HSABC's Podcast
HSABC is a provincial organization with over 230 members who work in homelessness services, frontline and shelter contexts. This podcast is an audio version of our training webinars on various topics and challenges facing those in frontline work during the COVID-19 crisis of 2020.For more on who we are, what we do and what we offer, head to hsa-bc.ca
Episodes
26 episodes
BC Restart Plan & Its Impacts on Housing Providers, Shelters and Homelessness Services
This is an audio only version of a panel discussion webinar originally broadcast on July 12th, 2021. For more information, please visit our website at hsa-bc.caWhat will shelters, housing service providers and other service...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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1:31:04
BC Housing & Providers: Challenges and Experiences During COVID 19
BC Housing & Providers: Challenges and Experiences During COVID 19This podcast is a recording of a webinar panel discussion originally aired on May 5th, 2021. For more content, resources and upcoming trainings, please go to hsa...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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1:58:47
Substance Use Awareness and Safety Training
This is an audio only version of an HSABC webinar originally recorded on July 8th, 2020.For the handouts, video and other resources, please visit us at hsa-bc.caThe latest research on drug use, the effects on beh...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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1:32:59
Pivot Legal & Lived Experience: Engaging with the Provincial Encampment Guidelines
This is an audio only recording of an HSABC webinar originally recorded on June 30th, 2020. For the video recording as well as other resources, please go to hsa-bc.ca Discussion and analysis of the provincial encampment...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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1:33:59
New Draft Provincial Guidelines for Encampment & Best Practices
This is an audio only version of an HSABC webinar originally broadcast on June 24th, 2020. For the video recording as well as other resources, please go to hsa-bc.ca.Sarah Petrescu, Senior Policy Analyst with the Ministry o...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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1:31:03
Coronavirus Check-In & Review: What Have We Learned in Frontline Work Settings?
This is an audio only version of an HSABC webinar originally aired on June 23, 2020. For the video recording, as well as other resources, please go to hsa-bc.caPublic health nurse and safe supply advocate Corey Ranger t...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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1:30:42
Rental Tenancy Law 101 with TRAC
This is an audio only version of an HSABC webinar originally aired on June 17th, 2020.For the video recording, handouts and resources, please go to hsa-bc.caResidential Tenancy Law 101 webinar reviews the basic principles of...
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1:30:46
HSABC Webinar: From Outside to Inside: Supporting Clients in Temporary Housing After Decampment
This is an audio only version of an HSABC Webinar originally broadcast on June 3, 2020. For resources, the video recording, handouts and support, go to hsa-bc.ca Corey Ranger, Public Health Nurse, and Alynn Gausvik...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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1:27:09
HSABC & Worksafe BC: Navigating the New Return to Work and Re-Opening Protocols
This is an audio only version of an HSABC Webinar recorded on May 27th, 2020. For the video, handouts and other resources, go to hsa-bc.ca This presentation provides the employer information regarding restart of business in...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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1:30:44
HSABC Webinar: Harm Reduction Part II: Everyday Applications & Opportunities (Applied Harm Reduction: Beyond Basics)
Part II of our series on the principles and applications of Harm Reduction. This is an audio only version of an HSABC Webinar recorded on May 27th, 2020. For video, handouts and other resources, go to hsa-bc.ca. Co...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:31:34
Paranoia & Conspiracy amongst clients During COVID-19 : Practical Strategies & Effective Communication
This is an audio only version of an HSABC webinar originally broadcast on May 20, 2020. For the video, handouts and links, please visit our website at hsa-bc.ca Dr Heather Fulton talks about how to help people experien...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:27:26
When Caring Hurts: Vicarious Trauma with Amanda Theissen
This is an audio only version of an HSABC webinar originally broadcast on May 19th, 2020. For the video, handouts and resources, please visit us at hsa-bc.caThis webinar provides an overview of what vicarious trauma is and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:41:15
Harm Reduction Part I: Underpinning Philosophy
This is an audio only version of an HSABC Webinar originally aired on May 20, 2020. It covers an overview of Harm Reduction as a philosophy and goes through the history and context of how this came to be, with some practical tips o...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:30:27
Dispute Resolution
This is an audio only version of an HSABC webinar recorded on May 6th, 2020. For the video recording and handouts and materials, please go to hsa-bc.ca. Want to know more about how residential tenancy dispute resolution is working ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:26:05
CORONAVIRUS 101: What Frontline Staff and Organizations Need to Know
This is an audio only version of a webinar recorded on May 5th, 2020.For handouts, resources and the video recording, please go to hsa-bc.caCorey Ranger and Sarah Kift provide an overview of how to work safely and support your c...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:25:51
COVID-19: Emergency Housing and BC's Public Safety Order for Dismantling Camps Q&A
Corey Ranger, Public Health Nurse, and Alynn Gausvik, Senior Director of LA Family Housing, will be on the line to discuss how to safely and compassionately transition people from homeless camps to the emergency housing and hotel rooms being pr...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:31:06
Burnout and Overwhelm: Leadership Tools for Staff Wellness During the Coronavirus Crisis
Organizational trauma and burnout specialist Amanda Thiessen takes a look at the challenges facing front line staff, managers and leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic and talks through practical tips, strategies and tools to mitigate burnout an...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:07:06
Managing High Stress Situations with Dr Hillary McBride
This is an audio only version of an HSABC webinar, recorded on April 29th, 2020. For the video recording and pdf materials, please go to hsa-bc.caDr Hillary McBride provides useful practical strategies for understanding stress and anxie...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:33:12
Overdose Response and Harm Reduction Q & A with the BC Ministry of Health, the BCCDC & Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions
This episode is an audio only recording of an HSABC webinar recorded on April 28th, 2020. For the video and related materials, please go to hsa-bc.ca.Dr. Daniele Behn Smith, Aboriginal Health Physician...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:03:28
COVID-19: Navigating Emergency Supports and EI Measures for Non-Profit Staff & Managers
Marsha Goldford and Jill Westlake, HR and non-profit organization specialists review the emergency employment insurance resources and supports available for non-profit organizations and help you navigate the avalanche of information during the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:07:40
Rent Issues and Support for Tenants during the Coronavirus Outbreak
Andrew Sakamoto, the Director of the Tenant Resource and Advocacy Center, discusses and guides you and your clients through the latest BC government measures, supports and policies put in place during the pandemic. He takes your questions and g...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:07:30
HSABC & Pivot Legal Society: Understanding Legal Rights and Barriers During the Pandemic
This is an audio only version of an HSABC webinar. If you'd like to view the video recodring or find other resources, please go to our page at hsa-bc.caPivot Legal Society provides a brief overview of the current legal landscape, and hi...
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1:04:41
Social Service Provider Guidance Review with Dr Daniele Behn Smith, BC Ministry of Health
This is an audio only recording of an HSABC webinar recorded on April 14th, 2020.Dr. Daniele Behn Smith, Aboriginal Health Physican Advisor with the Ministry of Health is on the line discuss the Social Service Provider fact sheet and pr...
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1:09:25
Coronavirus Updates on the Front Line with Public Health Nurse Corey Ranger
This is an audio only version of an HSABC Webinar recorded on March 31, 2020. Corey Ranger and Sarah Kift discuss and update the latest in news, support, public health and government directives and resources for frontline workers i...
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1:34:49
Planning Tools and Supports for Non-Profits in the Coronavirus Crisis
This the audio only recording of an HSABC webinar recorded on March 25th, 2020. Mark Friesen, the executive director of Columbia College and former ED of Vantage Point reviews the resources and supports available for non-profit org...
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