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Scotch College Indigenous Cultural Festival 2022
This whole week a group of us have been presenting at the Scotch College Indigenous Culture Festival 2022. It has been an amazing honour...
AJ Williams
Aug 4, 20221 min read
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700 MHFA courses facilitated by AJ Williams
On Thursday amd Friday, AJ delivered his 700th MHFA course. He became an AMHFA Instructor in 2008, and since then has become an...
AJ Williams
Jul 24, 20221 min read
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Management of eating disorders for people with higher weight: clinical practice guidelines
It has been an amazing 2 years being part of this research project… In 2022, NEDC finalised Management of eating disorders for people...
AJ Williams
Jul 24, 20221 min read
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AJ finalist for not 1 but 3 allied health awards
Wow! AJ is finalist in the 2022 Allied Health Awards, not just in one category but two: Allied Health Educator Excellence Allied Health...
AJ Williams
Jul 22, 20221 min read
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Congratulations Ash on NAIDOC Award
Congratulations Ashleigh!
AJ Williams
Jul 17, 20221 min read
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CULTURAL PROTOCOLS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED
Girraway Ganyi Consultancy prides itself on following all cultural protocols in relation to trainings and services that it provides...
AJ Williams
Jun 16, 20221 min read
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Working at Woodleigh School.
After a 2 year hiatus due to COVID, AJ was back at Woodleigh School undertaking a number of cultural incursions. Working across the 2...
AJ Williams
May 30, 20221 min read
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Presenting cultural experiences to Sonographers
This weekend AJ presenter two papers at the 28th Annual International Conference of the Australasian Sonographers Association this...
AJ Williams
May 30, 20221 min read
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BE BRAVE MAKE A CHANGE!! AASW PODCAST
Earlier this week I had the privilege of undertaking this webinar that talked about Being Brave. Making Change. and challenging Social...
AJ Williams
May 27, 20221 min read
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AJ Williams
May 27, 20220 min read
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Artists provide permission for music to be used in Girraway Ganyi Consultancy
Girraway Ganyi Consultancy has some great friends that allow their music and / or music videos as part of cultural awareness and mental...
AJ Williams
May 2, 20221 min read
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Governing Governance..
Working with Woor-dungin in delivering Introduction to Governance workshop. Aboriginal and non-Indigenous people coming together to talk...
AJ Williams
Apr 14, 20221 min read
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Mental Health First Aid: training MHFAiders in workplaces
This week, Girraway Ganyi Consultancy trained 2 groups of workers from a Victorian Government body. These workers were able to gain...
AJ Williams
Apr 2, 20221 min read
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TALKING EATING DISORDERS- the hidden mental health issue.
Last week AJ was at the Society of Mental Health Research 'Breaking Down Silos' conference in Hobart 23-26 March 2022. Along with Dr...
AJ Williams
Apr 2, 20221 min read
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GIRRAWAY GANYI CONSULTANCY SUPPORTS GRANDMOTHERS AGAINST REMOVALS
We here at GIrraway Ganyi ConsultAndy are extremely proud to be associated with the Vitlctorian Grandmas Against Removals GMAR is about:...
AJ Williams
Mar 12, 20221 min read
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180 NEW ABORIGINAL MHFAiders
Wow - what a year. Yesterday I faciliated workshop 20 of 20 the ‘Ngayiny wirimbirra’ (Wiradjuri: take care of mind) Aboriginal and Torres...
AJ Williams
Feb 25, 20221 min read
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Mentoring Program at Scotch College undertakes Deadly Thinking Youth workshop
In February 2022, the Scotch College Indigenous scholars as part of their Cultural Mentoring Program, undertook the Deadly Thinking Youth...
AJ Williams
Feb 13, 20221 min read
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Deadly Thinking
Ash and AJ are Deadly Thinking presenters. This week they delivered Deadly Thinking, and Deadly Thinking Train the Presenter workshops to...
AJ Williams
Jan 30, 20221 min read
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Dec 24, 20210 min read
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Butterfly Foundation podcast: What does and eating disorder look like to you?
About 1 million people in Australia will be struggling with an eating disorder – but the people around them won’t know. Why? Because they...
AJ Williams
Dec 24, 20211 min read
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