Aboriginal Training &
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W. Zarchikoff & Associates
Stratcom Consulting
Aboriginal Training & Consulting Services
19899 - 55A Avenue, Suite 112
Langley, BC V3A 0C4
ph: 604.970.3419
fax: 604.530.3841
alt: 1.888.683.7711
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We are excited to be presenting the following events. Please feel free to call us to discuss any of these events, or to get information about customized training for your community.
Ph: (604) 970-3419, or email Bill Zarchikoff at wzarchikoff@gmail.com.
Aboriginal Wellness Two-Day Workshop
The Community is the Medicine:
A Culturally-Rooted Approach to Wellness
~Facilitated by Dr. Darien Thira, PhD and Reg. Psych.
June 28 – 29, 2018
Terrace, British Columbia
ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP: The Indigenous community is often understood to be in a mental health crisis. This workshop will redefine issues, such as suicide, violence and addiction as a community crisis with a social cause and cultural “cure,” one rooted in Traditional values. Participants will have the opportunity to identify and then explore that four-factor “cure” utilizing an Indigenous resilience model designed to assist people to become the Elders they are meant to become. A balance of values that are essential to healthy personal and professional relationships will be reviewed and relevant techniques will be practiced. Finally, a 3-part process to decolonize ourselves and our practice will be explored. The result will be a deeper understanding of the source of community problems and a culturally-rooted approach to wellness and a greater capacity to heal oneself, one’s family, clients and the community.
ABOUT DR. DARIEN THIRA, PhD: Dr. Darien Thira serves as a community development/mental health consultant for many Aboriginal communities across Canada. He is an adjunct faculty member at the Adler School of Professional Psychology. His doctoral dissertation related to Aboriginal suicide resilience and social activism and he was involved in further resilience research at the University of British Columbia. He has previously served as a clinician with suicidal youth at Child and Youth Mental Health and as the Director of Community Education and Professional Development at the Vancouver Crisis Centre. In relation to suicide prevention, “Through the Pain”, a culturally driven community-based program has been used in over 40 Aboriginal communities across the country and as a national program in Australia. His program called “Opening the Circle” is designed to assist communities to develop their own crisis response team. “Choices”, his youth suicide awareness education video & seminar was used by more than 250 suicide prevention programs world-wide and he has collaborated on the production of a new version called “Reaching Out”.
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9th Annual National Mental Health Conference
Promoting the Journey to Healing For:
Aboriginal Communities, The Criminal Justice System, & Society
Canad Inns Destination Centre Polo Park
Winnipeg, Manitoba
March 20 - 22, 2019
Interested in being a presenter at this event? Contact us today!
Sponsored by the Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba
BRING A COURSE TO YOUR COMMUNITY
Our courses can be customized and brought to your community.
Contact us for details!
Aboriginal Training & Consulting Services
19899 - 55A Avenue, Suite 112
Langley, BC V3A 0C4
ph: 604.970.3419
fax: 604.530.3841
alt: 1.888.683.7711
wzarchik