Immigration and Citizenship Canada Funded Seminar on Education and Qualification - Prof. Peivand Pirouzi - Mental Health intervention and care plans for newly arrived refugees in Canada
Mental health intervention and care plans for newly arrived refugees in Canada
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The Vital Role Housing Plays in Tackling and Responding to Domestic AbuseFEANTSA
Gudrun Burnet's presentation in the "Homelessness: Highlighting Different Gender Perspectives, Challenges and Solutions" workshop at the FEANTSA Annual Policy Conference on the 10th of June 2016
This document discusses types of groups, stages of group development, roles in groups, community organizing, and social service work. It covers:
1) Different types of groups including recreational, educational, problem-solving, self-help, socialization, and therapeutic groups.
2) The typical stages of group development which include orientation, authority, negotiation, functional, and disintegration stages.
3) Key roles that individuals may take on in groups such as the scapegoat, deviant, leader, and gatekeeper.
4) Models of community work including locality development, social planning, social action, and pragmatic approaches.
5) The core skills and roles involved in community organizing,
USING DESIGN STRATEGIES AGAINST “WICKED PROBLEMS” AND TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE ...Lesley Ann Noel
This document discusses how design strategies can be used to address "wicked problems" in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It defines wicked problems as social or cultural problems that are difficult to solve due to incomplete, contradictory and changing requirements. Some wicked problems identified for St. Vincent include crime, poverty, climate change and unemployment. The document then outlines design strategies like design thinking, service design, co-design and user-centered design that can be applied to help address these complex issues. It concludes that designers can play a valuable role in leading interventions or being part of multidisciplinary teams that use these strategies to engage stakeholders and develop innovative solutions to wicked problems in St. Vincent.
The Streetlife Trust Ltd Evaluation Report for 2018 provides an overview of the organization's services and outcomes for young people over the 2017-2018 reporting period. Key findings include:
- 90% of service users reported satisfaction with Streetlife's activities, though some requested more arts/performing arts and cook & eat sessions.
- 63% of users felt they had opportunities for involvement in planning/delivering sessions.
- Support available was rated positively by 91% of users, though changes in staffing impacted ratings.
- Counselling support was provided to 39 users regarding issues like abuse, neglect, and family problems.
The report evaluates Streetlife's performance and impact on areas like life choices, accommodation, life
The report evaluates the Inspiring Women: Empowering Communities project from 2011-2015. It found that over 2,000 women accessed services like English language courses, exercise groups, and advice services. Participants reported high satisfaction, improved mental health and confidence, ability to make positive life choices, and stronger community links. Case studies showed how the project helped women with issues like benefits, debt, housing, and education. Recommendations focused on expanding mental health support and creating opportunities for participants to take leadership roles.
Presentation by Katie Curo of Befriend Inc. - Activities Aren't Relationships: Supporting relationship outcomes using social identity approaches. Presented at the Western Australian Mental Health Conference 2019.
The National Network of Wellness Councils (NNWC) is a collaboration of local coalitions that work to improve population health and economic development. The NNWC provides tools to assess community health, identify appropriate interventions, and evaluate return on investment. Chronic disease costs communities greatly, and the five components of local coalitions - which include assessing health, planning initiatives, enacting programs, and reviewing results - can help address preventable health issues. Local leadership engagement and data-driven strategies are key. The NNWC supports communities in establishing effective wellness initiatives.
The document discusses addressing denial, stigma, and discrimination faced by people living with HIV/AIDS. It shares experiences of various organizations that have created more enabling environments through approaches like increasing openness, counseling family members, training healthcare workers, and empowering people living with HIV/AIDS. It also recommends forming a group called AAROHII to document work on stigma and discrimination and influence policies to reduce it.
The Vital Role Housing Plays in Tackling and Responding to Domestic AbuseFEANTSA
Gudrun Burnet's presentation in the "Homelessness: Highlighting Different Gender Perspectives, Challenges and Solutions" workshop at the FEANTSA Annual Policy Conference on the 10th of June 2016
This document discusses types of groups, stages of group development, roles in groups, community organizing, and social service work. It covers:
1) Different types of groups including recreational, educational, problem-solving, self-help, socialization, and therapeutic groups.
2) The typical stages of group development which include orientation, authority, negotiation, functional, and disintegration stages.
