Course Description

Welcome to the BCSTH Webinar Library!  Here you will find the collection of recorded webinars for anti-violence workers in BC. We will be updating this library as we produce new webinars.

This is part of BCSTH membership benefits.

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 the Webinar Library

    1. Webinar 1: Lessons Learned in Operating Second Stage Housing

    2. Webinar 2: The Residential Tenancy Act from a Women-Centred Lens

    1. PEACE Training Video

    2. Violence is Prevenable Program Orientation

    3. BELIEVE Curriculum Orientation

    4. Supporting Boys in the PEACE Program

    5. Working with Groups The Power of Many

    6. Working with Youth

    7. Working with Mothers: A Child's Most Important Support

    8. Supporting Children with Varying Levels of Substance Use and Mental Wellness

    9. Attachment: Attuned, Connected Communication

    10. Supporting Queer Youth in Children Who Witness Abuse Programs

    11. Supporting Caregivers

    12. Supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ Children and Youth

    13. VIP Webinar Series: Tips and Tools for Supporting VIP Programs in Schools

    14. VIP Webinar Series: Considerations for Remote VIP Delivery

    15. VIP Webinar Series: Tips and Strategies for Delivering VIP in Middle School

    16. VIP Webinar Series: Healthy Relationships, Types of Violence and Navigating Disclosures

    17. VIP Webinar Series: Engaging Elementary Aged Kids and Exploring VIP Resources

    18. VIP Webinar Series: Consent, Online Safety & the Cycle of Abuse

    19. VIP Webinar Series: Cultural Safety and Building Relationships With Our Local Indigenous Communities

    20. VIP Webinar Series: Considerations for doing VIP with Diverse Communities

    21. Deepening Our Practice Training Series: Who Am I in the Room? A Deep Dive into Identity and Therapeutic Relationships

    22. Deepening Our Practice Training Series: Who Are We in the Room? Centering Relationship and Connection in Our Work as PEACE Counsellors

    23. Deepening Our Practice Training Series: A Holistic View: Including Caregivers in our Support to Children in the PEACE Program

    24. Deepening Our Practice Training Series: Challenging Behaviors– What Are They? How Can We Support Them In Our Practice? What Can We Learn From Kids Who Have Challenging Behaviors?

    25. Deepening Our Practice Training Series: Creating a Culture of Dignity for Trans and Queer Folks in the PEACE Program

    26. Deepening Our Practice Training Series: Substance Use and the PEACE Program: Prioritizing Safety, Harm Reduction and Dignity

    27. Deepening Our Practice Training Series: Neurodiversity: Assume Proficiency, NOT Deficiency

    28. Deepening Our Practice Training Series: The Body Speaks: An Intersectional Approach to Somatics

    29. Supporting Mothers in the PEACE Program

    30. Navigating Eating Disorders in the PEACE Program

    31. Introduction to PovNet for PEACE Program Counsellors

    32. Supporting Children & Youth in the PEACE Program Experiencing Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence

    33. 2024 VIP Revised Curriculum Orientation Webinar 1

    1. Reducing Stress and Burnout

    2. Resilience: Becoming Stronger After Trauma

    3. Listening Skills: The Heart of Our Work

    4. Privacy Law and Records Management for Anti-Violence Workers in BC

    5. Response Based Practice with Aboriginal Children and Youth

    6. Supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ Children and Youth

    7. Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention in Transition Houses, Second Stage Houses and Safe Homes

    8. Sex Work 101 (PACE Society)

    9. Sheltering Pets (Part 1)

    10. Sheltering Pets (Part 2)

    11. Being Trauma Informed & Creating Safe Space in the Aftermath of Traumatic Death

    12. Keys to Home Project Update

    13. Women-Centred Housing Design

    14. Supporting Women with Disordered Eating in Women's Transition Housing and Support Programs

    15. The Language Dogs Speak - Building Comfort with Dogs in Transition Housing Programs Webinar Series

    16. Socialization - Building Comfort with Dogs in Transition Housing Programs Webinar Series

    17. How Dogs Learn - Building Comfort with Dogs in Transition Housing Programs Webinar Series

    18. Challenging Behaviors - Building Comfort with Dogs in Transition Housing Programs Webinar Series

    19. Building Supports: Updates and Improvements Webinar

    20. Child Care & Childminding Project Update Webinar

    1. Immigration: Navigating a Complex System and How to Keep Women Safe

    2. Legal Issues Impacting Immigrant and Refugee Women

    3. The Family Law Act & Frontline Work

    4. MCFD & Frontline Work

    5. Legal Issues and Court Matters: PEACE Counsellors

    6. Legal Issues and Court Matters: Transition Houses

    7. Women Fleeing Violence Who Are Either Out of Status or Have Precarious Status

    8. s. 211 Toolkit and Family Law (Rise Women's Legal Centre)

    9. Navigating Access to Justice with Legal Aid BC

    10. Legal Toolkit Updates (2023)

    11. FLAIR for PEACE Launch Webinar

    1. Safety Planning with Women Experiencing Technology-facilitated Violence

    2. Database Considerations for Canadian Anti-violence Programs

    3. The Compass Tool Launch Webinar

About this course

  • Free
  • 78 lessons
  • 27.5 hours of video content