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SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event: Older Adults Staying Safe Online
DESCRIPTION:Register now. \nWith digital literacy being a critical component to keeping older adults safe online\, you will gain confidence by learning valuable information from outreach coordinators at Connected Canadians. \nLearn how to recognize email phishing scams and other helpful prevention tips to protect yourself online. Also learn about free technology training & support for older adults as they engage and navigate online to meet their needs including banking\, shopping\, accessing government services\, and so much more. \nSpeakers from Connected Canadians: \nJesse Smith\, Instructor \nKen Roy\, General Manager \n 
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/ple-nov-2024
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241015T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241015T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20240910T235753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240920T070816Z
UID:18228-1728988200-1728993600@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event: Navigating Home Care & Senior Housing
DESCRIPTION:Register now. \nThe legal framework governing home and residential care for older adults is complex and often confusing. As BC’s senior population grows\, demands for home and residential care are increasing every year and the needs of those in long-term care are becoming more complex. It is important for older adults and their advocates to be well informed about the rights of seniors receiving care and strategies for resolving personal and health care problems that may arise. \nJoin us to learn about the types of personal care and health care that are available to older adults in British Columbia\, as well as some key laws that govern home and residential care services\, including what people have a right to expect and what service providers must do and provide. This learning event will be useful for family members\, designated decision-makers\, and advocates who are supporting and assisting older adults\, in addition to older adults seeking or receiving personal and health care services either at home or in residential care. \nInformation shared in this presentation is drawn from “Navigating Home Care and Senior Housing: An Advocacy Guide”\, a guide recently published by Seniors First BC on Clicklaw’s Wikibooks. Created by staff lawyers and researchers from Seniors First BC’s legal programs\, this guide takes a client-centered\, advocacy perspective to describe and understand the common legal matters affecting people who receive home and residential care. \nThis session is presented by Sara Pon\, Lawyer and Legal Researcher from Seniors First BC\, who previously presented “Financial Abuse: Protect What’s Yours”\, as a part of the BC CRN Provincial Learning Events. Seniors First BC is a charitable\, non-profit society that provides information\, legal advocacy\, support\, and referrals to older adults across BC with issues affecting their well-being or rights\, as well as concerned third parties. Services are delivered through its Seniors Abuse & Information Line\, Victim Services\, Public Education & Outreach Program\, Elder Law Clinic\, Legal Advocacy Program\, and Advance Planning Clinics. \nRegister now.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/ple-oct-2024
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240917T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240917T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20240809T202342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240823T164737Z
UID:17909-1726569000-1726574400@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event: Elder Abuse in the LGBTQ2SA+ Community
DESCRIPTION:Register now. \nQueer and trans elders have been described as ‘The Silent Generation’\, since they have lived through times when their sexual and gender identities were criminalized and pathologized.  This session will be of interest to anyone working with older adults\, including medical professionals\, care providers\, police\, counsellors\, community developers and policy makers. \nSpeakers: \nDr. Gloria Gutman and Dr. Claire Robson will share information on the lived experience of elder abuse of transwomen\, gay men and lesbians including financial abuse\, physical and sexual abuse\, homophobic abuse\, and neglect within partner relationships\, residential care\, in home care\, and religious organizations. Information for this part of the presentation is drawn from their 2023 book\, published with Dr. Jen Marchbank and Makaela Prentice\, called\, “Elder Abuse in the LGBTQ2SA+ Community: The Impact of Homophobia and Transphobia.” Data will also be presented from analysis by Dr. Gutman\, Dr. Heather Stewart and Dr. Mojgan Karbakhsh of Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging participants. This analysis gives us numbers heretofore unavailable in Canada comparing rates not just by abuse type but also by victim sexual orientation/gender identity (SOGI). Perpetrator characteristics across abuse types and SOGI groups will also be reported – with some interesting differences highlighted. \nRegister now. \n 
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/ple-sept-2024
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240521T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240521T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20240514T195742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T232903Z
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SUMMARY:May Provincial Learning Event - ReAct Adult Protection Program
DESCRIPTION:Register \nYou are invited to join this online webinar. BC CRN is pleased to welcome team members of the ReAct Adult Protection Program for our May Provincial Learning Event. \nVancouver Coastal Health (VCH) established ReAct to provide education\, resources and a response program to ensure frontline care providers are aware of and understand their obligations to: \nRecognize: Identify situations involving abuse\, neglect and self-neglect of vulnerable adults \nReport: suspected cases of abuse\, neglect and self-neglect to a Designated Responder \nAct: Investigate and respond to reported cases \nVCH is a “designated agency” responsible for investigating situations of abuse\, neglect and self-neglect of adults who are unable to seek support and assistance on their own due to restraint\, physical handicap\, illness\, disease\, injury or any other condition that affects decision-making ability. \nThe ReAct Adult Protection Program receives reports\, provides consultation and coordinates responses to abused\, neglected and self-neglected adults who cannot seek support and assistance on their own. \nFirst Nations ReAct provides an understanding of the complex dynamic of abuse\, neglect & self-neglect in First Nations communities. \nRegister \nSpeakers: \n \nJessica Busswood – Adult Protection Lead – DTES\, ReAct Adult Protection Program\, Vancouver Coast Health \nJessica is a registered social worker and works as an Adult Protection Lead with Vancouver Coastal Health\, supporting the Downtown Eastside community. Jessica graduated from UBC with an MSW in 2018 and has many years experience supporting vulnerable adults.