Community Programs Sctiedule April-June, 1984 What is the Justice Institute? Why Community Programs? The Justice Institute of British Columbia is a post secondary educational organization that provides training and education programs to people working within the fields of justice and public safety. The majority of people trained at the Justice Institute are employees of B.C.'s Corrections, Court Services, Police, Fire and Emergency Health Services. In addition to training career professionals, the Justice Institute through the Community Programs branch offers a wide range of noncredit courses to a broad range of professionals, community groups and interested citizens. By offering courses and workshops for individuals and groups in the area of justice and public safety, the Justice Institute provides: • a forum for the discussion of justice and public safety issues • information and education on B.C.'s justice and public safety system • training to increase participants' skills in dealing effectively with the system. Interdisciplinary programs: workshops on current issues in the justice and public safety system are designed for representatives of a broad range of professionals, community groups and interested citizens. Recent examples include programs on Sexual Abuse of Chi ldren Within the Family,Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Crisis Intervention. Public Programs: to increase the public's awareness of their rights andYesponsibilities in relation to justice and public safety; examples include sessions on Burglary Prevention in the Home; Schemes, Scams and Cons (a course for senior citizens on ways to protect themselves) and Heart Savers (a basic course in cardiac pulmonary resuscitation.) ·programs for Private Agencies or Community Groups: skill building sessions designed for one group or several agencies with a common training need; Leadership Skills, Stress Management, and Skills for Communicating with Clients are recent examples. Community programs staff initiate programs or respond to requests based on specialized needs. Projects are either sponsored solely by the Justice Institute or developed in conjunction with other organizations. Some programs are held at the Justice Institute; however, staff have a provincial mandate and work co-operatively with other groups to organize programs throughout B.C. In addition to the programs contracted for by the Academies at the Justice Institute, a range of interdisciplinary and public programs are offered on a feefor-service basis. Schedules for these programs are produced three times a year and distributed to a wide cross-section of people interested in justice and public safety education. For more information about any of these programs, and to enquire about registration, contact: Community Programs, Justice Institute of B.C. 4180 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V6R 4J5 Tel: 228-9771 CRITICAL INCIDENTS~ The Impact of on-the-job Deaths, Fires, Riots & Disasters. Dates: June 25 - 26 at the Justice lnstit~te in Vancouver. Fee:$70 Resource Person: Fred Van Fleet, PhD., consulting psychologist at the Justice Institute. Shootings, hostage takings, fires, multiple vehicle fatalities, child mortality, disasters and prison riots are traumas experienced onthe-job by criminal justice and public safety personnel. The physical and emotional effects of these critical incidents can be devastating to personnel. The workshop will address topics including: typical coping mechanisms, signs of failure to cope, typical delayed effects, debriefing critical incidents, policy responses such as peer counselling programs. FAMILY COURT ADVOCACY PROGRAM Dates: June 11 -12 at the Justice Institute in Vancouver Fee:$15 Resource Persons: Joanne Ranson, Barrister and Solicitor; Jennifer Harry, B.C. Public Interest Advocacy Centre. This two day workshop is designed to assist those who wish to do advocacy work related to Family Court. Content will include analysis of legislation and court procedures with emphasis on practical application of this information. Co-sponsored with Legal Services Society, B.C. Public Interest Advocacy Center, Battered Women's Support Services and Solicitor General, Canada. WHAT WORKS - Unemployment and Juvenile Crime Dates: May 16 -17 at the Justice Institute in Vancouver. The conference is designed to explore the linkages between juvenile crime and unemployment, while examining models of employment and skill development for 'youth at risk'. Representatives from youth agencies, government funding bodies and youth groups will be invited to participate. Co-sponsored with Ministry of Attorney General and So1icitor General, Canada. TRAUMA FIRST AID: Initial