Gender Equity and Safety Specialist

One of my most requested and beloved sessions. This session is versatile and can be applied to many sectors that work with survivors of gender-based violence. We will explore the principles of survivor-centred practices through inclusive, equitable and harm-reduction values. Participants will leave with a small toolkit of resources and case applications.

Equity-based trauma repsonsive practices provide safety, more culturally meaningful and empowering approaches to diverse health and gender-based violence service development, delivery and direct supports. Whether you are looking to begin desing, implementation or require front-line skill building, this session is adaptable and relevant to many needs and sectors as critical and applicable learning.

Every workplace, organization and individual can benefit from learning about trauma-informed practices. This session explores what trauma is, how it impacts different people, how this shows up at work in different ways, and how workplaces and organizations can embedd trauma-informed practices to mitigate harm, workplace induced trauma and a lack of psychological safety.

This session explores both academic and front-line social service experiences with vicarious trauma and vicarious resiliency. Throughout this learning we will explore the meaning and impacts of both while defining and exploring various tools and techniques to support professionals experiencing vicarious trauma and empower us to identify vicarious resiliency and wisdom from the people we work with as well. 

Working from the foundations of survivor-centred approaches, this emergent and engaging session focuses on providing survivor-centred peer support skills to people working on crisis lines, in post-secondary institutions, integrated community Hubs or services and mental health and justice services. This foundational learning will prepare folks to empower survivors, mitigate and identify risks and create more trust and safety in their approaches. 

Safety planning, training, and skill building are critical for anyone working with survivors of gender-based violence, with vulnerable women and gender-diverse people, or people with complex mental health needs. We will explore trauma-responsive practices to create more meaningful and effective approaches to safety planning through diverse case scenario's and tools that can be catered to your specific needs and demographics.