Children learn best when they feel safe, understood, connected, and respected. Understanding Trauma, Culture and Connection in First Nations Education explores how intergenerational trauma, culture, belonging, emotional safety, and connection influence the way First Nations children experience learning and relationships within classrooms. Through storytelling, reflection, First Nations perspectives, and practical educator insight, this course encourages deeper understanding of culturally responsive teaching, emotional wellbeing, communication, and relational learning. The course supports educators to build classrooms where understanding, connection, and emotional safety become part of everyday learning practice.
International award-winning Australian Aboriginal artist, educator, and teacher.
On behalf of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child sexual abuse, Donna spent several years interviewing Aboriginal abuse victims in indigenous communities. As a trauma counsellor and community liaison, Donna supported many clients through this difficult process.
Donna has been teaching the latest counselling techniques to clients such as Gestalt Therapy Australia’s upcoming year three students, University Queensland Psychology students, and many more, bringing a modern approach to counselling that reduces stress and anxiety within clients.
Donna is a Wailwan/Wiradjuri woman from outback NSW. Donna is from the stolen generation, and she wanted to create training resources to educate mainstream Australians (without blame, guilt, or anger) about Aboriginal people and to bring Indigenous wisdom to the counselling field.