0055 - Wholistic Healing Practices Certificate, Module 7 "A Community Practice Approach to Family Violence"
Course Description
This two-day module will explore how wholistic, community-based approaches can respond to family violence while considering issues of justice, healing, and relationships. This module will examine how community-based practices impact those who are harmed as well as those who have inflicted harm. Acknowledging the current contexts of colonial systems and attitudes, this module will offer pathways to better addressing the safety and wellbeing needs of Indigenous individuals, kin, and communities.
Course Outline
This module will:
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Examine the complexities of family violence in Indigenous kinship circles and communities while acknowledging the impacts and needs of those who have been harmed and those who have inflicted harm.
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Explore the interrelated nature of kinship, community, and justice in the current contexts of colonization.
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Support the visioning of community-informed wholistic practices when responding to instances of family violence.
Learner Outcomes
Participants will:
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Strengthen their understanding of Indigenous community needs, particularly as it pertains to family wellbeing and instances of family violence.
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Develop a critical understanding of how current colonial structures create and respond to environments of violence, especially within families/kinship structures.
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Envision future approaches to family violence through a wholistic lens, guided by community needs.
Notes
This workshop is developed and delivered by the Centre for Indigegogy. To learn more about the Centre for Indigegogy, please visit our website wlu.ca/fsw/indigegogy.
Due to the sensitive nature of our programming, we do not permit Zoom recordings or the use of AI note-taking technology.
Questions? Please contact us at indigegogy@wlu.ca.
Recommendations
This workshop makes up 14 out of 84 hours required to receive the Wholistic Healing Practices and Colonial Trauma Certificate. Modules 1, 2 and 4 are mandatory core modules.Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Wholistic Healing Practices and Colonial Trauma Certificate : Wholistic Healing Practices and Colonial Trauma Certificate