The Westerman Jilya Institute for Indigenous Mental Health
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The Westerman Jilya Institute for Indigenous Mental Health Aboriginal Corporation is an Aboriginal Community Controlled not for profit organisation, registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006, and incorporated as a charity with the Australian Charity and not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).
Jilya was created in response to the 13 deaths of Aboriginal children in the Kimberley, the subject of the 2019 Fogliani Coronial Inquiry. These deaths, and the continuing deaths of Aboriginal people by suicide, compelled Dr Westerman to act and do something to support improved access to mental health services that were both clinically and culturally appropriate, and which could provide measurable outcomes for high risk communities.
The Dr Tracy Westerman Indigenous Psychology Scholarship Program was launched first as a direct result of hearing the voices of decades of bereaved Indigenous parents and communities who were crying out for help not being able to access it.
The Scholarship Program has continued to grow, naming 15 national recipients at our launch in September 2020 and a further 11 just twelve months later! Jilya is supporting TWENTY SIX future Indigenous psychologists in just over 12 months!
Jilya has big aims, and we don't apologise for them, nor do we believe they are unattainable.
Jilya was created in response to the 13 deaths of Aboriginal children in the Kimberley, the subject of the 2019 Fogliani Coronial Inquiry. These deaths, and the continuing deaths of Aboriginal people by suicide, compelled Dr Westerman to act and do something to support improved access to mental health services that were both clinically and culturally appropriate, and which could provide measurable outcomes for high risk communities.
The Dr Tracy Westerman Indigenous Psychology Scholarship Program was launched first as a direct result of hearing the voices of decades of bereaved Indigenous parents and communities who were crying out for help not being able to access it.
The Scholarship Program has continued to grow, naming 15 national recipients at our launch in September 2020 and a further 11 just twelve months later! Jilya is supporting TWENTY SIX future Indigenous psychologists in just over 12 months!
Jilya has big aims, and we don't apologise for them, nor do we believe they are unattainable.
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OUR VALUES
Jilya's vision is underpinned by our values; values that guide each and every decision we make and help determine exactly who we are and what we strive to achieve.
We are working to create a world in which our highest risk Indigenous communities are able to access services that are of the highest clinical and cultural standard possible and do this through our values of:
Community: Jilya will work collaboratively with Indigenous communities across Australia to meet their needs
Partnership: Jilya will seek to build partnerships with community, Aboriginal organisations and mainstream mental health service providers to improve outcomes for Indigenous Australians
Best Practice: Jilya will focus on the development of best practice treatments and interventions to skill up practitioners providing services to Indigenous Australians.
Outcomes: Jilya will proactively evaluate programs and measure client outcomes
Social Justice: Jilya will address inequities facing Indigenous Australians in the areas of suicide prevention and mental health best practice; including the need to provide culturally informed and clinically validated approaches
Ethics, Integrity: Jilya will take an ethical approach and will at all times work with integrity
Benefits:
A competitive base salary and attractive salary-sacrifice provisions.
Flexible work practices, including the ability to work remotely.
The chance to be a part of an exciting and rapidly growing start-up Indigenous Mental Health Organisation.
The chance to work with a diverse, highly skilled and committed Board of Directors, including Dr Tracy Westerman.
The chance to make a difference and improve outcomes for Indigenous Australians.
Jilya's vision is underpinned by our values; values that guide each and every decision we make and help determine exactly who we are and what we strive to achieve.
We are working to create a world in which our highest risk Indigenous communities are able to access services that are of the highest clinical and cultural standard possible and do this through our values of:
Community: Jilya will work collaboratively with Indigenous communities across Australia to meet their needs
Partnership: Jilya will seek to build partnerships with community, Aboriginal organisations and mainstream mental health service providers to improve outcomes for Indigenous Australians
Best Practice: Jilya will focus on the development of best practice treatments and interventions to skill up practitioners providing services to Indigenous Australians.
Outcomes: Jilya will proactively evaluate programs and measure client outcomes
Social Justice: Jilya will address inequities facing Indigenous Australians in the areas of suicide prevention and mental health best practice; including the need to provide culturally informed and clinically validated approaches
Ethics, Integrity: Jilya will take an ethical approach and will at all times work with integrity
Benefits:
A competitive base salary and attractive salary-sacrifice provisions.
Flexible work practices, including the ability to work remotely.
The chance to be a part of an exciting and rapidly growing start-up Indigenous Mental Health Organisation.
The chance to work with a diverse, highly skilled and committed Board of Directors, including Dr Tracy Westerman.
The chance to make a difference and improve outcomes for Indigenous Australians.
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