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Learning Objectives:

• What is a Gladue report and how does the Sacred Story fit in?

• What are Gladue factors and what role do they play in an Individual’s life and in the courts?

• Discuss intergenerational trauma and systemic trauma.

• Where is Gladue now? As a professional what can I do to help my client?

First Nations, Inuit, and Metis cultures have long passed on knowledge from generation to generation through oral traditions, including storytelling. Storytelling is a traditional method used to teach about cultural beliefs, values, customs, rituals, history, practices, relationships, and ways of life. First Nations storytelling is a foundation for holistic learning, relationship building, and experiential learning.

Now story telling is brought into the westernized justice system to explain an Indigenous person’s life continuum through the Supreme Court ruling 718.2(e).

A coined phrase called a “Gladue Report.”

“Patience and trust are essential for preparing to listen to stories. Listening involves more than just using the auditory sense. Listening encompasses visualizing the characters and their actions and letting the emotions surface. Some say we should listen with three ears: two on our head and one in our heart.” (Archibald, 1997, p. 10).

Jordan’s Principle is a legal rule to ensure that First Nations children have access to the services they need, when they need them. Jordan's Principle applies to all public services, including mental health care, special education, dental services, physical therapy, speech therapy, medical equipment, physiotherapy, respite for caregivers and more.

It has been more than 10 years since Jordan’s Principle passed unanimously in the House of Commons, and over a year since the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordered the federal government to implement Jordan’s Principle in a way that upholds substantive equality. Jennifer King will provide an overview of the Tribunal’s legal orders and discuss how community members and human service workers can ensure all First Nations children, on and off reserve, receive proper benefit from Jordan's Principle.

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The increased focus on the mental health needs of children and adolescents is presenting challenges to parents and to the service providers they approach.  This webinar will examine societal shifts that have contributed to current trends, assist social workers in discerning poor coping from anxiety, distinguish typical verses atypical behavior and development, and provide insight into the social workers role from a clinical perspective.

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DESCRIPTION
This webinar objectives are:
- To define cyberviolence, and distinguish between the terms cyberviolence and cyberbullying.
- To identify key findings from the project study and provide context of the issue
- To outline recommendations from youth regarding the prevention and response to cyberviolence.
Communication technologies have had a profound impact on the ways in which individuals and groups interact with one another. In Canada, high-profile cases of cyberviolence are forcing communities to engage with issues of online violence and bullying, including the ways these forms of aggression are directed at young women.

In 2014, the New Brunswick Association of Social Workers in partnership with the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre and the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate was granted funding through the Status of Women Canada. The funding was provided to develop a project aimed at addressing cyberviolence against young women and girls.

Based on the project study, and it is clear that cyberviolence is a growing issue, and has substantial impacts on mental health. These results are consistent with results of national studies. These may include feelings of depression, powerlessness, anxiety, and anger. Studies on cyberviolence indicate that young women and girls are disproportionately impacted by the issue, and is identified by many youth as a symptom of broader social issues including but not limited to: sexism, racism, body shaming, and discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community.

The Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research (MMFC) and the Canadian Association of Social Workers have signed a memordum of understanding to deliver webinars to social workers with an understanding of the dynamics of violence in the lives women, what it is, why it occurs, how to respond and its impact in the lives of individuals and communities.