Day 1 | Component name | Description |
Pre-reading: Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action (small books provided) | Large group discussion | Welcome and introductions |
Lecture | Foundational knowledge: Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) Calls to Action, Colonisation as a determinant of health | |
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Small group discussion | How do the TRC Calls relate to your area of work and society as a whole? Which Calls are most important/able to be addressed by your work? | |
Large group discussion | Identify priorities as a group | |
Lecture | Connect to local priorities and work in health and the community. Include where to seek guidance and resource materials | |
Large group discussion | Open Q&A |
Day 2 | Component name | Description |
Pre-reading: OCAP principles and ethical space | Large group discussion | Reflections on day 1 |
Lecture | Introduction to Indigenous approaches to ethics and ethical space, including OCAP (Ownership, Control, Access and Possession: First Nations Data Governance) | |
Small group discussion | How do you need to incorporate ethical space and OCAP into your work? | |
Large group feedback | What challenges can you see for Indigenous Peoples in western institutions as a result of the differences in Ways of Knowing and Doing? What can you do about these challenges? | |
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Lecture | Short introduction to racism and types/levels of racism | |
Small group discussion | Discuss these examples and how they show up in your work | |
Large group discussion | Feedback from small groups and open Q&A |
Day 3 | Component name | Description |
Pre-reading: Models of allyship | Large group discussion | Reflections on days 1 and 2 |
Lecture | Allyship and relationality | |
Large group discussion | What would allyship look like in the academy or in medicine/where you work? | |
Small group discussion | What are the obstacles that stop you from engaging in this work and/or interrupting racism/discrimination (interpersonal or systemic)? | |
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Large group discussion | Identification of priorities and common challenges | |
Lecture | Practical strategies to mitigate identified challenges | |
Small group discussions | Which strategies feel achievable for you? | |
Large group discussion | Feedback from small groups, open Q&A |
Day 4 | Component name | Description |
Homework: Change project planning for discussion | Large group discussion | Reflections on days 1, 2 and 3 |
Lecture | Introduction to, and group exploration of, change management model | |
Individual work | Creating draft plans for action using provided materials. (Individual work on one’s own project) | |
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Lecture | Group feedback process introduction. Each individual describes planned project to other small group members and receives feedback. This is repeated for every group member | |
Small group work | Each individual rotates receiving feedback in small groups | |
Large group discussion | Large group discussion in which participants share key insights from their consultants | |
Troubleshooting | Facilitated large group discussion re: how to analyse challenges/failures | |
Key take-aways | Participants will share one key take-away from the course | |
PLUS 4I conclusion | Open Q&A |