Webinars

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• Indigenous Cultural Safety Learning Series – a series of webinars by the Provincial Health Services Authority of BC in collaboration with Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre: http://www.icscollaborative.com/webinars

• Cultural Safety and Addressing Systemic Racism – webinar presentation by Harley Eagle, part of a series of conversations hosted by UBC Learning Circle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyX3yiDjot4

• Cultural Safety and Humility Webinar Series – a series of webinars by the First Nations Health Authority: https://www.fnha.ca/wellness/wellness-and-the-first-nations-health-authority/cultural-safety-and-humility

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Online Courses and Training Modules

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• Cultural Safety Online Learning Modules – free online learning modules on Cultural Safety by Thompson Rivers University in collaboration with the University of Victoria: https://www.tru.ca/nursing/aboriginal-nursing/safety.html

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Posters and Pamphlets and Information Sheets

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• Cultural Safety in Practice with Children, Families and Communities – a downloadable poster by Early Childhood Development Intercultural Partnerships: http://www.ecdip.org/docs/pdf/Cultural%20Safety%20Poster.pdf

• Cultural Safety: Respect and Dignity within Relationships – a series of downloadable posters by Northern Health Indigenous Health Team: https://www.indigenoushealthnh.ca/sites/default/files/2017-06/Posters-Cultural-Safety.pdf

• Cultural Safety: Respect and Dignity within Relationships – a pamphlet by Northern Health Indigenous Health Team: https://www.indigenoushealthnh.ca/sites/default/files/2017-03/booklet-cultural-safety-web_0.pdf

• Information Sheet: Culturally Based Equity for First Nations Children & Youth – two-page briefing by First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada: https://fncaringsociety.com/sites/default/files/Information%20Sheet_Culturally%20Based%20Equity_May%202013_7.pdf

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Practice Guidelines

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• The Aboriginal Policy and Practice Framework in British Columbia: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/family-and-social-supports/indigenous-cfd/abframework.pdf

• Aboriginal Supported Child Development Practice Guidelines – a practice manual including cultural safety guidelines by ASCD: https://www.ascdp.bc.ca/downloads/ascd-guidelinesmanual-april122010-pdf.pdf

• Towards a new relationship - Toolkit for Reconciliation/Decolonization of Social Work Practice at the Individual, Workplace, and Community Level – a guidebook by the BC Association of Social Workers, Indigenous Working Group: https://www.bcasw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Reconciliation-Toolkit-Final_May-11.pdf

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Videos

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• Cultural Safety: Respect and Dignity in Relationships – a 5 minute animated video explaining cultural safety by the Northern Health Indigenous Health Team: https://www.indigenoushealthnh.ca/initiatives/cultural-safety

• Beyond 94 – Truth and Reconciliation in Canada – the video featured on this site curated by CBC speaks to the history of colonialism and explores what reconciliation really means: https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform-single/beyond-94?&cta=1

• Monique Gray Smith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5MIBe7nH1I

• Monique Gray Smith  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edMcljKndEQ

• Creating environments for Indigenous youth to live & succeed – a 15 minute TEDx talk by Tunchai Redvers: https://youtu.be/zwLR23fHBQU

• "8th Fire: Peoples, Canada & the Way Forward" - A CBC's documentary series. https://www.coursera.org/lecture/aboriginal-education/8th-fire-episode-1-indigenous-in-the-city-43-24-RmmF6

• How a People Live - a 45-minute documentary aired on CBC about the history of the Gwa'sala - 'Nakwaxda'xw Nations, forcibly relocated by the Canadian government from their traditional territories on the coast of British Columbia in 1964. This requires a quick creation of an account with the Knowledge Network. http://lisajackson.ca/How-a-People-Live#:~:text=The%2045%2Dminute%20version%20broadcast,of%20British%20Columbia%20in%201964.