3) Key roles that individuals may take on in groups such as the scapegoat, deviant, leader, and gatekeeper.
4) Models of community work including locality development, social planning, social action, and pragmatic approaches.
5) The core skills and roles involved in community organizing,
USING DESIGN STRATEGIES AGAINST “WICKED PROBLEMS” AND TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE ...Lesley Ann Noel
This document discusses how design strategies can be used to address "wicked problems" in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It defines wicked problems as social or cultural problems that are difficult to solve due to incomplete, contradictory and changing requirements. Some wicked problems identified for St. Vincent include crime, poverty, climate change and unemployment. The document then outlines design strategies like design thinking, service design, co-design and user-centered design that can be applied to help address these complex issues. It concludes that designers can play a valuable role in leading interventions or being part of multidisciplinary teams that use these strategies to engage stakeholders and develop innovative solutions to wicked problems in St. Vincent.
The Streetlife Trust Ltd Evaluation Report for 2018 provides an overview of the organization's services and outcomes for young people over the 2017-2018 reporting period. Key findings include:
- 90% of service users reported satisfaction with Streetlife's activities, though some requested more arts/performing arts and cook & eat sessions.
- 63% of users felt they had opportunities for involvement in planning/delivering sessions.
- Support available was rated positively by 91% of users, though changes in staffing impacted ratings.
- Counselling support was provided to 39 users regarding issues like abuse, neglect, and family problems.
The report evaluates Streetlife's performance and impact on areas like life choices, accommodation, life
The report evaluates the Inspiring Women: Empowering Communities project from 2011-2015. It found that over 2,000 women accessed services like English language courses, exercise groups, and advice services. Participants reported high satisfaction, improved mental health and confidence, ability to make positive life choices, and stronger community links. Case studies showed how the project helped women with issues like benefits, debt, housing, and education. Recommendations focused on expanding mental health support and creating opportunities for participants to take leadership roles.
Presentation by Katie Curo of Befriend Inc. - Activities Aren't Relationships: Supporting relationship outcomes using social identity approaches. Presented at the Western Australian Mental Health Conference 2019.
The National Network of Wellness Councils (NNWC) is a collaboration of local coalitions that work to improve population health and economic development. The NNWC provides tools to assess community health, identify appropriate interventions, and evaluate return on investment. Chronic disease costs communities greatly, and the five components of local coalitions - which include assessing health, planning initiatives, enacting programs, and reviewing results - can help address preventable health issues. Local leadership engagement and data-driven strategies are key. The NNWC supports communities in establishing effective wellness initiatives.
The document discusses addressing denial, stigma, and discrimination faced by people living with HIV/AIDS. It shares experiences of various organizations that have created more enabling environments through approaches like increasing openness, counseling family members, training healthcare workers, and empowering people living with HIV/AIDS. It also recommends forming a group called AAROHII to document work on stigma and discrimination and influence policies to reduce it.
A recording of the first talk in the Looked After Children series: Reflections from TIHR researchers on evaluating the Adoption Support Fund 2015-2017
This talk facilitated by Dr Sadie King was co-produced by all the researchers who worked on the evaluation of the adoption support fund 2015-2017 (Matt Gieve, Anna Hahne, Giorgia Iacopini, Heather Stradling, David Lawlor and the audience. It was presented as a live team reflection on the data and findings from different research subjectivities.
The document discusses several options for self-directed support within care planning, including direct payments that give individuals money to meet assessed social care needs, improving choice and control. It advocates for a recovery-focused approach emphasizing strengths over deficits and combating stigma. Finally, it outlines some areas for action, such as commissioning options that facilitate community-based support and ensuring care coordinators and payments support services are well-informed and supported.
The document discusses the concepts of social mobilization and community empowerment in healthcare. Social mobilization involves generating active participation across different levels like individual, family and community to improve health. It benefits people by raising morale and promoting a sense of belonging. Community empowerment means gaining power over one's community to create change. Key components include advocacy, education, training, community organizing and networking. The document also outlines several frameworks for community-level organization and theories of diffusion of innovations and organizational development.
