The OCASI Mental Health Promotion Project (MHP) is pleased to open registration for the self-directed online course:
Trauma and Violence Informed Approach (TVIA)
Date: October 21 - December 20, 2024
Registration deadline: November 15, 2024
About this Course
This self-directed online course will provide settlement workers and social service providers with opportunities to learn fundamental principles, basic concepts and evidence-based approaches to serve people with experiences of trauma and violence. It will also provide opportunities for learning about self-care, and organizational and community building to address vicarious trauma and systemic trauma and violence.
Key Objectives:
- Define trauma, violence, and trauma and violence informed approaches (TVIA)
- Identify signs and symptoms of trauma when working with immigrant and refugee communities
- Apply principles of TVIA into practice
- Analyze the impacts of vicarious trauma and develop strategies for self-care
Criteria for Participation
This course is open to settlement workers and service providers who are working in or with the immigrant and refugee-serving sector across the Ontario, and who are willing to:
Commit to approximately 2-4 hours of learning per week
Engage in a discussion group on SettleNet.org, a new national online community of practice for the settlement sector
Complete assignments within the given timeframe
At the successful completion of the course, you will receive a certification of completion from OCASI.
Registration deadline: November 15, 2024
If you have any questions, please contact Caley Cross (she/her) at: ccross@ocasi.org