The Self-Help Resource Centre, a United Way Agency in Toronto, is offering
three workshops this fall for self-helpers and professionals who work with
support groups. The first workshop is Tuesday, September 25 as part of
Self-Help Awareness Week. Enrollment is limited to 20 people. The $15
registration fee includes materials and refreshments. To register download
the registration form from http://www.selfhelp.on.ca
<http://www.selfhelp.on.ca/> 

 

Building Community Groups That Work, Tuesday, September 25, 1 to 4 pm

 

All of us have different notions of group work. In this workshop different
aspects of group work which can be utilized to promote meaningful community
participation will be examined. Self-help methods have been used as a
community-based and volunteer-run development strategy in many parts of the
world. Self-help has been used for community economic development, public
health, community safety, health promotion, inclusion and empowerment of
marginalized communities. It can be used to build partnership between
communities and helping professionals and agencies. In this workshop these
strategies will be shared and the participants are given a chance to apply
it to their own examples.

 

Roya Rabbani is the Self-Help Resource Centre's Executive Director. She has
utilized the self-help/mutual aid methods to build partnership among various
agencies in developing innovative projects, such as Diversify the Source;
Mutually Ours; and Empowering Stroke Prevention Project. Roya has worked
with diverse communities in Canada, Jamaica, Brazil, Pakistan, and Iran. She
has a B.Sc. from University of Guelph and a MSW with specialty in community
development and planning from Wilfred Laurier. 

 

Workshops take place at the Self-Help Resource Centre in Toronto.  40
Orchard View Blvd. one block north of Yonge & Eglinton

 


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