Creating Safe Connections: Towards Equity-Informed Preventative Care

FREE e-learning module

This program has been certified for up to 4 Mainpro+® credits

Self-paced, asynchronous online course

Delivered online through the CAMH TEACH platform

Duration: 4 hours

Access: Participants can access and complete the course online at their own pace.

Certification expiry: Sept. 30, 2027

Module Learning Objectives:

• Describe how trauma, violence, social determinants of health, and structural inequities can influence health outcomes, health behaviours, and engagement in care.
• Recognize how trauma and violence may affect a patient’s communication, health care decisions, appointment attendance, and engagement with health services.
• Apply the four principles of Trauma- and Violence-Informed Care (TVIC) to promote emotional, cultural, and physical safety in clinical interactions.
• Demonstrate communication strategies that foster trust, choice, collaboration, and patient-centred decision-making.
• Integrate strengths-based and capacity-building approaches into practice and organization to support patient engagement, autonomy, and equitable access to care.