OCASI, in collaboration with Future Black Female and Coalition to End Violence Against Women (CEVAW), invites you to a Hybrid Forum: Settlement and Gender-Based Violence (GBV): Culturally Responsive and Prevention-Focused Approaches in Newcomer Communities.
About this Event
The overall objective of this full-day professional development training forum is to support settlement service staff in better understanding how newcomer, immigrant, and refugee settlement challenges intersect with safety, gender-based violence, and experiences of trauma. The training aims to strengthen staff confidence in building safer spaces and in engaging clients through culturally safe, trauma and violence-informed, and prevention-focused approaches. The sessions will focus on practical strategies for early information-sharing, early intervention, and critical conversations that prioritize safety and client choice, as well as coordinated responses and cross-sector collaboration that support newcomer well-being and prevent situations from escalating into crisis.
Session 1: Settlement Realities and Early Support.
Session 2: Culturally Safe Engagement and Prevention in Settlement Practice.
Session 3: Early Settlement Education – Rights, Responsibilities, and Expectations in Canada.
Session 4: Building Safer Pathways: Supporting Black Communities Through Settlement and GBV Response.
Due to high interest, in-person registration is now full. However, registration remains open for online participation, and all sessions will be live streamed via Zoom.
Please see the event program for the full agenda, session descriptions, and additional event information.
ASL English/Interpreters Provided
If you have any questions, please contact Tarana Sultan at: tsultan@ocasi.org