This document discusses strategies for voluntary case management. It begins by stating the purposes of social justice work and that people are experts in their own lives. It then discusses what voluntary services entail, including being goal-based and addressing identified needs. Common misconceptions about voluntary services are addressed. The document provides strategies for engagement, assessment, finding common ground between workers and participants, and developing plans. It emphasizes the importance of choice, respect, and focusing on participants' goals. Challenges and successes experienced by programs using voluntary services are also described.
Transforming Care: Share and Learn Webinar – 30 November 2017NHS England
Topic One: “What does good look like: Person-centred support to promoting positive outcomes for people with learning disability and autism”.
Guest speaker: Professor Julie Beadle-Brown, Professor in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent
This presentation introduces an evidence based practice framework for promoting positive outcomes for people with a learning disability, autism or both, including those who may display behaviours described as challenging. It considers what is needed for successful implementation, with a particular focus on practice leadership and introduce a tool for assessing and monitoring implementation. Participants can download the “What does good look like” guide and tool from https://www.unitedresponse.org.uk/what-does-good-look-like
Topic Two: High Impact Actions for service improvement and delivery by Transforming Care Partnerships.
Guest speaker: Emma Stark, Improvement Manager, Sustainable Improvement Team, NHS England
This presentation gives an in-depth reminder of the High Impact Actions for service improvement and delivery by Transforming Care Partnerships (TCP). Published a year ago this month, the High Impact Actions aim to help TCPs make the biggest strides forward in supporting people of all ages with a learning disability, autism or both to have a home within their community, be able to develop and maintain relationships and get the support they need to live health, safe and rewarding lives, thereby reducing the number of people in inpatient settings.
Enhancing Independence and Person Centred Approaches 15 December 2014Carrie Hayter
The document discusses a conference on enhancing independence and person-centered approaches in aged care. It provides an overview of Carrie Hayter Consulting and their work in areas such as personalization, education and training, and person-centered practice. The document also discusses challenges and opportunities in shifting policies around personalization, consumerism, hearing voices of older people and carers, and translating research into practice for frontline workers and managers.
Individual Service Funds and Third Party NHS Budgets - learning from DevonChris Watson
The document discusses the implementation of Individual Service Funds (ISFs) for people with learning disabilities in Devon County, England. It provides perspectives from both a director of a care agency and a social care assessor on the challenges, processes, and benefits of ISFs. They overcame initial obstacles like legal agreements through collaboration, sharing knowledge of eligibility criteria. Benefits of ISFs include increased choice, flexibility and control for individuals, improved outcomes, and strengthened relationships between providers and the local authority. The director and assessor aim to promote ISFs further and continue learning from each other.
Meaningful activity later in life connections for governors conference 2016rexnayee
CONNECTIONS is an evidence-based, one-on-one activity intervention designed to help persons with dementia engage in meaningful activities. It focuses on building trust, understanding leisure interests based on strengths and abilities, and adapting activities to current cognitive and physical functioning. Structuring personalized activity stations provides stimulation and prevents issues like boredom, frustration, and behaviors. Benefits include improved mood, engagement, well-being and decreased medication use.
Transforming Care: Share and Learn Webinar – 29 March 2018NHS England
Topic One: "The ERIN Initiative"
Guest speakers: Susan Holloway, NHS Chorley & South Ribble CCG and NHS Greater Preston CCG and Sheila Roberts, Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
The aim of "The ERIN (Education, Resources, Interventions and Networking) Initiative" is to provide a local, accessible, responsive, early assessment and intervention service for children aged 0-5 years who may be placed on the pre-school Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) pathway.
This webinar reports on the progress made during a pilot which commenced on 1st October 2017 to implement a service which deals with complex/challenging behaviors of children who may or may not go on to have a diagnosis with autism.
Topic Two: An introduction and brief overview of the Source4Networks platform
Session led by Rob Cockburn, Sustainable Improvement Team, NHS England
This topic provides an introduction and brief overview of the Source4Networks platform and its potential to support the Transforming Care Programme.
Realising the Value Stakeholder Event - Main slide deckNesta
This document provides an agenda and background information for a stakeholder event called "Realising the Value". The event aims to empower people and communities to take a more active role in managing their health and care. It will include workshops on understanding value, desired behavioral changes, prioritizing approaches, and how the system can better support individuals and communities. The program seeks to demonstrate the impact of person-centered approaches, develop tools to support implementation, and provide recommendations to enable the healthcare system to work more collaboratively with patients and communities.
