Counselling Skills and Client Relations

Decolonizing Your Helping Practice

Weaving Indigenous and Western Healing Approaches

Many helping approaches overlook Indigenous knowledge and perspectives. This training explores colonization’s impact on helping systems and teaches ways to integrate Indigenous and Western healing practices respectfully and effectively.

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Decolonizing Your Helping Practice

Decolonize Your Helping Practice with Two-Eyed Seeing

Are you looking to decolonize your helping practice and learn wholistic approaches to healing?

Join us for this unique opportunity, where you’ll learn how to weave Indigenous and Western approaches into your helping practice and apply a decolonized lens to your role.

Through circle methodology, you will engage in critical reflection, experiential learning, and storytelling to deepen your understanding of wholistic approaches to healing. You will gain practical skills for solidarity and allyship, with a focus on co-creating culturally welcoming spaces.

Challenge yourself to examine the presence of colonization in your own practice and deepen your understanding of the ongoing impacts of colonization on the well-being of Indigenous peoples.

Learning Objectives

Identify the impacts of colonialism in healing concepts
Describe Indigenous approaches to helping, healing, and wholistic wellness
Implement culturally safe and relevant ways to engage in healing
Apply both Western and Indigenous approaches to support in your practice
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Interactive sessions with experienced facilitators.

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Ask questions and get real-time guidance
Connect and learn alongside peers
Engage in discussions and practical exercises
Earn 6 CECs per day of training
Receive a certificate upon completion
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Build skills that translate directly into day-to-day work

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What You'll Learn

Walk away with the knowledge and tools to make a meaningful difference. The objectives below outline what you'll be equipped to do after completing this training.

Understand Colonization’s Impact

Learn how colonial history shapes current helping systems.

Reflect on Bias and Assumptions

Explore personal perspectives and implicit bias.

Learn Cultural Humility

Develop awareness of respectful and relational practice.

Integrate Indigenous Wisdom

Understand Indigenous healing approaches and two-eyed seeing.

Create Inclusive Practices

Apply strategies to create welcoming, culturally responsive care.

Strengthen Relationships

Build trust and collaboration with Indigenous communities.

Our Approach

Grounded in research, practical application, and real‑world experience.

Accessible

Clear, approachable learning without unnecessary jargon.

Applicable

Content designed for real‑world challenges and opportunities.

Engaging

Facilitators bring content to life through stories and examples.

Practical

Skills and tools designed for everyday use in your setting.

What People Are Saying

Insights from our participants.

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It's not always easy to facilitate a six-hour session, but it flew by. Perfectly timed, packed with useful, relevant information, curated to address the unique needs of our group."

K. Decle

University of British Columbia, Office of Student Academic Services

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This was one of the best trainings our organization has had. Staff were so engaged and came away energized and excited rather than tired and drained."

T. Etienne

Portal Youth Outreach Association

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CTRI is a great source for learning. They were easy to work with and our facilitator presented in an engaging and interactive way that kept people interested and attentive."

J. Grimes

Optimism Place Women's Shelter and Support Services

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the training.

This training is for:

Mental health professionals
Social services and community‑based professionals
First responders and emergency services
Health care workers and support staff
School and post‑secondary personnel
Leaders, managers, and supervisors
Human resources and people operations teams
Employees in corporate or business settings
Anyone working in people‑centred or support roles

What does this training cover?

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This workshop explores how colonization has shaped helping systems and invites participants to reflect on their assumptions, develop cultural humility, and integrate Indigenous and Western healing approaches respectfully.

Who is this training for?

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This training is for counsellors, social workers, educators, health care workers, and anyone in a helping role who wants to develop more culturally responsive and decolonized practice.

Is this training appropriate for non-Indigenous helpers?

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Yes. This workshop is designed to support all helpers, regardless of background, in reflecting on how colonial structures affect their practice and how to develop more inclusive, relational approaches.

What is "two-eyed seeing?"

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Two-eyed seeing is a concept that honours both Indigenous and Western knowledge equally. This workshop introduces this approach as a practical framework for integrating both perspectives in helping work.

Is this training available privately for organizations?

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Yes. CTRI offers this workshop in live, on-demand, and private formats. It is particularly relevant for organizations serving Indigenous communities or those working toward reconciliation goals. Contact us to arrange a session.

Is this training connected to CTRI's reconciliation or Indigenous-focused programming?

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Yes. This workshop complements CTRI's broader range of Indigenous-informed programming, including the Giwiidabindimin and Giwiidosendamin certificate programs.

Develop a Decolonized Helping Practice

Learn respectful ways to integrate Indigenous and Western healing approaches and create inclusive services. Explore training options or bring this workshop to your organization.

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