Community-informed education, systems navigation, and resource connection.
Community-informed education, systems navigation, and resource connection.
Educational workshops grounded in Indigenous lived experience, healthcare systems navigation, patient partnership, cultural safety, and trauma informed practice.
Designed for healthcare organizations, leadership teams, social workers, physicians, researchers, educators, and frontline staff seeking practical approaches to improving patient experiences, communication, and systems understanding.
Workshops may include storytelling, reflection activities, experiential learning, discussion, and culturally grounded teachings that support meaningful learning and practical application.
A lived experience perspective on navigating healthcare systems and understanding the barriers Indigenous patients and families may face when seeking care, support, and resources.
Drawing from personal experience, healthcare systems knowledge, and anonymized community experiences shared through advocacy work with permission, this workshop explores how Indigenous individuals and families experience healthcare systems, communication, referrals, cultural supports, and access to care.
Participants will examine common barriers, identify opportunities for systems improvement, and explore practical approaches that support safer, more responsive care.
Ideal for: Healthcare providers, patient experience teams, Indigenous health teams, social workers, community organizations, and healthcare leadership.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: Available upon request.
Explore how Indigenous patients experience healthcare systems and examine the ways historical and contemporary realities can influence trust, communication, help seeking, and patient outcomes.
Participants will reflect on barriers to care, relational practice, cultural safety, and opportunities to strengthen patient experiences within healthcare settings.
Ideal for: Healthcare providers, leadership teams, social workers, researchers, and healthcare staff.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: Available upon request.
A practical workshop exploring communication, trust building, trauma responses, and relational approaches that support respectful interactions during challenging healthcare encounters.
Participants will examine how communication impacts patient trust, help seeking, emotional safety, and healthcare experiences.
Ideal for: Healthcare providers, social workers, emergency departments, community organizations, and frontline staff.
Duration: 60 to 90 Minutes
Cost: Available upon request.
Moving beyond awareness to explore cultural safety, cultural humility, power dynamics, and practical approaches to creating safer healthcare environments for Indigenous patients and families.
Ideal for: Healthcare organizations, hospitals, universities, and professional development programs.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: Available upon request.
Explore what happens after Indigenous identification and how healthcare organizations can create meaningful pathways to Indigenous supports, resources, and community connections.
This workshop focuses on moving beyond identification toward practical action, ensuring patients are connected to appropriate Indigenous services, healthcare supports, and culturally relevant resources.
Content can be adapted to local Indigenous organizations, health authorities, referral pathways, and community resources.
Ideal for: Healthcare organizations, Indigenous health teams, patient experience teams, leadership, registration staff, social work teams, and healthcare providers.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: Available upon request.
Samantha Durocher - Cultural Safety Education
I acknowledge that my work takes place on the unceded territories of the Fraser Salish Peoples — including Kwantlen, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, and Qayqayt Nations.
British Columbia, Canada
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