Our dances: celebrating life and healing

Presented by: Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo

Workshop description:

I will give a workshop using First Nation’s dance to celebrate life, re-connect with the land and culture, inspire creativity, and pride. It will also have an element of exercise, as the participants will dance.

It will be 3 hours and include:

- teachings, discussions, images, and video about the beauty and origins of some of our dances

- a hoop making workshop (for the Native hoop dance)

- teaching and practice hoop dance (participants will dance)

- hoop dance performance

- regalia creativity (examples and creating designs, if time permits)

This is a fun and uplifting presentation that brings people together and helps them focus on good and creative things. Some studies suggest that engaging in creative activities help people alleviate anxiety and depression. And of course, physical activity releases endorphins, which help people boost their mood and increase positivity. I want people to feel a sense of pride and promote good health. Hopefully, it will lead them to want to explore more into our dances and continue on a road to wellness!

Intervening with men to prevent domestic homicide

Presented by: Remi Bilodeau (Director General of the Association to the heart of man) and

                       Christine Drouin (research professional, CRI-VIFF, University of Montreal)

Description:

Domestic Homicide is an issue that raises some individual and organizational concerns within the workers who are dealing with this type of problem. They often have to deal with their own prejudices in regard to this subject and with the collective stereotyping found in the media.

The objective of the training offered by our association is to enable participants to better detect the risk of domestic homicide and feel more confident and at ease to identify the risk. In addition, the training content is made to encourage a team reflection on prevention of domestic homicide. The training content is structured as follows:

Introducing the tool for assessing the risk of domestic homicide

Practical Applications

Presentation of the risk management tool on domestic homicide

Intervention strategies

Questioning period

Evaluation and conclusion

Following the training, each participant will learn to use the tool on the Risk Assessment of domestic homicide developed to assist workers in their analysis of the risk of homicide. They will also be able to use the second tool, intervention strategies for the prevention of domestic homicide. Thus, the worker who is facing a high risk situation can easily refer to this list of intervention strategies for the risk identification.

Trauma informed relationships building safety & trust

Presented by: Suzanne Stephenson

Workshop description:

We propose to present an interactive, one-hour session on the Trauma Informed Relationships: Building Safety and Trust (TIRBST) Course. The session is designed specifically for participants from the health care and social services fields and will include the following elements:

·         An overview of the Saint Elizabeth First Nations, Inuit and Métis Program and @YourSide Colleague, including an online tour and information on how to get an account

·         An overview of the Trauma Informed Relationships: Building Safety and Trust (TIRBST) Course, and in particular, on course topics related to the conference: such as suicide prevention and historical and intergenerational trauma

·         A discussion period