Events Calendar

Developing Relationships and Connections - May 13, 2025 9am-4pm. NO COST - limited spaces

This is a one-day training designed to provide learners with a brief overview of the history of services for individuals that are supported. We explore the concepts of giftedness, belonging and practical tools to assist people to build connections and relationships in their community. This is an interactive offering that allows learners to participate in discussions and group activities. 

This training is excellent for people working in a direct support capacity. Course participants will learn: 

1. A brief history of institutionalization, segregation, isolation, and the importance of inclusion and relationships. 
2. Self-reflect on values, beliefs, biases, goals, and experiences. 
3. Unique Perspectives of individuals, families, and support professionals.
4. The importance of disability support workers defining their roles in relation to friendships. 
5. Giftedness, the importance of being valued and how to think creatively. 
6. Where to look for connections within communities and neighborhoods. 
7. Understanding that this important work goes beyond connecting with others in the organization and requires new ways of thinking. 

In person in Pulford Community Living -  5-1146 Waverley, Winnipeg

Facilitating Support Networks -  May 14, 2025 9am-4pm. NO COST - limited spaces

This is a one-day training that builds off concepts from Developing Relationships and Connections, a prerequisite that must be complete prior to taking Facilitating Support Networks. We explore the concepts of what effective support networks do through a lens of reciprocity and the importance of sharing a person's story. This training is for service providers who want to deepen their learning and leave with practical strategies for lasting impact on people's lives by developing facilitation skills for sustaining support networks.

This training will further facilitate learning of: 
1. The important role of a support network in assisted decision making and how it can create a reduction in reliance on the Public Trustee and Guardian. 
2. Hospitality: how to invite and create a welcoming place for people to gather. 
3. Facilitating group dynamics.
4. Creating strong and sustainable support networks. 
5. The important role of support networks in holding a person’s story. 
6. Succession and generational planning. 

Prerequisite is Day 1 -Developing relationships and connections. 

In person in Pulford Community Living -  5-1146 Waverley, Winnipeg

*You MUST complete the Day 1 (May 13) session in order to register this session!