\n\nJessica is a new mom with a one year old girl at home. In her spare time she likes to play volleyball\, horseback ride\, read\, and camp.\n\nCayce Laviolette – Adult Protection Lead – Sunshine Coast\, ReAct Adult Protection Program\, Vancouver Coast Health \nCayce is a registered social worker and Adult Protection Clinical Lead for Sunshine Coast and qathet (Powell River) regions with Vancouver Costal Health. He received his MSW in 2013 and has been practicing in social services and mental health care for over 20 years\, mostly with VCH since 2007. He sits on the Sunshine Coast Community Response Network\, chaired by Vicki Dobbyn. \nCayce was Vice President and Treasurer of the BC Association of Social Workers for many years. He has chaired local and provincial committees and working groups advancing social justice\, social work practice and anti-poverty action since moving to the Sunshine Coast in 2010. \nIn his free time\, Cayce laughs\, plays and sings with his 3 children and wife Maggie. He is an avid hiker and kayaker in Gibsons\, and volunteers as parent coach at the local high school. \n 
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/react-ple-may-24
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240416T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240416T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20240328T031608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240410T235249Z
UID:16499-1713263400-1713268800@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:April Provincial Learning Event: Coordinating Community-Based Solutions for Older Adults
DESCRIPTION:Join us to hear about local community programs and resources at work across the province to ensure the safety and wellness of older adults. \nLearn about: \n\nUnited Way BC and their new healthy aging program and service model\, including the new Community Connector positions that are being rolled out across the province and enhancements to the Better at Home program.\nBC Community Response Networks and our work to keep communities safe from abuse & neglect through awareness and prevention as we develop a coordinated community response.\n\nRegister \n \nSpeakers: \n\nLisa Cyr\, Regional Community Developer (Interior BC) – Healthy Aging Team\nDr. Beverley Pitman\, Senior Regional Community Developer (Lower Mainland\, Fraser Valley\, Sea to Sky) – Healthy Aging Team\nIndira Riadi\, Regional Community Developer (Fraser Health Region) – Healthy Aging Team\nSharon Johnson\, Director of Administration – BC Association of Community Response Networks (BC CRN)\n\nRegister
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/coordinating-community-based-solutions
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240319T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240319T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20240226T233331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240227T012121Z
UID:16008-1710844200-1710849600@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event: Behind the Wheel - Navigating Road Safety as We Age
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join BC CRN’s March online Provincial Learning Event: Behind the Wheel – Navigating Road Safety as We Age.  BC CRN is pleased to welcome ICBC Road Safety Coordinator Kathleen Nadalin who will be providing tips to help aging drivers stay safe on the road.  Learn how to support older adults with valuable driver safety information including: \n\nDriving today\nSelf-assessment\nAssessing driver fitness\nThe Enhanced Road Assessment (ERA)\nTips for seniors & refresher of rules of the road\nStaying mobile!\n\nRegister now. \n  \nSpeaker: \nKathleen Nadalin – ICBC Road Safety Coordinator \nAs an ICBC Road Safety Coordinator\, Kathleen works closely with community stakeholders and partners such as police\, community volunteers\, school board and municipal representatives. She works collaboratively on developing\, executing\, and evaluating road safety programs and projects of varying size and complexity. \nShe is responsible for campaign and project budgets and allocating funds to effectively promote and support road safety initiatives. She is also a primary point of contact for media and community stakeholders on loss prevention and road safety programs and initiatives within the Tri-Cities. \nKathleen is competent at conducting large scale presentations to enhance awareness of road safety and loss prevention issues to various stakeholders and acts as a technical resource on loss prevention and road safety programs and products. \nKathleen started her career at ICBC in 1998 in the Driver Licencing Division and was quickly promoted to the Customer Contact Department. In 2000\, she was promoted into her current role in Road Safety. \nKathleen has a degree in Business Administration with a focus on Entrepreneurial Leadership and a diploma in Marketing Management and a diploma in Business Management from Douglas College. \nKathleen resides in Port Coquitlam with her husband and two children. \nRegister now.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/ple-icbc-mar-24
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240220T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240220T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20240106T204807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240115T003737Z
UID:15554-1708425000-1708430400@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event: What is Personal Planning for Older Adults?
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join BC CRN’s February online Provincial Learning Event: What is Personal Planning for Older Adults? \nThis webinar will feature an online launch of two videos with personal stories from people across BC\, highlighting the usefulness of personal planning – planning for incapacity\, end-of-life and other support needs. What is personal planning? How is it different from estate planning? What if I have a Will and an Enduring Power of Attorney – am I covered? What if I can’t make any of these documents? What will happen to me in an emergency if I can’t speak for myself? Learn the answers to these questions and more. There will be a period for Q&A. All are welcome to attend. To watch the trailer and learn more\, visit: https://nidus.ca/accessibility \nRegister now. \nSpeaker: \nAudrey Jun\nLawyer and Executive Director at Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre \nNidus Personal Planning Resource Centre is a non-profit charitable organization that was founded by groups involved in the community-based reform of B.C.’s adult guardianship legislation\, and most notably\, development of the BC Representation Agreement Act (“RA Act”). The RA Act is world-renowned and recognized as innovative and significant\, especially to the senior and disability communities. Nidus is the only community-based resource in Canada devoted to personal planning – planning for incapacity\, end-of-life and other support needs. Its existence sets British Columbia apart as a leader in addressing the critical needs of an aging population. The Resource Centre also operates a centralized Registry\, called the Nidus Registry for personal planning documents and other important information and documents in case of a health crisis or other emergency. \nRegister now.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/ple-feb-2023