Assessment and Intervention · Dates: April 7 in Victoria, co-sponsored with St. John Ambulance. Fee: $35. To register, call 388-5505. May 26 at the Justice Institute in Vancouver. Fee: $35. To register, call 228-9771. June 16 in Dawson Creek, co-sponsored with Northern Lights College. Fee: $40. To register, call 782-5251. Resource Persons: Chris Sims, Emergency Room Nurse, Acute Care Hospital, U.B.C.; Ron Straight, A.LS. I intern, Emergency Health Services Commission. The one day workshop is designed to review information in patient assessment, up-grade skills in the area of pre-hospital trauma care and provide practical hands-on application of this information. The workshop is a continuing education course for industrial first aid attendants, first aiders, ambulance attendants, police, firefighters and other first line responders. MAKING DECISIONS Dates: June 22 - 23 at the Justice Institute in Vancouver Fee:$70 Resource Person: Vera Bergman, Program Director, Justice Programs Division , Justice Institute. Too much valuable time goes into solving the wrong problem, or dealing with the results rather than the causes of problems. The workshop will provide practical tools to help managers reach and implement productive decisions. Topics will include: problem analysis, lateral and creative thinking, blocks to effective decision-making and implementing decisions. I VIOLENT PORNOGRAPHY: Does It Influence Violence Toward Women? Date: April 2 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Justice Institute in Vancouver. Fee: $20 Resource Persons: Dr. Edward Donnerstein, social psychologist, University of Wiscohson; Dr. Niel Malamuth, social psychologist, University of California. Both speakers are respected and leading researchers in the area of violent pornography and its impact on violent behaviour. The presentation will include discussion of research findings from laboratory data and subject interviews. Samples of commercially available violent and/or coercive material will be shown. Cosponsored with Women's Office, Ministry of Labour and th ' Association for Women in the Justice System. YOUNG OFFENDERS' ACT: Workshops For Community Agencies A series of workshops will be held in April and May to provide information and an orientation on the Young Offenders Act to community agencies. Topics will include an overview of the principles and scope of the new act, provisions for arrest and detention, provincial policies in implementing the act, and diversion measures. One day workshops will be scheduled in 12 locations throughout the province. Co-sponsors include Ministry of Attorney General, Legal Services Society, People's Law School Solicitor General, Canada and the Justice Institute. ' SURVIVING RESTRAINT: Developing Agency Strategy Dates:~aturday, May 12 and 26 at the Jt:1stice Institute. Fee: $50 per person if two or more from one agency, $65 for one person Resource Person: Doug Kerr, Tracon Training Consultants Corp., management consultant and trainer with corporations, government and non-profit agencies. The very survival of your agency depends on how well your strategy has been articulated. During the 2 days of the workshop, agency teams will develop strategies, long range plans and short For more information on,i I • I • I term operational plans. To ensure not only the survival of the ',gency, but the continued provision of high quality service, it is -~ssential that Board members and agency managers function as a team. They must set direction, establish targets and cope with the effects of restraint. Please plan to attend as an agency team (the manager of the agency and at least one board member.) There will be an assignment prior to the first day of the workshop and another between the two workshop dates. Resource Person: Instructors under the direction of Marje Burdine, Interdisciplinary Co-ordinator, Community Programs, Justice Institute. The workshop is designed to develop skills in co-operative conflict resolution involving a neutral third party to guide two conflicting individuals to a mutually created and acceptable dispute resolution. All sessions co-sponsored with Solicitor General, Canada. CRISIS INTERVENTION: Dealing with Violence, Suicide and Stress in the Workplace Session 1. Dates: May 23 - 25 at the Justice Institute in Vancouver Fee:$75 Resource Persons: Fred Van Fleet, PhD., consulting psychologist at the Justice Institute; Dan Stone, Training and Education Supervisor, Cfisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of Greater Vancouver; Dale Trimble, counsellor in private practice and co-founder of the Vancouver Family Court Assaultive Husbands Project. This workshop will cover topics including: crisis