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Join us for our first Learning Series webinar of 2022! Our webinars are open to all interested in delving deeper into topics related to Patient-Oriented Research (POR).

When: Monday, March 21, 2022
Time: 11:00 a.m-12:30 p.m. EDT / 8:00-9:30 a.m. PDT

During this informative session, participants will be introduced to the core principles of Trauma Informed Care and explore how this approach can better inform medical research.

Specifically, we will explore:

• What is Trauma Informed Care?

  • Safety

  • Choice

  • Collaboration

  • Trust and Connection

  • Empowerment

• What considerations are there for Trauma Informed Care specific to medical research? 

  • Trauma History and Trauma Response

  • Window of Tolerance

  • Psychoeducation

  • Re-traumatization

  • Language

  • Dissemination

  • Supports

  • Deficit Versus Strength

  • Validation of participants

  • Culture and Colonization
    
    

Speakers

Nicole Ward

Nicole Ward (she/her) is a registered social worker in Calgary, Alberta.  Nicole has been in front line social work roles for the last 15 years and is currently working on a multi-disciplinary team, focused on the safety of children. Nicole holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Social Work and is currently in her final semester at University of Calgary, where she will obtain a Master of Clinical Social Work with a focus on Trauma Informed Practice.

Nicole’s involvement with the CHILD-BRIGHT Network began in 2018, after joining the Parent-EPIQ research project as a parent advisor with the Neonatal Follow up Clinic at Alberta Children’s Hospital.  Nicole’s advocacy with NICU families was born out of a personal experience as the mother of both a full-term baby and a further birth experience of a micro preemie.  This experience fueled a passion for multiple volunteer and advocacy roles within the NICU community.

Outside of Nicole’s busy work schedule and commitment to life-long learning, she enjoys traveling home to Newfoundland with her partner, 9-year-old-daughter, and 5-year-old son.

Krista Andrews

Krista Andrews is a registered social worker who has dedicated much of her career to the area of child protection and believes that this comes with a responsibility to constantly consider opportunities for decolonization.  Krista resides in Mohkinstsis, also known as Calgary.  This Treaty 7 area is the traditional territory of the Blackfoot people and is situated where the Elbow River meets the Bow.  In the spirit of reconciliation, Krista would like to acknowledge that she lives, works, and thrives on the land that is the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy, which is made up of the Siksika, Kainai and Piikani people.  The area is also home to Tsuut’ina First Nation, Stoney Nakota First Nation, the Metis Nation Region 3, and many others who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.

Krista holds a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Calgary and will convocate this spring with a Master of Clinical Social Work, with a specialization in Trauma Informed Practice. Krista has a genuine appreciation for research, leadership, and learning through travel opportunities.  Prior to the current pandemic, Krista found opportunities to mix these passions and presented her research findings at international conferences such as the Women as Global Leaders conference in Dubai and the Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development in Hong Kong. As the mother of a now 19-year-old, Krista is looking forward to the future when she and her daughter can again travel freely and explore the world.