Training and Education
This training and education hub was created to help Edmontonians come together to support one another in living happier, more meaningful lives. Whether you're caring for family, friends, coworkers, or even strangers, we all play a role in looking out for each other.
These courses are designed to support your growth—whether you're a peer, a service provider, or someone just trying to help. Topics include mental health and addictions, suicide prevention, peer support, poverty and housing, parenting, and more. All trainings emphasize approaches that are fair, trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and rooted in community values.
Violence Threat Risk Assessment (VTRA) Training – Center for Trauma Informed Practices
Train and certify individuals in your organization on VTRA, the trauma-informed threat assessment framework that aims to identify and intervene within potential pathways to violence.
Foundation in Threat Assessment – Center for Trauma Informed Practices
This course will present our own evolutionary process for understanding violence, and introduce you to the early research, concepts, and variables that led to the development of the comprehensive Violence Threat Risk Assessment (VTRA™) model.
Prevent It! – Little Warriors
Prevent It! educates and empowers adults to take action and help prevent and respond to child sexual abuse.
Bridge Community Programs – Little Warriors
An online module-based program designed for youth addressing multiple topics around preventing sexual abuse by providing information, resources, tools and support services in an interactive, age appropriate way.
First Responder to Sexual Assault and Abuse Training - Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services
A training for first responders to learn how to respond to disclosures around sexual assault and abuse.
Counselling Adult Survivors of Sexual Violence - Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services
This 12 week online integrative course is designed for counselors, therapists, and other mental health practitioners who are new to working with survivors of sexual violence, or who may be already working with survivors and would like to more deeply inform their counselling practice.
Transforming Ourselves to Address the Root Causes of Violence - Shift to Learn
This module supports participants to engage in a transformational learning process so that they can effectively advocate for violence prevention.
Managing Workplace Violence and Responsive Behaviours On-Demand Course – Continuing Care Safety Association
CCSA offers effective training designed to equip organizations and their teams with the tools to effectively address and mitigate workplace violence and harassment.
Leading Change™ at Work: Addressing Domestic Violence – Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters
Learn how to address domestic violence concerns and risk factors in the workplace.
Mobilizing Communities to Disrupt Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking in Canada - #NotInMyCity
In collaboration with national and international thought leaders, #NotInMyCity has developed a short, interactive e-learning course to prevent sex trafficking and exploitation.
Enhance Emergency Sexual Assault Services FREE - Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services
This program is designed for professionals working in the criminal justice system with people who have been recently sexually assaulted (e.g. healthcare, counselling, and law enforcement professionals).
The Healing Brain: Supporting Children from Trauma to Resilience – Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters
Learn about early childhood brain development, the impacts of trauma, and how to support children who have been exposed to domestic violence.