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240116T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240116T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20240103T202151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240106T205441Z
UID:15536-1705401000-1705406400@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event: Hearing Health for Life
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join BC CRN’s January online Provincial Learning Event: Hearing Health for Life. (Please be advised that the previous topic for the January Provincial Learning Event “Working with the Designated Agencies” has been deferred to later in the new year due to scheduling challenges with the speaker.) \nHearing loss is a common complaint among older adults.  According to the National Institute on Aging\, hearing loss can negatively impact a person’s cognitive health (leading to issues related to concentration and memory)\, mental health (increasing the likelihood of someone experiencing depression and loneliness)\, and physical health (leading to an increased risk of falls and other personal safety issues). \nJoin us for this dynamic webinar and learn about the signs of age-related hearing loss and how to best support those who are experiencing the impacts of hearing loss.  Let’s connect and discuss hearing health for life! \nRegister now. \nSpeaker: \nGrace Shyng\, MSc Aud(C) RAUD RHIP\nCo-founder and Director of Audiology of Network Hearing \nI obtained my Master of Science in Audiology from the University of British Columbia in 1995. Upon graduation\, I was hired as a staff audiologist for a Vancouver-based nonprofit hearing clinic where I had completed one of my externships. Over the subsequent 27 years\, I worked as a staff Audiologist\, then Head of Audiology and then as Interim Executive Director (ED) from 2018 to 2020. During this period as ED\, I successfully led a capital project where we built the most accessible building in Canada\, as awarded by the Rick Hansen Foundation. From 2021 onwards\, I have been working for a private practice in Surrey\, as well as for UBC\, where I developed and coordinated a very successful pilot student-led hearing clinic. \nMy professional areas of interest include hearing health and aging\, tinnitus management\, auditory processing\, amplification and communication accessibility in work and public spaces. Over the past couple of years\, I have served on several committees for Speech Audiology Canada\, UBC School of Audiology and Speech Sciences\, and the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals. \nQualifications: \n\nRegistered Audiologist and Hearing Instrument Practitioner with the College of Speech and Hearing Health\nProfessionals of BC (CSHBC)\nCertified practice in Cerumen Management (CSHBC)\nCertified member of Speech-Audiology Canada\nRegistered member with Speech and Hearing BC\nClinical Assistant Professor with UBC School of Audiology and Speech Sciences (SASS)\nInaugural recipient of the Noelle Lamb Excellence in Clinical Education Award from UBC SASS\nCertified in Tinnitus Retraining Therapy\nCertified IHS (International Hearing Society) Tinnitus Care Provider\n\nOn a personal note\, I was born and raised in East Vancouver\, so I’m a true native Vancouverite. (As a kid\, I would sit on my back porch on hot summer nights watching the lit cabin of the PNE Spiro Tower go up and down!). I’m now a longtime resident of the Tricities\, where I live with my husband\, two grown-up kids and our dog. I enjoy creative writing\, hiking\, and travelling. I’m ecstatic to be starting this new clinic with Sandra\, my longtime friend and colleague\, and look forward to welcoming everyone into our wonderful new modern space. After several decades commuting to Vancouver\, I’m over the moon that I get to live and work in beautiful PoCo and provide quality hearing health services to our clients from the Tricities and beyond! \nFun fact: In the summers of 1998 and 1999\, I travelled to Zimbabwe with a Rotary International Hearing Health Care team. We provided audiology services across the country\, and trained local professionals on hearing health service delivery. \nRegister now.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/ple-jan-2023
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231121T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231121T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20231005T174232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231006T205511Z
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SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event: End Loneliness\, Spread Happiness
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join BC CRN’s online November Provincial Learning Event: End Loneliness\, Spread Happiness. \nRegister now. \nLoneliness and social isolation are epidemic\, affecting so many older adults. Research tells us that enhancing emotional connections is key to solving the problem. While that sounds easy—just go and talk to your neighbour—it isn’t. Typical social programming addresses loneliness with entertainment and distraction. Java Group Programs bring people together with an innovative approach that ends loneliness and spreads happiness. Through structured peer support and peer mentoring\, Java participants uplift others and are uplifted themselves. \nPresented by: \nDr. Kristine Theurer pioneered the use of standardized peer support and mentoring to address loneliness and social isolation among older adults. She is author of ‘It Makes Life Worthwhile!’ Peer Mentoring in Long-Term Care in Aging & Mental Health and The Need for a Social Revolution in Residential Care\, one of the most downloaded articles in the Journal of Aging Studies. Dr. Theurer has received numerous research awards including Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. She serves on the planning committee for the Canadian national conference on culture change. \nThe Java Group Programs is a company with a vision of ending loneliness. They pioneered a series of unique research-based peer support and mentoring programs for older adults to end loneliness and associated depression. \nThese programs have been implemented in over 900 organizations to date in both Canada and the US in long term care homes\, assisted and retirement living\, supportive housing\, hospitals and in the community. \nTheir mission is to build a sense of belonging and purpose within senior living communities. \nRegister now.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/provincial-learning-event-end-loneliness-spread-happiness
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231017T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231017T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20230928T194511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231006T205318Z
UID:14945-1697538600-1697544000@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event: Do I Still Need This Medication?
