BC Association of Specialized Victim Assistance and Counselling Programs

In response to ongoing requests from frontline workers for materials on these topics, the Association has created this comprehensive toolkit. You can download each section here. Those of you who received a hard copy at the 2007 Annual Training Forum, please share it with your agency. Programs who did not attend the Forum will receive a copy in the mail. Some hard copies available for $30 including shipping; contact our office.

Download pdf files:

• Introduction
• Section 1: Framework and Values Guiding Interventions
• Section 2: Resources for Working with Mental Health and Substance Use Problems
• Section 3: Tools and Interventions
• Section 4: Specialized Knowledge
• Section 5: History and Contribution of the Sectors
• Section 6: Appendices

Note: The organization Here to Help has created a series of resources on mental health and substance use in other languages: Arabic, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Farsi/Dari, French, Korean, Spanish, Russian, Punjabi, Vietnamese. You can access them here: http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/other-languages