This workshop is in partnership with
Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Social Work
Professional Development
Wednesday, 21st January 2026
10:00 am to 4:00 p.m. ET | Online
Presented by Mary Anne Caibaiosai, MSW, PhD Candidate
Description
In this workshop,
Mary Anne
Caibaiosai
will
share spiritual
practices that
Anishinaabe
people follow in
times of illness, death in the family and community and
explore
how
some of these practices
can be applied
in your own life
and professional practice.
Some ceremonies
and practices
she
will describe are
intended to
inform social workers of ways they can mindfully guide
Indigenous clients to Elders and communities that
may offer these practices.
Using the
holistic
framework of the
medicine wheel
to guide this workshop
, participants
will learn:
P
articipants will
also
be
invited
to shar
e
practices they use to
support loss and
grief, as well as practices related to
death and bereavement
.
Presenter Bio
Mary Anne is
Ojibwe-Anishinaabe of the Bear clan from
Wiikwemkoong
Unceded
Territory and
Sagamok
First Nations.
She currently
reside
as a visitor and
PhD Candidate at Trent University
on
Michi
Saagiig
Anishinaabeg
territory. She holds a Bachelor of First Nations and
Aboriginal Counseling Degree, Brandon University, a Master of
Social Work Indigenous Field of Study Degree, Wilfrid Laurier
University and two diplomas from Algonquin College in Creative
Arts and Secretarial Science.
Mary Anne carries
traditional teachings, ceremonies, protocols, and life
teachings from Anishinaabe Elders and Midewiwin knowledge
keepers. Her community helper work is supported by her life
experiences as a survivor of the residential school and the
sixties scoop systems. These experiences led her to understand
grief and
loss, and
helped her
community grief
practice to
evolve.
Pricing
-
OASW Members: $200 + HST (OASW
member ID # required)
-
Non-Members: $300 + HST
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