Our Staff
Our staff’s special qualities and experience as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and as qualified counsellors and mediators, allows them to draw on both western (clinical) approaches and cultural and traditional practices to help individuals, families and communities to be strong and live harmonious, safe and violence lives.
Helem Yumba is an ‘approved provider’ under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 and staff maintain and contribute their knowledge and best practice in Domestic and Family Violence Staff through training, forums and specialist networks:
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Recognise and Respond to Domestic and Family Violence
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Safe from the start training
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Lateral Violence Training
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Annual Domestic Family Violence Forum (Mackay)
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Rockhampton Domestic Violence Steering committee
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Domestic Violence Network Meetings
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Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention
Our staff hold current:
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Positive Notice Blue Card (for child-related employment)
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First Aid Training Certification
