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We Al-li Programs Workshops

Healing People – Sharing Culture – Regenerating Communities

Bianca Stawiarski, from Warida Wholistic Wellness, is a licensed We Al-li Sovereign Business Lead Facilitator for the Workshops below.
Contact Bianca to discuss your workshop requirements.

Want to access We Al-li Programs incredibly transformative workshops? Looking to expose your staff to a customised deep professional development journey?  Consider one of the following workshops developed by Emeritus Professor Judy Atkinson AO and Associate Professor Caroline Atkinson PhD, that Warida Wholistic Wellness is licensed to deliver.

All Facilitators with Warida are qualified mental health practitioners / Indigenous Healing Practitioners

Trauma Training Workshops

“Our training workshops offer a complete package of multi-skilling participants to effectively meet the demands of working with communities today. Our educational approach provides participants the personal support needed while developing strong theory to practice professional skills.

The programs offered by We Al-li are unique in that they are informed by the stories of Aboriginal Australians and utilise traditional Indigenous healing work combined with a western trauma informed and trauma specific approach to individual, family and community recovery.

Our programs can be run as single workshops or run consecutively up to three modules at a time. Call us now to find out how we can support your organisation with a new way to grow”.

Remember, if you are wanting one of the other workshops that we aren’t yet licensed to deliver.  Visit We Al-li Programs to see the diversity of what they offer.

About these Courses

“We Al-li community and workplace workshops are an Indigenous therapeutic response to individual, family and community pain that many people carry as part of their life experience. For Aboriginal peoples this pain is more specifically defined as the traumatic impacts of the multiple intergenerational experiences of colonisation resulting in ill-health, individual, family and community dysfunction (dys – Latin from the Greek dus meaning painful or difficult functioning). We Al-li specifically meets this need through tailored workshops that are trauma informed in their design and trauma specific in their delivery.

 

This training provides key approaches to setting up and maintaining trauma-informed organisational structures. Becoming trauma-informed allows us to deeply consider policy development and trauma specific work practice and service care strategies to more realistically meet the needs of affected people and communities.

 

Our workshops are built on the principles of integrating Indigenous cultural processes of education, conflict management, and personal/social healing with Eastern and Western therapeutic skills for trauma recovery within an action based experiential learning practice.

 

What will these courses do for me?

  • Provides a culturally relevant, trauma informed and trauma specific safe teaching learning experience
  • Develops superior levels of confidence and ability to work in diverse and difficult situations
  • Provides community based training linked to specific community needs
  • Strengthens relationships between individuals, families, communities and workforce skills
  • Fosters abilities and competence in the process of working with groups and communities in distress

Workshops

Trauma Informed Care & Practice:

An Indigenous Approach To Developing Worker Skills
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Dadirri:

Ancient Aboriginal Mindfulness Program​
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Culturally Informed, Trauma Integrated Healing

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Family Violence, Community Recovery

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Working With Children​

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kind words from our clients

I've heard a great review from the last men's and women's groups you held here in Ceduna a few months ago, with most of the people I work with in the community attending. They were so happy with the whole service & process that some of them had told me; “It was like it was the very first time that a program listened to them, heard their experiences in life and felt a sense of relief, they felt positive, and had aspirations of doing things to better their lives". I was thinking just from hearing that from the people in the community from a 2-day program is wonderful. KEEP UP THE FANTASTIC WORK YOUR PROGRAM IS DOING IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 😇🙏🖤💛❤️💪🏿💯👣👣👣
Name Witheld
“This workshop was the most inclusive and thought provoking l have ever done. In 2 days l was able to experience, witness and deeply understand what Dadirri is. As a non indigenous person l felt valued and loved. What the trainers shared of themselves and their culture was profound and heartfelt. Every Australian should do this training so that we can really understand not only the pain and suffering Indigenous Australians have ensured, but also their beautiful culture, their strength and their ancient wisdom. It is unique, incredibly valuable and can be healing for ourselves, our mob and the community as a whole. This is a step in the right direction for anyone wanting to unite Australia ancient and recent.”
Kim Wood
A beautifully inviting and profoundly transformative workshop! Bianca and Ash are extremely knowledgeable and kind facilitators and I am grateful to have learned so much about the Indigenous ways of creating a community of care through listening! Having completed the two days of workshop I feel a renewed sense of optimism that I can bring into my relations and work. Many thanks!
Sunny Kim
“Absolutely amazing workshop, highly recommend.Ash and Bianca made you feel very comfortable to share and be heard . Such a life changing experience to take the time out and sit in ceremony. I myself have taken away with me new ideas thoughts and aspirations for how l actively work with community, my family for myself. Dadirri has made me such a better and happier person”.
Joanne Phillips-Gladwin
"I recently attended a Dadirri workshop that has had a profound impact on me. The facilitators Bianca and Ash were highly skilled and guided us to create and maintain a safe and inclusive space for all participants, regardless of cultural background. As a non-indigenous person, I initially felt unsure about my place in the workshop, but the facilitators were able to guide us through the process of deep listening with such grace and compassion that I felt truly welcome. In addition, the workshop helped me to better understand my role as an ally both in my professional and personal contexts. The workshop not only deepened my understanding of the practice of Dadirri, but also of the wider context of indigenous healing practices. The facilitators were able to share their knowledge and wisdom in a way that was both accessible and deeply respectful of their cultural traditions. Through their teachings, I gained a newfound appreciation for the interconnectedness of all things, and the importance of listening deeply to oneself, others, and Country."
Dr Carol SandifordPsychologist | Lecturer | Co-Course Director (Counselling)
"The music played by Ash was also a profound and unexpected part of the workshop which allowed us to access parts of ourselves that we may not have seen before. His music created a beautiful and supportive atmosphere that helped us to relax, let go of our worries, and be present in the moment. Bianca’s quiet and unassuming wisdom was an integral part of the two-days for me, and her presence created a deep sense of safety beyond that which language can explain! Overall, the Dadirri workshop was a truly transformative experience that I believe has helped me to cultivate a greater sense of empathy, understanding, and connection in my personal and professional life. I am so excited to share these learnings with my colleagues and loved ones. I would highly recommend this workshop to anyone who is seeking to deepen their understanding of themselves, others, and the wider world around them. Thank you Bianca and Ash for sharing your knowledge and creating such a beautiful and transformative experience!"
Dr Carol SandifordPsychologist | Lecturer | Co-Course Director (Counselling)
Client Testimonial I've heard a great review from the last men's and women's groups you held here in Ceduna a few months ago, with most of the people I work with in the community attending. They were so happy with the whole service & process that some of them had told me; “It was like it was the very first time that a program listened to them, heard their experiences in life and felt a sense of relief, they felt positive, and had aspirations of doing things to better their lives". I was thinking just from hearing that from the people in the community from a 2-day program is wonderful. KEEP UP THE FANTASTIC WORK YOUR PROGRAM IS DOING IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
Name Witheld
"I facilitated a workshop with Bianca for AIATSIS on thinking about integrating a trauma informed approach into the workplace. We had not facilitated together before – something which often fills me with dread. But Bianca was fantastic. We facilitated together with ease. Bianca’s ability to quickly understand the situation for those working at the face of native title meant that participants related to her comfortably. Her understanding of trauma provided a valuable pathway for participants’ self-reflection. I would love to facilitate with Bianca again.”
T. BaumanAIATSIS
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Warida Wholistic Wellness acknowledges and pays our respects to the traditional custodians across the lands, waters and seas, and thank our Elders  for their continued custodianship, while recognising that Sovereignty was never ceded.

We also thank our Badimia / Badimaya ancestors and Elders for continuing to guide us.