Building Supports for Immigrant and Refugee Women in Transition Housing Programs

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.

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Building Supports is designed to enhance the capacity, practices and policies of transition house staff and management to better support immigrant and refugee women leaving violence. Participants will gain an understanding of promising practices and policies that can enhance current transition house service delivery and ensure that they are culturally safe and relevant.

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

Instructor(s)

BC Society of Transition Houses

The BC Society of Transition Houses develops and delivers online and in-person training tailored to the needs of anti-violence workers who work directly with women, children and youth experiencing violence.

Course curriculum

1. About Building Supports
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1. One Woman's Story
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2. Barriers to Immigrant and Refugee Women Leaving Violence
3. Barriers to Immigrant and Refugee Women Leaving Violence
1. Who Are Immigrant and Refugee Women?
2. Who are Immigrant and Refugee Women?
3. Immigration and Colonialization
4. The Danger of a Single Story - Chimamanda Adichie
5. Reflection: The Danger of a Single Story
6. Culturally Responsive Approaches
7. Reflecting on Your Current Practice Approaches
8. What is Cultural Safety?
9. Key Aspects of Cultural Safety
10. Privilege and Power
11. Equity vs. Equality
12. Broadening Our Lens
13. Cultural Safety Assessment
1. Introduction to Promising Practices
2. Practicing Self-Awareness
3. Practice Tips: Self-Reflection
4. Building Trust and Credibility
5. Reflection: Building Trust
6. Practice Tips: Conducting a First Meeting or Intake
7. Practice Tips: Support and Safety Planning
8. Making Services and Information Accessible
9. Language and Accessibility
10. Providing Interpretation
11. Practice Tips: Providing Interpretation
12. Reflection: Making Services and Information Accessible
13. Ensuring Equity in Access
14. Reflection: Ensuring Equity
15. Being Responsive and Flexible
16. Boundaries & Worker Wellness
17. Recognizing Women's Pre-arrival Experiences
18. Provide Outreach, Advocacy and Accompaniment
19. Outreach, Advocacy and Accompaniment in Practice
20. Practice Tips: Information and Referrals
21. Case Study #1
1. Complex Legal Systems
2. Legal Issues Impacting Immigrant and Refugee Women
3. Important Legal Resources and Information
4. Activity: Power and Control Wheel
5. Lawyers Responses that Empower Immigrant Women Leaving Violence
6. Navigating a Complex Legal System and How to Keep Women Safe
7. Case Study #2
1. Conflict Resolution and Education
2. Strategies for Addressing Conflict
3. Handling the Discussion
4. What If I Make a Mistake?
5. Conflict Resolution: Resources
1. Foster Cross-sector Support and Collaboration
2. Cross-sectoral support and collaboration: What does it look like in practice?
3. Encourage Staff Development
4. Raise Awareness
5. Six Key Factors for Effective Awareness Raising
6. Engage Community
7. Work with Men
8. Case Study #3
1. How to Implement Promising Practices
2. Making an Action Plan
3. Addressing Challenges
4. Additional Resources For Action Planning
5. Final Reflection
1. Building Supports Practice Guide
2. Sample Intake Form in Different Languages
3. Legal Information
4. BCSTH Policy Template Guide
5. Empowering Non-Status, Refugee and Immigrant Women who Experience Violence (BWSS)
6. Needs of Newcomer Women Who Experience Intimate Partner Violence: Adjusting to New Life in the Prairies (PATHS)
7. Gender-Based Violence and Access to Justice for International Students at Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions (FREDA Centre)
1. Course Feedback

About this course

$125.00
71 lessons
1.5 hours of video content