intervention techniques; assessment, intervention and defusing techniques; handling potentially violent situations and intervenor produced violence. Strategies for handling the cumulative effects of working in these situations will also be discussed. or Justice Institute in Vancouver. Session 2: June 21-23 and July 7-9 (same times as listed above) at the Justice Institute in Vancouver Fee:$250 Resource Persons: Marje Burdine, Interdisciplinary Coordinator, Community Programs, Justice Institute and Tony Tobin, Crown Counsel in Vancouver. The 30-hour certificate program will provide content and practical experience related to the role and impact of the mediator, case assessment and management, conflict analysis, skills and abilities essential to the mediation process, and ethical and legal implications. Prerequisite: Attendance at the basic-level course on Mediation Skills. CHILD SEXUAL OFFENDERS Dates: April 5 - 6 in Victoria -<:1e:$60 1 ',.__.-(esourcePerson: Irwin S. Dreiblatt, PhD., clinical psychologist, co-director of Pacific Psychological Services in Seattle, on the clinical faculty of the University of Washington and on the faculty of the Washington State Law and Justice Training Commission. Content includes discussion on dynamics of the child sexual offender including characteristics, psychology, prognosis for treatment, adolescent offender, treatment issues such as success rates of treatment programs, court ordered vs. voluntary, institutional vs. community based. Designed for pe~sons interested in, or currently dealing with, child ~xual offenders, as well as persons working primarily with child ~exual assault victims who need to increase their knowledge and understanding of the offender. Co-sponsored with Camosun College-. MEDIATION SKILLS: Cooperative Conflict Resolution ., Dates: April 12-14 in Quesnel, co-sponsored with College of New Caledonia May 7 - 9 at the Justice Institute in Vancouver May 10 -12 in Victoria, co-sponsored with Camosun College May 24 • 26 in Kamloops, co-sponsored with Cariboo College June 7 - 9 at the Justice Institute in Vancouver ADVANCED MEDIATION SKILLS April 12-14 and April 26-28 (Thursday eves., 7:3010:30 p.m.; Fridays & Saturdays, 9am-5pm) at the NEGOTIATION SKILLS Dates: April 6-7 at the Justice Institute in Vancouver Fee:$65 Resource Person: Tony Tobin, A Crown Counsel in Vancouver, with broad experience in community development with government and private agencies: This workshop will provide participants with opportunities to learn about alternative negotiation methods, tactics and strategies, as well as an opportunity to develop negotiation skills through pracrtce and feedback in a structured learning environment. COMMUNICATING WITH CLOUT AND CONFLDENCE: Assertiveness Skills for the Workplace Dates: May 17-18 (directed toward women support staff) at the Correctional Staff College in Mission. May T.B.A. (open) at Correctional Staff College in Mission. Aesource Persons: Sandra Berman, Frywork and Susie Walsh, Consultant. A workshop to assist workers to develop and practice effective and assertive communication skills. The emphasis will be on effective listening, sending clear messages and personal communication styles within the workplace. Co-sponsored with Correctional Services of Canada. DEALING WITH THE HOSTILE CLIENT Date: April 26 in New Westminster. . v of these programs, and to enquire about registration, contact Communi Fee:$36 Resource Person: Dale Trimble, M.A. Daleisacounsellorin private practice and co-founder of the Vanc.ouver Family Court Assaultive Husbands Project. This workshop will help participants deal more effectively with client hostility. Topics will include dealing with participants' own feelings and stress levels during hostile encounters, communication skills as applied to these situations, and techniques for defusing hostility. Co-sponsored with Douglas College. To register call 520-5472. COLLISION PREVENTION TECHNIQUES Fee:$55 Resource Persons: Certified driver training instructors and accident analysts from the Justice Institute Police Academy. Directed toward pre-school teachers and day care co-ordinators, the first session will cover dynamics of sexual abuse, behavioural indicators and reporting procedures. The second session will have an enrollment maximum of 30 people and will cover theory and practice of prevention and the development of a prevention model. ISN'T ANYBODY LISTENING? Dates: April 26-27, 9:00 am -4:30 pm at the Correctional Services of Canada Staff College in Mission. Fee: $60. Resource Person: Joan Balmer, Ryane Consulting, Inc. The course is for persons working in the public sector who spend a significant portion of their time driving a