The document discusses programs and services provided by the LA Gay & Lesbian Center to support homeless LGBTQ youth. It notes that around 6,000 youth experience homelessness in LA County each year, and 40% of homeless youth in Hollywood identify as LGBTQ. The Center provides emergency housing, a transitional living program, independent apartments, and youth development programs focused on education, employment, and permanent connections. Services are trauma-informed and use positive youth development approaches. Outcomes include over 300 youth served annually, with many obtaining education, jobs, housing and community support. The RISE project also aims to improve permanency outcomes for LGBTQ foster youth.
Enhancing independence and person centred practice - A Pathway to implementin...Carrie Hayter
Paper presented on moving from person centred practice to consumer directed or self directed supports at the Better Practice Conference, Australia Aged Care Quality Agency in Sydney on 27 August 2015
iHV regional conference: Josephine Johnson - Health Visitors as leaders in th...Julie Cooper
Presentation by Josephine Johnson at the Institute of Health Visiting Regional Professional Conferences 2015 - on behalf of Sabrina Fuller, Head of Health Improvement NHS England.
Josephine Johnson is Project Lead, NHS England.
Realising the Value Stakeholder Event -Workshop: How does the system support Nesta
Workshop D - How does the system support communities/individuals and how could it do it better?
The levers and drivers that national bodies put in place and how these are used locally have a significant impact on working in partnership with communities and patients. These levers and drivers include regulation, targets, outcomes measures, financial flows, annual contracting cycles, clinical standards, workforce training and revalidation etc.
This workshop will draw upon your experience and evidence to address two questions:
How these levers and drivers get in the way of working in partnership with patients and communities?
What is the best blend of approaches to support commissioners and providers locally to harness the energy of patients and communities
Presentation by Phoebe Joyce, from Mentally Healthy WA - Helping school communities to be well and stay well. Presented at the Western Australian Mental Health Conference 2019.
Presented by Andrea White of Housing Innovations and Anne Melbin of NNEDV.
Interest in voluntary models of case management is growing with the increased use of rapid re-housing and permanent supportive housing models. Speakers in this workshop will discuss engagement strategies and the organizational shift needed to serve families through a voluntary approach. Panelists will focus on services for young mothers and survivors of domestic violence.
This presentation, given as part of a plenary symposium at the 8th World Congress on Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders gives an overview of how one area is trying to develop an approach to public mental health, finding frameworks and tools of use
A recording of the first talk in the Looked After Children series: Reflections from TIHR researchers on evaluating the Adoption Support Fund 2015-2017
This talk facilitated by Dr Sadie King was co-produced by all the researchers who worked on the evaluation of the adoption support fund 2015-2017 (Matt Gieve, Anna Hahne, Giorgia Iacopini, Heather Stradling, David Lawlor and the audience. It was presented as a live team reflection on the data and findings from different research subjectivities.
The document discusses several options for self-directed support within care planning, including direct payments that give individuals money to meet assessed social care needs, improving choice and control. It advocates for a recovery-focused approach emphasizing strengths over deficits and combating stigma. Finally, it outlines some areas for action, such as commissioning options that facilitate community-based support and ensuring care coordinators and payments support services are well-informed and supported.
The document discusses the concepts of social mobilization and community empowerment in healthcare. Social mobilization involves generating active participation across different levels like individual, family and community to improve health. It benefits people by raising morale and promoting a sense of belonging. Community empowerment means gaining power over one's community to create change. Key components include advocacy, education, training, community organizing and networking. The document also outlines several frameworks for community-level organization and theories of diffusion of innovations and organizational development.
This document discusses strategies for voluntary case management. It begins by stating the purposes of social justice work and that people are experts in their own lives. It then discusses what voluntary services entail, including being goal-based and addressing identified needs. Common misconceptions about voluntary services are addressed. The document provides strategies for engagement, assessment, finding common ground between workers and participants, and developing plans. It emphasizes the importance of choice, respect, and focusing on participants' goals. Challenges and successes experienced by programs using voluntary services are also described.
Transforming Care: Share and Learn Webinar – 30 November 2017NHS England
Topic One: “What does good look like: Person-centred support to promoting positive outcomes for people with learning disability and autism”.