• Creating Environments for Indigenous Youth to Live and Succeed - Tedx Talk by Tunchai Redvers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwLR23fHBQU

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Reports and Articles

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• Aboriginal Peoples and Historic Trauma – a report by the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health: https://www.ccnsa-nccah.ca/docs/context/RPT-HistoricTrauma-IntergenTransmission-Aguiar-Halseth-EN.pdf

• Empathy, Dignity, and Respect: Creating cultural safety for Aboriginal people in urban health care – a report by the Health Council of Canada: https://healthcouncilcanada.ca/files/Aboriginal_Report_EN_web_final.pdf

• Exploring Socially Responsive Approaches to Children’s Rehabilitation with Indigenous Communities, Families, and Children – a report by Alison Gerlach for the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health: https://www.nccah-ccnsa.ca/docs/health/RPT-Child-Rehab-Gerlach-EN-Web.pdf

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Websites

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• CulturallyConnected.ca – Website combining cultural humility and health literacy with practical tools for point-of-care practitioners: https://www.culturallyconnected.ca/

Webinars

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• When We Are Scared – an illustrated webinar about stress and trauma by Chandra Ghosh Ippen and Piplo Productions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcAPbDpgoso

• Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Biological Embedding of Stress – a webinar hosted by the Florida State University Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy: https://vimeo.com/229996081

• Helping Healthcare Professionals Understand Trauma and Toxic Stress – a webinar hosted by the Florida State University Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy: https://vimeo.com/163706262

• The Core Story of Brain Development – a webinar about understanding the impact of early childhood experiences on brain development, hosted by Alberta Family Wellness Initiative: https://www.albertafamilywellness.org/resources/video/the-core-story-of-brain-development

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Info-Graphics, Posters and Information Booklets

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• What If… It was a Survival Strategy Behind the Label? – Beacon House Therapeutic Services & Trauma Team: https://beaconhouse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Labels-1.pdf

• Developmental Trauma – Beacon House Therapeutic Services & Trauma Team: https://beaconhouse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Developmental-Trauma-Close-Up-Revised-Jan-2020.pdf

• “What We Say” – Beacon House Therapeutic Services & Trauma Team: https://beaconhouse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/What-We-Say-Comic-1.pdf

• What Survival Looks Like at Home – Inner World Work and Beacon House Therapeutic Services & Trauma Team: https://beaconhouse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/What-Survival-Looks-Like-At-Home.pdf

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Online Courses and Training Modules

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• Trauma Informed Care E-Learning – online learning modules by Alberta Health Services: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/info/page15526.aspx

• Trauma Informed Care: Perspectives and Resources – online video-enhanced learning modules by Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development: https://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/TraumaInformedCare/

• Brain Story Certification – online course on the science of brain development and its impacts on lifelong learning by Alberta Family Wellness Initiative: https://www.albertafamilywellness.org/training

• Brain Development and Behaviour: https://earlyyearsbc.ca/brain-development-and-behaviour-2/

• Domestic Violence Intervention: https://earlyyearsbc.ca/new-toolkit-domestic-violence-intervention/

 

Practice Guidelines

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• Recognizing and Responding to the Effects of Trauma: A Discussion Guide for Health and Social Service Providers – A guidebook by the Nova Scotia Health Authority: https://www.yourexperiencesmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/R-49.pdf

• Healing Families, Helping Systems: A Trauma-Informed Practice Guide for Working with Children, Youth and Families – A guidebook by the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/child-teen-mental-health/trauma-informed_practice_guide.pdf

• EY Domestic Violence Toolkit (relates to trauma) https://earlyyearsbc.ca/new-toolkit-domestic-violence-intervention/

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Videos

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• The Repair of Early Trauma: A Bottom Up Approach – Beacon House Therapeutic Services & Trauma Team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOCTxcaNHeg

• How Brains Are Built – a 5 minute animated video explaining the impact of toxic stress on the developing brain, by Alberta Family Wellness Initiative: https://vimeo.com/75594909

• Understanding Trauma: Learning Brain vs. Survival Brain – 5 minute video with supporting animations explaining the impacts of trauma on the child learner by Jacob Ham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoqaUANGvpA

• First Impressions: Exposure to Violence and a Child’s Developing Brain – 15 minute video by the California Department of Justice explaining the effects of exposure to violence on an infant’s brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4zP50tEad0

• Sean Larsen "Two Languages": https://earlyyearsbc.ca/brain-development-and-behaviour-2/

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Reports and Articles

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• Developmental Trauma Close Up – Beacon House Therapeutic Services & Trauma Team: https://beaconhouse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Developmental-Trauma-Close-Up-Revised-Jan-2020.pdf

