Resources
Family Service Centre of Ottawa Carleton (no date) Building Bridges: Concurrent Partnership Groups for Children and Their Mothers Who Have Experienced Woman Abuse. Ottawa.
A 283-page manual that outlines counselling, education and advocacy tools to help abused women and their children. The manual offers a concurrent partnership model in which women and children work together to deal with the violence they have witnessed and/or experienced. The cost of the manual is $50.
Contact: fscoc@familyservicesottawa.org
Interval House of Ottawa-Carleton (2001) Basics: Building Awareness and Sharing Information on Children’s Shelter Services. Ottawa.
A complete summary of programs for children in a shelter setting. Includes information about budgets needed for different programs.
Contact: www.intervalhouse.on.ca
Korhonen, Marja (2006) Ikajurniq — Basic Counselling Skills: Inuit Voices, Modern Methods. Ottawa. Ajunnginiq Centre at the National Aboriginal Health Organization.
This 41-page document is a guide to basic effective counselling that combines the best of old ways with effective modern methods. It covers topics such as building a counselling relationship, good listening, gathering information and many other topics.
Contact: inuit@naho.ca
Korhonen, Marja (2006) Suicide Prevention: Inuit Traditional Practices That Encouraged Resilience and Coping. Ottawa. Ajunnginiq Centre at the National Aboriginal Health Organization.
A 36-page document summarizing the knowledge of Inuit Elders about how to help communities to prevent and deal with suicide.
Contact: inuit@naho.ca
Levan, Mary Beth (1999). Family Violence Prevention Training Manual (unpublished). Prepared for the SEDNA Association of the Northwest Territories
This 97-page document contains plans and handouts for training courses designed for shelter workers in the NWT. The courses aim to help shelter workers gain knowledge and skills needed to support the women and children in their shelter. Four courses are presented: (1) Introduction to Family Violence; (2) Healing Workshop; (3) Counselling Skills; and, (4) Psychology Course.
Contact: pauktuutit@pauktuutit.ca
National Aboriginal Health Organization (2005) Assessment and Planning Tool Kit for Suicide Prevention in First Nations Communities. Ottawa.
A 30-page booklet developed to help individuals and groups that are interested in addressing the issue of suicide in their community. It is a framework to guide First Nations in assessing and planning a suicide prevention plan.
Contact: naho@naho.ca
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada (no date) Katujjiqatigiitsuni Sannginiq — Working Together to Understand FASD: Participant Handbook. Ottawa.
This 41-page handbook introduces topics covered in a four-day training module aimed to increase awareness and understanding of FASD. The handbook is written in English and Inuktitut.
Contact: pauktuutit@pauktuutit.ca
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada (2006) National Strategy to Prevent Abuse in Inuit Communities and Sharing Knowledge, Sharing Wisdom: A Guide to the National Strategy. Ottawa.
A 24-page document that presents a strategy for reducing violence and abuse in Inuit communities.
Contact: pauktuutit@pauktuutit.ca
Quebec Native Women (2006) Sharing Aboriginal Resources. Khanawake.
This is a large intervention toolkit for family violence workers. It includes nearly 100 tools of practical use to workers at shelters for Native women. The toolkit includes deals with the mental, spiritual, emotional and physical aspects of women’s lives who are dealing with violence. The cost of the toolkit is $200.
Contact: info@faq-qnw.org
Sinclair, Deborah (1985) Understanding Wife Assault: A Training Manual for Cousellors and Advocates. Toronto. Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services.
This 181-page manual provides counselling approaches and advocacy techniques for dealing with the needs of assaulted women, violent men, and children in violent homes. The manual costs $16.00.
Contact: publications@womanabuseprevention.com
The Status of Women Council of NWT (no date) From Dark to Light: Regaining a Caring Community. Yellowknife.
This is a binder that contains seven “how-to” books for facilitators who are delivering workshops on issues of family violence, child sexual abuse, sexual assault, parenting skills, healthy relationships and abusive men’s support groups. Each book contains information about the topic, workshop plans and handouts. Also available in French and Inuktitut. The binder costs $50.00.
Contact: www.statusofwomen.nt.ca
The Status of Women Council of NWT (2004) Women’s Voices in Leadership: Facilitator’s Manual. Yellowknife.
This is a 174-page manual for facilitators who are working with women to develop leadership skills. The manual contains workshop plans, activities and handouts. The manual is available on the internet: www.statusofwomen.nt.ca