Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health presents Wabano-win (the art of seeing clearly), an Indigenous Cultural Safety workshop/training available to service providers within Ontario Health. From an Indigenous-led framework, this one-day, immersive learning model aims to provide participants with a better understanding of Canadian histories and how present-day beliefs and attitudes continue to influence harmful policies and practices. The goal is to enhance safety and fairness for Indigenous people through increased awareness and meaningful actions.
Indigenous Cultural Safety Courses
Wabano-win: The Art of Seeing Clearly is a learning journey with courses that teach participants to better understand two core things:
How to contribute to improving Indigenous health, and
How to create safe spaces for Indigenous people in their practice.
Wabano-win aims to provide participants with a deeper understanding of colonization in Canada and how it influences relationships between Indigenous people and Settlers:
Canadian history from an Indigenous-led perspective;
An exploration of how Canadian policies and practices continue to influence the ways Indigenous people are viewed and treated when accessing essential services, such as health-care;
A better understanding of how to approach interactions with Indigenous people in more culturally safe and meaningful ways;
Access to tools and resources related to personal and professional development that can be supportive when working with Indigenous people and communities.
Who is it for?
Healthcare professionals working at organizations funded through Ontario Health – East (former Champlain region).
The general public with particular relevance to healthcare professionals and other frontline service providers. Subject to availability.
Timeframe: 1-day workshop (8 am to 4 pm)
Upcoming training
Learn more about our upcoming ICS training sessions.
If you are looking for dates outside of the sessions listed please contact us and we are happy to see how we can work with your schedule. If your organization, or facility, would like an exclusive date of Professional Development, please note that the minimum number participants is 15.
Quarterly webinars with guest experts that expand on cultural safety and anti-racism topics. Guests include Elders, traditional knowledge keepers, and health experts and practitioners. The webinars compliments Wabano-win in-person training.
Webinars are typically usually 1-2 hours in length.
Who is it for? Healthcare professionals
Our next webinar will be announced soon!
Wabano doesn’t offer it’s own online training.
We do recommend exploring the IPHCC’s training course, entitled Foundations of Indigenous Cultural Safety. It’s the first course in their training program, Anishinaabe Mino’ayaawin – People in Good Health.
There is a registration fee of $175.00 per person for each course within the Anishinaabe Mino’ayaawin ICS Training.
For more information and to begin the registration process, please email ics@iphcc.ca
