Legal Issues Supporting Women and Children Experiencing Violence Training & Webinar Series

This training provides frontline anti-violence workers with legal information and resources to assist their work supporting and advocating for women with experiences of violence.

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The purpose of the toolkit is to provide front line workers legal information and resources tailored to meet the needs of the anti-violence sector. The toolkit aims to be a relevant and accessible resource regarding key legal issues and to support the services provided to women and children by increasing the legal knowledge of the anti-violence sector.

In addition to the Toolkit, there are four webinars on topics that have been identified by BCSTH member programs as priorities.

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. What You Can Expect From This Training
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Download the Legal Issues Toolkit Here
  FREE PREVIEW
1. Overview and Learning Objectives
  FREE PREVIEW
1. Overview of BC Courts and the Family Law Act
2. Video: The Family Law Act and Frontline Work
1. BC Crown Counsel Policies
1. Self-representation
2. Review
1. Overview and Learning Objectives
1. Preparing for Court
1. Protection Orders
1. Subpoena's and Record Requests
1. Legal Information Specific to Immigrant, Refugee and Non-Status Women
2. Review
1. Overview and Learning Objectives
1. Information Collection
2. Review
1. Informed Consent
2. Review
1. Records Management
2. Review
1. Record Retention and Destruction
2. Review
1. Congratulations!
1. Overview of Webinars
2. Video: Webinar General Information about Legal Issues and Court Matters in BC for Children Who Witness Abuse Counsellors
3. Video: Webinar General Information about Legal Issues and Court Matters in BC for Transition House Workers
4. Video: MCFD and Frontline Work
1. Sample Response Letter
2. Sample Confidentiality Form for Staff, Board and Volunteers
3. Sample Adult Intake Form
4. Sample Informed Consent Form for an Adult
5. Sample Intake for a Minor
6. Sample Consent Form for Parents of a Minor
7. Sample Confidentiality Form for Parents of a Minor
8. Sample Intake for a Mature Minor
9. Sample Consent for a Mature Minor
10. Sample Confidentiality Form for a Mature Minor
1. PDF: The Family Law Act and Frontline Work
2. Domestic Violence Prosecutions from Crown Counsel's Perspective
3. PDF: Webinar Slides on General Legal Issues for CWWA Counsellors
4. PDF: Webinar Slides on General Legal Issues for Transition House Workers
5. PDF: MCFD and Frontline Work
1. Course Feedback

About this course

$125.00
44 lessons
4 hours of video content