Metis Woman

General Services

Specializing in group facilitation Metis Woman has a focus on wellness, a trauma-informed approach, Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care, and our very own R.E.D. program.

Executive services include corporate consultations, administrative support, and non-profit society management—from inception through operations to dissolution—as well as bylaw/policy development, public keynote speaking engagements, and opening ceremonies.

Other services offered are: Book keeping, website and social media management.

Shuttle driving services are also available for your local activities and events at a rate of $250 per half day (up to 6 hrs) and $450 per full day up to 12hrs with consideration for BC driving laws.  You provide Class 4 vehicle/up to 25 passengers. Your vehicle must have the appropriate insurance, inspection decals and pass pre-trip inspections.

Programs

Employment Essentials

Knowing the Rules of the Game 

This comprehensive full day certificate workshop focuses on the essential knowledge to protect BC employees in any type of workplace. This program is designed for delivery in community organizations to empower their participants  to assist them in retaining their jobs through knowledge of their rights and responsibilities in the workplace.

This knowledge is extremely important especially as many historically marginalized peoples are now able to enter the workforce in a meaningful way.  It can be life changing to earn a living wage however if we are unable to navigate the environment it can end up being a negative experience.  Getting the job is just the first step. 

Learning outcomes and competencies include  how to avoid the pitfalls that often can lead to lack of retention in your field of work.  We will discuss employment law and cover public and private sector work, Union agreements (CLA's), MOU's, Federal and Provincial Employment Standards, Human Rights, and resources including from an Indigenous and 2SLGBTQIA+ perspective.  This is the stuff that doesn't seem to matter; until it does.  Since this is an information heavy course we will break it up with some fun activities. A certificate of competency is awarded at the end of the program.

Contact Trish Paulson at metiswoman99@gmail.com for custom pricing based on cohort size. Locations requiring long distance travel can also be negotiated.  Maximum 20 participants per session.  This is an in-person or virtual delivery model specifically for BC workers.  

Trish Paulson is a Metis Woman having over 20 years experience as a program developer/ facilitator and has an educational background in social services, employment and training, employment law, health care, a business owner, and later in life the trades industry as a Heavy Equipment Operator, Registered Biologist Technician and wildlife specialist. She pulls on  this diverse background to be able to relate to issues that affect workers who have worked hard to get where they are, and for companies who want to capitalize on the investment of the workers they already have.  

Trish has served her Metis Nation of BC (MNBC) and Community in roles as President of Northwest BC Metis Association, Women's Representative for MNBC Region 6, the MNBC Governance Council as well as Regional District of Kitimat Stikine (RDKS) Alternate Director for Electoral Area "E" and as a Commissioner on the Thornhill Advisory Planning Commission (TAPC).  She is a BCCWITT - LIT representative, and has worked with many local non-profit organizations. 

R.E.D. Program

Recovery Educational Development

This  initiative is designed for organizations that aim to educate individuals, families, and communities with a proactive approach to learning the different types of recovery and resources available, how to access them, and the crucial elements of a determining a recovery pathway from substance misuse and into active recovery including the importance of  aftercare planning. 

Learning outcomes include: Education about different types of substances that are harmful and why, "What is recovery?", "What is harm reduction?", "What is treatment?", Intervention Strategies, Stages of Recovery, Identifying Recovery Resources in Your Community, Accessing Recovery and Treatment, Funding, and finding local community resources. 

Telephone consultation is available for no charge. If you would like Narcan training included in your program delivery please let me know and it can be arranged.

Please contact for more information.  

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