Student presentation
Speaker: Berna Elias, Doctoral student | FRQ-SC Scholarship, Lecturer
Social Work, Université de Montréal
Date : Wednesday, Novembre 26, 12h00-13h00
Location: Hybrid. Miriam Home (8160 Chem. Royden, Mont-Royal, QC H4P 2T2). A link will be shared to those registered.
Language of the presentation: French
Bio
Holder of a postgraduate diploma (DEA) in social psychology, Berna is currently completing her doctoral studies at the School of Social Work at the Université de Montréal. She has extensive local and international experience supporting individuals with neurodiversity, their families, and rehabilitation professionals. Her approach focuses on the individual in interaction with their bio-psycho-socio-cultural environment, adopting an anti-oppressive stance and drawing on clinical sociology. Her research is interested in fostering a dialogue between experiential knowledge, professional knowledge, and scientific knowledge. From this perspective, Berna favors participatory and partnership-based research methods. Her work explores the dynamics of child-parent-professional partnerships in interventions, particularly in transcultural contexts and in relation to parenting in the context of immigration. Berna has also co-created several educational and intervention tools, as well as workshops aimed at promoting critical reflexivity and awareness of the challenges that may arise during interventions and affect professional relationships.
Summary
Partnership with patients and their loved ones is essential to ensure the effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions. However, this collaboration can face various challenges and relational issues, especially in a transcultural context that reflects the diversity of Quebec and Canada. This interactive conference proposes to explore a conceptual partnership model initially designed for early intervention services, but easily transferable to any context involving collaboration between service users, families, and health and social service professionals. The “Child-Parent-Professional” partnership model is a tool for multidisciplinary teams seeking to better understand and act on the factors that influence collaboration, particularly in transcultural settings. This model offers a holistic perspective on the realities of immigrant families and the professional issues at play in these dynamics. Grounded in an anti-oppressive and transcultural approach, the model encourages a perspective that is conscious of power dynamics and open to dialogue. Indeed, the intervention stance promoted by this model encourages professionals to adopt a reflective, critical, anti-oppressive approach that is open to cultural blending.
For questions about the presentation, please contact Chantal Robillard, clinical research coordinator: chantal.robillard.mab@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
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