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join BC CRN’s online October Provincial Learning Event: Do I Still Need This Medication? Many older adults rely on medications to help improve the quality of their lives when they live with conditions such as chronic pain\, high blood pressure\, and diabetes. However\, it is important to consider the potential risks of taking too many medications and be aware of how overprescribing and overmedicating may be related to elder abuse. \nRegister now. \nSpeaker: \nCamille Gagnon is a pharmacist and assistant director of the Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network. The objective of this organization is to promote the safe use of medications for all Canadians. Camille holds a master’s degree in public health from the School of Public Health at the University of Montreal. Before joining the Network\, Camille worked for several years as a pharmacist in family medicine groups in Ottawa and Montreal. It was there that her strong interest in geriatric care developed. She has also worked in community pharmacy as well as in clinical program management in the private insurance field. Finally\, she worked as a pharmacology teacher to future pharmacy technicians. \n 
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/provincial-learning-event-do-i-still-need-this-medication
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230919T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230919T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20230526T192833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230902T155144Z
UID:13730-1695119400-1695124800@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event: Protect What’s Yours! Prevent Financial Abuse\, Fraud & Scams
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join the BC CRN\, Seniors First BC\, and the BC RCMP Federal Policing Prevention & Engagement for BC CRN’s September Provincial Learning Event\, Protect What’s Yours! Prevent Financial Abuse\, Fraud & Scams. \nSpeakers: \nCpl Vinh NGO works with the RCMP’s Federal Policing Prevention and Engagement (FPPE) in British Columbia to advance the RCMP’s objective of protecting vulnerable groups such as seniors. Cpl NGO will discuss the top fraud trends that are affecting seniors and will address how older adults can protect themselves from being victimized. \nSara Pon\, a staff lawyer and researcher from Seniors First BC\, will also be speaking at the Learning Event to discuss how financial abuse is one of the most common forms of elder abuse. Sara will also be discussing safety strategies and providing resources for the same. \n\nRegister now.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/protect-whats-yours-ple
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230516T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230516T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20230428T195048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T205321Z
UID:13535-1684233000-1684238400@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:May Provincial Learning Event: Cautious Consumerism
DESCRIPTION:Credit is great\, but it can also be dangerous. There are people out there who want to steal your identity and steal your credit. Learn how to protect yourself. Learn about the top scams in Canada\, how to identify\, report\, and recover from those scams. Did you know that scammers can now “trap” your call and keep your line active even after you have hung up on them? Come and learn how to deal with these and other situations – learn how to be a Cautious Consumer. \nThis month\, the BC CRN welcomes Mark Kalinowski\, AFCC\, Financial Educator at the Credit Counselling Society of BC. Mark is a personal finance nerd! His interest grew when working at a bank call center where he read the David Chilton book\, “The Wealthy Barber.” He has taken courses on investing and insurance but selling was not for him. He prefers working at the Credit Counselling Society where he sells nothing but gets to help people solve money problems and talking personal finance \nRegister now.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/may-provincial-learning-event-cautious-consumerism
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230418T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230418T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20230217T194958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230217T194958Z
UID:12948-1681813800-1681819200@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event: Social Prescribing & Older Adults
DESCRIPTION:Register now. \nSocial prescribing or social prescription is a relatively new approach that brings together social and medical models of health care. In this presentation\, we provide an overview of social prescribing based on the results of our two recent systematic reviews for this topic. \nSpeakers: \nSanya Grover: Sanya is a second year medical student at the University of British Columbia. Prior to medicine\, she completed her Bachelor of Health Sciences at McMaster University. Her research interests are focused on understanding the definition and implementation of person-centered care\, as well as exploring other healthcare concepts such as reablement and more recently\, social prescribing. \nMaureen Ashe: Maureen is a professor in the Department of Family Practice at UBC\, Canada Research Chair in Community Mobility\, and a physiotherapist. Maureen’s research interests include interventions to encourage older adults’ engagement in physical activity\, behavior change\, digital health\, and models of care such as reablement and social prescribing. \nRegister now.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/ple-socialprescribing
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230321T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230321T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20230206T194600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230305T202521Z
UID:12883-1679394600-1679400000@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event: BC Housing Programs & Services
DESCRIPTION:Join this event to learn about housing programs across BC for both renters and owners as well as those seeking accommodation. \nIsabela Booth of BC Housing will be presenting information on eligibility and resources to help our vulnerable adults find housing solutions. Isabela provides people in need of housing with information and support to apply or find out more about BC Housing’s affordable programs and services\, such as the Housing Registry\, Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER)\, and the Rental Assistance Program. Isabela often educates tenants\, family members\, housing advocates\, non-profit societies\, housing co-ops\, and community groups about BC Housing’s resources. \nRegister now.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/march-provincial-learning-event-bc-housing
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230221T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230221T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20221220T225301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230207T191505Z
UID:12459-1676975400-1676980800@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event: Reporting Abuse and the Adult Guardianship Act
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for this webinar. \nThe Adult Guardianship Act is one of four acts that form BC’s adult guardianship legislation. Part 3 of the Adult Guardianship Act regarding support and assistance for abused and neglected adults is the part of the legislation most closely connected to the BC CRN. \nIn this presentation\, participants can expect to receive an overview of the Adult Guardianship Act from the context of Vancouver Coastal Health’s Re:Act Adult Protection Program. \nAmanda Brown\, MSW\, RSW is the Director of Vancouver Coastal Health’s Re:Act Adult Protection Program. She provides education\, consultation\, and systemic support to designated responders who investigate and intervene in situations of vulnerable adult abuse\, neglect\, and self-neglect. She is the regional lead on issues related to the Adult Guardianship Act and her work includes partnering with community agencies to develop response protocols. She is a past Director of the BC Association of Community Response Networks\, and she currently sits on many provincial committees and networks working to prevent abuse of vulnerable adults. \nElisse Tan\, MSW\, RSW\, is a registered social worker\, working with the Re:Act Adult Protection Program. She brings over fifteen years of experience in health care\, working within hospital and community-based settings. Elisse’s work has spanned across various front line and leadership positions within Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health. In her current role\, Elisse supports clinicians working as designated responders\, by providing education and consultation about the use of the Adult Guardianship Act\, as well as other relevant legislation related to adult protection. She also serves as secretary on the BC CRN Board of Directors. \nRegistration is now open for this webinar.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/provincial-learning-event-the-adult-guardianship-act
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230117T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230117T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20221130T213400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221130T213514Z
