Community Forests: Resources

NOSCP Community Forests

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9999	Course Info	Course Info.
	Gallery

10000	Handouts
	Community Forests On-site Conference Website
	Agenda

10002	Goal and Objectives	The purpose of the training & healing program is to increase the effectiveness of the Community Mental Health Workers. Mental Health workers will receive an accredited course under the Human Services Worker Diploma through Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario. As a result, mental health workers will be better equiped to serve sexual abuse victims. In addition to the training, workers will committ to creating support teams in their communities made up of community leaders, elders and other service workers to support the victim and their families. The goal is to better serve sexual assault victims and increase community support for victims.
	Resolution	KEEWAYTINOOK OKIMAKANAK RESOLUTION Ministry of the Attorney General Proposal: Accredited Sexual Abuse Training WHEREAS KO Health is developing a proposal submitted to the Ministry of the Attorney General to deliver an accredited Sexual Abuse Training in support of sexual abuse prevention. WHEREAS 1. This training will be targeted to seven mental health workers who are employed within the KO Communities. 2. It will provide the mental health workers with the skills needed to prevent, recognize, and act responsibly to victims, family members, and offenders, and to support the prevention of sexual abuse within their communities. 3. It will increase their knowledge about the dynamics of victimization; increase sensitivity and comfort level in dealing with victims, family members, and offenders; increase their knowledge regarding roles of agencies and other systems that would be involved in sexual abuse cases; Prepare them to develop appropriate assessment, recovery, and safety plans that reduce risk and ensure that victims, families, and offenders receive the appropriate treatment. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT The Chiefs of Keewaytinook Okimakanak support the proposal submitted by KO Health to deliver the accredited Sexual Abuse Training to the seven mental health workers through onsite training, videoconferencing, and e-platform. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the KO Health department with the support of the Chiefs pursue the proposal. Give success in the competition, KO Health will facilitate the training with the support of other KO departments to support sexual abuse prevention in the KO affiliated communities. Dated this the ________ day of February, 2007 in Balmertown, Ontario ______________________________ ______________________________ Deer Lake First Naion North Spirit Lake First Nation ______________________________ ______________________________ Keewaywin First Nation McDowell Lake First Nation ______________________________ Poplar Hill First Nation
	Training Work Plan	Understanding And Responding To Sexually Abused Children In First Nations Jim Docherty - Five Day Workshop Designed for groups of 10 to 12 people for optimum learning experience. Day One: Introductions & Prayers General Knowledge · Current statistics & research · Facts and Myths about Child Sexual Abuse. Understanding the Legislation Understanding the law as it applies to First Nations Legal implications Expectations on the worker The Abuse Process · Understanding the child’s experience · Patterns of abusers · Strategies for prevention (This session may run into Day Two) Day Two: Understanding The Perpetrators Who are they? Where do they come from? Sexuality vs Abuse and Exploitation, what’s the difference? Physical Symptoms And Behavioral Characteristics Of Abused Children · Recognizing the behaviors · Interpreting the behaviour · Intervention approaches Assessing The Degree Of Damage To The Child · This is a method of understanding how much healing will be necessary to assist the victim in successfully traveling the healing journey Day Three: Responding To The Child (Video: Free to be me) · Taking the disclosure · Providing supports to the child · Practicing the disclosure interview In this session we will practice interviews using video replay or using observers of role plays. Day Four: Healing Strategies · Counselling skills · Individual approaches · Family work · Community strategies Day Five: Understanding the Community And Family Context · The String Exercise · Family Systems and Family roles Self and Group evaluation Preparing a personal plan for practicing skills. Wrap Up: The session will wrap up with a lunch This will be an intensive five day workshop focused on helping the staff in the community understand the both the victims and children in a non-judgmental and supportive light. There will be added emphasis on practice of skills and techniques.

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