THE COMMUNITY IS THE MEDICINE
A CULTURALLY ROOTED & STRENGTH-BASED APPROACH TO COMMUNITY WELLNESS
April 9th,10th, 2022 ± 9am-4pm
@ Tśzil Learning Center
The community and its families are rich in gifts and culture. This workshop will Identify the social wound that underlies community issues and explore a cultural “cure” rooted in Traditional values and strengths. Participants will have the opportunity to explore four branches of Indigenous wellness that invite children, youth, and adults to become the Elders they are meant to be. A balance of values that are essential to healthy family, personal and professional relationships will be reviewed and a technique to maintain balance under pressure will be practiced. Finally, a 3-part process to decolonize ourselves and our practice will be explored. The result will be a deeper understanding of the source of community problems and a culturally rooted approach to wellness and a greater capacity to heal oneself, one’s family, and community.
Agenda
- Colonization is the Disease: A post-colonial Approach
- Culture is the Cure: Traditional Values & The 4 Branches of Wellness
- A Worthwhile Life based on Purpose and Wisdom
- Self-Worth based on a Connections and Empowerment
- Maintaining Balance: A Values-Based Approach to Helping
- The Community is Medicine: Reclaiming Community Wellness
Facilitated by Darien Thira, PhD., Registered Psychologist
For over 25 years, Darien has served as a facilitator, counsellor, and consultant for Indigenous communities across Canada, focusing on personal and community wellness, grief, and trauma healing, “addictions,” suicide prevention, and related fields. His workshops are safe, strength-based, and culturally rooted.
If you are interested, please contact Reception at Úll̓us 604-894-6115
