Adesuwa Ero

Title: HIV Training

Training Description:

This session provides a comprehensive, community-informed overview of HIV care, combining foundational knowledge with practical application. Participants will explore HIV basics, including prevention, testing, treatment, and stigma, before examining real-world care pathways from diagnosis to ongoing support.

The session also highlights the impact of colonization and racism on care, with a focus on supporting Indigenous women and Two-Spirit individuals. Through case-based discussions, participants will build confidence in responding to complex situations such as new diagnoses, mental health challenges, and self-stigma, while clarifying your role in delivering compassionate, coordinated HIV care.

Schedule: Monday, October 5, 2026, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Format: In Person

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Explain foundational HIV concepts, including prevention, testing, treatment, and transmission
• Recognize the impact of stigma, colonization, and systemic racism on HIV care and service access
• Identify common pathways of HIV care and support from diagnosis through ongoing care
• Apply trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and person-centered approaches when supporting clients living with or affected by HIV
• Respond more confidently to complex client situations involving new diagnoses, mental health concerns, self-stigma, and barriers to care
• Clarify their role in coordinated HIV care within homelessness, housing, and community support systems
• Strengthen their ability to support Indigenous women, Two-Spirit individuals, and other disproportionately impacted communities with compassion and dignity
• Build practical strategies for reducing stigma and fostering safer, more inclusive service environments

Who Should Attend?

This training is designed for direct service workers and supervisory staff working across the homelessness, housing, shelter, outreach, and community support sectors who may encounter individuals living with, at risk of, or impacted by HIV in their work.

The session is especially relevant for service providers who support individuals experiencing housing instability, complex health needs, substance use, mental health concerns, stigma, discrimination, or barriers to accessing healthcare and social services.

Trainer Bio:

Have Questions?

Contact Adesuwa Ero:

• Email: training@endhomelessnesswinnipeg.ca
• Phone: 204 793-5088

Title: Emotional First Aid (EFA)

Description:

This training equips peers and frontline workers of the drug poisoning crisis with trauma-informed practical tools, resilience-building strategies, and vital community connections to support mental wellness in high-stress environments. This transformative program combats burnout, builds peer-led networks, and creates accessible, open-source resources for lasting impact.

Schedule: Thursday, August 20, 2026, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM

Format: Virtual

Training Focus:

1. Occupational Hazards of Helping Work
2. Self-Reflection & Challenging Stigma
3. Balancing Boundaries with Community & Mutual Support
4. Coping with Grief & Loss
5. Practical Strategies for Surviving & Thriving 

Who Should Attend?

The Emotional First Aid (EFA) Program was designed for peers and frontline workers from all communities, including those most impacted by systemic inequities.

Provider: St. John Ambulance

Have Questions?

Contact Adesuwa Ero:

• Email: training@endhomelessnesswinnipeg.ca
• Phone: 204 793-5088

Topic: Case Note Writing: Ethical Practices from an Indigenous Lens

Training Description:

This customized full day workshop is designed to support social service employees in documenting case notes that can be seamlessly integrated into their work, guided by an Indigenous lens.

Schedule: Wednesday October 14, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Format: In Person

Learning Objectives:

The session will focus on the following key areas:

• Employing a strengths-based approach
• Language to use in the documentation
• Writing in a factual, concise, and accurate manner
• Acknowledging the impacts of colonization, racism, and intergenerational trauma
• Promoting transparency and accountability in documentation
• Identifying and addressing unconscious bias, and embracing constructive feedback

Who Should Attend?

• Mental health professionals
• Social services and community‑based professionals
• First responders and emergency services
• Health care workers and support staff
• School and post‑secondary personnel
• Leaders, managers, and supervisors
• Human resources and people operations teams
• Employees in corporate or business settings
• Anyone working in people‑centred or support roles

Trainer: Danielle Peebles, MSW-IK, RSW

Trainer Bio:

Danielle is Ojibwe and a member of the Keeseekoowenin First Nation with family connections to Sagkeeng First Nation and Peguis First Nation. She currently lives in the North End of Winnipeg on Treaty One Territory with her husband and three children.

Danielle is a Registered Social Worker and holds a Master of Social Work based in Indigenous Knowledge degree from the University of Manitoba. She has over 15 years of experience working in the social services field and uses experiential therapy methods to provide care. As a therapist, Danielle works from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, harm reduction, trauma-informed, and person-centered approach to walking with people on their healing journey.

