Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility learning is a part of a layered and multifaceted learning opportunity including a variety of reading, courses, in-person sessions, building relationships, personal development, hearing from communities and doing critical self-reflection and being self aware. San'yas training is a facilitated, online 8–10-hour course offered over 8 weeks. It is important to prioritize your time so you can complete the course, as if you are unable to, you will be ineligible to sign up again for two years.
Island Health pays for these spots and is accredited for Medical Staff.
The San’yas Core Health or Core Mental Health
Courses are facilitated online training program and introduces participants to key aspects of Indigenous cultural safety and the importance of addressing Indigenous-specific racism.
How to register?
- San’yas Core Health – all staff works in health sector
- San’yas Core Mental – all staff works, studies, or volunteers within the mental health sector
Pre-requisite – Island Health mandatory “Working Together As One” to Address Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination
Time Commitment: 8-10 hours
Accreditation – Yes
- Certified for up to 20 Mainpro+ Credits by CFPC upon completion & review of Post-Activity Reflective Exercise (PARE)
- Self-Learning, 2-credit per-hour
- If no PARE is completed, 16 Mainpro+ Credits are claimable.
- Self-Learning, 2-credit per-hour
Advanced Cultural Training Opportunities
The LearningHub and San’yas offers additional advanced Cultural Safety training to anyone working within the BC Health Authorities.
Respectful Relationships: Culturally Safe Indigenous Health Care (online course)
The Respectful Relationships: Culturally Safe Indigenous Health Care course examines cultural safety in the context of respectful relationships. To gain understanding of the role of past events in contemporary realities for indigenous peoples, and to acquire and enhance critical self-reflection in practice. As well as, to develop, enhance, and deepen your understanding through the practical application of the skills and knowledge gained in this learning series to case studies and scenarios.
How to register?
Please email ics@sanyas.ca where a San’yas Registrar will verify your pre-requisite of a Core training and advise you of the upcoming course schedule.
Pre-requisite - none
Time Commitment: 20 hours
Accreditation – No
Bystander to Ally (BTA) (Online Course)
The Bystander to Ally (BTA) course provides information, encourages critical self-reflection, and teaches practical skills that can help people become more effective allies. Participants learn ways to assess and respond to situations in which bias, discrimination, or racism is suspected.
Participants also learn tools and strategies that they can apply in their workplaces and daily lives. We hope that in applying the learning from this course, participants can become powerful agents for change in their personal and professional lives.
Who should take this course?
BTA is designed for people who have completed one or more Core Health Training courses and wish to enhance their skills in speaking out and advocating for social justice for Indigenous people. Read more about Bystander to Ally .
How to register?
Pre-requisite – Successful completion of a San’yas Core Training in the past 5-years with a minimum time lapse of 6-months since completing a San’yas Core.
Time Commitment: 5 hours
Accreditation – Yes
- Certified for up to 10 Mainpro+ credits by CFPC upon completion & review of Post-Activity Reflective Exercise (PARE)
- Self-Learning, 2-credit per-hour
- If no PARE is completed, 8 Mainpro+ Credits are claimable.
Seventh Generation (Online Course)
Island Health’s Seven Generations course is now available through five learning modules.
Developed with Indigenous leadership, this course was developed for everyone working for and with Island Health and is part of Island Health’s commitment to cultural safety and humility, Indigenous-specific anti-racism, and addressing the inequities that Indigenous peoples face.
This course was previously known as ‘For the Next Seven Generations – for the Children…’ which is now newly updated as Seven Generations. This title is inspired by a strong principle held by many Indigenous peoples, the Seventh Generation Principle that centres on the importance of considering the next Seven Generations in the decision-making process, and in how life is lived. Information page located here.
How to Register?
Clink the Seventh Generation and log into your LearningHub profile
Pre-requisite – successful completion of a San’yas Core Training in the past 5-years with a minimum time lapse of 6-months since completing a San’yas Core
Time Commitment: 6 hours
Accreditation – No
Contact Yula.Stevens@islandhealth with any questions or support with registration.