Gender-Based Violence Support

Gender-based violence presents itself in many forms and feelings. Violence can be committed by intimate partners, strangers, clients, one’s children or one’s parents. Violence may come as an unexpected event, and/or be the result of long-term manipulation and generational abuses. No situation mirrors another, and I seek to provide survivor-centered & trauma-informed support and safety plans to the participants I work with.

My role as the Gender-Based Violence Case Worker is to provide well-rounded, 1-on-1 support through filing protection orders, accompanying participants to court dates, arranging safe housing/emergency shelter, and acting as a supportive figure who can listen and provide direction through the process of care and recovery following a violent incident. I intend to create a safe and welcoming environment, surrounded by the resiliency and strength of the trauma-informed violence prevention program, Strengthening the Circle, which is also the home of a Trauma Counsellor, Family Support Worker, and Cultural Support Workers here at West Central Women’s Resource Centre.

My educational background is in Women and Gender Studies and Criminology, and I have learned a great deal from work experience in the Manitoba Court System, my time leading the Drop-In Team at WCWRC, and personal, lived encounters with gender-based violence.

If you or someone you know is experiencing gender-based violence, don’t hesitate to reach out using my listed contact information or dropping by the centre during open hours.