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Quest 1: Foundations for Ethical and Culturally Responsive Practice: Colonialism, Bias, Education, and The Responsibility of Knowing"
13 Lessons-
StartSelf Care Practices to support Growth and Learning
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StartPre-Course Survey
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StartAnti-Oppressive and Anti-Racist Practice : a brief introduction
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StartIntroduction: Naming Non-Neutrality and Colonial as a Context
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StartColonialism as Context
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StartBias and Beneficiary Status
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StartInvitation to Pause
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StartThe Responsibility of Knowing and Doing- The ethical requirement for Allyship beyond the therapy space.
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StartHow Colonialism Has Shaped the Therapy Space
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StartCommunication Styles - cultural norms we carrry
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StartFrom where we arrive
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StartCongratulations
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StartReflection on Module 1 Invitation
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Quest 2: Travelling the Terrain: Ecosystems of Care for Ethical, Culturally Safe, Relational Practice”
12 Lessons-
StartWelcome to travelling the terrain
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StartTravelling the Terrain: Domains of Ethical, Relational Practice – Survey/Quiz
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StartStory Clips - Unsafe Practice
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StartThe traveller
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StartModality and Frameworks Deconstruction Map Activity
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StartBackpacks for travel, modality and frameworks
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StartReflecting on Travelling the Ecosystems and Landscape of Care
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StartPractitioner Self -Assessment Tool
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StartDiscussion Prompt (Pasit Listening Circle): Post your map & respond to 2 peers
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StartMCO and other cultural diversity frameworks
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StartCase Exploration
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StartBonus Materials: How you move thru discomfort without shutting down
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Before you Sit Down (Continuing Professional Development )
Finding Our Way in the Landscapes of Care- Decolonizing and Transforming Practice with Indigenous Clients.”
Course Summary
“"This was the first course that made me have to think about how colonization as a therapist affected my ability to work and how not to harm Indigenous clients." - JB, Ontario Registered Psychotherapist
If you’re here, you probably already care deeply about doing this work well.
Maybe You’ve done the general cultural-competency or San’yas training — now you’re ready for something deeper: honest reflection about how you show up in the therapy room. You want to feel more clear, not uncertain, when working with Indigenous clients — and know how to rebuild trust when something misses the mark.
You care about decolonizing your practice but aren’t sure what that looks like day to day, in real conversations and therapeutic moments.
You’re willing to explore bias and discomfort, but you want to do it in a learning space that’s grounded, kind, and trauma-informed.
If you nodded at any of these, Before You Sit Down was created with you in mind — a space for helpers like counsellors and social workers who are ready to learn, unlearn, and work from the inside out.
[Start the Course →] (CPD-eligible | 2 main quest modules | Certificate of Completion after completion of full course)
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