BCSTH Online Training

All Ages Welcome: Supporting Older Women in Transition Housing Programs

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This self-paced online course is designed for support workers in Transition Housing programs who assist aging and older women fleeing intimate partner violence.

Building Supports for Immigrant and Refugee Women in Transition Housing Programs

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This self-directed online course will increase awareness and understanding of the unique barriers faced by immigrant and refugee women leaving violence and provide practical information and tools about how to best and culturally safely support them.

Emergency Management and Service Continuity Program Planning

Course

Work through the 8-stage process of developing your organization’s Emergency Management and Service Continuity Program. Step-by-step instructions and tools and templates will assist you to prepare, mitigate, respond to, and recover from emergencies.

Foundations in Violence Against Women v2.0

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In this self-directed online course, we will provide an overview of violence against women in Canada, including how our society thinks about violence, and how violence against women is a reflection of women’s inequity.

Foundations in Women-Centred Housing

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This course covers foundational Long-term Housing knowledge including a Women-Centred Housing Model, exploring the Housing Continuum, and the Residential Tenancy Act. It is designed for BCSTH members who are new to Long-Term Housing.

Increasing Access for Indigenous Women v2.0

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This course is intended to provide staff and managers at Transition Houses, Second Stage Houses and Safe Homes in BC with tools to increase access to services for Indigenous women and their families who are seeking safety from violence.

Introduction to Working with Children and Youth Experiencing Violence (PEACE I)

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This is the first of two courses designed for PEACE counsellors and others supporting children and youth who are exposed to violence in the home. In this course, you will learn how to work from a feminist and from a child-centred prespective.

Legal Issues Supporting Women and Children Experiencing Violence v2.0

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This course provides an overview of the justice system in BC for staff of Transition Houses and other BCSTH members.

Supporting Children and Youth Experiencing Violence Against Women (PEACE II)

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PEACE/CWWA II teaches how to design and run a PEACE/CWWA program; how to work with mothers and with other professional service providers; and how to ensure support for PEACE counsellors.

Supporting Women with Mental Wellness and Substance Use Needs in Safe Homes, Transition & Second Stage Houses

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This course is designed to support anti-violence workers in understanding the connections between experiences of violence, trauma, substance use and mental wellness through an intersectional feminist lens.

Violence is Preventable

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Rooted in BCSTH’s belief in feminist principles, this training provides reasons and ways to talk about violence prevention that are child centered and developmentally appropriate.

Working in Transition Housing Programs

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This course explores the basics of transition house work and provides an opportunity to remember and rethink our practices in relation to the goals of our work with other advocates facing similar challenges.