The NSW Government, Agency for Clinical Innovation, Co-design Toolkit: Working Together with Aboriginal Communities is designed to support respectful, culturally grounded collaboration with Aboriginal communities in service design and improvement. The toolkit emphasises the importance of bringing Aboriginal perspectives—ways of being, knowing, and doing—to the forefront of the co-design process. It draws on the 8 […]
If you are looking at co-design with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities, this website provides tips and resources around best practice for successful engagement.
The Lowitja Institute’s 2020 discussion paper, Aboriginal Participatory Action Research: An Indigenous Research Methodology Strengthening Decolonisation and Social and Emotional Wellbeing, defines and promotes Aboriginal Participatory Action Research (APAR) as a transformative Indigenous research methodology.
This discussion paper builds on findings from the Murru Minya study, a national investigation into how ethical processes are implemented in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research. It provides a comprehensive overview of the principles and governance frameworks that support culturally safe, respectful, and ethical research practices.
The purpose of the AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research is to promote ethical, responsible, and culturally respectful research practices that uphold the rights and interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The VCCC Alliance Model of Consumer Engagement draws upon the consumer involvement capability model of Cancer Australia and outlines five levels of consumer participation.
The Framework deepens understanding of trauma and its related concepts, offering guiding principles and outlining key domains to support trauma-informed approaches in everyday work.
The standards provide a flexible framework for effective public involvement in research, promoting reflection, learning from both successes and failures, and supporting continuous improvement across diverse methods and contexts.
The IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation is a widely used framework developed by the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2). The spectrum outlines five levels of participation, each reflecting increasing degrees of public influence on decision making.
The Strategy is an implementation resource to strengthen partnerships between health policy makers and the community.
Advice on best practice consumer involvement in MRFF-funded health and medical research including principles for consumer involvement and implementation advice.
The NHMRC’s Ethical Conduct in Research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Communities (2018) provides a framework of principles that ensure research involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is: safe, respectful, responsible, high quality and of benefit to the communities involved. These guidelines are designed to support researchers and stakeholders in conducting […]