About this Course
This online self-directed course aims to help front-line practitioners working with immigrant and refugee communities to better understand issues of gender-based violence (GBV) and develop a supportive response for survivors with intersectional identities. After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the importance of using anti-racism, anti-oppression, and anti-intersectional frameworks when supporting immigrants and refugees.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of violence specific to immigrant and refugee communities.
- Identify and practice applying strategies for responding to disclosures of violence, taking into account the intersectional needs of diverse immigrant and refugee communities.
Name specific ways that frontline workers can support immigrant and refugee survivors of GBV at the individual and systemic levels, as well as through community engagement.
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 weekly discussion forum.
At the successful completion of the course, you will receive a certification of completion from OCASI.
Registration deadline: March 17, 2025
If you have any questions, please contact Maggie To (she/her) at: mto@ocasi.org