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The Home Care and Community Health Support Pocketbook was created to bring awareness to several health and safety issues faced in home and community care.
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In long-term care it is increasingly apparent that who is on shift is just as important as how many staff are on shift. Quality care is difficult to achieve when we do not routinely engage with one another in a positive, or civil, manner.
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Programs & Services

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Leading from the Inside Out
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Leading from the Inside Out provides a safe space for leaders in continuing care to share their challenges and learn self-care practices.
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The Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum is recognized as best-practice in violence prevention training for health care workers.
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Guidelines & Regulations

Guidelines and Regulations

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WorkSafeBC’s healthcare and social services planned inspection initiative focuses on high-risk activities in the workplace that lead to serious injuries and time-loss claims.
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WorkSafeBC is releasing a discussion paper with proposed amendments to the Current Rehabilitation Services and Claims Manual that guide wage rate decisions related to short-term and long-term disability compensation. Recommended amendments include: These changes may affect your claims costs. Click here to view the proposed changes and offer feedback to WorkSafeBC – The deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, […]
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Equity, diversity, and inclusion as a part of caring

Find out how Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) affect caregiving work. Share experiences and learn how our identities affect caregivers’ and patients’ experiences in healthcare settings. How can we make our services more accessible to diverse populations? How does social identity affect aging? What simple things can we do to improve our workplace for clients […]

Find out how Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) affect caregiving work. Share experiences and learn how our identities affect caregivers’ and patients’ experiences in healthcare settings. How can we make our services more accessible to diverse populations? How does social identity affect aging? What simple things can we do to improve our workplace for clients and workers?

Learning Outcomes:

  • Gain insights into how Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) principles influence caregiving practices and interactions.
  • Share and learn from personal and collective experiences related to EDI in caregiving.
  • Discover strategies to make healthcare services more inclusive and accessible to diverse populations.
  • Understand how social identities impact the aging process and elderly patient experiences.
  • Identify actionable changes to create a supportive and inclusive workplace environment.
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Presented by

Dale Consulting
Dr. Amanda Dale has over 40 years of experience working in non-profit and healthcare settings, designing and delivering services to marginalized populations and creating trauma-informed and intersectional anti-racist workplaces. She is a Research Fellow at the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. She is an international human rights scholar and activist specializing in gender-based violence, access to justice, and women’s international human rights.

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This guides provides guidelines and recommendations of language to use that respects and honours equity, inclusion, diversity, anti-racism and accessibility.
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Everyone can be a champion against stigma when advocating the use of accurate and respectful language. So, as you communicate with others, be mindful of the impact of your language.
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Drawing on his lived experience as a person with a disability who works from home and who uses caregiving services, Andrew will explore how we can make caregiving spaces accessible for clients and consumers alike. We’ll look at different aspects of disability management, approaches to accommodations, and consider how these can impact psychological health. We […]
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Language is a powerful tool! When used positively, it can reduce stigma, support our mental wellness, and provide an environment of support and inclusion. In this webinar, you’ll learn the principles for inclusive language, and how you can use those principles to create a positive work culture and support others working against stigma. Learning Objectives:
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