EXTENSION PROGRAMS Professional Development - -- - a n d ~ - - - -- Co mm unity Education JUSTICE INSTinffE OFB.C. Extension Prog_ra_m_s_ __ _ Se~tember - December, 1990 Contents 2 General Information 3 Accident Investigation 3 Children and Youth 5 Conflict Resolution 9 Crime Prevention 9 Family Assault and Sexual Violence 11 Fire Safety Distance Education 12 Group Homes and Residential Care 12 Intervention 13 Management 15 Professional Health Programs 16 Victim A'isistance 17 Calendar of Courses 21 Map 20 What is the Justice Institute? 23 How to Register for a Course Staff List General Information Time of classes: Unless otherwise indicated, classes will be in session from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Location of classrooms: Unless otherwise stated, classes will take pla:ce at' the Justice Institute in either Blake or Lawrence Hall. Check your receipt; it wiH show the location of your class. Notice board<; inside the main doors of both buildings list courses and classrooms for that day. It is a good idea to check the notice board on entering as rooms are subject to change on short notice. Parking: Parking is available, free of charge, at the Justice Institute in lots located north of Blake Hall, adjacent to Lawrence Hall, and east of the driveway off 8th Avenue. Parking for the disabled: Two parking stalls for disabled drivers are located beside the gymnasium in the parking lot adjacent to Blake Hall. Students in wheelchairs should check V1.ith the registration office for the location of access ramps and washrooms. Food on cam.pus: Coffee and juice are provided in most classrooms and a small sandwich shop in Blake Hall is open from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday. The cafeteria, in a building just west of the gymnasium, is open from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm weekdays. You are welcome to bring your own lunch to cat in the student lounge area in Blake Hall, or outside if weather permits. Smo~Jng: Smoking is permitted in Room 133 in Blake Hall and in one section of the cafeteria. All other rooms are nonsmoking. Extension Programs Flora MacLeod, Program Director Marje Burdine, Co-ordinator, Centre for Conflict Resolution Training · Shelley Rivkin, Co-ordinator, Justice, Family and Agency Training Sandra Rice, Co-ordinator, Group Home Management Training Patricia Mc'Neill, Program Planner, Technical Enforcement and Management Training Marg Huber, Program Planner/Trainer, Centre for Conflict Resolution Training Kendra McEown, Program Planner, Centre for Conflict Resolution Training Tad Dick, Program Planner, Justice, Family and Agency Training Sally McMurray, Secretary Cindy Teather, Secretary Judy Laird, Secretary Registration Office Kerry Gruber, Registration Supervisor Lorraine Ordano; Registration Processing Clerk Brenda Adam, Registration Processing Clerk In consideration of the environment, Extension Programs no longer uses styrofoam cups for juice or coffee. Please bring your own mug or treat yourself to a new JI mug for $3.25. Accident Investigation The Pacific Traffic Education Centre (PTEC) is a joint venture of the Justice Institute of BC and the Insurance Corporation of BC. Launched in 1988, PTEC was established to help reduce the number and severity of traffic accidents in BC by offering courses in advanced driver training and traffic accident investigation, and by conducting traffic research and participating in other forms of traffic safety training. Fee-forservicc courses are co-spon,;ored with Extension Programs. Urness otherwise indicated, Traffic Accident mvestigation courses will be held at the Justice Institute and will be in session from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Industrial Accident Investigation (#MGMT222) 1bis course has been designed for supervisors/safety coordinators who investigate industrial or motor vehicle incidents on behalf of their organization, and is available on a contrac.t basis. Content for the course includes on-site investigations (identification, collection and preservation of evidence; note taking techniques; interviewing and obtaining statements from witnesses) and preparation of an investigator's report, including cause analysis and recommendations. Through the use of simulations, participants will demonstrate skills and techniques related to on--sitc investigations. For more information about a contract for your organization, contact Al Lund, 222-7139. Resource People: Len Bosch, independent insurance adjuster with a background in investigative work with private industry and the RCMP; Al Lund, Program Director, Pacific Traffic Education Centre, Justice Institute; Warne Lynd, Accident Analyst, Police Academy, Justice Institute. Traffic Accident Investigation: Level I (#PTEC100} This course has been designed Tor fleet safety supervisors, peace officers, safety administrators, insurance adjustors