On-Demand Lunch & Learn:

Group conversations can be powerful spaces for connection, but they can also unintentionally create harm particularly when issues of identity, power, and equity are at play. This interactive session is designed to strengthen the skills of facilitating discussions that are safe, inclusive, and purposeful.

Participants will be introduced to a practical de-escalation tool (Pause–Name–Frame–Invite) and a participation structure that helps ensure racialized and marginalized voices are heard without being sidelined. Grounded in both community-based and clinical practice, this session integrates brief experiential activities including a grounding exercise, a live word cloud, and a reflective art activity.

Participants will leave with a one-page checklist and two ready-to-use scripts to support safer, more intentional facilitation in groups and community spaces.

Presented by: Sharlene Gumbs, MSW, RSW 

Available On-Demand Until: December 31, 2025

Pricing:

• OASW Members: $15 + HST (OASW member ID # required)
• Non-Members: $20 + HST

NOTE ABOUT REGISTRATION QUESTIONS:
OASW is committed to inclusion and promoting a diverse range of identities, experiences, perspectives, and voices across all areas of the Association. As such, the registration contains some optional questions that are intended to assist us to better understand our social work community and ensure that our work is reflective of the diverse membership of OASW and our profession.

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