Indigenous Trauma and Equity Informed Practice

DESCRIPTION

The course aims at expanding our social perceptions on the missing context not usually covered in other ‘trauma-informed’ workshops. It centers Indigenous perspectives on the change required to go beyond being “informed” and to move towards culturally safer and equity-oriented organizations and services.

PRESENTER

Noelle Saemerow is Métis on her mother's side and mixed white settler on her father's side. She is living as an uninvited guest on the unceded, traditional, ancestral shared territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Noelle is a consultant and facilitator with a background in Indigenous Health and cultural safety. She strives to center meaningful relationships focused on accountability, reciprocity and humility. Noelle holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences from Simon Fraser University, and her professional experience includes supporting Métis health and wellness initiatives, and working within health authorities to address Indigenous-specific health inequities and systemic racism. Noelle is deeply grateful for the teachings from Elders, her family, community members, colleagues, and friends, all of whom continue to support her ongoing learning journey.

ZOOM

This event will be delivered on Zoom. Organizers will send you a confirmation email message including a link to join. If you don’t receive the email message, please check your spam/trash/junk folder.

DISCLAIMER

The educational material presented in BCASW hosted events is for general educational information purposes only and is solely the opinion of the author, presenter and instructor. No webinar is intended to provide professional or legal advice, and the material presented is not necessarily considered mainstream social work theory or practice. It is left to the discretion and judgment and is the sole responsibility of each attendee to determine what is useful for their own practice. BCASW cannot be held responsible for the material, opinions, or any inadvertent errors or omissions in the preparation or presentation of the material.