13
May
2021
The Saskatchewan First Nations Child & Family Service Agency prevention network has been in existence since May 2015. The network gathers together regularly to share practices, successes, challenges and to provide guidance to approved SFNFCI prevention projects. SFNFCI coordinates the meetin...
29
April
2021
Providing Support Remotely Workshop April 14, 2021
On April 14, 2021, SFNFCI hosted a live virtual three-hour workshop on ‘Providing Support Remotely’ in collaboration with Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute (CTRI). The workshop was facilitated by Kelly Smith, a registered social worker, ...
22
April
2021
In the last three years of working with Saskatchewan First Nations Income Assistance (IA), we have heard many IA workers talk about the need for more training. Therefore, SFNFCI is responding to this request by working to understand what kind of training IA staff need. SFNFCI is doing an assessment...
21
April
2021
Grief and Loss Webinar, March 17 2021
On March 17, 2021 SFNFCI hosted a one-hour webinar on Grief and Loss, facilitated by Chalaine Senger from Canada Mental Health Association (CMHA). There were 39 learners who attended the webinar. Participants attending were from all of SFNFCI’s groups and...
21
April
2021
Prevention Network Virtual Gathering, March 10 and 11
On March 10 and 11 SFNFCI hosted a Virtual Gathering for the Prevention Network. 38 participants attended this event. COVID 19 protocols and restrictions limited our ability to gather in-person, but that did not mean our opportunity for prof...
21
April
2021
Covid Fatigue Webinar March 4, 2021
On March 4, 2021 SFNFCI hosted a one-hour webinar on Covid Fatigue, facilitated by Chalaine Senger from Canada Mental Health Association (CMHA). There were over 30 learners who attended the webinar. Participants attended from all of SFNFCI’s groups and netw...
17
March
2021
The month of March is considered by Canadian Association of Social Workers, National Social Work Month. Here in Saskatchewan we acknowledge and celebrate Social Work week March 15th to 19th.
Around the world we celebrate and recognize International Social Work day as March 16th, 2021.
A common t...
11
December
2020
Another year of the Disability Research Project has begun at SFNFCI!
SFNFCI has completed four disabilities project since 2016 that has created relevant information and built capacity within agencies through several training and workshops.
Outcomes of first 4 years of the project:
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11
December
2020
We are excited to introduce this year’s Disability Research Project!
COVID-19 and Disability Research Project:
As we enter our fourth year of the disability project, we build on the work of the past years’ projects (read previous reports here) while also keeping in mind the changing data manag...
08
December
2020
SFNFCI went through its first trial run of a ‘blended approach’ to training with both in-person and online participants via Zoom, with University of Victoria, social work practicum student Jared Knoll’s in-house delivery of “Gender and Sexual Diversity” (GSD).
The group experienced ...
