Phase 1: Needs Assessment

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The Needs Assessment took place across 2021-2022 and involved recruiting staff
members from ACCOs across Australia to participate in a 3-hour focus group discussing
their training needs in relation to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+
young people and their families.

 

Subject matter experts took part in 90-minute, one-on-one interviews with a member of the research team and were prompted to discuss their observations of inclusive practice in the communities and services in which they worked,as well as any training needs they had identified.

 

As the Needs Assessment was part of a national research project, ethics approval was sought and received from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Ethics Committee
(EO232-20210114) and the Western Australian Aboriginal Health Ethics Committee
(WAAHEC) (HREC1049).