Keynote 1: There’s Nothing Wrong with Aboriginal People, We’re Only Grieving
| Monday, October 24, 2022 |
| 9:10 AM - 9:40 AM |
Overview
Rosemary Wanganeen, Healing Centre for Griefology
Speaker
Rosemary Wanganeen
Founder, Healing Centre for Griefology
Healing Centre for Griefology
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Abstract
Griefology is understanding the human relationship between (Aboriginal) ancestral major losses and their suppressed unresolved grief that has compounded and complicated their contemporary (Aboriginal) descendants’ losses and suppressed unresolved grief, guaranteeing human (Aboriginal) disadvantage, inter-generationally! However, understanding this relationship, Griefology is a holistic approach (system) to reclaim grieving to healing processes that will restore human (Aboriginal) prosperity, which is the right of all human beings.
Central to what I now refer to as my intuitive research (1987-1992), for this presentation you will hear how and why I was compelled to ‘design’ the Seven Phases to Integrating Loss and Grief© model to present it as a culturally sensitive and culturally appropriate evidence-based case-study. In so doing I ‘found’ my way out of ‘Aboriginal’ disadvantage into ‘Aboriginal’ prosperity which led me out of grief fear to ‘switch on’ my intuitive intelligence that which constructed a newfound system, called Griefology.
Despite the vast research into ‘Aboriginal’ disadvantage pre and post the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and specifically pertaining to diseases and disorders, mental health challenges and related illnesses, plus recidivism into youth and the adult justice system, little is known about loss and grief and how it has greater potential to transform ‘Aboriginal’ disadvantage into ‘Aboriginal’ prosperity. Griefology has a right, a role and a responsibility to investigate if there is a higher probability in preventing diseases and disorders, mental health challenges and related illnesses as well as preventing recidivism into youth and adult justice system.
Concluding my intuitive research, I realized the problems and challenges with western models specifically pertaining to their health and justice system isn’t designed to prevent the escalation into ill-health and recidivism into the justice system. My research shows mainstream systems across all sectors of our community doesn’t know how to consider how ‘dangerous and damaging’ suppressing grief can be extremely taxing on the whole human being lending itself becoming the cause of ‘Aboriginal’ disadvantage. If mainstream systems don’t consider Griefology, I have a responsibility to ask the question: to what extent could Aboriginal disadvantage be a western construct to create and maintain an Aboriginal industry?
Central to what I now refer to as my intuitive research (1987-1992), for this presentation you will hear how and why I was compelled to ‘design’ the Seven Phases to Integrating Loss and Grief© model to present it as a culturally sensitive and culturally appropriate evidence-based case-study. In so doing I ‘found’ my way out of ‘Aboriginal’ disadvantage into ‘Aboriginal’ prosperity which led me out of grief fear to ‘switch on’ my intuitive intelligence that which constructed a newfound system, called Griefology.
Despite the vast research into ‘Aboriginal’ disadvantage pre and post the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and specifically pertaining to diseases and disorders, mental health challenges and related illnesses, plus recidivism into youth and the adult justice system, little is known about loss and grief and how it has greater potential to transform ‘Aboriginal’ disadvantage into ‘Aboriginal’ prosperity. Griefology has a right, a role and a responsibility to investigate if there is a higher probability in preventing diseases and disorders, mental health challenges and related illnesses as well as preventing recidivism into youth and adult justice system.
Concluding my intuitive research, I realized the problems and challenges with western models specifically pertaining to their health and justice system isn’t designed to prevent the escalation into ill-health and recidivism into the justice system. My research shows mainstream systems across all sectors of our community doesn’t know how to consider how ‘dangerous and damaging’ suppressing grief can be extremely taxing on the whole human being lending itself becoming the cause of ‘Aboriginal’ disadvantage. If mainstream systems don’t consider Griefology, I have a responsibility to ask the question: to what extent could Aboriginal disadvantage be a western construct to create and maintain an Aboriginal industry?
Biography
Rosemary Kudnarto Wanganeen is a proud South Australian Aboriginal woman with ancestral links to Kaurna of the Adelaide Plains and Wirungu from the West Coast of SA. Combining her personal lived experiences with her professional experiences as an evidence-based loss and grief model, she established the Sacred Site Within Healing Centre in 1993 and in its strength, established the Australian Institute for Loss and Grief in 2005 and most recently the Healing Centre for Griefology 2021. With 35 years' experience she’s designed a newfound disciple called Griefology and with her industry experience, a published and peer reviewed author she was accepted into the Master of Philosophy at Adelaide University. Today, Rosemary’s ultimate aspirations for Griefology is to develop a new-found sector.
