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IWK Series: Trauma-Informed Care Series
Trauma-Informed Care and Application to Clients - Session 1/3
This session introduces participants to the topics of trauma and Trauma-Informed Care, the relationship between stress and trauma, as well as the prevalence and neurobiological experience of trauma in the brain.
Speakers: Holly Murphy, RN, BScN, MN, CPMHN(c) / Laura Callaghan, MN, NP / Prasanna Kariyawansa, RSW - Program Educator
Trauma-Informed Care and Application to Staff - Session 2/3
Introduces participants to potential experiences which most professional caregivers encounter. Opportunity to reflect on past and current experiences which influence daily work tasks.
Speakers: Holly Murphy, RN, BScN, MN, CPMHN(c) / Laura Callaghan, MN, NP / Prasanna Kariyawansa, RSW - Program Educator
Trauma-Informed Care Considerations for Organizations and Systems - Session 3/3
Shows how the content and material from the two previous sessions can be applied in a systemic way. Presenters offer information about best practice recommendations and strategies for participants to reflect on for implementation in their own organization and systems.
Speakers: Holly Murphy, RN, BScN, MN, CPMHN(c) / Laura Callaghan, MN, NP / Prasanna Kariyawansa, RSW - Program Educator
More Professional Development
Professional Boundaries for Front-line Staff Working with Refugees and Other Newcomers to Canada
This workshop focuses on expanding awareness of boundaries on professional well-being in this sector as well as the generation and implementation of boundaries for professionals in this area of work.
Speaker: Dr. Tanya Lentz, Registered Clinical Psychologist, NeuroSpark Clinic
Thinking About Ethics in the Context of Refugee Experience
There is enormous potential in the diversity of these persons who bring cultural, linguistic and educational richness to Canadian communities. It is also true that the circumstances and journey undertaken taken to arrive may extract their own toll. This webinar examines how we can begin to approach the ethical considerations which underpin these experiences.
Speaker: Dr. Michelle Mullen, Consultant Bioethicist, CHEO and Associate Professor of Paediatrics, University of Ottawa
Reflective Practice for Bettering the Newcomers’ Experience to Canada
This webinar explores how reflective practice contributes to achieving that goal. Reflective practice involves being self-reflexive about our own actions and practices that are shaped by our assumptions and beliefs about relationships and how we treat others..
Speaker: Dr. Lorraine Ste-Marie, D.Min., Adjunct Professor, Providence School of Transformative Leadership and Spirituality, Saint Paul University