UID:12171-1673951400-1673956800@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event: Essential Legal Planning Documents for BC
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for this session.\n \n\nFor the first Provincial Learning Event of the year\, BC CRN welcomes presenter Joanne Taylor\, Executive Director of Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre and Registry\, who will be discussing an overview of legal planning documents available under BC legislation – which include Representation Agreements\, Enduring Powers of Attorney\, and Wills – and an introduction to the Nidus Registry service. There will also be an opportunity for participants to have their questions answered.\n \n\nJoanne has led the education in BC on planning for the future (advance care planning) for over 30 years both as a volunteer and\, since 2000\, as Executive Director of the Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre. Nidus is a non-profit\, charitable organization. Joanne has helped thousands of people learn about\, make\, and register a Representation Agreement\, a made-in-BC planning document.\n \n\nRegistration is now open for this session.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/provincial-learning-event-essential-legal-planning-documents-for-bc
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230111T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230111T153000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20221221T200611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221221T200611Z
UID:12472-1673443800-1673451000@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:It’s Not Right! Advanced Workshop - Advanced (Part 2)
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join us for this dynamic workshop\, which is aimed at providing in-depth learning opportunities about adult abuse and neglect.  The workshop teaches people how to recognize warning signs of abuse of older adults and to respond safely and supportively.  True to life scenarios are explored to facilitate discussion and to build skills. \nOver the course of part 1 and part 2 of this workshop series\, we will discuss: \n\nExamples of the warning signs/risk factors of adult abuse and learning how to recognize them.\nDiscussions about ageism.\nVideo scenarios of situations of abuse and neglect.\nSkill building opportunities (how to respond safely/supportively and how to have conversations about suspected abuse).\n\nCome join us – everyone is welcome! Please email us to register.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/inr-advanced-011123
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230104T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230104T153000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20221221T195946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221221T200609Z
UID:12466-1672839000-1672846200@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:It’s Not Right! Advanced Workshop - Advanced (Part 1)
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join us for this dynamic workshop\, which is aimed at providing in-depth learning opportunities about adult abuse and neglect.  The workshop teaches people how to recognize warning signs of abuse of older adults and to respond safely and supportively.  True to life scenarios are explored to facilitate discussion and to build skills. \nOver the course of part 1 and part 2 of this workshop series\, we will discuss: \n\nExamples of the warning signs/risk factors of adult abuse and learning how to recognize them.\nDiscussions about ageism.\nVideo scenarios of situations of abuse and neglect.\nSkill building opportunities (how to respond safely/supportively and how to have conversations about suspected abuse).\n\nCome join us – everyone is welcome! Please email us to register.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/inr-advanced-010423
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221115T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221115T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20221103T180238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221114T193755Z
UID:11996-1668508200-1668513600@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event - An Update on Seniors First BC’s Services
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for this session. \nSeniors First BC (formerly BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support) is a non-profit charitable organization committed to protecting the legal rights of older adults\, increasing access to justice for older adults\, informing the public about elder abuse\, and providing supportive programs for older adults who have been abused. \nIn our final webinar for 2022\, learn more about the latest updates to the Seniors Abuse and Information Line (SAIL)\, Seniors First BC’s Public Education and Outreach webinars\, new advance planning clinics\, and current projects. \nMarie-Noël Campbell is the Executive Director and Lawyer for Seniors First BC. Since December 2020\, Marie-Noël has been honoured to serve older adults along with Seniors First BC’s dedicated team. She started her legal career at a non-profit organization in Vancouver where she launched and managed pro bono programs to represent low-income individuals appearing before various provincial tribunals. She was later appointed an adjudicator for one of them. \nRegister now.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/provincial-learning-event-an-update-on-seniors-first-bcs-services
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221018T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221018T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20221004T174746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221006T190806Z
UID:11717-1666089000-1666094400@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event: End Ageism Now
DESCRIPTION:Register now. \nAge is often understood as sufficient justification for treating people unequally and limiting their opportunities for meaningful contributions.  Ageism\, unlike other forms of discrimination\, is socially accepted and usually unchallenged. 50% of the population hold biased attitudes towards older people. We must all be role models to change these attitudes. \nMoving towards age equality requires a shift in terminology that shapes our understanding of age as a potential problem creating an impact on how older people are viewed. Adopting laws and policies prohibiting age discrimination is essential for moving forward. \nThis webinar will discuss the importance of “Ending Ageism” and some of the critical strategies to strengthen the rights of older persons\, including the role we all must play to ensure that all people enjoy their human rights in their older age on an equal basis with others. \nSpeakers: \nMargaret Gillis\nFounding President – International Longevity Centre \nMargaret Gillis is the founding President of the International Longevity Centre Canada\, part of a global alliance of 16 Centers dedicated to the needs and rights of older people. An award-winning executive and innovative leader\, Margaret played a key role in establishing the Age-friendly Community program in Canada and internationally\, this program is now in over 900 Canadian communities and 26 countries worldwide. Other career highlights include a joint government-NGO project to protect seniors in disasters which was recognized with an individual award by Her Majesty the Queen. \nMargaret has strong credentials regarding human rights\, working with and speaking at the UN General Assembly on behalf of older people\, as Chair of the National Advocacy Working Group at the Global Alliance on the Rights of Older People (GAROP) and at the Working Group on Mainstreaming Aging at the UNECE. With a background in health promotion\, protection and programming for the aged\, women and children\, Margaret is committed to improving the rights of older people. \n \nMs. Frances Zainoeddin \nVice Chair – NGO Committee on Ageing \nMs. Frances Zainoeddin left Australia in 1970 to work at the United Nations\, New York – initially in the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs – and ended her career\, 31 years later\, as Deputy Budget Director of the United Nations Programme Planning and Budget Division. \nUpon retirement\, Ms. Zainoeddin joined the NGO community in order to further promote the ideals of the United Nations\, with a specific interest in gender and ageing issues. Her knowledge of the United Nations system\, policies and procedures\, has been particularly useful to NGOs that participate in deliberations in intergovernmental meetings. \nMs. Zainoeddin is currently Vice-Chair of the NGO Committee on Ageing and is also a member of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women. She was a key participant in the establishment of the Stakeholder Group on Ageing in 2013\, as part of the Major Groups and Other Stakeholders involved\, as civil society participants\, in sustainable development issues and was actively engaged in the United Nations intergovernmental negotiations leading up to the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development\, ensuring inclusion of the concerns of older persons. She is the UN Focal Point in New York for the Stakeholder Group on Ageing. \nMs. Zainoeddin is also actively involved in issues concerning the rights of older persons\, particularly in the context of efforts being made by the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing at the United Nations to elaborate a convention to protect and promote the rights of older persons. \nRegister now.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/provincial-learning-event-end-ageism-now
