This workshop presents an overview of trauma-informed support.  The framework will be linked to a foundational discussion of what trauma is and how people may respond to traumatic events.  The trauma informed framework will be operationalized with practical skills and interventions to support clients who may have experienced trauma. Learning Objectives Participants will: Target Audience  ... Read more

Clear, concise, factual, and timely client documentation is foundational to the provision of quality human services. This workshop offers a framework for writing client documentation as a standard of practice required by most regulatory colleges in the Province of Ontario.   Participants will learn about the importance of: collecting and maintaining accurate client documentation to ... Read more

This full day course will explore how colonization and carceral logics continue to structure social work practice, education, and research. Particular attention will be paid to social work’s role in the separation of Indigenous peoples from their lands and communities through various carceral sites of social work practice. Participants will be encouraged to consider how ... Read more

In this hour-long webinar, Geraldine will provide an overview of the relationship between trauma and its impact on behaviour, personality, and academics as it relates to developmental stages. Participants will learn when trauma should be the leading lens in assessment and treatment, how to triage competing treatment issues and what the critical elements are when ... Read more

Vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue impact the lives of professionals in the health care, child welfare, mental health, and justice systems in psychological, social, physical and spiritual ways. Working with vulnerable populations can be a rewarding career but it is also one with emotional and psychological risks. Participants will explore the ‘occupational hazards’ faced by those ... Read more

Changes in personality and behaviour are common symptoms for people living with dementia. Join our informative webinar as we explore the changes caused by dementia, ways to understand behaviour changes, and the impact on caregivers. We will share local programs and services available in your community, including a unique educational program called UFirst! for Care ... Read more

2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations has been in operation for over 30 years and continues to be an Indigenous and Two-spirit led organization that is grounded in wholistic health and wellness, operating with an Indigenous harm reduction lens and meeting our community where it is at. In partnership with Eshkiniigjik Naandwechigegamig – A place ... Read more

This workshop is a comprehensive approach to understanding poverty. Bridges Out of Poverty uses the lens of economic class and provides concrete tools and strategies for a community to understand, address, and alleviate poverty. Registration includes copies of the Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities workbook, which will be provided to participants. ... Read more

This training is designed for anyone working in the helping professions, personal caregivers or anyone with an interest in the areas of compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma and self-care.Participants of this training will learn to distinguish between compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma and burnout. They will learn how to identify the early warning signs and symptoms to ... Read more

Through an Indigenous lens, this webinar provides a wholistic evaluation of our individual needs as front-line/trauma care workers and the importance of building a plan to care for all quadrants of our medicine wheel to maintain a healthy personal and professional life. This Webinar is FREE for Ontario Registered Social Workers (RSW), Registered Social Service ... Read more

This training will help you see how stigma affects people. It will show you how to connect in a non-stigmatizing way. You will learn how to use language that focuses on the person, not their use of substances. You will also gain the knowledge needed to help improve the health of people who use/d substances.

The course explores how racism, anti-Blackness, and power, impact the mental health of racialized clients and social work practitioners navigating multiple intersecting identities. In addition, how social work practitioners find the balance between the use of self in the professional context and their personal lives.