Trauma-Informed Supervision

 

This interactive live, webinar will explore the emerging topic of trauma-informed supervision in the human services.

Trauma-informed practice has transformed the human services.  Trauma-informed principles create welcoming and safe organizations for clients and practitioners alike.  These principles can also be applied to the supervision process to promote practitioner wellness and quality service delivery. 

In this workshop supervisors will have an opportunity to explore how they can apply trauma-informed ideas to their work. 

Time	9:00AM to 11:00AM
Target Audience	Social workers, human services professionals.
Content Level	Beginner to intermediate.
Prerequisite	There are no prerequisites; however, the course, "Introduction to Supervision" is recommended.
Credits	2.0
Duration	2.0 hours
Delivery method	Live, webinar.
Location	Online.
Cost	$70 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:

1. Describe the core components of trauma-informed care and how they can be applied to supervision.
2. Discuss the benefits of applying a trauma-informed lens to supervision.

AGENDA

PRESENTER INFORMATION

Lana is YW Calgary’s Director of Organizational Strategy. Prior to joining YW, Lana worked with Alberta Health Services where she spent most of her time in child and adolescent mental health. Lana has been a part-time faculty member at Mount Royal University since 2009. Lana shares her time with Youth Central Calgary, the Calgary Black Chambers, and the Alberta College of Opticians. A celebrated practitioner, Lana recently received the Award for Sessional Instructor Teaching from the University of Calgary, Faculty of Social Work in 2024.  A loyal but often disappointed fan of the Toronto Raptors, she enthusiastically watches every televised Raptors’ game (much to the frustration of everyone in her household).

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.

ONLINE ACCESS

This course is being delivered online using “Zoom”. 

Please visit this link to find out more information about the computer hardware and internet requirements for Zoom:

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-requirements-for-Windows-macOS-and-Linux

You will be able to log-on 10 minutes leading up to the course starting.  The instructor will be taking attendance during this time. 

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 2.0 continuing education credits.

PROGRAM CONCERNS

If you have any concerns related to your experience with the program, please contact:

Continuing Education Committee

ContEdCommittee@ywcalgary.ca

The Committee will respond to your concern within 10 business days of receiving written notification of the matter.