Our organisational vision is simple:
"To Empower Indigenous men's healing and wellbeing"
Authentic Community Training was established by Mark Williams and Bronte Brodiein July 2005 in response to the ever increasing need for programs and services to specifically address Indigenous men's health and wellbeing.
ACT programs and services focus strongly on the emotional and spiritual areas of wellbeing and ACT believes this provides a solid foundation for reconnection, empowerment and healing to take place.
Program Aims Our programs aim to provide effective and culturally sound training programs for
Indigenous men and young men in the areas of emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
ACT programs and services assist Indigenous men and young men to live a more
empowered, fulfilled, productive and healthier life. This is achieved by:
• Providing a culturally safe and sound space and time for healing,
• Designing and delivering programs based on individual and participant group needs –
i.e. could be topical such as addressing specific issues including violence, suicide
prevention, addictions, etc.
• Providing participants with the necessary tools and strategies tosupport them to identify and address their own healing needs and issues (applying traditional Indigenous practice and contemporary mainstream clinical therapies and processes),
• Building individual and group leadership contributing to healthier individuals, families and communities,
• Improving access to and participation in healing type programs by Indigenous men and young men,
• Providing mentoring and support to participants who choose to continue with the ACT program as a program facilitator, and
• Continual development of programs to address emerging needs and trendsas required, for example, development of a specific program dedicated to Indigenous women.
• Direct delivery and/or referral of program participants into other services providers as needed.
 Values and Principles
ACT programs are delivered strictly upholding the following values and principles.
• Culturally and emotionally safe practices and delivery methods,
• Follow through and ongoing client support,
• Client safety and empowerment,
• Workshop and personal confidentiality, and
• Quality assurance.
ACT acknowledges and recognises the valuable contributions made by past company directors and program participants in the development and design of its current programs.
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