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Please note updated May 3 2021 - This training will be Monday nights for 8 weeks starting May 31 2021 6-9pm…

Please note this training is for mediation volunteers only. To register, please email Mel at melissahl@cjiwr.com.  Active Bystander Training provides participants the opportunity to see themselves as potential Active Bystanders who can intervene when they are witness to abusive, isolating or stigmatizing behaviour. The training teaches them about pro-social behaviour, making them more aware of why they may be hesitant to intervene and encourages them to consider taking action in the future. The program focuses on behaviours relating to interpersonal…

Pre-Requisites: Facilitated Dialogue is considered an advanced training and participants must be familiar with a foundational understanding of Transformative Mediation as well as a foundational understanding of best practices in supporting people who’ve experienced sexual harm. If you would like some further information about Transformative Mediation or  Working with the Impacts of Sexual Harm to prepare for this training, please reach out to katec@cjiwr.com to be be connected with some helpful resources.   Early bird rate of $475.00 until January 4,…

This 21-hour training taking place over 7 Monday evenings between May - June, 2022. Specifically, we will be meeting virtually on May 9, 16, 30, June 6, 13, 20 & 27. We welcome registrants with lived experience and especially welcome male and non-binary volunteers. Attendance to all 7 sessions are required in order to move forward as a volunteer. If a session is missed, we will do our best to offer a make-up session, however, there are some pieces of…