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220920T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220920T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20220907T174903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220907T174903Z
UID:11598-1663669800-1663675200@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event: Elder Abuse & Neglect Law in BC
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for this session. \nDo you have a duty to respond to the abuse of a vulnerable adult? \nHow can you respond in a way that respects privacy\, decision-making autonomy\, and other rights? \nIn this presentation Krista will: \n\nExplain the laws in British Columbia that are relevant to adult abuse and neglect responses\nIdentify some best practices for ethical responses\nShare some helpful resources\nAnswer your questions about the law\n\n(Photo: K. James\, CCEL)\nKrista James is the National Director of the Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL)\, which conducts research\, and develops reports and educational tools on legal and policy issues related to aging. The CCEL collaborates with community stakeholders and organizations to identify and address subjects that impact older people. \nKrista is interested in how gender and other aspects of identity impact aging and encourages approaches to aging policy that recognize the citizenship rights of older people and reject systemic ageism. \nHer work focuses on law and policy issues linked to aging\, and human rights law. She graduated from UBC Law School in 1997 and was called to the BC Bar in 1998. Before joining the CCEL\, she practiced labour law with a focus on human rights and disability issues. Over the years Krista has worked with women’s centres and various non-profit community organizations serving low-income people in BC. She has also worked as a legal advocate and a victim assistance worker. \nView BC CRN’s events calendar. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter\, or email us to receive notifications of upcoming webinars and to receive advance registration information. \nProvincial Learning Events take place the third Tuesday of the month from 10:30 AM to 12 Noon (PDT). These webinars are always free of charge and everyone is welcome.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/provincial-learning-event-elder-abuse-neglect-law-in-bc
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220517T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220517T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20220322T184438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T023140Z
UID:10219-1652783400-1652788800@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event - Plan with Seniors\, Not for Them
DESCRIPTION:Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations of BC (COSCO BC): Plan with seniors\, not for them.  \nRegister now. \nWhat is COSCO?  You will learn about the roles COSCO plays in advancing the social and physical welfare of older adults in BC\, including advocacy\, education and campaigns\, together with its charitable arm – the COSCO Health and Wellness Institute – which offers free workshops across the province. Elder abuse has been selected as one of three major priorities for COSCO in 2022.  We are keen to explore with BC CRN how we can better work together to address this issue\, which intersects with key priorities around long term care standards\, integrated primary health care in our communities\, safe and accessible housing for seniors and income security\, free from frauds and scams\, among others.  Participants in the BC CRN Learning Event will become informed of COSCO goals\, membership and communications tools\, as well as how we reach out to diverse BC seniors with resource information about health and wellness.  Come to share ideas and insights in the presentation by Barb Mikulec\, 1st VP of COSCO BC. For more info see www.coscobc.ca \nBarb Mikulec has dedicated her expertise to seniors advocacy issues\, after a career teaching in Vancouver Schools.  She is on the executive of the National Pensioners Federation and builds links with the national level of seniors’ concerns about economic security\, affordable housing\, and wellness projects. Locally\, Barb serves on the Seniors Advocate Council of Advisors\, as well as the provincial Board of the BC Retired Teachers Association.  Her major commitment is to the COSCO Seniors Health and Wellness Institute\, Barb serves as President.  The Institute offers free workshops which have had over 50\,000 attendees since 2008.   www.seniorshelpingseniors.ca
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/provincial-learning-event-plan-with-seniors-not-for-them
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220419T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220419T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20220111T200042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220329T184958Z
UID:9391-1650364200-1650369600@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event - Future Us: A Roadmap to Elder Abuse Prevention
DESCRIPTION:Be sure to register for this upcoming event. \nOn March 24\, the Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse will launch Future Us\, a roadmap to elder abuse prevention. \nThis community engagement strategy examines where we are now and where we need to go to strengthen prevention across the country.  It provides clear goals and recommendations so that we can all participate at the individual\, community\, and government levels to build an integrated approach for elder abuse prevention across communities and across Canada. \nIn this presentation\, Margaret MacPherson (Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children) will provide an overview of Future Us with ideas for how you can help in making large social change with concrete practical actions.  Margaret is a Research Associate with the Centre for Research and Education on Violence against Women and Children (CREVAWC) at Western University in London Ontario. Margaret designs and develops curriculum and related materials on a number of initiatives including the Make It Our Business workplace domestic violence program and It’s Not Right! Neighbours\, Friends and Families for Older Adults. Margaret is passionate in her belief that everyone has an important contribution to make in creating safe and supportive environments at work and in our communities.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/provincial-learning-event-cnpea-roadmap
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220315T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220315T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20220112T054417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220307T205405Z
UID:9389-1647340200-1647345600@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event - Digital Security Skills and Resources for Older Adults
DESCRIPTION:Register for BC CRN’s March Provincial Learning Event – Digital Security Skills and Resources for Older Adults. \nIs it time to figure out how to use your technology with confidence?  Technology keeps us connected\, healthy & happy\, but only if you know how to use it. Before this decade ends\, over seven million Canadian seniors will be making plans to age at home. And that home is expected to have at least 15 connected devices. Technology can help older adults with digital skills remain independent\, connected\, and healthy. It can also make home a safe place to grow old and save governments\, families\, and seniors money. \nBut a lack of digital skills leads to social isolation\, makes accessing government and other online services challenging\, and creates a population of older adults threatened to be left behind as technology further integrates into our daily lives. \n\nThe Gluu Society is a nonprofit that provides digital skills learning resources to older Canadians and the people & organizations that support them.  Join Gluu‘s founder & CEO\, Linda Fawcus\, discuss what digital security and digital literacy skills are necessary to help older adults confidently use technology… one tap at a time.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/gluu
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220215T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220215T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20220112T054056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220205T002239Z
