All Ages Welcome: Supporting Older Women in Transition Housing Programs

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

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This self-paced course is designed for support workers in Transition Housing programs who assist aging and older women fleeing intimate partner violence. BCSTH recognizes that all member programs work to put into practice anti-oppressive, intersectional feminism. This includes making sure that no woman is refused services, and that all women feel welcome and safe in anti-violence spaces. Still, barriers do persist. This course is a practical resource that explores ways Transition Housing programs can expand access to their services for older women.

Pre-requisite: Foundations in Violence Against Women v2.0

Full member fee: $60.00 CDN

Associate member fee: $90.00 CDN

Non-member fee: $125.00 CDN

Course curriculum

1. Course Description
2. Course Content
1. Learning Objectives
2. Definitions of Violence and Abuse in Later Life
3. The Context of Violence Against Older Women
4. Review and Reflection
1. Learning Objectives
2. Biosocial Development in Later Adulthood
3. Biosocial Development in Later Adulthood (Continued)
4. Cognitive Development in Later Adulthood
5. Cognitive Development in Later Adulthood (Continued)
6. Cognitive Development in Later Adulthood (Continued)
7. Review and Reflection
1. Learning Objectives
2. Supporting Older Women in Transition Houses
3. Safety Planning with Older Women
4. Supporting Older Women in Groups
5. Review and Reflection
1. Learning Objectives
2. Reducing Barriers for Women Seeking Support
3. Substance Use, Mental Wellness, and Aging
4. Safety for All Women
5. Review and Reflection
1. Learning Objectives
2. Indigenous Older Women
3. Indigenous Older Women (Continued)
4. Older Women who are New Canadians
5. Older Women who are New Canadians (Continued)
6. Older Women who are New Canadians (Continued)
7. Older Women with Disabilities
8. Older Women with Disabilities (Continued)
9. Older Women in Queer Communities
10. Older Women in Queer Communities (Continued)
11. Review and Reflection
1. Learning Objectives
2. More Research and Specific Programs are Needed
3. Internal Barriers to Service
4. External Barriers to Service
5. External Barriers to Service (Continued)
6. Review and Reflection
1. Learning Objectives
2. Outreach to Older Women
3. Collaborating with Community Partners
4. Public Education
5. Review and Reflection
1. Resources and References
1. New Lesson

About this course

$125.00
47 lessons
0 hours of video content