Guest speaker: Professor Julie Beadle-Brown, Professor in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent
This presentation introduces an evidence based practice framework for promoting positive outcomes for people with a learning disability, autism or both, including those who may display behaviours described as challenging. It considers what is needed for successful implementation, with a particular focus on practice leadership and introduce a tool for assessing and monitoring implementation. Participants can download the “What does good look like” guide and tool from https://www.unitedresponse.org.uk/what-does-good-look-like
Topic Two: High Impact Actions for service improvement and delivery by Transforming Care Partnerships.
Guest speaker: Emma Stark, Improvement Manager, Sustainable Improvement Team, NHS England
This presentation gives an in-depth reminder of the High Impact Actions for service improvement and delivery by Transforming Care Partnerships (TCP). Published a year ago this month, the High Impact Actions aim to help TCPs make the biggest strides forward in supporting people of all ages with a learning disability, autism or both to have a home within their community, be able to develop and maintain relationships and get the support they need to live health, safe and rewarding lives, thereby reducing the number of people in inpatient settings.
Enhancing Independence and Person Centred Approaches 15 December 2014Carrie Hayter
The document discusses a conference on enhancing independence and person-centered approaches in aged care. It provides an overview of Carrie Hayter Consulting and their work in areas such as personalization, education and training, and person-centered practice. The document also discusses challenges and opportunities in shifting policies around personalization, consumerism, hearing voices of older people and carers, and translating research into practice for frontline workers and managers.
Individual Service Funds and Third Party NHS Budgets - learning from DevonChris Watson
The document discusses the implementation of Individual Service Funds (ISFs) for people with learning disabilities in Devon County, England. It provides perspectives from both a director of a care agency and a social care assessor on the challenges, processes, and benefits of ISFs. They overcame initial obstacles like legal agreements through collaboration, sharing knowledge of eligibility criteria. Benefits of ISFs include increased choice, flexibility and control for individuals, improved outcomes, and strengthened relationships between providers and the local authority. The director and assessor aim to promote ISFs further and continue learning from each other.
Meaningful activity later in life connections for governors conference 2016rexnayee
CONNECTIONS is an evidence-based, one-on-one activity intervention designed to help persons with dementia engage in meaningful activities. It focuses on building trust, understanding leisure interests based on strengths and abilities, and adapting activities to current cognitive and physical functioning. Structuring personalized activity stations provides stimulation and prevents issues like boredom, frustration, and behaviors. Benefits include improved mood, engagement, well-being and decreased medication use.
Transforming Care: Share and Learn Webinar – 29 March 2018NHS England
Topic One: "The ERIN Initiative"
Guest speakers: Susan Holloway, NHS Chorley & South Ribble CCG and NHS Greater Preston CCG and Sheila Roberts, Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
The aim of "The ERIN (Education, Resources, Interventions and Networking) Initiative" is to provide a local, accessible, responsive, early assessment and intervention service for children aged 0-5 years who may be placed on the pre-school Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) pathway.
This webinar reports on the progress made during a pilot which commenced on 1st October 2017 to implement a service which deals with complex/challenging behaviors of children who may or may not go on to have a diagnosis with autism.
Topic Two: An introduction and brief overview of the Source4Networks platform
Session led by Rob Cockburn, Sustainable Improvement Team, NHS England
This topic provides an introduction and brief overview of the Source4Networks platform and its potential to support the Transforming Care Programme.
Realising the Value Stakeholder Event - Main slide deckNesta
This document provides an agenda and background information for a stakeholder event called "Realising the Value". The event aims to empower people and communities to take a more active role in managing their health and care. It will include workshops on understanding value, desired behavioral changes, prioritizing approaches, and how the system can better support individuals and communities. The program seeks to demonstrate the impact of person-centered approaches, develop tools to support implementation, and provide recommendations to enable the healthcare system to work more collaboratively with patients and communities.
The document discusses programs and services provided by the LA Gay & Lesbian Center to support homeless LGBTQ youth. It notes that around 6,000 youth experience homelessness in LA County each year, and 40% of homeless youth in Hollywood identify as LGBTQ. The Center provides emergency housing, a transitional living program, independent apartments, and youth development programs focused on education, employment, and permanent connections. Services are trauma-informed and use positive youth development approaches. Outcomes include over 300 youth served annually, with many obtaining education, jobs, housing and community support. The RISE project also aims to improve permanency outcomes for LGBTQ foster youth.