UID:9386-1644921000-1644926400@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event - Building and Supporting Financial Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Our provincial learning events are always virtual\, so it’s safe to still participate in them during the pandemic. \nRegistration is now open for this session. \nMany of us work in service agencies supporting clients who have a variety of concerns. And\, while the issues may range from mental health\, addiction\, homelessness\, relationships\, loneliness\, disabilities\, and resettlement\, financial struggles are often a key component of all of these issues. \nIn this webinar\, we will look at Financial Empowerment and how it supports and empowers individuals to take better financial control of their lives through education and support that build greater financial confidence and resilience. \nMany individuals at some time in their life may be preyed upon by the private sector\, or even experience financial abuse within their own family. \n(Photo: M. Baker)\nWe will look at how we can develop supports or referral networks to assist them when they are experiencing such distress\, including the services offered by Family Services of Greater Vancouver. We’ll discuss how we can support clients in developing positive practices to protect themselves against the growing issue of frauds\, scams\, identity theft\, and predatory lending\, which so often impact the most vulnerable. \nYou’ll come away with a greater understanding of how empowering individuals financially can have a positive impact on overall health and well-being\, and how we can support your clients through our free financial workshops\, advocacy\, and one-on-one coaching. \nMurray Baker is the Manager\, Financial Empowerment\, for Family Services of Greater Vancouver. He is also a leading North American authority on student financial planning and author of the bestseller\, The Debt Free Graduate: How to Survive College or University Without Going Broke (HarperCollins). \nHe has worked in financial literacy for over 24 years and also writes for the Good Money blog and authored several reports. He is passionate about financial education and empowering individuals to take greater control of their finances and become savvy consumers. He advocates for vulnerable populations\, including promoting policy changes that facilitate the financial well-being of all people in Canada and developing programs that foster universal financial literacy.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/provincial-learning-event-financial-literacy-family-services-of-greater-vancouver
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220118T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220118T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20211101T193527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211129T211820Z
UID:9070-1642501800-1642507200@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event - Family Caregivers of BC
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for this session.\nCaregiving is not new\, but families in Canada are now providing more complex care for a longer period of time than ever before. Family caregiving can take many forms. Do you provide care and support for an adult family member\, partner\, friend or neighbour? If so\, you are a caregiver. \nCaregivers are important supports in the health of family members and friends in BC. They also play an important role in reporting adult abuse\, neglect\, and self-neglect. Being a caregiver can sometimes feel like being on an emotional roller coaster. Many caregivers are also caregiving alone. In this session\, participants can expect to learn about: \n\nWhat a family caregiver is and the types of tasks and activities that comprise the role.\nCommon caregiver needs and the impacts of the work on the health of the caregiver.\nThe needs of a caregiver to stay healthy and the complexities of the feelings a caregiver may experience.\nThe resources and supports for caregivers\, including the process of creating a support plan and tips on how to strengthen a caregiver’s support network.\n\nThis presentation is open to everyone\, including people who are caregivers\, people who will become caregivers\, and people who work with caregivers. There will be time at the end of the session for questions. \n(Photo: L. Rodrigues)\nLycia Rodrigues began her professional career as a psychologist in Brazil\, working within a public health programming context for adults and caregivers dealing with chronic diseases. She has a \nMaster’s degree with a focus on Gerontology. Improving the quality of life for seniors and caregivers has been a significant part of Lycia’s vocational calling in various capacities in non-profit organizations and health authorities in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. Lycia is grateful that her work at FCBC allows her to connect deeply with caregivers\, developing relationships that offer her a better understanding of how to increase meaningful supports for family and friend caregivers. \nProvincial Learning Events are free webinars that take place the third Tuesday of the month from 10:30 am to 12 pm (PST). Everyone is welcome.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/provincial-learning-event-family-caregivers-of-bc
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211116T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211116T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20211101T193029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211101T193029Z
UID:9068-1637058600-1637064000@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event - Supporting Older Women in the BC Women’s Transition Housing and Supports Program
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for this session. \nThe BC Society of Transition Houses (BCSTH) trains\, supports\, and advocates for the Women’s Transition Housing and Supports Program in BC. BCSTH supports 117 member programs in over 80 communities in the province\, providing emergency safe shelter\, housing\, and specialized support services to women\, children\, and youth who are experiencing or who are at risk of violence\, including sexual assault and intimate partner violence. \nAbuse of older women is similar in many ways to violence against women who are in earlier stages of life. Physical\, emotional\, and sexual abuse can occur at any time in a woman’s life. \nThis webinar will provide an overview of the work of BCSTH\, including our members’ housing portfolio and the housing and support services available to older women. Together\, we will explore recent data that speaks to the increasing numbers of women ages 50+ who are coming into transition housing\, and the common ground among our organizations that can ensure safe shelter and support services are coordinated and effective for all women. \nAmy S. FitzGerald is the Executive Director and the former Director of Training & Programs at the BC Society of Transition Houses (BCSTH). Previously\, Amy was a policy analyst working on gender-based violence issues as they relate to coordinated community responses\, the workplace\, and transportation in rural and remote BC. She has been a public interest lawyer for over 20 years and served as the domestic violence Assistant Attorney General at the Vermont Attorney General’s Office working on unsolved homicides and domestic violence litigation\, policy\, training and legislation\, as well as a Legal Services lawyer and Public Defender in Vermont and NYC. Amy was the founding chair of Vermont’s Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission\, served on Vermont’s Child Fatality Review Team and the BC Coroner’s Service Death Review Panel reviewing Intimate Partner Violence Deaths from 2010 – 2015. \nAmy can be reached at amy@bcsth.ca.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/provincial-learning-event-supporting-older-women-in-the-bc-womens-transition-housing-and-supports-program
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211019T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211019T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20211016T154736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211016T154839Z
UID:8843-1634639400-1634644800@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:October Provincial Learning Event
DESCRIPTION:Your Communities’ Future – How to Achieve Population-Level Change presented by Paul Born\, co-Founder\, co-Chief Executive Officer\, Tamarack Institute; Founder\, Director\, Vibrant Communities. \nRegistration is now open for this session. \nThis workshop builds on Tamarack’s experience designing and leading large-scale change initiatives for communities. \nIn this session\, participants will: \n\nConsider the role of collective action and deep community engagement.\nUnderstand how to achieve community innovation that leads to population-level impacts.\nLearn how to build a common agenda and to achieve a collective impact for sustainable long-term change.\n\nPaul Born has spent the last 20 years coaching communities across Canada and the United States to design and implement large-scale social change initiatives. He grew up in BC as the son of refugees. He is the co-founder and co-CEO of Tamarack Institute\, a 40\,000-member learning community\, and is the founder and director of Vibrant Communities\, a Collective Impact movement with campaigns that support Communities Ending Poverty and Cities Deepening Community\, Communities Building Youth Futures\, and Community Climate Transitions\, which are active in over 400 cities. \nPaul is also the author of four books including two Canadian best sellers. He is a global faculty member of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD) and a senior fellow of Ashoka\, the world’s largest network of social innovators. Paul was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2019. \nProvincial Learning Events are free webinars that take place the third Tuesday of the month from 10:30 am to 12 pm (PST). Everyone is welcome. \nView BC CRN’s events calendar. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter\, or email us at info@bccrns.ca to receive notifications of upcoming webinars and to receive advance registration information. \n(Header Photo: Paul Born. Photo courtesy of P. Born.)
