{"id":111594,"date":"2026-06-29T11:47:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/?p=111594"},"modified":"2026-06-29T11:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:47:33","slug":"a-microprogram-to-develop-indigenous-family-childhood-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/en\/a-microprogram-to-develop-indigenous-family-childhood-services\/","title":{"rendered":"A Microprogram to Develop Indigenous Family-Childhood Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The adoption of An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and M\u00e9tis children, youth and families<\/em> (Bill C-92) marks a major turning point in the history of child and family services in Canada. By recognizing the inherent jurisdiction of Indigenous peoples in this area, the Act opens the door to a profound transformation of practices, governance structures, and relationships between Indigenous communities and institutions.<\/p>\n\n

Implementing these changes in practice, however, requires the development of new expertise. Practitioners, managers, decision-makers, and community partners are called upon to navigate a rapidly evolving landscape in which the principles of self-determination, cultural safety, and Indigenous governance now occupy a central place. <\/p>\n\n

It is with this in mind that the School of Social Work at the University of Ottawa developed the Microprogram in Development of Indigenous Family-Childhood Services – Foundations for Practice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

In this video capsule, Cyndy Wylde, the Microprogram Coordinator, Gilbert Whiteduck, former Chief of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, and Annie Mailhot, a program graduate, present the program’s foundations and the challenges this training is designed to address. <\/p>\n\n

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“The program really opened my eyes and my heart. We weren’t just talking about theoretical context \u2014 we were talking about real stories, about what mothers and families are going through right now with child protection.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Annie Mailhot, Microprogram graduate and counselor at the Wanaki Centre<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

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Developed in collaboration with Indigenous partners, the program is designed to support individuals who work, or wish to work, with Indigenous children, youth, and families \u2014 equipping them with concrete tools to understand the transformations underway and contribute to their implementation. <\/p>\n\n

Built around the realities of students already active in their communities, the Microprogram is offered online and in the evenings, making it accessible to learners across the country. <\/p>\n\n

Through an approach grounded in Indigenous knowledge, intercultural dialogue, and on-the-ground realities in Indigenous contexts, the program helps prepare those called upon to support ongoing transformations within communities and organizations. The Microprogram is part of the broader movement toward self-determination in services for Indigenous children, youth, and families. <\/p>\n\n

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Bill C-92 is reshaping child and family services in Canada by recognizing the inherent jurisdiction of Indigenous peoples. This video capsule presents the University of Ottawa School of Social Work’s Microprogram in Developing Indigenous Child and Family Services \u2014 a program developed with Indigenous partners to equip practitioners navigating this transformation on the ground. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":111587,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[8,94],"class_list":["post-111594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-knowledge","tag-family-law","tag-indigenous-law"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":27,"label":"JuriKnowledge"}],"post_tag":[{"value":8,"label":"Family Law"},{"value":94,"label":"Indigenous Law"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kitigan-zibi-1024x576.jpg",1024,576,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Patrick Walton","author_link":"https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/en\/author\/patrick\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":27,"name":"JuriKnowledge","slug":"knowledge","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":27,"taxonomy":"category","description":"Video publications about legal issues, highlighting the work of legal scholars or the activities of legal practitioners.","parent":0,"count":85,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","cat_ID":27,"category_count":85,"category_description":"Video publications about legal issues, highlighting the work of legal scholars or the activities of legal practitioners.","cat_name":"JuriKnowledge","category_nicename":"knowledge","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":8,"name":"Family Law","slug":"family-law","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":8,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":7,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"},{"term_id":94,"name":"Indigenous Law","slug":"indigenous-law","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":94,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":13,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111594"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111601,"href":"https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111594\/revisions\/111601"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}