Risk Management for Home Visitors

BC Council For Families Child Growth and Development, Child Health and Wellbeing, Early Care and Education, Family Support May 15, 2017 Comments Off

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Date/Time
Date(s) - May 15, 2017
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location
Rosedale on Robson Suite Hotel

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Risk Management for Home Visitors is a practical and research-based workshop that will equip outreach workers with the skills, awareness and strategies to stay safe and healthy in their work.

This one-day training has been developed specifically for home visitors, by the Home Visitor Training Initiative at BC Council for Families, with extensive consultation through WorkSafeBC and an occupational health-care expert. Following the training, participants will have: an increased level of knowledge of the risks of delivering social services in clients’ homes, and increased skills and knowledge to assess risk levels and to take the appropriate steps to mitigate risk. Risk Management policies and resources from Canada, the US and other countries have been integrated into this practical and informative workshop.

Topics covered include:

The BC Workers Compensation Act
Occupational Health and Safety Rights
Risk assessment
Strategies to mitigate risks such as: working alone, slips and falls, driving and travel, violence, infectious diseases, and psychological trauma