This course is currently under construction and will be available in June, 2016.
Email learning@springtideresources.org if you would like more information and to be updated when the course is available.
This training is developed for elementary school teachers in Ontario. It explores the impact of children's exposure to woman abuse, educators' legal obligations to students who are exposed to woman abuse, and how educators can make a difference in the lives of such students.
To Enrol in the Course
This course is free for Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) members
ETFO members: to enrol in the course, please email czavitz@etfo.org. Please use the subject heading "Be Aware, Prepare, Educate".
In your email, please provide your:
- first and last name
- ETFO local/board
- ETFO member number
- email address for course enrollment
Once ETFO has confirmed your membership, you will be emailed your log in information for the course from Springtide Resources. Please note: This may take up to three business days.
System Requirements
A high-speed internet connection is recommended to participate in this course in order to smoothly access the videos and audio that supplement the material. However, all course content is also available in downloadable PDF documents.
Medium-speed connections, such as those provided by "Rocket Sticks", will be able to access the audio and video, although you may need to wait for the file to load completely. If the file stalls, exit the window, click on the video or audio component again and wait 5 minutes for it to reload.
If you have a dial-up internet connection, you will not be able to access the audio or video.
To listen to the audio and video, a sound card and speakers or headphones are necessary.
For Canadian dental hygienists outside of Ontario. An online resource for dental hygienists developed by Springtide Resources in partnership with the Ontario Dental Hygienists' Association, this self-directed training includes presentations with audio, and numerous assessment opportunities.
This training has been promoted with support from the Ontario Dental Hygienists' Association, the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association, the British Columbia Dental Hygienists' Association, and the College of Dental Hygienists of Nova Scotia.
Topics: Understanding Woman Abuse, Responding to Woman Abuse, Organizational Strategies for Responding to Woman Abuse, and Taking Care of Yourself.
Before registering, please read the System Requirements for this training.
You will have 8 months access to complete this training.
Cost: $39.00
For ODHA Members. An online resource for dental hygienists developed by Springtide Resources in partnership with the Ontario Dental Hygienists' Association, this self-directed training includes presentations with audio, and numerous assessment opportunities.
Topics: Understanding Woman Abuse, Responding to Woman Abuse, Organizational Strategies for Responding to Woman Abuse, and Taking Care of Yourself.
Before registering, please read the System Requirements for this training.
You will have 8 months access to complete this training.
Cost: $29.00
For ODHA Non-Members living in Ontario. An online resource for dental hygienists developed by Springtide Resources in partnership with the Ontario Dental Hygienists' Association, this self-directed training includes presentations with audio, and numerous assessment opportunities.
Topics: Understanding Woman Abuse, Responding to Woman Abuse, Organizational Strategies for Responding to Woman Abuse, and Taking Care of Yourself.
Before registering, please read the System Requirements for this training.
You will have 8 months access to complete this training.
Cost: $39.00
This course will be available in late summer 2016. Email learning@springtideresources.org if you would like more information.
Who this course is for:
This course will be useful to staff and volunteers from:
- Organizations that support those experiencing violence, such as violence-prevention organizations or programs, shelters, community-based counselling programs supporting people experiencing or leaving violence, and rape crisis or sexual assault centres
- Other services and programs delivered by for those experiencing violence, such as: outreach programs, accompaniment services, peer support counselling, group counselling and 24-hour crisis lines
- Organizations that serve newcomers to Canada and refugees
- Other organizations that may not have a focus on violence or violence prevention, but may work with populations that are more likely to experience violence, such as: youth-serving organizations, women’s organizations, organizations working with people in conflict with the law, organizations working with homeless or transient populations, or organizations supporting those engaged in substance use
This course is meant for staff and volunteers with some foundational group training and/or community-based group experience.
If you have supported, facilitated or co-facilitated a group in the past; and/or have taken a previous course on group counselling before, this course is probably right for you.
This course invites you, the learner, to consider:
- How do different people experience violence differently?
- How do different people experience support and healing strategies – including group counselling – differently?
- With these thoughts in mind, what strategies support a strong group structure and process for diverse survivors of violence?
In addition, learners will consider their role within the group:
- What facilitator qualities and strategies help deal with difficulties and conflict within group?
- How can we maintain group goals and purpose without compromising the needs of individual and diverse survivors of violence?