Enhancing independence and person centred practice - A Pathway to implementin...Carrie Hayter
Paper presented on moving from person centred practice to consumer directed or self directed supports at the Better Practice Conference, Australia Aged Care Quality Agency in Sydney on 27 August 2015
iHV regional conference: Josephine Johnson - Health Visitors as leaders in th...Julie Cooper
Presentation by Josephine Johnson at the Institute of Health Visiting Regional Professional Conferences 2015 - on behalf of Sabrina Fuller, Head of Health Improvement NHS England.
Josephine Johnson is Project Lead, NHS England.
Realising the Value Stakeholder Event -Workshop: How does the system support Nesta
Workshop D - How does the system support communities/individuals and how could it do it better?
The levers and drivers that national bodies put in place and how these are used locally have a significant impact on working in partnership with communities and patients. These levers and drivers include regulation, targets, outcomes measures, financial flows, annual contracting cycles, clinical standards, workforce training and revalidation etc.
This workshop will draw upon your experience and evidence to address two questions:
How these levers and drivers get in the way of working in partnership with patients and communities?
What is the best blend of approaches to support commissioners and providers locally to harness the energy of patients and communities
Presentation by Phoebe Joyce, from Mentally Healthy WA - Helping school communities to be well and stay well. Presented at the Western Australian Mental Health Conference 2019.
Phoebe Joyce - Helping school communities to be well and stay well
Similar to Immigration and Citizenship Canada Funded Seminar on Education and Qualification - Prof. Peivand Pirouzi - Mental Health intervention and care plans for newly arrived refugees in Canada
Presented by Andrea White of Housing Innovations and Anne Melbin of NNEDV.
Interest in voluntary models of case management is growing with the increased use of rapid re-housing and permanent supportive housing models. Speakers in this workshop will discuss engagement strategies and the organizational shift needed to serve families through a voluntary approach. Panelists will focus on services for young mothers and survivors of domestic violence.
This presentation, given as part of a plenary symposium at the 8th World Congress on Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders gives an overview of how one area is trying to develop an approach to public mental health, finding frameworks and tools of use
The document discusses resource mobilization for PEPFAR's gender programs in Nigeria. It describes PEPFAR's $15 billion commitment over 5 years and its focus on addressing gender norms and inequities. It outlines PEPFAR's gender framework and strategies to integrate gender throughout HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs by understanding the unique needs of different groups and ensuring meaningful participation and equitable access to services.
The document discusses resource mobilization for PEPFAR's gender program in Nigeria. It outlines PEPFAR's $15 billion commitment over 5 years to fight HIV/AIDS in 15 countries. It describes how PEPFAR Nigeria supports gender programming through capacity building. The gender framework aims to promote gender equality and reduce gender-based violence to ultimately lower HIV incidence and impact.
Project RISE is a 4-year demonstration project between Arizona State University and the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections that focuses on developing a model for successful reentry of youth with disabilities back into their communities. It provides comprehensive transition services and continued support to youth ages 8-18 with IEPs returning to Maricopa County from secure care. Through extensive community collaboration, individualized case management, and personalized transition plans, Project RISE aims to decrease recidivism and increase graduation, employment, and post-secondary education rates among participating youth.
This session seeks to instruct and train students who want to further engage their service with policy-oriented solutions. This session will cover the ways students can begin to seek impactful evidence-based practices to inform the policies that lead to social change.
Organizational culture refers to the shared norms, beliefs, and behaviors within an organization. Gender mainstreaming aims to ensure that both men and women have equal access to resources and benefits at all stages of development. It involves assessing policies and programs to address inequalities and ensure that both women and men benefit. Key principles of gender mainstreaming include analyzing gender issues, committing to equality, and establishing accountability mechanisms. All levels and individuals within an organization are responsible for mainstreaming gender.
Educating Policy Makers and Telling Our StoryJim McKay
Policy presentation at the Alabama Children's Trust Fund Grantees meeting in Birmingham, AL, Aug. 2, 2016.
Federal updates on child welfare legislation are included.
