Rainbow Mandala Clinic acknowledges, with deep respect, the Traditional Custodians of the country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community.

We pay our respects to their culture, and their elders past and present, and extend this respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. 

We recognise a history of truth which acknowledges the impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal people resulting in the forcible removal from their lands. 

We stand for a future that profoundly respects and acknowledges Aboriginal perspectives, culture, language and history.

We are deeply grateful for all that Aboriginal people have taught us, and continue to seek their teachings with openness and humility. 

RMC embraces the following clinical protocols: 

APHRA Principle 2. Cultural Safety

Practitioners should consider the specific needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and their health and cultural safety, including the need to foster open, honest and culturally safe professional relationships.

Bennett, B., & Morse, C. (2023). The Continuous Improvement Cultural Responsiveness Tools (CICRT): Creating More Culturally Responsive Social Workers. Australian Social Work, 76(3), 315–329. https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2023.2186255

Gee, G., et al., Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing, in Working Together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice P. Dudgeon, H. Milroy, and R. Walker, Editors. 2014, Commonwealth Government of Australia

The National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Mental Health and Social and Emotional Wellbeing 2017–2023 (the Framework) proposes a model of social and emotional wellbeing with 7 overlapping domains:

• body
• mind and emotions
• family and kin
• community
• culture
• country
• spirituality and ancestors (PM&C 2017; Gee et al. 2014).

The Framework is intended to guide and inform mental health and wellbeing reforms affecting First Nations people in Australia. It describes the importance of social and emotional wellbeing for First Nations people.

Factsheet 

RANZCP : GDL 11 PPC Principles and Guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Mental Health.

Ethical Guidelines: Principles and Guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health