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/october-provincial-learning-event
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210921T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210921T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T173040
CREATED:20210830T175213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211029T192814Z
UID:8321-1632220200-1632225600@bccrns.ca
SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event - The Energy Conservation Assistance Program Community Partners Offer: Helping Income Qualified Households Live More Comfortably
DESCRIPTION:September 21\, 2021: The Energy Conservation Assistance Program Community Partners Offer: Helping Income Qualified Households Live More Comfortably presented by Kathleen Dixon\, Conservation and Energy Management Team\, FortisBC \nRegistration is now open for this session. \nJoin us for our first Provincial Learning Event after summer hiatus! \nThis presentation is best suited to individuals and teams of community-based organizations and non-profits. \nSession participants will: \n\nReceive an introduction to the Energy Conservation Assistance Program (ECAP) for Income-Qualified Households\, including information about the free products and services qualified could households receive.\nLearn more about the benefits of the ECAP Community Partners Offer.\nUnderstand how to help clients save money on utility bills and make their homes more comfortable during the hot and cold months\, all while conserving energy.\nDiscuss ideas for educating social service organization clients about the ECAP.\n\nBC CRN is partnering with BC Hydro and FortisBC to support communities and community partners in implementing the ECAP province-wide by helping to distribute registration forms. \nKathleen Dixon is a program administrator with FortisBC’s Conservation and Energy Management team. Over the past two years\, she has been working with social service organizations to help income-qualified households live more comfortably through various energy conservation assistance programs. She is passionate about the Energy Conservation Assistance Program: Community Partners Offer because it helps to support vulnerable households and community social service organizations. \nProvincial Learning Events are free webinars that take place the third Tuesday of the month from 10:30 am to 12 pm. Everyone is welcome. \nFollow us on Facebook or Twitter\, or email us to receive notifications of upcoming webinars and to receive advance registration information. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/provincial-learning-event
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event - The Metis People of British Columbia
DESCRIPTION:May 18\, 2021: The Métis People of BC\, presented by Daniel Fontaine\, Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Minister for the Métis Nation BC (MMBC). \nRegistration is now open for this session. \nMétis Nation BC (MNBC) has a total of 22\,000+ registered citizens who reside in communities across the province. According to Statistics Canada\, Métis are the largest single group of Indigenous people in BC\, with 90\,000+ (citizens and self-identified) individual residing in our province. With almost 100 full-time staff\, MNBC is the recognized government for Métis people in BC. It is headquartered in Surrey with seven regional hub offices located in a number of major centres. Métis people have a deep and rich history in our province. Some of Canada’s most well recognized individuals such as Terry Fox identifying as Métis. \nIn his presentation\, Mr. Fontaine will provide a brief history of the key contributions Metis people have made and continue to make in British Columbia regarding whom many refer to as ‘the forgotten people’. As we move toward an era of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in BC\, MNBC is at the forefront of advocating for self-government and the protection of Metis rights as set out in Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution. \nFontaine will also speak about the current and future challenges Métis people face in BC as they begin a journey and reconciliation and a pathway toward self-government. He will also speak to the unique challenges faced by Métis people as they forge a new government-to-government relationship with the Canadian\, British Columbia and First Nation governments. Fontaine will also highlight some of the unique cultural components of being Métis and how critical it is to retaining the Michif language\, which is not considered as ‘endangered’. \nAbout our presenter: Mr. Fontaine has worked in the private and not-for-profit sectors as well as government. After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Manitoba\, Mr. Fontaine went on to complete the Media Writing and Public Relations certificate from Langara College. He was appointed to the Board of Directors for Douglas College and served on the BC College of Psychologists from 2004-2010. He also served on the Board of Directors for SafeCare BC which has a mandate to reduce workplace injuries in the long-term care sector. \nMr. Fontaine is the former weekly civic affairs columnist for the 24 Hours Newspaper and political commentator on Global TV & Global BC1 news channel. He actively participated in the weekly civic affairs panel for the top-rated Bill Good Show on CKNW radio. \nIn 2012 Mr. Fontaine was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for public service. He was born in St. Boniface\, Manitoba and moved to British Columbia in 1989. \nAdvance registration for this presentation is required. Register now. \nProvincial Learning Events are free webinars that take place the third Tuesday of the month from 10:30 am to 12 pm. Everyone is welcome. \nView BC CRN’s events calendar. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter\, or email us at info@bccrns.ca to receive notifications of upcoming webinars and to receive advance registration information. \n 
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/provincial-learning-event-metis-nation-of-british-columbia
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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