Empowering Perspectives: Integrating Feminist Principles
Learning Objectives:
-Understand feminist principles, how they are for everyone, and how they can be put into practice.
-Develop tools for critical reflection on social systems, power, and access.
-Improved understanding of biases, oppression, and how they can be resisted.
-Form a safe environment to self-reflect on how we interact with people in our workplaces, family, and community.
Delivery method: Virtually or in-person at our location or yours
Session length: 2 hours
Applying Trauma-Informed Approaches at Work & Beyond
Learning Objectives:
-Demonstrate an understanding of what it means to be “trauma-informed.”
-Recognize and name the various origins of trauma.
-Understand the importance of language as it relates to trauma-informed practice.
-Build skill in several pillars of trauma-informed care that are transferable to participants’ work and lives.
-Consider wellness strategies for trauma-informed workplaces.
Delivery method: Virtually or in-person at our location or yours
Session length: 2 hours
Gender Diversity: Basics & Best Practices
Learning Objectives:
-Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of gender identity.
-Have an awareness of specific gender identities (cisgender, transgender, non-binary, Two Spirit, intersex*).
-Recognize the negative effects of traditional gender roles.
-Develop strategies for creating inclusive environments for trans and gender-diverse people.
-Understand the importance of allyship.
Delivery method: Virtually or in-person at our location or yours
Session length: 2 hours
Harm Reduction: Fundamentals for the Frontline
Learning Objectives:
-Identify the key principles of a harm reduction perspective.
-Identify examples of potential harm to individuals engaging in substance use.
-Challenge stigma associated with substance use and harm reduction practices.
-Identify harm reduction practice techniques.
-Recognize signs of opioid overdose and administer naloxone.
Delivery method: Virtually or in-person at our location or yours
Session length: 1.5 hours
Boundaries in Care Work
Learning Objectives:
-Explore what society/ participants/ others think and expect of us and how this impacts our boundaries.
-Have a nuanced understanding of the importance of boundaries when doing supportive work.
-Discuss how boundaries show up already in our work, and create strategies for change.
-Use a defined framework for enacting boundaries.
-Reflect on personal connections and emotions related to boundaries and limitations in participants’ work and lives.
Delivery method: Virtually or in-person at our location or yours
Session length: 2 hours
Critical Self-Care
An interactive workshop designed for front-line and/or community staff that explores the history of self-care, the importance of systemic and community care, and how we can care for ourselves in intentional, compassionate ways.
Delivery method: Virtually or in-person at our location or yours
Session length: 2 hours
Free Resources
Empowering Them is our first free, publicly accessible e-course on gender-based violence (GBV). GBV is not a women’s issue or a private issue. This course will help you understand and explore the impacts that gender-based violence has on all of us. You will learn what signs of abuse to look for and how to tell the difference between facts and myths surrounding this taboo topic. You will also learn ways to show your support to people in your own life, and gain the skills and tools to help put a stop to it and make your community safer and stronger for everyone. We hope that Empowering Them will give you the tools to take action with confidence. This course offers a certificate in your name upon completion.
Delivery method: Self-paced, online
Approximate session length: 2 hours
Check out what the community has to say about Empowering Them!
“In March 2022, the St. John’s Status of Women approached the St. John’s Regional Fire Department on the new e-course “Empowering Them,” a focus on gender-based violence (GBV). Given the nature of our work, we felt it would be a great tool for our staff when working with the public…. It generated quite a bit of conversation among our group, as many were not aware of the magnitude of what could be GBV and it gave us the tools and confidence to better recognize and act, whether it is happening around us or to us. … I am proud to say that the SJRFD have now made this part of our training plan to be conducted virtually every year, and I applaud the St. John’s Status of Women Council for the hard work and effort they put into developing such a thought-provoking and informative course.”
Sherry L. Colford, Fire Chief (SJRFD)
“Safe workplaces play an important role in building and maintaining safer homes and communities at large, and eliminating GBV in our workplaces starts with education. The Empowering Them e-course is a significant resource for employers and workers. It’s free, accessible, informative and easy-to-take for people of all ages 14+ and all genders. It’s important that everyone in our workforce take this e-course— eliminating GBV and building safe, thriving communities starts with each of us.”
Sara Moriarity, Workers Action Network