Incorporating Truth and Reconciliation in Our Role as Health and Mental Health Practitioners

Using reflection as a powerful learning tool that will connect action with lived outcomes, this training will ensure a solid foundation into Truth and Reconciliation and how it can be incorporated into our practice. Reflecting personally, professionally, and respectfully, participants will share a brave space in learning the Truth about Canada’s history from the perspective of an Inuk nurse and the daughter of residential school survivor.  Sharing brave spaces means there will be opportunities for respectful dialogue while understanding that everyone is on their own personal journey towards Reconciliation.

Learning about the unique Social Determinants of Health from Indigenous perspectives supports shaping differing worldviews that will ultimately facilitate actions in addressing and changing the status quo of the gross inequities currently facing Indigenous communities. Becoming proficient in our own emotional intelligence helps us in learning our roles towards achieving Indigenous self-determination on Turtle Island. We all have a role in working towards Reconciliation.

Learning Outcomes

Discuss how to incorporate our roles into our professional learning journeys.

Examine historical and contemporary trauma experienced by First Nations, Metis, and Inuit in Canada.

Review the Indigenous Social Determinants of Health through the Tree Model.

Evaluate what implicit biases mean and how to become a culturally humble Ally.

Integrate how to reflect and act on our roles in Reconciliation.