Advancing racial equity, culturally responsive practice and inclusive education

I would like to thank-you on behalf of the Caversham Valley PS teaching staff for the session you did at our school development day. Many staff have come and spoken to me about the session and how they found it informative, educative and helpful. In particular they appreciated the clear ideas on how they can address incidents of racist behaviours. Although this is just the start of our partnership, I can already see the benefits flowing through to both classroom and playground interactions and situations. I am confident that this will only improve further with the work we are doing with you across 2026.

Elizabeth Lang delivered a guest lecture on Working Against Racism to Social Work and Bachelor of Human Services students in our Developing Cross-Competence Skills class. She demonstrated exceptional knowledge, and I have received messages from students expressing how much they learned from her lecture. Many shared that they felt inspired and motivated by her practical strategies for addressing racism in the Australian human services sector.

“The presentation to our Board and Strategic Leadership Team on the complex topics of diversity and inclusion was engaging, thought provoking and very interesting. The passionate, considered and research-based delivery engendered genuine and lovely conversation, and even now we are still referencing some of the gems we took away with us.”

We engaged Elizabeth Lang as a speaker for our annual staff conference which was themed Celebrating our Diversity. Elizabeth brought a wealth of knowledge about diversity and inclusive workplace practices. Her interactive session and reflections helped our workforce to understand cultural safety and security in the workplace and the role we all play in fostering an inclusive workplace culture. She is a consummate professional and went to great lengths to work with us to develop a session that best fit our objectives for the conference.

“Elizabeth Lang assisted with a Family Court matter, providing an opinion on the cultural implications of proposed child welfare Orders. She was able to provide assistance in an extremely timely manner, and I know that her assistance was invaluable to the Family Court in its decision-making process”

Elizabeth Lang’s understanding of the nuanced factors that contribute to Family and Domestic Violence in refugee communities is an important asset in working through the balance of policy responses. This field is, after all, laden with half-truths and supposition which rarely cut through to what is taking place, let alone how the murky evidence can best be interpreted by public agencies. The UWA Public Policy Institute places weight on better understanding the ‘wicked issues’ using this kind of approach.

“Elizabeth is a passionate facilitator. She recently facilitated a forum organised by ASeTTS. She was able to effectively facilitate the forum by harnessing the participation of all forum attendees. Her vast knowledge on the subject matter and high-level facilitation skills helped to achieve the objectives of the forum”.

Diversity Focus’ professionalism, quality of service and approach is remarkable. Diversity Focus updated the case management framework to include guidelines for responding to Family Domestic Violence. Diversity Focus worked well with all consortium staff and ensured all staff voices were heard as part of the process. The workshop was customised for the audience and gave a unique cultural perspective.

Innovation has been at the heart of our efforts at Royal Life Saving and while we have expertise empowering our community to be safe in and around water it is vital that our workplace and organisational culture is inclusive. We thank Elizabeth and her team at Diversity Focus for facilitating a session for Royal Life Saving on Unconscious Bias and Organisational Culture, Diversity, and Inclusion. The engaging session was well received.

I had the privilege of attending a workshop by Elizabeth on the importance of psychosocial safety in advocacy for individuals with lived experience of seeking asylum. Elizabeth delivered the session with remarkable professionalism and care. Her expert knowledge and personal experience created a safe and inclusive space, allowing participants to openly discuss and share their experiences. Elizabeth's facilitation of sensitive subject matter, including the impacts of racism on psychosocial safety, was exceptional. Her expertise, empathy, and the invaluable insights really enhanced the overall learning experience.

Elizabeth is a great leader and an outstanding facilitator who understands the dynamics of effective information delivery while engaging her audience. Her background, knowledge and professional experience make her unique and give her the right balance of a leader who leads from the head and heart.