Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
# of CECs: 1
Webinar Description:
In this webinar, Cathy will draw from her Indigenous-centered practices such as perspectives on healing, safety planning in the context of family and community and support for grief and loss. She will provide a background to some of the current issues around the Missing and Murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada. She will share information from her research studies and recent work in British Columbia developing an anxiety-support program for Indigenous families.
Presenter: Catherine Richardson, PhD
Cathy Richardson is a Metis counsellor and educator who holds the position of Director of First Peoples Studies at Concordia University in Montreal. She was formerly a professor in social work at the University of Montreal. Cathy is a researcher investigating violence against women, including the MMIWG in Canada. She is a team member of the Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative with Vulnerable Populations. Cathy integrates counselling, healing work, participatory action research and on-the-land experience with urban Indigenous youth. She is a co-founder of the Centre for Response-Based practice and provides clinical supervision for therapists and social workers.
Helping Indigenous Parents and Caregivers Whose Child Is Experiencing Anxiety
- December 2, 2019
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Online
