan biyay” – bringing Indigenous and non-Indigenous psychologies together within a decolonising framework; another on “Deep Yarning”, an Indigenous psychotherapeutic model; and is co-developer of the 6Ps x 8 domains formulation tool for working with Indigenous Australians.

Sessions

Day 1

11.50

Understanding Deep Yarning

Deep Yarning is a practice-based evidence approach of psychological therapy based on Indigenous standpoints and relational processes

Mary Goslett, Psychotherapist, Clinical Psychologist; Professional Practice Fellow, University of Western Australia; Director, AIPA

Belle Selkirk, Research Fellow, Clinical Psychologist, School of Indigenous Studies, University of Western Australia

Day 1

2.40

Yarning Circles

A: Youth-led yarn: Join the voices of our next generation and yarn about what’s needed for young people to thrive.  


Manny Williams, Program Coordinator, Culture is Life; Yoora Maltha 


B:  Boorai Dreaming Project: Yarn with Aboriginal Elders and Senior Women who are working tirelessly in their community about the three stages of the Boorai Project.


Janey McNally-Mendoza (PhD), Project Lead, Boorai Dreaming Project

Annabelle Sharman, Elder, Boorai Dreaming Project

Rochelle (Connie) Johnson, Elder, Boorai Dreaming Project


C: Walking with Knowledge: Join Tammy Hatherill and explore the role of Australian First Nations Traditional Healing, a vital, yet under-recognised, system within contemporary healthcare.


Tammy Hatherill, Psychologist, Tribal Psychology; PhD Candidate


D: Engaging Young People: Join this yarn about the Tangka Marnirninthi Group, a therapeutic art group embedded within a youth mental health service, designed to engage young people.


Pam Ghebretensae, Youth Coordinator, Western Community Mental Health Service, Mental Health Clinical Program, Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Vanessa Browne, Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Clinical Program, Central Adalaide Local Health Network


E: 4-Directions, One Path to Healing: The 4-Direction, One Path to Healing model directly addresses the comprehensive well-being of American Indian/Alaska Native individuals by evaluating emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical health, with culture as the foundation of mental health practices.


Nawiishtunmi Nightgun, B.S.P., Founder, Brown Bear Woman LLC; Cultural Knowledge Practitioner; Indigenous Data Analyst Expert

Veronica Owens, Operations Leader, Indigenous Data Sovereignty, Process Improvement


F: ‘6 Ps x 8 domains’ Indigenous Psychology Formulation model:  Join Mary Goslett and Joe Sproats as they introduce a psychological formulation model that is grounded in Indigenous knowledges and incorporates Western psychological paradigms.


Mary Goslett, Psychotherapist, Clinical Psychologist; Professional Practice Fellow, University of Western Australia; Director, AIPA

Joe Sproats, Senior Psychologist, Wakai Waian Healing; Director, AIPA

Day 2

1:50

Yarning Circles

A: Youth-led yarn: Join the voices of our next generation and yarn about what’s needed for young people to thrive.  


Manny Williams, Program Coordinator, Culture is Life; Yoora Maltha


B:  Boorai Dreaming Project: Yarn with Aboriginal Elders and Senior Women who are working tirelessly in their community about the three stages of the Boorai Project.  


Janey McNally-Mendoza (PhD), Project Lead, Boorai Dreaming Project

Annabelle Sharman, Elder, Boorai Dreaming Project

Rochelle (Connie) Johnson, Elder, Boorai Dreaming Project


C: Walking with Knowledge: Join Tammy Hatherill and explore the role of Australian First Nations Traditional Healing, a vital, yet under-recognised, system within contemporary healthcare.


Tammy Hatherill, Psychologist, Tribal Psychology; PhD Candidate


D: Engaging Young People: Join this yarn about the Tangka Marnirninthi Group, a therapeutic art group embedded within a youth mental health service, designed to engage young people


Pam Ghebretensae, Youth Coordinator, Western Community Mental Health Service, Mental Health Clinical Program, Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Vanessa Browne, Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Clinical Program, Central Adalaide Local Health Network


E: 4-Directions, One Path to Healing: The 4-Direction, One Path to Healing model directly addresses the comprehensive well-being of American Indian/Alaska Native individuals by evaluating emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical health, with culture as the foundation of mental health practices.


Nawiishtunmi Nightgun, B.S.P., Founder, Brown Bear Woman LLC; Cultural Knowledge Practitioner; Indigenous Data Analyst Expert

Veronica Owens, Operations Leader, Indigenous Data Sovereignty, Process Improvement


F: ‘6 Ps x 8 domains’ Indigenous Psychology Formulation model:  Join Mary Goslett and Joe Sproats as they introduce a psychological formulation model that is grounded in Indigenous knowledges and incorporates Western psychological paradigms.


Mary Goslett, Psychotherapist, Clinical Psychologist; Professional Practice Fellow, University of Western Australia; Director, AIPA

Joe Sproats, Senior Psychologist, Wakai Waian Healing; Director, AIPA

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