Working with Children: Getting Comfortable with Different Levels of Risk
Course Access: 1 Year
WORKING WITH CHILDREN IS RARELY BLACK & WHITE
Working with children involves several risk factors. As a counsellor, how prepared and equipped are you to handle these situations?
When children or their parents seek counselling for on their behalf, things are rarely black and white. Counsellors are often hesitant or sensitive to the complexities of these situations due to existing regulations, the risk of complaints, or a potential lawsuit. It doesn’t have to be that way.
This workshop will prepare counsellors to accurately identify red flags as well as evaluate, and manage risk while providing the best care their young clients need.
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$100.00
How this workshop will help your practice:
- Understanding grey areas surrounding consent and identifying your risk tolerance level
- Asking the right questions and identifying red flags
- Spotting nuances when children seek counselling for themselves or when parents seek counselling for their children
- Quantifying risk
- Conducting a thorough background evaluation
A SHORT VIDEO FROM THE PRESENTERS:
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:
JOHN-PAUL E. BOYD, KC
John-Paul is a family law arbitrator, family law mediator and parenting coordinator. Over a 25-year career, he has specialised in law and procedural reform, public legal education, children’s rights and involvement in justice processes, the impact of parental conflict on children, access to family justice, and the psychological aspects of relationship breakdown and parenting after separation. He has collaborated with the BCACC on a number of family law projects, including the Family Law Practice Standard and the 2022 Families, Family Breakdown and the Law workshop. John-Paul was appointed Queen’s Counsel, now King’s Counsel, in 2019.
CANDICE ALDER RCC
Candice Alder is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with nearly 20 years of therapeutic experience with families, children, and youth. Candice is a former child protection worker in BC, and has also worked with high-risk children and families in non-profit and public education settings. Candice is a sessional instructor for the School of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria, and currently supports children, youth, and families through her private practice and work with Child and Youth Mental Health.