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Intercultural Communication: Working with Australian Muslim Communities

Facilitator: Monique Toohey
Dates: TBA

Who is it for?

The course is suitable for community development professionals and NGOs, academics & secondary college staff, government departments (local government / state / federal) welfare and social service agencies, child & family practitioners; private sector. This course would also be valuable for students of International and/or Community Development; social science (psychology, social work, youth work) and volunteers.

Course Description

As a Turkish saying goes - ‘A fish does not know it’s in water until it jumps out of it’. Whether we like it or not, our very own Australianess, coupled with our family of origin experience influence the way we relate to or connect with difference. Enhancing professional cultural competence is often perceived as an optional area of study, but appreciation of cultural & religious diversity is an asset to be harnessed by all members of society. In doing so, social cohesion is cultivated.

This course seeks to support the professional development of practitioners and students seeking to better understand Australian Muslims and be in a better position individually or as an organisation to provide culturally safe services and support to the Muslim community. Culturally competent practitioners are able to leverage off cultural knowledge and use intercultural skills to effectively engage Muslim / Islamic organisations, it’s leaders and community members. Case studies and role plays will be used to highlight culturally safe approaches.

A highly interactive and visual two day introductory course will focus on: building cultural fluency when working with Muslims and community engagement strategies, the development of intercultural competencies such as self knowledge and communication styles. The course will help you and your organisation to evaluate how well you already engage with the Muslim community and will provide opportunities to discuss relevant and ‘hot’ issues that affect Muslim communities in Australia and globally.

Course Content

Intercultural competencies and how these relate to challenges and performance when working with Culturally and linguistically diverse clients;
Developing cultural competence which is responsive to the needs of the children, youth and families from CALD & Muslim backgrounds;
Harnessing individual strengths to form effective multicultural teams;
About Islam & Debunking Myths;
Snapshots of the Australian Muslim community;
An Islamic perspective of social services;
Defining Images: Women & Islam;
Strategies for working more effectively with Muslim youth, families and the community including strength based approaches within the context of prevention and intervention services;
Building relationships with Islamic organisations in Australia – new opportunities;
Politically incorrect question time, from female genital mutilation to terrorism, let’s discuss!

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course participants will be able to:

Understand the basic principles of Islam and recognition of the interplay between faith and culture ;
Understand the difference between cultural sensitivity vs cultural safety and cross-cultural awareness vs Intercultural skills;
Understand the principles of using the strength based approach with the Muslim community;
Understand culturally competent practice and issues of access and equity in your workplace;
Be able to identify own strengths and the strengths of other communities;
Identify and meet with key Muslim community members during the training and be provided with other important contacts;
Apply the learning from the course to his/her own work/practice environment by using an Intercultural competence audit.

Course Fees

	Early Bird Fee	Regular Fee
Full Fee	AU$730.00	AU$780.00
Staff from ACFID member organisations	AU$680.00	AU$730.00
RMIT University students (with assessment)	AU$650.00	AU$700.00

The above course fees are applicable for participants based within Australia only. All course fees are inclusive of GST and they cover registration, course materials and meals during the course delivery.
To qualify for Early Bird registration fees, course fees must be paid to IDSS within the early bird registration deadline. Beyond that the regular fee will be applicable to all registrations including the existing ones which were not paid within the deadline.
Overseas participants will incur an additional fee of AU$40.00 (inclusive of GST) to cover the additional cost of processing overseas payments and registration. Please click here for further information relevant to overseas participants.
The assessment task is included within the course fees for students of RMIT University who are currently enrolled in academic programs relevant to the course and are going to claim advanced standing/Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) status. Participants who are willing to complete similar follow-up assessment task are requested to contact IDSS directly before submitting their enrolment request. An additional fee of AU$110.00 (inclusive of GST) will be applicable.

Venue

IDSS Pty Ltd

Level 12, 60 Albert Road

SOUTH MELBOURNE VIC 3205

AUSTRALIA

Registration:

Participants are requested to read the IDSS Training Policy before applying for registration/enrolment.

To register/enrol, download the Enrolment Form here and email your completed form through to training@idss.com.au

For additional information please contact:

Ruth Garner

Phone: + 61 8 8919 9767
Fax: + 61 8 8919 9750
Email: training@idss.com.au

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