Learning Library

Recorded Webinars - Links will go to VAW Learning Network

• Gender-Based Violence in Schools and the Intersectional Experiences of Black-Canadian Girls. Presented by Rashelle Litchmore on March 15, 2023.
• Understanding the Realities of Gender Diverse Peoples to Strengthen our Care Systems. Presented by Zakary-Georges Gagné on February 28, 2023.
• Intentionally Marginalized Communities: The Violence We See in Relationships, Families and Systems in Canada. Presented by Ramona Alaggia, Rupaleem Bhuyan, Melanie Doucet, Roberta Timothy, and Cathy Vine on January 18, 2023.
• Living with Coercive Control: Youth Perspectives. Presented by Lauren Irvine, Selena Lai, and Izzy Lebrun on December 13, 2022.
• Understanding Coercive Control Against Children: Impacts and Supportive Responses. Presented by Emma Katz and Catherine Lawler on November 22, 2022.
• Gender-Based Violence Against Two Spirit/Indigiqueer People. Presented by Dr. Percy Lezard on October 18, 2022.
• Rethinking Child Welfare Services: Trauma-Informed Approaches. Presented by Rosée Bruneau-Bhérer and Delphine Collin-Vézina on September 20, 2022.
• The Supreme Court of Canada’s Extreme Intoxication Decisions: Why We Should Care. Presented by Jacqueline Benn-John and Elizabeth Sheehy on July 19, 2022.
• Unravelling the Complexities of Domestic Violence and Criminalization in Black Women’s Lives.Presented by Patrina Duhaney on June 21, 2022.
• Indigenous Perspectives of Healing From PTSD. Presented by Patricia June Vickers on May 31, 2022.
• Vicarious Trauma - An Indigenous Perspective: Cultural Strengths as the Roots of Resilience for Healing Trauma and Building Worker Wellness. Presented by Deanna Jones-Keeshig on January 25, 2022.
• Recognizing Critical Expertise: A Knowledge and Skills Framework for Intimate Partner Violence Specialists. Presented by Katreena Scott, Linda Baker, and Angelique Jenney on January 21, 2022.
• Understanding and Addressing Issues of Gender Identity and Sexuality When Working with Trauma Survivors Through Trauma-Informed Care Approaches. Presented by Jillian Scheer on November 30, 2021.
• Building Resilience in Children Exposed to Violence: Broadening our Understanding from a Decolonizing and Social Justice Perspective. Presented by Ramona Alaggia, Roberta Timothy, and Ceane Dusyk on October 19, 2021.
• The Neuroscience of Resilience: How Brain Development Affects Learning, Health, and Social Outcomes Across the Lifespan. Presented by Nicole Sherren on September 21, 2021.
• Legal Advocacy to End Discrimination Against Women with Disabilities. Presented by Bonnie Brayton, Kerri Joffe, and Rosel Kim on August 17, 2021.
• Finding a Better Way: Strengths-Based Trauma-Informed Practice. Presented by JoLee Sasakamoose on July 13, 2021.
• Anti-Asian Racism and Gender-Based Violence: Historical and Contemporary Realities. Presented by Avvy Go, Kelly Go, and Jiyoung Lee-An on June 8, 2021.
• 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusive Trauma-Informed Care. Presented by Jenna MacKay on May 18, 2021.
• The Misuse of Alienation in Domestic Violence Cases in Family Court: Helping Court-Related Professionals to Sort Through Conflicting Allegations. Presented by Loretta Frederick, Peter Jaffe, Joan Meier, Simon Lapierre, and Linda C Neilson on March 23, 2021.
• Providing Disability-Affirmative Care: Deconstructing Ableism in Trauma Support. Presented by Kaley Roosen on January 12, 2021.
• From Trauma Recovery to Trauma Resilience: A 'Blue/Pinkprint' for Trauma with Sexual/Gender Minorities. Presented by Daniel Pugh on December 8, 2020.
• Technology and Violence Against Women and Other Marginalized Groups. Presented by Nasreen Rajani on November 24, 2020.
• Digital Platforms and Violence against Women: User Experiences, Best Practices, and the Law.Presented by Abigail Curlew, Raine Liliefeldt, and Cynthia Khoo on October 20, 2020.
• You're Doing What? Merging Harm Reduction and Trauma-Informed Practice in Violence Against Women (VAW) Shelters. Presented by Susan Scott and Angela Hovey on June 23, 2020.
• Improving Pathways to Safety for 2SLGBTQ+ Survivors of Violence. Presented by Vivila Liu and Ellis Furman on April 28, 2020.
• Understanding How Immigration Policies Shape Gender-Based Violence Among Immigrants Who Have a Temporary or Precarious Status. Presented by Rupaleem Bhuyan and Margarita Pintin-Perez on February 26, 2020.
• Story Shifters: Co-Creating New Stories About Trauma. Presented by Barbara Ward on December 3, 2019.
• How Law and Stigma Harm People Who Do Sex Work. Presented by representatives from Butterfly, Maggie’s, and Safe Space on November 26, 2019.
• Trauma-Informed Responses to Human Trafficking. Presented by Brenda Quenneville and Gina Snooks on October 22, 2019.
• Strategies for Working with Indigenous Individuals Experiencing Trauma. Presented by Holly Graham on September 24, 2019.
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Intimate Partner Violence: Implications of the Co-occurrence of PTSD & TBI. Presented by Akosoa McFadgion on June 11, 2019.
• Roots and Resilience: Exploring Healing Centred Engagement and Pleasure with Black Survivors of Sexual Violence. Presented by Yamikani Msosa on May 28, 2019.
• Engaging Men to Reduce and Prevent Gender-Based Violence. Presented by Katreena Scott, and Baldev Mutta on February 26, 2019.
• Recognizing and Responding to the Commonly Misunderstood Reactions to Sexual Assault: Exploring a New Online Curriculum. Presented by Robin Mason and Stephanie Lanthier on January 29, 2019.
• Indigenous Cultural Responsiveness Theory: A New Tool for Improving Health Outcomes for FNMI (First Nations, Metis and Inuit) Peoples. Presented by JoLee Sasakamoose on November 27, 2018.
• Understanding Immigrant Women’s Experiences and Responses to Intimate Partner Violence: Looking Beyond the ‘Cultural’ Framing. Presented by Vathsala Illesinghe and Fazia Mohammed on October 30, 2018.
• The Feminist EAAA Sexual Assault Resistance Program for Young Women in University.Presented by Vathsala Illesinghe and Fazia Mohammed on October 30, 2018.
• Trauma-Informed Interventions through an Indigenous Worldview. Presented by Brianna Olson on June 26, 2018.
• Roots and Resistance. Presented by Yamikani Msosa on May 29, 2018.
• Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Presented by Cheryl Bagnall and Tamara Bernard on March 20, 2018.
• Building Supports: Housing Access for Immigrant and Refugee Women Leaving Violence.Presented by Hannah Lee, Louise Godard, and Sarah Yercich on February 13, 2018.
• Sexual Harassment and Precarious Workplaces. Presented by Kaitlyn Matulewicz on January 23, 2018.
• Conducting Research with Indigenous Populations. Presented by Gwen Healey on June 6, 2017.
• Reaching Youth through Sports: Trauma-Informed Physical Activity. Presented by Rebekah Roulier on March 7, 2017.
• What It Takes to be a Trauma-informed Organization. Presented by Holly Murphy and Sue McWilliam on January 31, 2017.
• From Trauma-Informed to Trauma- and Violence-Informed. Presented by Colleen Varcoe on November 29, 2016.