and others with an interest in or responsibility for investigating motor vehicle accidents. The three-day course includes an introduction to damage evaluation and crash dynamics, interpretation of accident scene evidence, accident photography, measures and field sketches, and interviewing drivers and witnesses. Candidates who successfully complete a final exam will be qualified to take a level II course dealing with on-scene accident investigation. Dates: November 6-8 December 4-6 Fee: $395 Resource Person: Don Le Comte is an accident reconstruction specialist and Director of Pacific Institute of Traffic Safety Inc. He is a retired member of the RCMP with expertise in forensic accident analysis who has given expert testimony in Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Traffic Institute and the University of North Florida's Institute of Police Technology and Management. Children and Youth Unless.otherwise indicated, Children and Youth courses will be held at the Justice Institute and will be in session from 9:00 am to S:00 pm. Working with Troubled and Troubling Adolescents: A Certificate Program for Practitioners (#CY135) This certificate program has.been designed to improve the knowledge base and skill level· in assessment and intervention of practitioners who work with adolescents in community or residential settings. The assessment/intervention framework presented in the program draws on three theoretical perspectives: 1) normative development; 2) psycho-educational model of re-education of troubled vouth; and 3) a stresscoping model of developm~ntal outcome. A certificate of achievement will be issued to participants who successfully complete the program and the required four elective workshops. For a brochure describing program structure, content and eligibility, contact the Registration Office at 222-7111. Dates: ·October 5-6, 19-20, November 2-3, 16-17, 30, December 1, 14-15 (Fridays and Saturdays) Fee: $600 for 12 sessions Resource Person: Penny Parry, Ph.D. Dr. Parry has worked in the child and youth care field for over 15 years in both clinical and academic settings. She is the former Direc.tor of the School of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria and is currently a consultant in the areas of staff training and dire<.t care. All of the following courses are electives in the Working with Troubled and Troubling Adolescents Certificate Program. Adolescents and Addiction: Practical Strategies for Assessment and Treatment (#CY141) This workshop is directed toward staff who want to develop practical, community-based strategies for intervention with adolescents who are at risk of being, or are already, addicted to alcohol and/or drugs. The workshop.will provide an overview of models of addiction, explore assessment approaches, and highlight counselling strategies for working with this target group. Co-sponsored with the Ministry of Solicitor General, Crime Prevention Program. Dates: September 24-2S Fee: $135 Resource People: Rob Axsen, B.A., Program Director, Odyssey Substance Abuse Services for Youth; and Colin Sanders, M.A., Supervisor of Residential Services, P.E.A.K. House. Extensions Programs, 3 Working with Pre-Delinquent and Delinquent Youth (#CY124) This workshop is directed toward professionals working with pre-delinquent and delinquent youth. Day one will look at the psychological needs of adolescents, compare and contrast normal and dysfunctional needs of adolescents, and present an overview of counselling strategies for behavioural change. Day two will examine counselling strategies in more depth, with particular emphasis on models that assist adolescents to develop a sense of personal responsibility and respect in their own community. Co-sponsored with the BC Ministry of Solicitor General, Crime Prevention Program, Selkirk College and Nelson Home Support. September 27-28 in Nelson; (For further information on registration in Nelson, contact Selkirk College, 352-6601.) October 25-26 Fee: $115 Resource Person: Larry Green, M.A., counsellor and trainer in private practice Dates: Using Natural and Logical Consequences for Behavioural Change (#EP172) This workshop is directed toward staff working in adolescent residential settings. It will focus on the therapeutic effect of implementing a broad range of logical and natural consequences in response to developmental or behavioural difficulties. Content will cover the rationale for and value of using consequences, the importance of consistency in implementing the model, ways to devise workable consequences, and practical strategies for effecting behavioural change. Dates: September 28 and Saturday, September 29 Fee: $135 Resource Person: Jeffrey Fuhr, Ph.D. Dr. Fuhr is a clinical consultant to the Arbutus Society for Children in Victoria, and counsellor in private practice. He has worked in adolescent residential settings in Alberta and Britain. Building a Positive Climate Through Groups (#CY143) This workshop will focus on non-treatment and nonprogrammatic group work as an approach to counteracting and using resistance, as well as responding to specific behavioural problems. Content will examirie the stages of adolescent development and their impact on group functioning, look at a range of theoretical approaches to the development of positive peer culture, and provide an opportunity for participants to practice specific skills related to group and interpersonal interaction. Date: October 3 Fee: $75 Resource People: John Taylor, M.Ed, Ph..D.