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Family Preservation: A Counselor’s Perspective

February 6, 2025 by Diana Smith Leave a Comment

Filed Under: News Tagged With: advocacy, child welfare, children, colonization, Counselor, families, family preservation, family services, first nations, Indigenous, Indigenous child welfare, indigenous children, Indigenous communities, Indigenous community, Indigenous families, Indigenous identity, Indigenous teachings, reconciliation, restorative, restorative practice, social work, social worker, trauma informed, VACFSS, Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society

VACFSS Advocating for Reform of B.C.’s Police Act

November 27, 2021 by Angela Shen Leave a Comment

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aboriginal, advocacy, advocate, antiracism, bipoc, blm, care, community engagement, defund the police, equity, gladue, Indigenous, indigenous children, MMIWG, Murdered and missing indigenous women and girls, oppression, police reform, racism, reconciliation, social justice, trauma informed, TRC, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, UNDRIP

Restorative Practice: Addressing Inequity and Racism

March 25, 2021 by Angela Shen Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Restorative Practice Tagged With: 60s scoop, affordable housing, BC child welfare, child welfare, colonization, concrete supports, discrimination, human rights, Indigenous child welfare, Indigenous communities, Indigenous teachings, Indigenous worldview, inequity, intergenerational trauma, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, poverty, residential school, sixties scoop, systemic bias, trauma informed, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, UNDRIP

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