Webinar Description:

This course explores the principles and practical tools for making ethical decisions in frontline settings, including shelters and homelessness services. Participants will examine how values, responsibilities, and potential consequences shape choices when supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. Through case studies, discussion, and reflective exercises, learners will develop skills to navigate complex ethical dilemmas with integrity, fairness, and accountability, while balancing the needs of clients, colleagues, and their organizations.

Instructor: Kennedy Lewis

Instructor Bio: 

Kennedy Lewis is a trauma therapist with a Master’s in Counselling from the University of Victoria, currently practising in Vancouver, BC. Alongside her private practice, she founded Extraordinary Workers to support frontline staff working in trauma-exposed environments. Drawing on her experience as a former support worker, Kennedy identified gaps in meaningful, relevant care and developed programming that centres worker sustainability and solidarity.  Now in its third year, Extraordinary Workers engages support workers across British Columbia through workshops, groups, and trainings in a range of community settings. Kennedy approaches resilience by examining how workplace systems can better mitigate the impacts of trauma exposure, believing that when workers are properly supported, they are able to stay in their roles longer and build the stable, healing relationships clients need most.