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The purpose of the toolkit is to provide front line workers with legal information and resources tailored to meet the needs of the anti-violence sector.
It includes an overview of courts and legal resource, Affadavit writing, preparing a client to be a witness in court, program participants records, records management, records retention and destruction, immigrant and refugee legal information, disability legal information, Indigenous legal information, and PEACE legal information.
See also: Webinars – Transition House Webinar: BCSTH Legal Toolkit Overview, and CWWA: BCSTH Legal Toolkit Overview.
Funding: Supported through a contribution from the Civil Forfeiture Office in partnership with Victim Services and Crime Prevention Division, Ministry of Justice, Province of British Columbia. The BC Society of Transition Houses (BCSTH) gratefully acknowledges the Ministry of Justice for generously funding this toolkit.
Through her work with queer youth and youth engagement, the webinar recording presented by Lydia Luk (PeerNetBC) discusses how to support queer youth, including sexuality, gender and sex, terminology (LGBTQIA2P), stages of coming out, making your space accessible and sharing free resources for youth, parents and CWWA counsellors. BCSTH Children Who Witness Abuse (CWWA) Webinar Series, Sept 25 2013. 1 hr, 9 min.
This webinar recording is for front-line anti-violence workers who would like to learn more about reducing stress and burnout through the importance of peer support and clinical supervision. It provides opportunities for anti-violence workers to reflect on supervision for feminist practice, professional development and networking, peer support and individual self-care strategies. It is presented by Kristy Dellebur O’Connor and Elizabeth Barbeau. BCSTH Children Who Witness Abuse (CWWA) Webinar Series, 2014. 53 min.
This webinar recording for front-line anti-violence workers covers adolescent development, evidence-based practice on adolescent relationship violence, and strategies for working with adolescents. It is presented by Kristy Dellebur O’Connor and Elizabeth Barbeau. BCSTH Children Who Witness Abuse (CWWA) Webinar Series, 2014. 47 min.
Front-line activists, educators, and counsellors will have an opportunity to explore their reflective practice, active listening skills, and helping process and how it can be used to help women, children, and youth impacted by violence to achieve the changes they want to make in their lives. This webinar recording is presented by Kristy Dellebur O’Connor and Elizabeth Barbeau. BCSTH Children Who Witness Abuse (CWWA) Webinar Series, 2014. 48 min.
