YW Calgary Continuing Education
Domestic Violence Safety Planning | Spring 2025
Domestic Violence Safety Planning | Spring 2025
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This live, interactive course will explore the topic of safety planning.
The practice of safety planning plays a significant role when supporting those impacted by violence. You will leave this course with the tools you need to understand risk, identify times when a safety plan is needed, and develop a basic safety plan with clients from diverse backgrounds.
| Target audience: | Social workers, human service professionals. |
| Content level: | Beginner to intermediate. |
| Prerequisite: | There are no prerequisites. |
| Credits: | 5.0 |
| Duration: | 7.0 hours |
| Delivery method: | Live, in-person. |
| Location: |
YW Community Hub, 1715 17 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 5J1 |
| Cost: |
$175 YWCA team members & post-secondary students can use promo code ED10 for a 10% discount. |
Learning objectives:
By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:
- Identify situations when a safety plan is needed
- Recognize at least one risk and one protective factor related to domestic violence
- Describe different domestic violence resources and supports
- Develop a basic domestic violence safety plan for an adult and a child
Agenda:
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Time |
Topic/Activity |
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8:45 to 9:00 AM |
Arrival and check-in |
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9:00 to 9:15 AM |
Introductions |
|
9:15 to 10:45 AM |
Domestic violence overview |
|
10:45 to 11:00 AM |
Break |
|
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM |
When to develop a safety plan |
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12:00 to 12:45 PM |
Break |
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12:45 to 1:15 PM |
Diverse communities |
|
1:15 to 2:00 PM |
Practice: Child and youth case examples |
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2:00 to 2:15 PM |
Break |
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2:15 to 3:30 PM |
Practice: Adult case examples |
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3:30 to 4:00 PM |
Course wrap-up |
Instructor information:
Mayra Jarillo Alvarado, RSW
Mayra is a dedicated Registered Social Worker; her educational background is in both Chemistry and Social Work. She has been in the field of family violence intervention for over a decade. As the Outreach Supervisor at YW Calgary since 2018, she leads a team of Case Managers in providing vital support to those affected by family violence.
Bilingual in English and Spanish, she effectively advocates for diverse populations, enhancing participants' access to essential resources. Mayra is passionate about fostering creativity and commitment within her team, helping to develop their skills and capabilities. She finds fulfillment in the positive impact they make in the lives of those they touch. In her spare time, she enjoys adventure and traveling around the world to learn about different cultures.
Karen Lazaruk
Karen is a Group Facilitator with the YW Calgary Counselling Department with a Master of Social Work degree from the
University of Calgary. Karen has worked in the field of domestic violence intervention since 2014, and her work is rooted in deconstructing societal myths and responses which contribute to this devastating public health issue impacting people in the private and public spheres. Having experienced personal healing through safe, compassionate relationships, Karen brings a strong foundation in attachment theory and a desire to use her knowledge and skills to foster supportive conversations with clients. Outside of her professional life, Karen enjoys time with her family and four-legged fur babies.
Evaluations:
Course evaluations will be emailed to participants who complete the course. The evaluations are completed online. You will have up to three business days to complete the surveys.
Course completion:
To receive ACE credits, participants must attend the full course, partial credits are not provided. Certificates of completion are emailed to participants within five business days of receiving their completed course evaluation.
Refunds:
Course registrations cancelled five or more business days prior to the course are refundable less a 25% administration fee. Unfortunately, cancellations with less than five business days’ notice are not refundable.
You are welcome to transfer your registration to another person with at least two business days’ notice. Should you wish to transfer your registration please email ContEd@ywcalgary.ca. Be sure to provide the workshop name and date, your name, and the name and contact information of the person who will be attending in your place.
Course cancellation:
Please note that if the advertised course instructor is unavailable, we reserve the right to assign another member of our team to deliver the course.
If we need to cancel the course due to unforeseen and/or extenuating circumstances, we will honor registration and reschedule the course for another date. If you are unable to attend on the new date, a full refund will be offered.
Accommodations:
Please direct any accommodation requests to ContEd@ywcalgary.ca.
Continuing education approval:
The continuing education credits for this course are recognized as “Category A Continuing Competence Credits” by the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).
YW Calgary Continuing Education, provider 1785, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. YW Calgary Continuing Education maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 01/27/2022 to 01/27/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 5.0 continuing education credits.
Program concerns:
If you have any concerns related to your experience with the program, please contact:
Continuing Education Committee
The Committee will respond to your concern within 10 business days of receiving written notification of the matter.
