Children's Services Training

BCSTH Online Community is currently closed for system upgrade and will be available again May 25, 2013. We thank you for your patience.

For Online Trainings please register here. Allow two working days for confirmation. If you have any questions regarding BCSTH training, please email us at training@bcsth.ca

 

Foundations in Violence Against Women (Self-directed Online) 

In this self-directed online course, violence against women is seen to reflect and reinforce women’s inequality made more difficult for many women by the additional forms of oppression they experience. This course provides an overview of definitions, frequency, severity, scope and effects of violence against Canadian women generally and domestic violence against Canadian women and their children specifically. A brief history of the transition housing and anti-violence advocates’ movement, gains made and lost through such issues as gender neutral language and discourses and services which reprivatize domestic violence against women. Finally, this course outlines the principles of an intersectional feminist framework as a grounding assumption for practices outlined in subsequent BCSTH courses/trainings. 

This training is required before participants can take any other training with BCSTH (including in person, fee for service or online).  

  • Training Hours: Approximately 5 hours (not required to complete in one 5 hour time frame)

  • Fee: $40 for Full Members, $75 for Associate & Non Members

     

CWWA I: Introduction to Working with Children and Youth Exposed to Domestic Violence (Self-directed Online)

This is the first of two courses designed for Children Who Witness Abuse (CWWA) counsellors. This course may also be useful to others supporting children and youth who are exposed to violence in the home. In this course, you will learn how to work from a feminist and from a child-centred perspective. You will learn some background on child and youth development and how a child or youth's development may be affected by exposure to violence in the home. We will look at two specific areas of child and youth development that are particularly relevant: attachment, and resilience. We will discuss how to work with children and youth who come from minority or marginalized backgrounds and how to foster community awareness and advocacy on behalf of these children and youth and their families. Full description | Register

  • Prerequisite: Foundation in Violence Against Women
  • Training Hours: Approximately 3-5 hours (not required to complete in one 3-5 hour time frame)

  • Fee: $75 for Full Members, $150 for Associate & Non Members


CWWA II: Supporting Children and Youth Exposed to Violence Against Women (Self-directed Online)

This is the second of two courses designed for Children Who Witness Abuse (CWWA) counsellors. These two courses may also be useful to others supporting children and youth who are exposed to violence in the home. After you have completed the first course, Introduction to Working with Children and Youth Exposed to Violence Against Women, in this second course, you will learn how to design and run a CWWA program, how to work with mothers and with other professional service providers and how to ensure support for the CWWA counsellor. | Register

  • Prerequisite: Foundation in Violence Against Women, CWWA I: Introduction to Working with Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
  • Training Hours: Approximately 3-5 hours (not required to complete in one 3-5 hour time frame)

  • Fee: $75 for Full Members, $150 for Associate & Non Members

     

Violence Is Preventable Training (Self-directed Online)

This self-directed online course provides an overview of violence prevention in Canada, including society's thoughts about children and youth's exposure to violence against their mother, and how prevention activities can help. 

  • Fee: $50 for VIP Sites, $75 for Full Member, $150 for Associate & Non Member


Children Who Witness Abuse 2 Day Training (Fee for Service In Person) 

In this 2 day training, participants will learn about the CWWA program principles and overview, CWWA interventions, records management and supporting caregivers. Register

  • Dates: March 11-12 & March 25-26, 2013

  • Location: People’s Law School 150-900 Howe St. Vancouver, BC

  • Prerequisite: Foundations In Violence Against Women ($40 for Full Member, $75 for Associate & Non Member), Introduction to Supporting to Children Exposed to Domestic Violence (Free to CWWA training participants), Supporting Children and Youth Exposed to Violence Against Women (Free to CWWA training participants)

  • Fee: Free for CWWA programs, $100 for non CWWA programs


Technology Safety to Enhance Women’s Safety (Fee for Service In Person)

This one day in person training is geared towards all those working to increase women’s safety from violence. Learn how technology keeps women and girls safe and puts them in danger at the same time.