(candidate), has worked with disturbed and delinquent youth in residential and academic settings; and Debbie Verkerk, B.A., Director of Avalon School, Vancouver. 4, Extensior,s Programs Group Skills with Adolescents (#CY129) This workshop is directed toward professionals who are, or are considering, working with adolescents in group settings. Content will focus on the process of leading groups rather than specific therapeutic issues that participants bring to the group. Enrolment is limited to 18 to enable participants to experience the group process throughout the two-day workshop. Date:s: October 10-11 Fee: $150 Resource People: Allan A. Cohen, B.A., and Mahmud Nestman, M.Ed., counsellors and group leaders in private practice with extensive experience working with adolescents in group settings. Empowering Youth Through Problem Solving (#CY139) In conflict situations adolescents frequently make decisions based on fear, assumptions and impulse. Adults often give them advice based on their interpretation of the events and their own personal needs. As a result, there is no ongoing commitment on the part of the young person to follow through. This workshop, directed toward youth and child care workers and other practitioners working with adolescents, will model problem solving techniques that can be used to guide young people through conflict ~ituations. Participants will learn to facilitate a process whereby adolescents can consider the circumstances, concerns and assumptions that motivate their behaviour, develop their own critical thinking and problem solving skills, and begin to make decisions that successfully _meet their underlying needs. Participants are expected to have already taken either Anger Management Vvith Youth or Critical Skills for Communication in Conflict Situations. (This course is an elective in both the Conflict Resolution and Working with Troubled and Troubling Adolescents certificate programs.) Dates: October 30-31 '$150 Fee: Resource People: Paula Temrick, mediator and. counsellor in private practice; and Mario Govorchin, trainer, consultant and adolescent psychiatric worker. Managing Out-of-Control or Assaultive Behaviours (#CY142) This workshop is directed toward workers in a variety of settings who may have to manage verbally or physically aggressive behaviour. Day one will examine ways to identify potentially violent or out-of-control behaviour, and will demonstrate verbal and non-verbal techniques to diffuse .or alleviate assaultive or acting-out behaviour. Day two will focus on safe, non-violent, physical intervention that can be applied, including the use of restraint. Dates: November 2 and Saturday, November 3 $125 Fee: Resource Person: Mario Govorchin is an adolescent psychiatric worker and a former instructor with the Crisis Prevention Institute, Minnesota. Adolescent Sex Offenders: Assessment and Treatment Considerations (#CY113) Conflict Resolution This workshop is directed toward persons involved in assessing or treating adolescent sex offenders. Day one will examine assessment approaches, including guidelines for developing specialized interviewing skills and strategies for dealing with denial and minimization. Day two will examine the treatment process and will highlight a psycho-educational treatment model currently in use in Echo Glen Children's Centre. The Dates: November 13-14 Fee: $150 Resource Person: Tim Kahn, M,S.W., is co-ordinator of the Echo Glen Children's Centre, Sex Offender Treatment Program, and Director of Juvenile Services with Correctional Specialities in Bellevue, Washington. Justice Institute, through its Centre for Conflict Resolution Training, is committed to the development and delivery of extensive training in conflict resolution. Most courses are limited to 25 participants. Individualized learning is facilitated by trained skills coaches and includes video feedback. The Centre offers a Conflict Resolution Certificate Program, the only one of its kind in Canada, consisting of 210 hours of classroom training and two skill assessments. Students interested in pursuing the Certificate Program are encouraged to begin their studies with course #CRl00. Those who have had no previous training in this field would also likely benefit from taking course #CR735 as an entry course. For