We have made a commitment to creating and maintaining psychological and cultural safety in our learning spaces and opportunities for open dialogue. At this time, we did not feel that we could guarantee this for our participants or facilitators and therefore the Fall offering of the Building the Foundations of Anti-Oppressive Healthcare program has been cancelled. We look forward to continued connection with you all in the future. Be well and take care.
Program Objective
This program introduces participants to the language and frameworks of anti-oppression and social justice. It explores how the Canadian healthcare system continues to participate in discrimination and oppression. It also begins to explore how health care professionals can engage in praxis, which is theory-informed action in the pursuit of social justice.
Background
Healthcare institutions are increasingly engaging in activities around equity, diversity and inclusion. However, these endeavours are often embarked upon in ahistoric and apolitical ways, which perpetuates harm. Participants will be asked to critically reflect on their own assumptions and behaviours to interrogate organizational practices and policies; and to identify ways to use their social power to disrupt, reshape, and reimagine our workplaces and institutions.
Program Description
Two 4-hour modules delivered via Zoom. Participants will have access to online resources, additional reading and questions that prompt reflection to facilitate their learning and help them develop a common language to facilitate dialogue during the synchronous sessions.
This program is situated within a transformative approach to education. This means that the ‘classroom’ may look different than the more traditional and didactic formats we are accustomed to in healthcare spaces, in terms of physical space, content, pace, and format. Each session may look slightly different, based on the needs, knowledge, and perspectives of those in the room. Facilitators and learners are encouraged to share, teach, and learn from one another. Learning may occur through storytelling, arts-based methods, dialogue, and self-reflection, among other approaches.
Educational Goals
Module 1 will encourage participants to:
- Understand the ideas of power, privilege and intersectionality and apply these concepts to themselves and to their own institutions;
- Differentiate between reflection and reflexivity, and develop their skills towards engaging in reflexive practice
- Differentiate between commonly used “EDI” concepts in healthcare like cultural competency, allyship, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and move towards a broader understanding of anti-oppression, anti-racism and intersectionality.
Module 2 will encourage participants to:
- Gain a deeper understanding of how power flows through their institutions and how this perpetuates oppression, with an emphasis on anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism
- Gain a deeper understanding of how healthcare has been (and continues to be) tied to discrimination and oppression in the in the Canadian context
- Position themselves within social and institutional power dynamics as well as identify and act on their areas of accountability, influence and control, both within themselves and their institution.
Community of Support Sessions
To continue to provide space for these conversations and opportunities to engage with one another, past participants of the program are invited to participate in our Community of Support and Healing (COSH). COSH sessions are hosted three times a year and are iterative – they change to meet the needs and desires of our community. They provide opportunities to engage in dialogue around challenges we may be facing in our workplaces in the pursuit of anti-oppression, and to discuss what is working and what success folks may have had in enacting change.
Prerequisites: None
Who should register: Anyone interested in anti-oppressive practice and social justice in healthcare.
Format: Virtual
Program length: Two 4-hour modules
Cohort size: up to 25 participants
Upcoming Dates: TBD
Fees:
The program follows a pay what you can (PWYC) model
Standard Rate – $500.00 incl. Tax
We encourage those with the financial means to support the program to consider paying the suggested tuition of $500. This will enable us to continue to offer this program to future cohorts. However, for those who may be experiencing financial barriers, we offer the following PWYC registration codes, which can be applied at checkout:
PWYC Rate – $300.00 incl. Tax (use code PWYC-300 at checkout)
PWYC Rate – $100.00 incl. Tax (use code PWYC-100 at checkout)
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