Yiliyapinya Webinars and Presentations

Understanding your brain so that you can understand others.

Thursday 2nd September 2021, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Child friendly communities | Children in research | Collaboration management | Early Childhood | Indigenous | Middle years

When you’re stressed, do you know what cognitive skills are impacted? In this neuroscience based webinar Sheryl will be discussing the importance of understanding and improving your own Brain Health and why this is crucial for supporting vulnerable children and young people.  Examples of integration and implementation of Brain Health, Healing and Fitness programs for the workforce will be discussed along with Indigenous community led initiatives such as the Deadly Brains Program and the Deadly Brains Playgroup.

Sheryl Batchelor is a proud Kunja woman with close to 30 years of  teaching, training and leadership experience in a variety of educational, community and health settings. She works with communities to break the cycle of intergenerational disadvantage through using scientifically validated neuroplasticity programs aimed to improve the brain health of all individuals in a culturally responsive way. Sheryl is the Founder/Director of Yiliyapinya Indigenous Corporation, a not-for-profit, registered charity and NDIS provider. Yiliyapinya aims to improve Brain Health by closing the gap in learning and earning outcomes of people who have experienced adverse life circumstances or toxic stress in a culturally responsive and contextualised manner.