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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.
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Summary of Presentation
Values are a significant part of our identity. They represent what is important to us and who we expect ourselves to be. Our values impact whether we see an issue as having ethical consequences or not, they help us make decisions every day, unconsciously. Ethics are principles that govern behavior. The problem is we often expect others to have the same values or we don’t understand how when those values conflict it can derail our social work relationships and interventions.
Learning objectives
- To reflect on our personal values and why we need to consider values and ethics and how they impact our practice.
- To reflect on the potential conflict of personal and professional values and how to deal with them responsibly.
- To recognize that ethical decision making involves informed judgment
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Part 1 serves as a prerequisite for parts 2 and 3. If able, please commit to engaging in all 3.
Webinar objectives are:
- Exploring the complexity of anti-black racism, and the interconnectedness of oppressions.
- Identifying layers of racism: systemic, cultural, institutional and individual.
- Creating the connections between layers of racism and the manifestations of racism in the lives of black Canadians.
- Learning how to apply this knowledge to your social work practice.
In depth:
This introduction to anti-black racism provides an overview of ABR, and why it is important knowledge for social workers. After peeling back the layers of racism (systemic, cultural, institutional and individual) there is a short case study to examine how these layers impact one of the identified manifestations of racism: employment. Senator Bernard gives suggestions for how to incorporate the knowledge learned in this seminar into a wide range of social work positions: frontline, management, policy and research.
Recent research demonstrates that a distressing number of individuals who disclose experiences of sexual violence to various helping professionals encounter secondary wounding – responses that blame, shame, or further harm the individual seeking support.
This webinar provides an introduction to the concept of secondary wounding as it applies to working with individuals who have experienced sexual violence.
The webinar will describe different types of secondary wounding, the prevalence of secondary wounding, and the possible impacts of secondary wounding on victims of sexual violence.
Drawing on the experiences of the Fredericton Sexual Assault Centre, this webinar will identify common examples of secondary wounding, and it will describe strategies social workers can employ to respond to these experiences.
The main focus of the webinar will be on providing concrete strategies and tools social workers can use to avoid contributing to secondary wounding and to support clients who may be struggling with the impacts associated with secondary wounding.
Presenter Biography:
Dr. Erin Whitmore is the Coordinator of Research & Program Evaluation at the Fredericton Sexual Assault Centre. Erin has contributed to multiple community-based research projects examining the help-seeking experiences of victims of sexual violence in New Brunswick.
She has a PhD in English from the University of New Brunswick, and she is currently completing her MSW at Dalhousie University. Her current research explores how women think about the possibilities their lives hold and the way experiences of sexual violence shape those possibilities.
The Ending or Termination phase of client/social worker relationships tends to be a fairly neglected area in social work literature, relative to beginning phases of professional relationships. There can be emotions commonly experienced, for both the worker and client. “Getting the ending right” has the potential to significantly enhance what has come before this moment in the relationship, or to detract from gains made. This is an area where the worker’s use of self, and awareness of his/her own history and impacts around endings can be especially important in creating the best possible outcomes.
This presentation will briefly explore various ending scenarios, whether contact has been brief, or longer, whether imposed by an agency or Employee Assistance Program, or a more mutual and natural ending, whether client or worker initiated, and will focus on the importance of client engagement, empowerment and ownership of the ‘fruits’ of the time spent together in endings, and/or transfers.
Learning objectives:
• Broaden understanding of potential impacts of loss, and grief, with endings or the termination of a client/worker relationship.
• Reflect on our own experiences of loss and endings and bring greater awareness here
• Offer tools to support laying the foundation, often in a first session, for well supported ending outcomes with the potential to enhance the total relationship experience