Training
Diversity Training
Workshop Series
As a part of CFN's mandate to support newcomers and the receiving community in becoming welcoming, the following workshops are being offered to help build both a settlement sector and a greater Calgary community that values universal respect for all.
These workshops are part of a series designed to increase the comfort, capacity and skills of both corporate and not-for-profit organizations, as well as settlement practitioners, managers, and other immigrant sector administrators. The workshops provide practical tools and strategies on how to create safer spaces and serve competently all people. Main topics include: Building Universal Respect, Cultural Competency, Competently Serving LGBTQ+ People, and Indigenous Education.
Workshops are being offered through the Centre for Newcomers and others. Workshop bookings require one month or more advance notice of your requested dates. CFN charges for full or half day workshops on s fee for service basis.
Ethnicity Catering
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This introductory workshop is dedicated to educating individuals about concepts related to diversity, universal respect for all, and creating psychological safety. Throughout this workshop, participants will examine common concepts of which may undermine universal respect and develop skills to mitigate these issues. Participants will gain introductory knowledge to assess discrimination and personal responsibilities in creating safer spaces.
Contact Lester Valenzuela at l.valenzuela@centrefornewcomers.ca for questions, or to schedule a private training for your organization or business.
3 hours, maximum 30 people
Building Universal Respect
for All
This workshop teaches concepts about the LGBTQ+ community, coming out, outing, safety issues, and how they interact with cultural and other contexts for newcomers to Canada. It gives specific ways to discuss coming out within a cultural context. It refers to UNHCR Guidelines for working with LGBTQ+ refugees and the use of interview skills to discuss coming-out scenarios.
The workshop can be delivered in different parts to address audiences that may want a introductory session on the LGBTQ+ community in Canada, separate from the interactions with culture and newcomer communities.
Contact Lester Valenzuela at l.valenzuela@centrefornewcomers.ca for questions, or to schedule a private training for your organization or business.
3 hours, maximum 30 people
LGBTQ+ in a Cultural Context
CFN delivers Cultural Competency Training sessions which are interactive and incorporate the questions and areas of focus of the audience. Newcomer populations in Calgary and surrounding area, (who are they, history, demographic trends, etc) current issues related to this population (including geopolitical, health, emergent needs, etc), best practices as service provided to immigrants, refugees and ethnocultural minorities and more are often discussed.
Cultural Competency Training is often tailed to learn about specific identifiable cultures so that people feel better equipped to interact with newcomer populations.
Developing cultural competency results in the ability to comprehend and effectively communicate with people across cultures, and work efficiently within a myriad of cultural beliefs. This capability is dependent on one's own cultural worldview, knowledge of alternative world-views, and the acceptance of cultural differences.
Contact Lester Valenzuela at l.valenzuela@centrefornewcomers.ca for questions, or to schedule a training for your organization or business.
3 hours, maximum 30 People
Cultural Competency Training
The project is oriented toward helping practitioners developing specific skills to provide services to LGBTQ+ or diverse immigrants and refugees based on their diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sexual Characteristics (SOGIESC). The guidelines were developed around 1) core concepts all organizations can implement, and 2) program specific concepts.
Practitioners can walk through a self-directed learning tool to learn practice guidelines for: settlement interviews with SOGIESC newcomers, LGBTQ+ refugee resettlement; SOGIESC support groups; and SOGIESC organizational policies. Examples include ethical principles that can be developed into organizational policies, and specific guidelines related to safety, assessment, or interview techniques.
To get assistance with registering for the learning tool, please contact Gary Wang at g.wang@centrefornewcomers.ca
The SOGIESC Guidelines Project
The first of its kind in Calgary, the Indigenous Education for Newcomers (IEFN) program at the Centre for Newcomers creates opportunities through various activities, including dialogue circles and storytelling, to teach newcomers about indigenous history and culture in Canada. These activities promote learning about Canada’s founding indigenous nations and the important current role indigenous peoples play in Canada’s culture, law, and ongoing sustainability.
Contact Lester Valenzuela at l.valenzuela@centrefornewcomers.ca for questions, or to schedule a training.
3 hours, maximum 30 people