Exploring the Wellmob Website: a Digital Library of Wellbeing Tools for Health Workforce and Mob
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Room - Stanley C
| Thursday, November 9, 2023 |
| 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM |
Overview
David Edwards and Tiarnee Schafer, University of Sydney - eMHPrac
Speaker
Mr David Edwards
Director - Wellmob Website: Emhprac
University of Sydney - Emhprac
Exploring the Wellmob Website: a Digital Library of Wellbeing Tools for Health Workforce and Mob
Abstract
eMHprac’s WellMob website is designed for health practitioners and community workers to find online social and emotional wellbeing resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It is a digital library (portal) of over 300 websites, videos, podcasts and even positive social media resources that can help our mob stay mentally well and connect with our culture.
WellMob is user-friendly and engaging and hosts many narrative based resources using storytelling techniques to supply information, rather than just giving a set of facts. This allows First Nations health clients and community to learn and connect with information through story. It is especially useful for our non-Indigenous health and wellbeing workforce as it provides a set of tools to better engage with their First Nations clients.
WellMob was co-developed with reference groups of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander frontline health & wellbeing workers from across the country. As well as giving the website’s development Indigenous governance, they guided the look, feel and functionality of WellMob. The project was led by Aboriginal staff at the University Centre of Rural Health (part of University of Sydney) under the eMHPrac (e-mental health in practice) project in collaboration with the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet.
The WellMob team will present on the website demonstrating its functionality, showcasing some deadly resources and illustrating examples how frontline workers and other health professionals can use it in their work with our diverse communities.
Since its launch in July 2020, WellMob has had a strong uptake with up to 16,000-page views a month. A culturally-based social media campaign has also directed new traffic to the website with the WellMob Facebook® page already with 3,000 followers in 18 months.
WellMob is user-friendly and engaging and hosts many narrative based resources using storytelling techniques to supply information, rather than just giving a set of facts. This allows First Nations health clients and community to learn and connect with information through story. It is especially useful for our non-Indigenous health and wellbeing workforce as it provides a set of tools to better engage with their First Nations clients.
WellMob was co-developed with reference groups of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander frontline health & wellbeing workers from across the country. As well as giving the website’s development Indigenous governance, they guided the look, feel and functionality of WellMob. The project was led by Aboriginal staff at the University Centre of Rural Health (part of University of Sydney) under the eMHPrac (e-mental health in practice) project in collaboration with the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet.
The WellMob team will present on the website demonstrating its functionality, showcasing some deadly resources and illustrating examples how frontline workers and other health professionals can use it in their work with our diverse communities.
Since its launch in July 2020, WellMob has had a strong uptake with up to 16,000-page views a month. A culturally-based social media campaign has also directed new traffic to the website with the WellMob Facebook® page already with 3,000 followers in 18 months.
Biography
David Edwards is a Worimi man and Director for the WellMob website project under the national e-Mental Health in Practice program. David works from University of Sydney's University Centre for Rural Health based in Bundjalung country. David also works with the University of Newcastle’s SMS4dads project, as well as being a voluntary trainer for the Core of Life pregnancy and child birth educational program for young people. David is a member of the Dept of Health's National Digital Mental Health Advisory Group along with other national mental health reference groups to advocate for culturally informed practice for Indigenous Australians.
Tiarnee Schafer
Senior Workforce Development Officer
Wellmob
Exploring the Wellmob Website: a Digital Library of Wellbeing Tools for Health Workforce and Mob
Abstract
eMHprac’s WellMob website is designed for health practitioners and community workers to find online social and emotional wellbeing resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It is a digital library (portal) of over 300 websites, videos, podcasts and even positive social media resources that can help our mob stay mentally well and connect with our culture.
WellMob is user-friendly and engaging and hosts many narrative based resources using storytelling techniques to supply information, rather than just giving a set of facts. This allows First Nations health clients and community to learn and connect with information through story. It is especially useful for our non-Indigenous health and wellbeing workforce as it provides a set of tools to better engage with their First Nations clients.
WellMob was co-developed with reference groups of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander frontline health & wellbeing workers from across the country. As well as giving the website’s development Indigenous governance, they guided the look, feel and functionality of WellMob. The project was led by Aboriginal staff at the University Centre of Rural Health (part of University of Sydney) under the eMHPrac (e-mental health in practice) project in collaboration with the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet.
The WellMob team will present on the website demonstrating its functionality, showcasing some deadly resources and illustrating examples how frontline workers and other health professionals can use it in their work with our diverse communities.
Since its launch in July 2020, WellMob has had a strong uptake with up to 16,000-page views a month. A culturally-based social media campaign has also directed new traffic to the website with the WellMob Facebook® page already with 3,000 followers in 18 months.
WellMob is user-friendly and engaging and hosts many narrative based resources using storytelling techniques to supply information, rather than just giving a set of facts. This allows First Nations health clients and community to learn and connect with information through story. It is especially useful for our non-Indigenous health and wellbeing workforce as it provides a set of tools to better engage with their First Nations clients.
WellMob was co-developed with reference groups of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander frontline health & wellbeing workers from across the country. As well as giving the website’s development Indigenous governance, they guided the look, feel and functionality of WellMob. The project was led by Aboriginal staff at the University Centre of Rural Health (part of University of Sydney) under the eMHPrac (e-mental health in practice) project in collaboration with the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet.
The WellMob team will present on the website demonstrating its functionality, showcasing some deadly resources and illustrating examples how frontline workers and other health professionals can use it in their work with our diverse communities.
Since its launch in July 2020, WellMob has had a strong uptake with up to 16,000-page views a month. A culturally-based social media campaign has also directed new traffic to the website with the WellMob Facebook® page already with 3,000 followers in 18 months.
Biography
Tiarnee, a proud Kalkadoon woman from Mt Isa QLD, now resides on Gadigal Country (Sydney). Working with WellMob and is a Provisional Psychologist and Suicide Prevention Worker, she recently finished her Master's in Clinical Psychology. With a focus on empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, she integrates evidence-based practices with Aboriginal ways of knowing, being and doing. Planning to start her Clinical Psychology registrar soon, she also holds a Masters in Suicidology. Her goal is to create a culturally safe space, ensuring support and respect for individuals navigating their mental health journey while incorporating Aboriginal values into evidence-based treatments.