This webinar was developed by Child Trends for the Office of
Adolescent Health (OAH) as a technical assistance product for use with OAH grant programs.
Sarah Flanagan is a social worker who works at Ted E. Bear Hollow, a center for grieving children and teens. The document provides information on developing social programming for grieving individuals. It discusses the benefits of social programming, such as providing social support and connections. Examples of activities are given, and research is presented on the importance of social support for those experiencing grief or loss. Guidelines are offered for developing a teen social program, including determining the target group, activities, safety policies, evaluations, and funding.
Better Healthcare Through Community and Stakeholder Engagement, 2015 Webinar ...Paul Gallant
"An enjoyable presentation, well-delivered with excellent insight into community and stakeholder engagement strategies. Terry Dyni - July 23, 2015" on the webinar version. This version is my complete slide deck from a live webinar presentation requested by the Conference Board of Canada. April, 2015. Thanks for your interest in Better Healthcare Through Community and Stakeholder Engagement.
Compliments of Paul W. Gallant, CHE, GALLANT HEALTHWORKS & Associates (GHWA), Vancouver, BC, Canada. PS See the last slide for contact details or to arrange customized training/facilitation or advice on your organizational needs.
The North Star Initiative began in 2006 as a review of behavior support practices in Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services. It aimed to reduce aversive behavior plans and build positive relationships. Since then, North Star has grown and partnered with other agencies to promote positive behavior support through training, resources, and cultural change. Future plans include expanding training through additional Journey to the North Star sessions and training more staff as facilitators to spread the philosophy.
Stop complaining and start advocating advocacy in action.saskhivhcv
This document discusses advocacy and the role of nurses as advocates. It provides examples of how nursing organizations like CANAC and SRNA support advocacy through position statements and policies. The document outlines types of advocacy and gives suggestions for how to start advocating, including identifying issues, developing plans, and working with allies. Barriers to advocacy and evaluating the impact of advocacy efforts are addressed. The role of Professional Practice Groups in advocacy is discussed. Overall, the document promotes the idea that advocacy is an important role for nurses and can help improve patient and client outcomes.
This document outlines the steps for developing and implementing a community-based intervention. It discusses assessing the community problem through various methods like interviews, surveys, and focus groups. It emphasizes identifying the targets of change and agents of change. The document then covers developing an intervention plan, including selecting evidence-based practices and strategies like education, policy changes, and enhancing services. It stresses the importance of evaluating the intervention through testing, assessing implementation, results, and collecting feedback to improve the intervention.
Join us for an interactive, reflective, and hands-on learning session for school and mental health leaders. Together, we will build out your leadership toolkit to develop the mental health systems and practices on your school campus. In this workshop, we will cover the best practices for school mental health, funding streams (such as Medi-Cal and the Mental Health Services Act) that sustain those practices, and policy approaches that support them. Participants will leave with strategies and knowledge that will support enhanced leadership to drive school mental health equitably in their school community.
The Massachusetts Alliance for 21st Century Disability Policy (MA21) was formed with the mission of advancing full community participation for individuals with disabilities. MA21 is a partnership between several advocacy organizations that aims to create a consensus policy framework to improve public policies for people with disabilities and their families. The document outlines guiding principles for disability policy, such as individuals directing their own supports and families receiving necessary assistance. It also identifies barriers like bureaucracy and recommends strategies like enhancing family supports and ensuring inclusive education.
This document provides an overview of community health needs assessments. It defines different types of needs, explains the purpose and benefits of assessments, and outlines the process. A health needs assessment is a systematic review of issues facing a population to identify priorities and allocate resources to improve health and reduce inequality. It involves understanding problems, potential solutions, and selecting issues based on impact, changeability, acceptability, and feasibility of resources. The seven essential steps of an assessment include clarifying the problem, breaking it into components, measuring its scope, reviewing current services, assessing alternative solutions, deciding care models, and setting success criteria.
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The document discusses career competencies in Canada, with a focus on availability and flexibility. It provides lists of universal employability skills, employability characteristics, and ways to build employability skills. Regarding availability and flexibility specifically, it notes they are important skills and employers want employees who can adapt to changes, accept new challenges, and be available for different situations. The document also discusses seven reasons why employees may not work as expected and how managers can address issues like unclear expectations, unwillingness to change, and lack of skills through improved communication, training, and support.
