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Learning Opportunities for the Seniors Sector


November 


Engaging the Volunteers of the Future

Volunteer Match
November 19, 2-3 p.m. (Eastern)
Free
The age of one-size-fits-all volunteer engagement is coming to an end. This webinar will start with a review of what volunteers are looking for in an opportunity. It will then help you use this information to start designing volunteer opportunities and determining the right volunteers for your program. Additionally, this webinar addresses the significant role of "word of mouth" and social media promotion in attracting volunteers to your organization.

Promoting Intersectoral Collaboration to Support Frail Adults with IDD in the Community

Seniors Health Knowledge Network

November 19, 12 p.m. (Eastern)

Free

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience higher rates of frailty at earlier ages than the general population. Collaboration between home care and developmental services sectors is important to support adults with IDD who are frail in the community. This webinar focuses on the collaboration between Reena and the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network, and will share “Call to Action” resources to support individuals, families, and providers in the context of frailty and IDD.

 

To Everything There is a Season: Reflections from Hamilton and Ottawa on Sustaining Social Inclusion Initiatives in the Community

Hamilton Council on Aging and the Council on Aging of Ottawa
November 20, 12-1 p.m. (Eastern)
Free
Over the last four years, Hamilton and Ottawa have engaged in mobilizing partners to reduce social isolation among older adults in their communities. As the project funding comes to an end, there is a focus on sustaining specific activities partnerships and outcomes. This webinar will reflect on concepts including isolation and inclusion, universal and targeted programs to reduce social isolation, and grassroots system/policy approaches to sustain activities and outcomes.

Budgeting for Beginners (and Non-Financial People)

Charity Village
November 26, 1-2 p.m. (Eastern)
Free
Did you snooze through your high school math classes? Fret not! This informative webinar is perfect for folks who want to learn the basics of budgeting for an organization. This webinar looks at the entire budgeting process from a high level to help non-profit personnel feel more comfortable managing an organizational budget.

Introduction to Appreciative Policymaking

Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations
November 26, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: ECVO Training Room (Suite 258, Bonnie Doon Professional Centre, 8330 82 Avenue)
$55 members; $80 non-members
Good policies lift your organization from being reactionary to being visionary, and push you and your mission forward into the future. In this three-hour workshop, learn how you can create the strongest possible policies for your organization.

 

Safer Spaces Lunch and Learn

Volunteer Strathcona
November 27, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Location: Chamber of Commerce (100 Ordze Avenue, Sherwood Park, AB)
$12
Want to learn more about the LGBTQ2S+ community? Do you consider yourself an ally and want to learn how to turn that support into greater action? Is there something you always wanted to know about LGBTQ2S+ experiences but didn't know where to ask? This event is a judgment-free space for all who want to learn more. With information from this session, you can learn how to make your spaces safer for LGBTQ2S+ people.

Sexual Expression in Continuing Care Homes: Perspectives of Managers, Leaders, Family Members & Residents

Institute for Continuing Care Education & Research (ICCER)
November 27, 10-11 a.m.
Free for members; $15 non-members
In this webinar participants will hear about the results from an Alberta-wide study on sexual expression in supportive living and long-term care homes. The study results highlight three dynamic tensions: 1) the tension between how sexual expression should be supported and how it is addressed in care homes, 2) the tension between private and public space in the care home, and 3) the tension between a medical model of care and a conceptualization of sexual expression as an activity of daily living. The webinar will include a discussion portion for participants to discuss the research findings.

Intercultural Communication Workshop

Centre for Race and Culture

November 27, 1–4:30 p.m.

Location: Edmonton Intercultural Centre (9538 107 Ave.)

$25

This interactive workshop intends to examine the concept of culture, the effect culture has on one’s personal and professional life, as well as the role that our cultural norms and expectations play in our interactions with others. It will equip participants with practical tools to reflect on their programs and services, apply strategies to challenge cultural bias and discrimination, practice intercultural communication, and create a more inclusive workplace where colleagues and clients from different cultural backgrounds feel valued and respected.

