Working across cultures in the disability sector

The Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health is hosting a free webinar on 18 June about working with people from different cultures in the disability sector. The webinar will explore how you can develop awareness of beliefs around disability in different communities and understand the role of cultural competence in disability work.

oin us for our June webinar and learn how you can develop awareness of beliefs around disability in different communities and understand the role of cultural competence in disability work.

Send through your questions when registering, and we’ll do our best to answer them.

Tue, 18 June
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm AEST
Online event

Register here

Speakers (2)

Sophie Dutertre
Programs & Projects CoordinatorThe Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health
Sophie has extensive experience in cross-cultural settings, particularly in the areas of health promotion, disability, employment and education. She has worked with refugees and asylum seekers for the past 15 years. This has included setting up the first employment support program for asylum seekers in Australia. Sophie’s aim in managing projects is to create a workplace based on respect, professionalism and personal responsibility.

Spase Veljanovski
Senior Projects OfficerThe Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & HEalth
Spase has over 20 years’ experience in access and equity work across mental health, local government and community health. He started work as a bilingual worker and has found this position to be a widely misunderstood. At the Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health he is a trainer and project worker in language services, health literacy and organisational cultural competence. He holds a Master of Public Health, Bachelor of Arts (Multicultural Studies) and Certificate IV, Training & Assessment.

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