vehicle in a variety of traffic conditions. The program consists of two hours of classroom lectures, followed by five hours of on-road driving. Dates to be announced in up-coming program flyer. The two day workshop has been designed for female workers in predominantly male institutions wanting to learn stress and anger management techniques for effective conflict resolution, and isolation reducing strategies. Co-sponsored with the Association for Women in the Justice System. WORKING WITH MEN WHO BATTER LIVING WITH HARD-TO-REACH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS . Dates: April 6-7 in Prince George Fee:$45 Resource Person: Dale Trimble, M.A., Counsellor in private practice who has worked with wife assaulters for six years. Topics to be covered in this two day workshop include: characteristics and assessment of men who batter, protection of the victim, clinical treatment models for men who batter, how to set up and operate a group therapy program for wife assaulters, courtordered vs. voluntary treatment considerations and dealing with yourown feelings towards the assaulter. Co-sponsored with the B.C. Association of Social Workers and the Solicitor General, Canada. STRESS AND CRISIS INTERVENTION Dates: April 4-5 in Vernon ■ Resource Persons: Jan Sippel, educational consultant in child sexual abuse; Brenda Knight, psychologist specializing in child sexual abuse. Fee: $40 for April 4; $60 for April 5 Resource Person: Fred Van Fleet, PhD., consulting psyc~ologist at the Justice Institute. The stress workshop is designed to provide an explanation of stress with major emphasis on identification of stress and application to the work setting. The crisis intervention workshop will include a working model of crisis intervention; assessment, intervention and defusing techniques; strategies for handling potentially violent situations. Co-sponsored with U.B.C. Continuing Education, Vernon. CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: Skills & Strategies for Early Childhood Educators Dates: May 26 and June 9 at the Justice Institute in Vancouver. Fee: $50 for two sessions; $30 for one session. nunity Programs, 228-9771. Dates: April 12 {2:00 pm - 5:00 pm) and April 13 {9:00 am - 5:00 pm) in Cranbrook. Fee: $40, includes resource kit and meals. Resource Person: Brenda Knight, a clinical and consulting psychologist in private practice as well as a foster parent. The workshop is designed for people who work in residential set- 1 tings, alternate care homes or detention centres, foster parents and others responsible for children and adolescents on a24 hour live-in-basis. Topics include: impact of past experiences of disturbed or abused children/adolescents on current behaviour, typical issues and behaviours, responses and roles of caregivers and signs of success. Co-sponosred with Ministry of Human Resources and B.C. Federation of Foster Parents. STRESS AND BURNOUT IN HIGH RISK OCCUPATIONS Dates: April 30 {1 :00 pm - 8:00 pm) and May 1 {9:00 am -12:00; Spouses Session), in Castlegar, co-sponsored with Sell(irk College and Castlegar and District Fire Chiefs' Association. Fee: $20 May 9 in Nanaimo, co-sponsored with Nanaimo RCMP Auxiliary Police. Fee: $25 per per~on; $35 per couple. S11>ouses are encouraged to attend. Resource Person: Fred Van Fleet, PhD., consulting psychologist at the Justice Institute specializing in stress management. A workshop to provide an explanation of stress with major emphasis in identification of high stress situations, delayed stress reactions and ways to manage stress. F Aseriesofcoursesforindividuals employed in the retail, public and private security fields has been co-designed and approved by the Canadian Society for Industrial Security and the Justice Institute. Courses range from 2 hour evening sessions concentrating on defensive tactics and control techniques; dealing with hostile or aggressive people, and gathering, preserving and presenting evidence. SELF DEFENSE: Defensive Tactics & Control Techniques Dates: 8 sessions on Monday & Thursday evenings, 7:00 pm 9:00 pm, beginning Monday, May 7 attheJustice Institute. Fee:$60 Resource Persons: Instructors under the supervision of Doug Farenholtz, MSc., Coordinator of Physical Education Services at the Justice Institute, former trainer of physical fitness and selfdefense for the RCMP. Private security personnel may be physically assaulted while performing their duties. Conflicts could involve being pushed or shoved, grabbed or held, or having to restrain, remove or escort a person. This course will combine teaching and hands-on practice sessions so that participants will be able to perform effective self-defense techniques on completion of the