Bridges Out of Poverty
Level One Partner Workshop With Suzie Johnson-Smith
Date
Friday, February 17, 2023 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EST
Location
Peterborough Lions Community Centre | Sisson Room
347 Burnham Street
Peterborough, Ontario K9H 1T5
Course Description
This workshop is a comprehensive approach to understanding poverty. Bridges Out of Poverty uses the lens of economic class and provides concrete tools and strategies for a community to understand, address, and alleviate poverty. Registration includes copies of the Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities workbook, which will be provided to participants.
Participants of this workshop will:
- Examine the resources by which you create stability.
- Discover the causes of poverty.
- Create and analyze a mental model for economic environments.
- Discover the hidden rules of economic classes.
- Analyze our language and story structures.
- Discuss stability within family and support systems, and the importance of building social capital.
- Learn new tools and strategies for improving relationships and outcomes.
Facilitator Biography
Suzie Johnson-Smith
Suzie Johnson-Smith of Peterborough, Ontario has been working in human services since 1992, primarily supporting low-income people in need of financial and employment assistance. She provided frontline case management for several years before becoming a coach and supervisor within the Social Services Division. She leads the Peterborough Social Services local office in promoting person-centered services using the Bridges Lens while they modernize the delivery of social assistance. In 2012, Suzie began to introduce and promote the Bridges framework, starting with her local office in Peterborough. In 2015, she became a certified trainer and began expanding to the broader community. Shortly thereafter, she became a consultant with aha! Process and has since been providing Bridges workshops internationally, certifying new Bridges community trainers, and providing strategic consulting to support the implementation of the Bridges model at all levels. She has been a presenter of the Bridges Out of Poverty model for thousands of teachers, employers, social service organizations, employment agencies, health agencies, community volunteers, and interested citizens. Suzie strongly believes that the Bridges Out of Poverty framework can and should inform our practices for improved relationships, outcomes, collaboration, and systems.
Pricing
- Early Bird Ticket for Peterborough-Based Participants: $69.00*
- Regular Ticket for Peterborough-Based Participants: $89.00*
- Regular Ticket for Participants Outside of Peterborough: $109.00*
*Plus Eventbrite's fee.
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