CANCELLED - IAP2 Hosted - Understanding People and Communities

Learn about and apply deep understanding and insights into the people and communities involved in P2/engagement processes, in order to make the processes more meaningful and effective. This course provides an introduction to working with diversity, equity and inclusion in P2/engagement.

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Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to: 

• Identify and apply an approach for understanding people and communities for P2/Engagement processes

• Reflect on factors of cultural competence and cultural humility and assess your practice and approach against the factors to identify areas of strength and growth

• Apply a variety of analysis and mapping tools to understand diversity and map values

• Identify ways to increase access and centre equity by reducing barriers to participation 

• Reflect on how to build rapport, trust and relationships with people and communities and apply and assess approaches in a P2/engagement scenario

• Assess and apply diversity and values mapping to planning and implementation of meaningful and effective P2/engagement across the Practice Framework  

Target Audience:

Practitioners building their skills to contribute to meaningful P2/engagement processes

Practitioners who want to understand and apply aspects of equity, diversity and inclusion to their P2/engagement programs

Practitioners and allied professionals who are looking to build their skills in understanding who to engage in meaningful P2/engagement

Course Delivery:

Online and hosted by IAP2 Canada.

Prerequisite:

Fundamental in P2 and Engagement or any course from the previous foundations program

Licensed Trainer:

Tannis Topolnisky, CP3 has eighteen years of public engagement experience and has been a licensed trainer of the IAP2 Foundations and IAP2 for Decision Makers courses since 2011. She has worked in a variety of areas such as legislation, policy and program development, health, contaminated sites, heritage conservation, municipal budgeting, land use planning, affordable housing, education and more. Tannis has diverse experience engaging communities, interest groups, non-government organizations, professional and industry associations, academics, patient groups and Indigenous peoples. She often finds herself planning and facilitating projects where there are potential impacts to health, livelihood, relationships, community and quality of life.