Activity :

THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERCULTURAL ALTERNATIVE PRACTICES IN PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION

Type: Intercultural training workshop

Wednesday June 14 and 21, 2006, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Goals :

This two-day course aims, first of all, to help participants to master the dynamic of representation of "cultural differences" and their impacts on the help-giving process, and second, to familiarize participants with a model of intercultural practice as an alternative approach to intervention.

• Culture shock as a tool to reveal intercultural issues.
• To understand the dynamic of representation of “cultural differences” on a relational level.
• To analyse the impact of “cultural differences” in the process of help-giving.
• To familiarize participants with a model for intercultural practice.

Pedagogical Approach :

The training will be based on the professional experiences of participants, as well as group discussions between both participants and the work group. Case studies will provide concrete applications of the acquired knowledge. These documents and analytical tools will serve as conceptual and pedagogical tools that participants may apply to their practices.

Facilitator :

Kalpana Das, Director of the Intercultural Institute of Montreal

Participants targeted :

Social and health care workers, as well as community workers.

Registration :

Participants must register before Friday June 2, 2006 (spaces limited to 15 participants)

Cost :

$85 per person: for community organizations and students
$150 per person: for public institutions

* Prices include applicable taxes. Students must show a valid student i.d. card.

Location :

Intercultural Institute of Montreal
4917 Saint Urbain Street
Montreal, Québec H2T 2W1

Language :

French

For more information :

(514) 288-7229 or info@iim.qc.ca