Caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

In addition to the Starting Out training, a module titled Caring for Jarjums has been developed for non-Indigenous carers caring for Indigenous children. Caring for Jarjums in not a compulsory module however completion is strongly recommended.

Caring for Jarjums

A training module developed for non-Indigenous carers for Indigenous children.

• Powerpoint presentation (PDF, 1.1 MB) Powerpoint presentation (PPTX, 6.5 MB)
• Facilitator Guide (PDF, 655 KB) Facilitator Guide (DOCX, 5.9 MB)
• Handouts for participants one to eight
• Handout one - Transcript (Stolen Generation (PDF, 191 KB) Transcript (Stolen Generation (DOCX, 408 KB)
• Handout two - Child Placement Principle (PDF, 113 KB) Child Placement Principle (DOCX, 398 KB)
• Handout five - Carer Fact Sheet 11 - Maintaining family contact (PDF, 401 KB) Carer Fact Sheet 11 - Maintaining family contact (DOCX, 7.3 MB)
• Handout six - Carer Fact Sheet 13 - Keeping a life diary (PDF, 403 KB) Carer Fact Sheet 13 - Keeping a life diary (DOCX, 5.2 MB)
• Handout seven - Cultural Support Plan (PDF, 149 KB) Cultural Support Plan (DOCX, 404 KB)
• Handout eight - Resources to assist carers (PDF, 331 KB) Resources to assist carers (DOCX, 470 KB)
• Activity one - What do you think? (PDF, 911 KB) (DOCX, 396 KB)