PRESENTS AN
March 21-22, 2013
TIME: 8:30am – 4pm (Lunch Provided)
LOCATION: Pickering Recreation Complex
1867 Valley Farm Road, Pickering ON
A Relationship Based Strengths
Approach for Working with Youth
The 5th annual Ed Blazo Lecture Series will be held on March 21st
and 22nd at the Pickering Recreation Complex. This event will offer
an identical full day program on two consecutive days.
A Relationship Based Strengths Approach (RBSA) represents a core
set of values that are aimed to cultivate, enhance and sustain
relationships, strengths, resiliencies, and potential.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Stephen de Groot
MSW, BSW
Stephen is the author of Relationship Based Strengths Approach to
Social Work Helping. Steve specializes in the development and
implementation of strengths base interventions at all levels of social
This workshop will expose professionals who work with youth to
service systems. Many of Steve’s successes have been with youth
various tools and strategies that can motivate and empower youth to
in supportive service systems that have been identified as “the
adopt a more pro-social lifestyle. This program will be presented by
most difficult”, “the most challenging” and/or having the “highest
needs” for support and intervention. He has instructed both the
Stephen deGroot for internal training as well as some invited guests,
BSW and MSW programs within the Faculty of Social Work at the
associates and community partners.
University of Manitoba for eight years.
Kingston Rd. / HWY 2
Brock Rd.
Valley Farm Rd.
Pickering Recreation
Complex
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