further details, call 222-7224. Crisis Intervention with Children and Youth (#CY128) This workshop is directed toward staff working in residential and community settings and foster parents working with challenging youth. Content will cover critical signs and symptoms of dysfunctional behaviour in children and youth, introducing and implementing a crisis intervention model, and developing preventive approaches to further crises. Dates: November 16 and Saturday, November 17 Fee: $135 Resource Person: Arden Henley, M.A., manager of children's residential services at Peace Arch Community Services and family therapist to clients of the Peace Arch Children's Treatment Centre, White Rock. Anger Management with Youth (#CR720) Dates: November 28-29 See Conflict Resolution category for workshop description. Managing Challenging Behaviour in Adolescent Residential Settings (#CY136) Dates: November 28-29 RESOURCE PEOPLE. Most courses in the centre are delivered by: Randy Boycltuck, M.A., Ph.D. (candidate), counsellor and trainer in private practice; Michael Fogel, LLB, J.D., M.Ed.(Counselling), mediator and counsellor in private practice, and Director of Mediation Services with BC International Commercial Arbitration Centre; Mario Govorchin, trainer, consultant and adolescent psychiatric worker; Karen Haddigao, mediator in private practice, and Project Co-ordinator, Inner City Housing; Stacey Holloway, consultant and counsellor in private practice specializing in youth and education; Marg Huber, trainer and mediator in private practice, and Chairperson, Westcoast Mediation Services; Arthur Ridgeway, Ph.D., registered psychologist, consultant and trainer in private practice; Gordon Sloan, LLB, mediator and trainer in private practice; Paula Temrick, mediator and counsellor in private practice, education consultant, and Vice-Chairperson, Westcoast Mediation Services; Dale Zaiser, consultant and counsellor in private practice, and Instructor, Douglas College. Other resource people with complementary expertise and specializations are also involved. See Group Home and Residential Care category for workshop description. COURSE TIMES AND LOCATIONS Unless otherwise indicated under individual course listings, courses will be held at the Justice Institute.of BC, 4180 West 4th Ave., Vancouver, BC, or the Italian Cultural Centre, 3075 Slocan Street, Vancouver, BC. Classes will be in session from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm. Parking is free at both locations. COFFEE AND JUICE Coffee and juice will be provided daily at each workshop at 8:30 am and at the morning and afternoon breaks. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CUP/MUG. Styrofoam coffee cups will not be provided. Those who have not brought their own cups may purchase a Justice Institute mug for $3.25. Lunch is available on campus or at nearby restaurants. Extensions Programs, 5 Mediation Skills I (#CR300) r. Mediation is a practical method for assisting other people to resolve their conflicts and attain mutually satisfying outcomes. The process is useful in a wide variety of settings, including organizations, neighbourhoods, committees, schools and families. This course introduces the concepts, skills and techniques needed to mediate disputes encountered on a day-to-day basis. EmphasLc; will be on skill development through simulated mediations. (A Certificate Program core course.) Dates: In consideration of the environment, Extension Programs no longer uses styrofoam cups for juice or coffee. Please bring your own mug or treat yourself to a new JI mug for $3.25. Fee: October 10-12, Michael Fogel November 7-9 Karen·Haddigan November 13,15,20,22 (7-lOpm), and Saturc!ay, November 24 in Surrey (location TBA), Paula. Temrick. (For registration or information please call South Surrey/White Rock Continuing Education at 531-1515.) $200 Conflict Resolution I: Dealing with Interpersonal Conflict (#CR100} 1his course explores the sources and implications of interpersonal conflict within various contexts. Participants will have an opportunity to assess their current approaches to resolving conflicts and to broaden their range of.options. An examination of power, expectations·, anger and problem solving will include specific concepts, skills and techniques useful in the resolution of interpersonal conflicts. Emphasis \\ill be on skill development through structured practice and roleplay simulations. Recommended as a prerequisite for Conflict Resolution II: Dealing with Anger (.#CR200). (A Certificate Program core course) emotionally charged conflicts. Skills, techniques and theoiy include power-balancing, dealing with resistance and dysfunctional behaviour, mediator interventions and styles. Legal and ethical issues are also addressed. Skill practice :sessiom are facilitated by trained coache5. Prerequisite: at least four other courses in the Certificate Program, indu