
Understanding and Healing Lateral Violence: A Transformative Workplace Training
Lateral violence continues to impact Indigenous communities and workplaces, creating barriers to trust, collaboration, and well-being. In this comprehensive two-day training, participants will explore the root causes of lateral violence, how it manifests in professional and personal settings, and most importantly, how to break the cycle.
Through engaging discussions, practical exercises, and Indigenous-informed frameworks, this course introduces lateral kindness as a powerful antidote, fostering empathy, conflict transformation, and healthy communication. Participants will gain actionable tools to recognize, address, and prevent lateral violence while building safer, more inclusive workplace environments.
Who Should Take This Course?
This training is ideal for teams, organizations, professionals, and Individuals seeking to understand and implement effective strategies for addressing lateral violence in a safe and supported setting.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Understand lateral violence as a consequence of colonization and how addressing it supports decolonization efforts
- Recognize patterns and cycles of lateral violence and learn healing-centered approaches
- Develop healthy boundaries and communication strategies to mitigate workplace conflict
- Implement solution-focused practices that promote lateral kindness and organizational change
- Utilize conflict transformation tools to foster a more supportive, respectful work culture
Also Available: A condensed 3-hour seminar for organizations seeking an introductory session on this critical topic.
Ready to create a healthier, more inclusive workplace? Register today and start transforming your professional environment!
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Indigenous Perspectives Society: Centre of Excellence in Community Education delivers training throughout British Columbia, Canada , and Internationally. Our trainings are provided to the public and/or offered privately
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