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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...
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November
2018
INDIGENOUS FACILITATOR’S WORKING GROUP
The Indigenous Facilitator’s Working Group met on November 26th that brought together six First Nations facilitators from across Saskatchewan including Flora Dumais, Laverne Laliberte, Marlene Mirasty, April Roberts-Poitras, Charlotte Ross, and Anthony Rou...
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July
2018
Last fiscal year the HR and Finance Working Groups joined together to focus on the development of Job Descriptions and a Market Salary Review. Together the team completed 31 Job Descriptions that were sent to a consulting firm for a Market Salary review so each Job Descriptions could have a salary g...
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May
2018
We are currently wrapping up the Saskatchewan Jordan’s Principle project as we have attended our last planned information session on May 16th in Fort Qu’Appelle. As we begin to prepare a brief report summarizing the number of participants, the different sectors represented and the analytics of...
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May
2018
Help us welcome our summer students to SFNFCI! Brooke Kayseas on the left and Sage Speidel on the right were hired as summer students to support programs and administration for SFNFCI.
Get to know Brooke:
"My name is Brooke Kayseas and I am an 18-year-old student going into my second year stud...
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April
2018
We are working with the First Nations Group Homes to provide on-site deliveries of our group home core training program. In consultation with Group Home Managers, we create training plans that meet the unique needs of the staff and their 24/7 work schedules. The customized training plan allows ...
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March
2018
The second round of Jordan’s Principle information sessions had taken place March 20th, March 21st and 22nd. The first stop in round two was North Battleford on March 20th at the Western Development Museum. Although it was a smaller group it provided an opportunity to have informal discussions...
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February
2018
In partnership with the SFNFCI's Disability Research Project, Agency Chiefs Child and Family Service (ACCFS) Agency's two group homes - Asikwanehk Youth Lodge and the Pelican Lake Youth Lodge staff of 17 successfully completed two courses:
Working with Children and Youth with Exceptionalities i...
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February
2018
Marlene Mirasty facilitated the Mental Health First Aid - Adults Working With Youth course with 11 prevention workers from across the province. This training explores the issue of mental health as it relates to children and youth. The program teaches workers how to:
recognize the signs and sy...
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February
2018
12 prevention workers from various First Nations Child and Family Service Agencies and organizations across SK successfully completed the Facilitating Change course held in our classroom on Jan. 17 & 18, 2018. Facilitated by Lisa Sasakamoose, the participants gained the skills and knowledge that w...