session. Certificates will be presented to participants who successfully complete the course. There will be a maximum of 15 students per instructor. MANAGING HOSTILE OR AGGRESSIVE .PEOPLE Date: Saturday, May 12, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at the Justice Institute Fee:$30 Resource Person: Fred Van Fleet, Phd., consulting psychologist atthe Justice Institute. Dr. Van Fleet has worked extensively with police departments and justice personnel as a trainer and consultant on Crisis Intervention and Stress Management; he lectures throughout Canada and the United States on these topics. The program is directed toward security personnel who mµst deal with angry or hostile people. Topics will inoo.ide: sizing up the situation, managing conflicts without using.physical force and learning how you are affected by dealing with aggres~ive people. EVIDENCE AND COURTROOM PROCEDURES Dates: To be announced. Fee:$30 The program is designed for security personnel who need to gather or hold evidence as a result of break-ins, assaults, prop• arty damage, trespass or theft. Participants will learn both the proper procedures to follow to protect evidence at the scene of a crime and how to present and maintain the evidence to support charges which lead to successful prosecution. Co-sponsored with the Vancouver Police Department. Resource persons will include police officers and legal counsel. PUBLIC DIALOGUE ON CRIMINAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES Parole Issues And Implications Date: April 3, 7:30 pm -9:30 pm at Douglas College, 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster. Fee: $10. For more information call 520-5472 Resource Persons: Bob Lusk, Warden Mission Institution; Mike Redding, Executive Director of the B.C. Board of Parole and Fraser Simmons, National Parole Board. The session will provide information on the parole process, its rationale and its impact on both the public and offenders. Co-sponsored with Douglas College. New Perspectives On Punishment Date: April 17, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm at Douglas College, 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster. Resource Persons: John Ekstedt, Professor of Criminology, Simon Fraser University; Michael Jackson, Professor of Law, University of British Columbia; His Honour Judge Ross Collver, Criminal Division, Vancouver Provincial Court. Fee $10. See number listed above. Recently, there has been significant discussion as to the most effective method of responding to prisoner populations. Rehabilitation vs. retribution; treatment vs. punishment are among the issues actively debated. The session is designed to present currenttrends within the corrections system and offer a variety of views as to the effectiveness of these approaches. Co-sponsored with Douglas College. TEEN MOCK TRIALS This program is designed to provide young people with information on the Young Offenders Act. Participants have an opportunity to experience how the criminal justice system works by acting out the various roles in a simulated trial. Co-sponsored with Solicitor General, Canada. Sessions arranged in response to requests. EMERGENCY CARE OF YOUNG CHILDREN Dates: April 16 at 1:00pm at Gilmore Community School, 50 S. Gilmore. To register, contact Burnaby School Board at 299-4361. Fee: $2.00. To register, please contact numbers listed above. The program is directed towards parents wishing to learn more emergency care of young children. Topics include: how to administer initial first aid, when to call an ambulance and common emergency occurrences. Resource people will be from the Red Cross. LAW DAY The Justice Institute, along with several other organizations involved in public legal educaion, invite you to attend LAW DAY, April 15th, 10:30 am -5:30 pm in the Great Hall, Law Courts, 800 Smithe St., Vancouver. Displays, workshops and special events will be part of the day's free activities. This is an annual eventforthe public initiated by the Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch). HOW TO PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN Date: April 19 at 1:00 pm at the Willingdon Heights Community Centre, 1491 Carleton. Register through the Burnaby School Board at 299-4361 Fee: $2.00 The session is directed toward parents concerned about the safety of their children. Issues such as child molestation and sexual assault For more Information on any of these programs, and to enquil will be discussed and advice will be offered on protective measures to be followed. COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR ADOLESCENT Date: May 24, 7:30 pm at the Justice Institute, 4180 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver. 