 

Legal Info vs. Legal Advice: Where do you draw the line?

Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta (CPLEA)

November 27, 8:30  – 10 a.m.

Location: Compass Place Boardroom (2nd Floor, 10050-112 St.)

Free

Does your work include helping people who occasionally face legal problems? Are you unsure of what you can and cannot say about the law to a client? Only certain people are authorized to give legal advice while many other people can provide legal information. It is important to recognize when a client is dealing with a potential legal issue so that they can get the resources and help that they need.

Workshop registration includes continental breakfast, coffee and tea. Register online at Eventbrite by November 25.

 

Fostering Age Friendly Communities

Strathcona Place Society and the University of Alberta
November 28, 12:15 p.m.
Location: Strathcona Place Society (10831 University Avenue)
Free
This presentation addresses planning for an aging population considering an age friendly approach. Participants will learn about issues experienced by many older adults and approaches or considerations to mitigate against these issues. Complimentary coffee and cookies will be available. Call 780-433-5807 to register.

December


The Accidental Designer: How to Design Images Like a Prop, Three-Part Course

Tech Impact Idealware
Thursdays, December 5-19, 1-2:30 p.m. (Eastern)
$135 USD
We all know that websites or flyers that are balanced, colorful, and visually interesting get more attention. But if you work at a small nonprofit, chances are you don't have much money to spend on a graphic designer. Fortunately, anyone can learn the basics of graphic design, and this comprehensive three-part course can offer you the knowledge and skills you need to wow your followers with interesting and attractive designs.

Social Summit: From Isolation to Connection

Strathcona County Family and Community Services
December 9-10
Location: Agora Room, Strathcona County Community Centre (401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park, AB)
$250-$325
Social isolation is an emerging public health crisis at the root of our society's most challenging problems. There is more data to indicate that social connectedness improves the health of individuals and communities. Join other community change agents for this summit that will equip you with the tools you need to improve social cohesion in your community. Registration closes by December 2. Register soon to avoid disappointment.


Ongoing Training


Intercultural Competency Training Program (ICTP)

Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op (MCHB)

Various dates, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Location: Edmonton Intercultural Centre (9538 107 Avenue)

$300 per workshop; cohort pricing available


Four workshops are offered multiple times throughout the year:

  • Foundations for Intercultural Practice
  • Pre-Migration Context: Role Changes and the Influence of Culture on Refugee Families
  • PTSD, Trauma and Strategies to work with affected Newcomer Individuals and Families
  • From Colonialism to Interculturalism: Shifting Dynamics of Power

The workshops are based on the Multicultural Health Brokers’ collective knowledge, practice, and experience gained by working as multicultural community health workers and cultural brokers for the past 25 years. The workshops build not just on awareness, but on deepening understanding, empathy and acceptance leading towards behavioural change. This is the perfect space to ask those hard questions and evolve your skills in an environment of mutual respect, safety, constructive and collaborative problem-solving, and reciprocity of learning.

Review the course descriptions, background and schedule. For more information or to register, email mchb.ictp@gmail.com or phone 780-756-5737.



ARCHIVED or ON-DEMAND WEBINARS


Webinar Series on Combatting Ageism

In January, February, and March of 2019 the International Federation on Ageing hosted three webinars focusing on the topic of combatting ageism. The recordings and presentation slides are now available:

Webinar 1: Human Rights of Older Persons and Agenda 2030

Webinar 2: Combating ageism to improve access to employment

Webinar 3: Campaigning: The best way to address ageism?


Reframing the Conversation on Elder Abuse

FrameWorks Institute

This online course will help advocates working on the issue of elder abuse communicate more effectively. The course offers an extensive online learning experience and step-by-step guidance with video lectures, animations, quizzes, and downloadable resources--all designed to help advocates increase support for policies to address and prevent elder abuse. The course will give advocates tools to:

  • Reframe elder abuse as a matter of social justice
  • Explain how our current social structure fosters isolation, which allows elder abuse to go unnoticed and unchallenged
  • Demonstrate how restructuring our communities, by providing access to transportation and other public services, can address and prevent elder abuse