Expired Family Preservation – Professional Development Day with Gayle Desmeules (Red Deer)

Professional Development Day with Gayle Desmeules: Family Preservation

Presented by

Alberta Home Visitation Network Association

 

About the Family Preservation Session:

June 6 9:00-12;00 1:30-4:00 p.m.

Building trust and meaningful engagement is the heart of home visitation practice and working with people. This workshop will teach restorative approaches and techniques for engaging parents/caregivers to ensure the safety and well-being of children.

Gayle Desmeules – Biography

Gayle, a citizen of the Métis Nation of Alberta, earned a Master of Arts in Leadership and Training from Royal Roads University in 2003 and has a Q.Med designation with ADR Institute of Alberta and Canada. Her research and practice focus on restoring healthy relationships for people in conflict or involved with the social justice system. She has a background in community development, human services, and transformative change for building DEI workplace cultures using restorative engagement as a way to address harm and foster positive change within individuals, groups, institutions, and systems, see  English | Français Report on Written Submissions: English | Français

Through her company True Dialogue, www.truedialogue.ca, Gayle provides family and workplace mediation, restorative justice facilitation, peacemaking training, and consulting services. She’s an Instructor for the International Institute for Restorative Practices and the Alberta Restorative Justice Association. Published by the Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare, Putting A Human Face on Child Welfare see Chapter 8, “A Sacred Circle: Family Group Conferencing,” page 161

Date:

Thursday, June 6, 2024 (register by May 31, 2024)

Time:

9:00-4:30 p.m.

Location:

Red Deer Resort and Casino 

3310 50 Ave, Red Deer AB, T4N 3X9

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Fee:

AHVNA Member: $85.00 (includes Breakfast, Lunch and Snacks)

Non Member: $150.00 (includes Breakfast, Lunch and Snacks)

Registration is limited, we suggest registering early!

*For Early Childhood Educators, the AGM and Professional Developmental Day does not qualify for PD Funding

Click here to register for the AGM if you haven’t done so already.