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Many of the Centre for Counselling & Community Safety's projects have led to the development of helpful resources. Below is a list of all manuals, DVDs, and facilitator's guides.

 

Balancing Conflicting Interests: A Counsellor's Guide to the Legal Process - Third Edition (MANUAL)

This manual addresses the clinical and ethical dilemmas counsellors face in their increasing involvement with the legal system. This is a third edition with updates on topics such as:

  • Informed consent

  • Confidentiality

  • Questions of privilege

  • Obligations to report

  • Clinical assessments

  • Guidelines for record-keeping

  • Concerns related to a court appearance

This manual also explores current and emerging legal and ethical trends related to technology and social media use within counselling settings.

Buy the manual for $85.

 

Commercial Sexual Exploitation: Innovative Ideas for Working with Children and Youth (MANUAL)

This manual presents a provincial framework for working with children and youth who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation. It features innovative ideas for programs to deal with this crisis.

The framework can assist in the formulation of policy, strategies, and services to help these children and youth.

Topics include:

  • The legal meaning of “commercial sexual exploitation”

  • The rights of children and youth

  • Understanding commercial sexual exploitation

  • A conceptual framework within a population health approach to health promotion

  • Meeting the needs of youth through a continuum of services

  • Guiding principles for program design and delivery and a selection of provincial programs that meet the guiding principles and are considered to be examples of innovative and promising practices    

Buy the hard copy for $15 or view the manual online.

 

Empowerment of Immigrant and Refugee Women Who are Victims of Violence in their Intimate Relationships (MANUAL)

The Justice Institute of British Columbia has released the findings of a research study designed to enhance understanding of the unique experiences of immigrant women who were victims of violence in their intimate relationships.

The research assessed what service delivery factors in the health care, social service, and justice systems are empowering and disempowering to immigrant women who are victims of violence in their relationships.

The study was conducted in partnership with Vancouver and Lower Mainland Multicultural Family Support Services Society, MOSAIC, and Elizabeth Fry Society of Prince George and funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Province of BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General and The Vancouver Foundation.

Buy the hard copy for $10 ordownload an electronic version of the report.

 

In Her Own Time: Measures of Empowerment for Women Who Have Experienced Violence (DVD)

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