Danielle has engaged in consulting, facilitation, and training work with First Nation communities. Additionally, she is an instructor with Yellowquill University College, and walks with adults and youth who are impacted by mental health, addictions, trauma, and intergenerational trauma. She is dedicated to continuous learning, personal growth, and to sitting with and walking alongside people in ways that are respectful and supportive. As a fourth-generation residential school survivor, Danielle is committed to embracing and practicing her traditional way of life, while also being present for others in a good way.

Have Questions?

Contact Adesuwa Ero:

• Email: training@endhomelessnesswinnipeg.ca
• Phone: 204 793-5088

Training Description:

Helpers regularly encounter stories and symptoms of trauma in their roles. There is growing evidence that the impact of directly supporting others through experiences of trauma goes beyond burnout or fatigue. The toll of witnessing intense human experiences and emotions can contribute to a negative transformation of a helper’s own sense of safety, and of being competent and purposeful. This workshop will provide participants with the opportunity to examine their own experiences and become aware of the signs of both vicarious trauma and vicarious growth. Participants will have the opportunity to develop a personalized plan to repair negative effects as well as accelerate their resilience.

Schedule: Thursday October 22, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Format: In Person

Training Focus:

• Signs of Vicarious Trauma
• Anchor Points that Keep You Solid and Steady
• Empathy – A Vicarious Experience
• Building Self-Awareness of the Impact of Working with Trauma
• External Factors Impacting the Effects of Trauma Work
• Individual Factors Impacting the Effects of Trauma Work
• Recognize the Sound and Feel of Your Alarm
• Strategies for Building Empathic Resilience
• Practicing Vicarious Resilience
• Building a Personalized Plan

Who Should Attend?

This is an introductory-intermediate level workshop for social service and health care professionals, counsellors, social workers, school personnel, and anyone working in the helping profession.

Trainer: Danielle Peebles

Trainer Bio:

Danielle is Ojibwe and a member of the Keeseekoowenin First Nation with family connections to Sagkeeng First Nation and Peguis First Nation. She currently lives in the North End of Winnipeg on Treaty One Territory with her husband and three children.

Danielle is a Registered Social Worker and holds a Master of Social Work based in Indigenous Knowledge degree from the University of Manitoba. She has over 15 years of experience working in the social services field and uses experiential therapy methods to provide care. As a therapist, Danielle works from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, harm reduction, trauma-informed, and person-centered approach to walking with people on their healing journey.

Danielle has engaged in consulting, facilitation, and training work with First Nation communities. Additionally, she is an instructor with Yellowquill University College, and walks with adults and youth who are impacted by mental health, addictions, trauma, and intergenerational trauma. She is dedicated to continuous learning, personal growth, and to sitting with and walking alongside people in ways that are respectful and supportive. As a fourth-generation residential school survivor, Danielle is committed to embracing and practicing her traditional way of life, while also being present for others in a good way.

Have Questions?

Contact Adesuwa Ero

• Email: training@endhomelessnesswinnipeg.ca
• Phone: 204 793-5088

Training Description:

This training covers Housing First principles and Indigenous perspective, how strong relationship supports case management, trauma-informed approaches, problem solving and support planning.

You will learn the relationship foundations of case management and practical approaches you can use everyday. Whether you are new to the field or looking to refresh your skills, this workshop is designed to empower you will the tools, insights, and connections.

Please note, we are prioritizing housing first programs. They will receive the registration instructions first; we may open it to non-Housing-First programs if seats are still available.

Schedule: Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Format: In Person

Who Should Attend?

This session is ideal for Direct Service Workers and emerging professionals working in homelessness, housing, outreach, and community support settings. It would be valuable for case managers, housing support workers, outreach workers, shelter staff, program coordinators, peer support workers, and anyone supporting individuals with complex housing, health, or social needs.

It is especially relevant for staff who are new to Housing First practice, transitioning into case management roles, or looking to strengthen their skills in relationship building, trauma-informed care, support planning, problem solving, and working from an Indigenous-informed lens.

Supervisors and team leads may also benefit if they want to better support staff in applying consistent case management approaches across their programs.

Trainer Bio:

Have Questions?

Contact Adesuwa Ero:

• Email: training@endhomelessnesswinnipeg.ca
• Phone: 204 793-5088