228-9771 ext. 224. Fee: $5.00. To register, contact the number listed above. Resource Person: Stacey Holloway, Nurse Clinician, Adolescent Unit, Vancouver General Hospital. This evening program is directed toward parents and will provide ideas and skills for effective communication with adolescents. Topics will include how to reopen the lines of communication and how to recognize warning signals that may lead to communication breakdown. "SHALL I CALL THE DOCTOR?" Date: May 2, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm at the Justice Institute in Vancouver, 228-9771. Fee: $2.00. To register, please contact number listed above. This program is directed toward parents with young children and infants; presentation highlights the signs and symptoms of common emergency illnesses, accidents or injuries that may require immediate care. Resource people will be community based paediatricians. TALKING ABOUT TOUCHING Dates: April 30, 7:30 pm - Parent Orientation; May 2, 11 :00 am for 3 year olds; 1:00 pm for 4 and 5 year olds. Mt. Pleasant Community Centre, 3161 Ontario Street, 874-8165 May 2, 7:30 pm - Parent Orientation; May 5, 11:00 am for 3 year olds; 1:00 pm for 4 and 5 year olds. West Point Grey Community Centre, 4397 W. 2nd, 224-1910 May 10, 7:30pm-ParentOrientation; May 12, 10:00amfor3year olds, 11 :15 am for 4 and 5 year olds. Kitsilano Community Centre, 2690 Larch, 734-4974 Fee: $7 per child. To register, contact numbers listed above. This program directed toward children and their parents to develop specific skills to prevent sexual assault and child molestation. Prevention games, art activities and assertiveness exercises will be taught. Par; ents must attend both sessions. DEPRESSION AND MOOD DISORDERS: Coping Skills For Family Members ar,..d Friends. Dates: May 16, 23 and 30 at 7:30 pm attheJustice Institute in Vancouver. Fee: Free. Registration required by May 14. To register contact Canadian Mental Health Association, 879-9261 or Justice Institute-Community Programs, 228-9771. Resource people have been chosen from a variety of professions and agencies whose staff work with depression and mood disorders. The program is directed towards family and friends of depression victims to help them develop understanding and coping skills. Topics include: what are mood disorders, how are they treated; and how to cope with a family member with a mood disorder. Each session will cover a different topic. Co-sponsored with Canadian Mental Health Association. m 0 These programs are arranged in response to requests from specific groups. If you want a program offered in your area, contact Community Programs, Justice Institute, 228-9771. SCHEMES, SCAMS AND CONS Dates: April 9, 1:30 pm -3:30 pm at Collingwood United Church, 3215 School, Vancouver. 434-7019 May 28, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm at Collingwood Baptist Church, 4847 Joyce, Vancouver. 433-5616 Free. One session seminar directed toward senior citizens, focuses on ways they can protect themselves in their homes, on the street and in the marketplace. Resource people will be police officers. Co-sponsored with Solicitor General, Car.i,ada. STROKES: Signs and Symptoms Dates: April 4 at 10:45 am at Kerrisdale Community Centre, 5851 W. Boulevard, Vancouver. 261-6366. Fee: Free. To register, contact number listed above. The session will highlight the causes and prevention of strokes, the physiological effects, as well as some prevention methods. PERSONALSEL~DEFENSEFOR SENIORS Dates: April4andApril 11, 1:30pm-3:30pm at411 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver. 684-8171 May 4 and May 11, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm at the West End Community Centre, 870 Denman St., Vancouver, 689-0571 May 18 and May 25, 1:30 pm -3:30 pm atthe Lions Den, m Adanac, Vancouver. 255-7940. Fee: $2.00 for both sessions. The two sessions identify the types of crimes that seniors are most likely to experience and offers assertiveness exercises and verbal self protection techniques. RISKS AND ,,, SIGNALS Free. This session focuses on how to recognize heart attack symptoms, types 01 actions to be taken to reduce risk of attack pertinent to seniors. HEARTSAVERS FOR SENIORS Fee:$5. This course is ideal for people who have a family member or friend with a heart condition. How to recognize heart attack symptoms and how to administer emergency resuscitation. HOME SECURITY FOR SENIORS Free: Co-sponsored with the Solicitor General, Canada, this seminar will focus on preventative techniques a homeowner or renter can carry out to reduce risk of burglary and improve home security. about registration, contact Community Programs, 228-9771.