Developing strength-based trauma informed practices

Department of Psychology

Join us for Dr. JoLee Sasakamoose's talk on Developing strength-based trauma-informed practices & Indigenous wellbeing

This invited colloquium is organized by the SFU <a href="https://www.sfu.ca/psychology/indigenous-reconciliation.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Department of Psychology's Indigenous Reconciliation Committee.</a> We will be hosting a talk featuring Indigenous scholar <a href="https://www.uregina.ca/education/faculty-staff/faculty/sasakamoose-jolee.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dr. JoLee Sasakamoose</a>, where she will discuss Utilizing the Cultural Responsiveness Framework to Develop a Strength-Based, Trauma-Informed Practice: Understanding the Practitioner's role in Indigenous Wellbeing.This is a Public Event; Affiliation with SFU or a university is not required.The Event will be held over Zoom.Please note that this event will be recorded and uploaded on our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm4MVTkeYH_VGx05GKRpUNw/videos" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouTube Channel</a> afterwards.At this talk, participants will learn about:<ul><li>The role of colonization, residential schools and adverse child experiences in Indigenous wellbeing </li><li>The Culturally Responsive Framework </li><li>How to shift from deficit to strengths-based thinking </li><li>The principles of trauma-informed practice</li></ul><h3>About Dr. JoLee Sasakamoose </h3>JoLee Sasakamoose Ashininaabe (Ojibwe), a member of M'Chigeeng First Nation in Ontario and an active citizen of Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. Dr. JoLee’s education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science from Michigan State University (MSU), a Master's of Science in Human Development, Counseling and Family Studies from the University of Rhode Island (URI), and a Doctorate in Philosophy from MSU in the Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education (HALE) program. She is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Educational Psychology and Counselling subject area in the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina. She teaches Group Counselling, Counselling Girls and Women, Counselling Children and Youth, Indigenous Family Therapies, and Decolonizing Research Methodologies.In collaboration with the First Nations communities of Saskatchewan, she co-authored the Indigenous Cultural Responsiveness Theory (ICRT), now known as the CRF, a theoretical framework to direct research that improves the health of Indigenous peoples in Saskatchewan. Dr. JoLee is the Wellness and Research Director of the Muskiki Muskwa Medicine Bear Healing Lodge and Peer Advocacy Services part of the Indigenous Wellness Research Community Network (IWRCN), a partnership with the Wellness Wheel Medical Clinic. The IWRCN assists peoples in Treaties 4 and 6 in their recovery from the residues of historical and intergenerational traumas related to colonization, residential schools and the ongoing genocidal practices in Canada today. IWRCN offers a training ground for practicum students from various professions, including counselling, social work, medicine, nursing, policing, education and a host of many others. Peer Health Advocacy services and training support with the Canadian Mental Health Association ensure the capacity building is locally-driven and resourced.As the former Research Director for the Wellness Wheel Medical Clinic, she continues to engage researchers alongside a clinical team delivering comprehensive, interdisciplinary treatment provided through urban health centers and with First Nation partner communities’ heath teams. Dr. JoLee’s team are leaders in recognizing historic trauma as a critical determinant of Indigenous health (TRC, 2015). Via Indigenous community engagement, knowledge exchange, clinical intervention, education and outreach, she ensures the use of quality research that specifically affects the public health of First Nations, Metis and Indigenous peoples in provincially, nationally and beyond. Dr. JoLee is a Principal Investigator in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funded Saskatchewan First Nations and Metis Health Research Network (FMHRN). The nātawihowin (the art of self-healing) First Nations Health and Wellness Network is the only First Nations-specific health research network in Saskatchewan. Dr. JoLee serves as an Interim Co-Scientific Director under the umbrella of Federations of Sovereign Indigenous Nations' (FSIN) Health and Social Development Commission (HSDC) and FMHRN. <h3>Registration</h3>Registration is required. After registration, Zoom details will be emailed to registrants shortly before the event. Auto-captioning will also be available via Zoom.Please note, there is a registration cap for the event, so we ask that you keep your registration status up-to-date, cancelling your registration for the event as soon as possible if you find that you will not be able to attend.If you have any questions, feel free to email us at rachel_fouladi@sfu.ca and psyccomm@sfu.ca.To learn more about the Department of Psychology's Indigenous Reconciliation Committee, please visit: <a href="https://www.sfu.ca/psychology/indigenous-reconciliation.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.sfu.ca/psychology/indigenous-reconciliation.html</a>If you would like to donate to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society, visit: <a href="https://www.irsss.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.irsss.ca/</a>___________________________________________________________________________________We respectfully acknowledge that SFU Burnaby is located on the unceded Traditional Coast Salish Lands of the səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.

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