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SUMMARY:In Person: Peer Led Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
DESCRIPTION:-- Prince Rupert, BC --\n\n-- In Person Training Description:
  --\n\nCOURSE OVERVIEW \n\nFormat: In Person Workshop\n\nThis training 
 builds the capacity of service providers to prevent, navigate, and repai
 r challenging interactions and crisis situations, with particular attent
 ion to recurring behaviours, ongoing conflict, and situations where the 
 same challenges continue over time. Grounded in relational, trauma-infor
 med, harm reduction, and person-centred approaches, the course explores 
 how workers can respond effectively while maintaining relationships, cle
 ar boundaries, safety, consistency, and dignity.\n\nThe course integrate
 s:\n\n* Understanding patterns of recurring, challenging, and escalating
  behaviour\n\n* Trauma-informed communication and de-escalation\n\n* Res
 ponding when behaviours or conflicts continue despite previous intervent
 ions\n\n* Setting and maintaining clear, consistent boundaries\n\n* Bala
 ncing relationship-building with accountability and safety\n\n* Emotiona
 l regulation for workers and clients\n\n* Cultural safety, anti-oppressi
 on, and person-centred dignity\n\n* Practical tools and scripts for diff
 icult and repeated interactions\n\n* Realistic scenarios from supportive
  housing, shelter, outreach, and other frontline settings\n\n* Repairing
  relationships and rebuilding trust after conflict or crisis\n\n* Team c
 onsistency and communication around ongoing behavioural concerns\n\n* Wo
 rker self-care and strategies for managing cumulative stress\n\nDesigned
  for shelters, outreach, overdose prevention sites, housing, and communi
 ty environments where peers and staff regularly encounter emotionally es
 calated states and complex behaviours. \n\n-- Instructor: Kevin Parker 
 --\n\nInstructor Bio:\n\nKevin is a Peer Support Specialist in Vancouver
 ’s Downtown East Side with The Spencer Creo Foundation, with over 15 y
 ears of experience supporting marginalized and underserved communities. 
 His work is rooted in direct frontline practice, including crisis respon
 se, overdose prevention, and day-to-day support for people navigating ho
 melessness, substance use, and systemic barriers. \n\nKevin brings more
  than a decade of frontline and leadership experience from RainCity Hous
 ing, where he held multiple roles supporting teams and residents through
  complex crises, including the toxic drug poisoning emergency. He also r
 uns Parker & Assu Consulting, providing peer-led education, advocacy, an
 d policy support to non-profit and community-based organizations. \n\nK
 evin’s approach is grounded in lived experience, cultural responsivene
 ss, and practical, relationship-based care. As a biracial Black man, he 
 brings a deeply personal commitment to equity, dignity, and non-judgment
 al support. His work centers on building trust, supporting frontline wor
 kers and people who use substances, and helping unhoused individuals to 
 access needed services.  \n\n-- Recommended Pre-Learning: --\n\nThis c
 ourse assumes a basic working knowledge of trauma-informed practice and 
 de-escalation; participants are encouraged to complete any of the follow
 ing recommended pre-learning (linked below) to support shared understand
 ing and practical application. \n\nLearnHSABC:  \n\n* Anti-Oppressive
  De-Escalation\n\n* Understanding Trauma-Informed Care and Peer SupportÂ
  \n\n* Trauma-Informed De-Escalation Techniques by PWLLE & Peers \n\nWe
 binar Library: \n\n* Webinar: Walking Alongside PWLLE: Peer Staff Suppo
 rt Essentials - HSABC \n\n-- Location Information: Prince Rupert, BC -
 -\n\nNisga'a Hall\n860 3 Ave W, Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1M6\n\nAdditional 
 Information:\n\nPlease confirm any allergies, accessibility, and/or addi
 tional support needs during the registration process. If you need any a
 ssistance or additional support, please email info@hsa-bc.ca.\n\nPlease
  read the HSABC Community Agreement prior to registering.
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