Lateral Violence Prevention & Intervention Training

2 Day Workshop With Certification Option*

In this interactive and incredibly meaning-making workshop, participants will learn:

  • the root causes of lateral violence
  • how to identfy lateral violence, both from the witness and perpetrator perspectives
  • how unconscious bias influences/informs the beliefs and actions that lead to lateral violence
  • the intersectionality of lateral violence and
    • other forms of violence
    • physical, mental, spiritual and emotional health
    • job performance
    • education/learning environments
  • how to work with the 'Circle of Needs' to better understand themselves and others and how conduct is informed by these needs
  • how to transform one's own behaviour to prevent causing harm
  • when to intervene or take action, and how to do so within various environments
  • how to apply methods of governance that will circumvent and prevent lateral violence
  • decolonizing and healthful strategies that will transform lateral violence into lateral kindness, foster creative problem solving and improve individual as well as collective wellness