Decolonizing Your Helping Practice - Weaving Indigenous and Western Healing Approaches

November 13, 2026

Training Description:

Are you looking to decolonize your helping practice and learn wholistic approaches to healing? Join us for this unique opportunity, where you'll learn how to weave Indigenous and Western approaches into your helping practice and apply a decolonized lens to your role.

Through circle methodology, you will engage in critical reflection, experiential learning, and storytelling to deepen your understanding of wholistic approaches to healing. You will gain practical skills for solidarity and allyship, with a focus on co-creating culturally welcoming spaces. Challenge yourself to examine the presence of colonization in your own practice and deepen your understanding of the ongoing impacts of colonization on the well-being of Indigenous peoples.

Schedule:

Friday, November 13, 2026, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Format:

In Person

Learning Objectives:

Identify the impacts of colonialism in healing concepts
Describe Indigenous approaches to helping, healing, and wholistic wellness
Implement culturally safe and relevant ways to engage in healing
Apply both Western and Indigenous approaches to support in your practice

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

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.