This document discusses communication skills and employability competencies in Canada. It identifies universal employability skills including leadership, communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and work ethic. Communication skills are a key employability competency. The document outlines the communication process, verbal and nonverbal communication methods, and decoding body language. It emphasizes that over 70% of communication is misunderstood and that nonverbal communication such as body language, eye contact, and gestures account for over 50% of the message received. Assertive communication styles are most effective for job interviews and interactions.
This document discusses career competencies in Canada, with a focus on creativity and reasoning skills. It was prepared and presented by Prof. Peivand Pirouzi. The document defines creativity skills as the use of imagination or original ideas. Reasoning skills are defined as thinking about something in a logical, sensible way. Several forms of reasoning are discussed, including deductive, inductive, abductive, and critical thinking. The document also provides examples of interview questions related to assessing creativity and reasoning skills.
Immigration and citizenship funded seminar - Prof. Peivand Pirouzi - Entrepreneurship and registration of a business corporation in Ontario, Canada
Speaker:
Prof. Peivand Pirouzi, Ph.D., MBA, CCPE, Cert. Psychiatry
Lead Education and Career Mentor for Immigrants and Refugees
http://www.linkedin.com/in/pirouzi
#peivandpirouzi #training #canada #international #funding #immigrants #refugees #canada #immigration #education
This document introduces Professor Peivand Pirouzi and their credentials. It then provides an overview of the Crown Medical Research and Pharmaceutical Sciences College of Canada, including the programs offered related to various industries like pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics, and natural health products. Example careers are described for jobs like clinical research associate, drug safety associate, quality assurance associate, and regulatory affairs associate. The document highlights the support provided by Crown for placements and networking opportunities.
Règlements de la Santé Canada pour l’accès au cannabis à des fins médicales(DORS / 2016-230) 5 Décembre, 2017Health Canada ACMPR - Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulation 2017
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This document discusses dedication to work as an important career competency in Canada. It defines dedication as being committed, persistent in an activity, and having the willingness to stay committed. Employers seek to foster dedication in employees by obtaining their commitment to changes, minimizing resistance, reducing anxiety, clarifying objectives, and giving attention to high-potential staff. Employees feel most dedicated when they feel valued at work. The document provides examples of interview questions that assess a candidate's potential commitment to a role.
Immigration and Citizenship Canada - Professor Peivand Pirouzi - Funded Program for NYCH - Career competencies in Canada - Common sense skills
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Immigration and Citizenship Canada - Professor Peivand Pirouzi - Funded Program for NYCH - Career competencies in Canada - Availablity and Flexibility
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Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
How To Cultivate Community Affinity Throughout The Generosity JourneyAggregage
This session will dive into how to create rich generosity experiences that foster long-lasting relationships. You’ll walk away with actionable insights to redefine how you engage with your supporters — emphasizing trust, engagement, and community!
Food safety, prepare for the unexpected - So what can be done in order to be ready to address food safety, food Consumers, food producers and manufacturers, food transporters, food businesses, food retailers can ...
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
karnataka housing board schemes . all schemesnarinav14
The Karnataka government, along with the central government’s Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), offers various housing schemes to cater to the diverse needs of citizens across the state. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the major housing schemes available in the Karnataka housing board for both urban and rural areas in 2024.
A Guide to AI for Smarter Nonprofits - Dr. Cori Faklaris, UNC CharlotteCori Faklaris
Working with data is a challenge for many organizations. Nonprofits in particular may need to collect and analyze sensitive, incomplete, and/or biased historical data about people. In this talk, Dr. Cori Faklaris of UNC Charlotte provides an overview of current AI capabilities and weaknesses to consider when integrating current AI technologies into the data workflow. The talk is organized around three takeaways: (1) For better or sometimes worse, AI provides you with “infinite interns.” (2) Give people permission & guardrails to learn what works with these “interns” and what doesn’t. (3) Create a roadmap for adding in more AI to assist nonprofit work, along with strategies for bias mitigation.
Immigration and Citizenship Canada Funded Seminar on Education and Qualification - Prof. Peivand Pirouzi - Mental Health intervention and care plans for newly arrived refugees in Canada
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