• The Repair of Early Trauma: a “Bottom Up” Approach – Beacon House Therapeutic Services & Trauma Team: https://beaconhouse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Repair-of-Early-Trauma.pdf

• Literature Review: a Trauma-Sensitive Approach for Children Aged 0-8 Years – a report by the Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services, and Indigenous Affairs: https://www.whealth.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Trauma-and-Young-Children-Literature-Review.pdf

• Understanding the Effects of Maltreatment on Brain Development – the April 2015 issue of the Child Welfare Information Gateway by the United States Children’s Bureau: https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/brain_development.pdf

• Supporting Brain Development in Traumatized Children and Youth – the September 2017 issue of the Child Welfare Information Gateway by the United States Children’s Bureau: https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/braindevtrauma.pdf

Webinars

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• The Core Story of Brain Development – a webinar about understanding the impact of early childhood experiences on brain development, hosted by Alberta Family Wellness Initiative: https://www.albertafamilywellness.org/resources/video/the-core-story-of-brain-development

• Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Biological Embedding of Stress – a webinar hosted by the Florida State University Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy: https://vimeo.com/229996081

• Toxic Stress: three-part online module by Harvard University Center on the Developing Child: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/toxic-stress/

• Building Brain Architecture: The Foundations of Lifelong Learning, Health and Achievement: https://cpeip.fsu.edu/mma/Module/FSU_CareCoordinators/story_html5.html

 

Online Courses and Training Modules

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• Brain Story Certification – online course on the science of brain development and its impacts on lifelong learning by Alberta Family Wellness Initiative: https://www.albertafamilywellness.org/training

• Build My Brain – an online course connecting the science of early childhood development to work in early childhood education, public health, and social services. Requires sign-up, but free to access. From the Cox Campus, Rollins Centre for Language and Literacy https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/training-module-build-my-brain/

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Posters and Pamphlets and Infographics

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• What are ACEs? And How Do They Relate to Toxic Stress? – an infographic from Harvard University’s Centre on the Developing Child https://46y5eh11fhgw3ve3ytpwxt9r-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ACEsInfographic_080218.pdf

• A series of information cards developed by the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative on key topics regarding Brain Science: https://www.albertafamilywellness.org/assets/Resources/Learning-Cards.pdf

• Infographic from the Harvard Centre on the Developing Child describing epigenetics: https://46y5eh11fhgw3ve3ytpwxt9r-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/EpigeneticsInfographic_FINAL.pdf

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Videos

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• How Brains Are Built – a 5 minute animated video explaining the impact of toxic stress on the developing brain, by Alberta Family Wellness Initiative: https://vimeo.com/75594909

• Understanding Trauma: Learning Brain vs. Survival Brain – 5 minute video with supporting animations explaining the impact of trauma on the child learner by Jacob Ham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoqaUANGvpA

• First Impressions: Exposure to Violence and a Child’s Developing Brain – 15 minute video by the California Department of Justice explaining the effects of exposure to violence on an infant’s brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4zP50tEad0

• Experiences Build Brain Architecture – a two-minute video explaining how early experiences affect the development of brain architecture, which provides the foundation for all future learning, behaviour, and health: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/brain-architecture/ - from Harvard University’s Centre on the Developing Child

• A Guide to Executive Function – a two-minute video explaining what Executive Functions are and how to develop and practice them throughout life: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/executive-function/ -  from Harvard University’s Centre on the Developing Child

• Dr. Siegel’s hand model of the brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm9CIJ74Oxw​

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Reports and Articles

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• Understanding the Effects of Maltreatment on Brain Development – the April 2015 issue of the Child Welfare Information Gateway by the United States Children’s Bureau: https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/brain_development.pdf

• Building the Brain’s Air Traffic Control System: How Early Experiences Shape the Development of Executive Function -  A working paper from the  Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (2011). Building the Brain’s “Air Traffic Control” System: How Early Experiences Shape the Development of Executive Function: Working Paper No. 11. Retrieved from www.developingchild.harvard.edu.

• The Timing and Quality of Early Experiences Combine to Shape Brain Architecture – A working paper from Centre on the Developing Child at Harvard University. https://46y5eh11fhgw3ve3ytpwxt9r-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/Timing_Quality_Early_Experiences-1.pdf