Victim Services Toronto provides immediate, confidential support for any person who has experienced crime or sudden tragedy 24/7. VST is crisis response, intervention and prevention services for victims of crime and sudden tragedy in Toronto. This workshop with provide an overview of all their services and programs within the GTA.

PRESENTER: Jasminder Sekhon Jasminder Sekhon is a gender justice advocate through an intersectional feminist and trauma-informed lens. She is a graduate of the University of Oxford’s Masters in Criminology and Criminal Justice and has a double degree in Political Science and Criminology from the University of Toronto. She has extensive experience working in the field of gendered violence prevention, particularly human trafficking prevention. Jasminder is the Community Development Coordinator at Victim Services Toronto and has worked on gender-based violence prevention strategies for Toronto, Peel, Durham, and Halton Regions. She has also developed an online, Ontario-wide course on human trafficking available to all colleges. As a South Asian woman, she is passionate about social justice and anti-oppressive practices.

Recorded at Shared Learning Forum September 29, 2023

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PRESENTER: Linda Ger Walters, Grief Recovery Specialist, Co-Facilitator for the Relationship Group

The purpose of this session is to provide an understanding of the core principles of grief and loss and their effects on families and individuals who seek our support. We will emphasize the significance of grief and loss in the lives of those we serve and explore the various ways in which it can manifest. The entire family and their experience with grief as it pertains to the loss of the hope, dream, and expectation.

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PRESENTERS: 

Victoria Bojda, University of Toronto Faculty of Nursing RN Clinical Placement Student, Community Network of Specialized Care/CNSC Toronto Region, Surrey Place 

Angie Gonzales, Health Care Facilitator and Nursing Professional Practice Lead, CNSC Toronto Region, Surrey Place 

H.E.L.P. framework in approach to support for addressing pain and distress, observation/ assessment guidelines and tools, case scenarios. This tool helps service providers supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to understand contributing factors when presenting with emotional distress and behavioural concerns. What might appear to be ‘psychiatric’ issues, might turn out to be undiagnosed medical conditions, unrecognized pain and support issues, and/or related to past adversity and trauma.

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Resource links

https://ddprimarycare.surreyplace.ca
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