LET’S has partnered with the Health Sciences Association of B.C. since 2020. In February, we provided a full day workshop that included our Disability Awareness and Crip Kindness workshops and an overview of the 10 principles of Disability Justice by Patty Berne, Mia Mingus, and Stacey Milbern.
About Health Sciences Association of B.C.
HSA represents more than 23,000 health science and community service professionals at over 250 hospitals and agencies in acute care, long-term care and community health, including workers at child development centres and transition houses. Outside of the acute care setting, HSA members support people living in group homes and residential care, help development of children in child care, and support women escaping violence.
Examples of workshop participants’ careers
Art Therapist / Biomedical Engineering Technologist / Cardiology Technologist / Child and Family Counsellor / Community Health Services & Support / Counsellor / Cytotechnologist / Diagnostic Medical Sonographer / Intake Coordinator / Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist / Medical Laboratory Technologist / Music Therapist / Nuclear Medicine Technologist / Occupational Therapist / Pharmacist / Physiotherapist / Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) / Psychologist / Recreation Therapist / Rehabilitation Assistant / Sexual Assault Services Coordinator / Social Worker / Speech Language Pathologist
Examples of work locations of workshop participants
Burnaby Hospital / Cameray Counselling Centre (Burnaby) / Campbell River Hospital / Child Development Centre of Prince George / Children’s & Women’s (BC Children’s Hospital) / CMHA (Canadian Mental Health Association) BC Division (Victoria Office) / Comox Valley Hospital / Cottonwoods Care Centre / Eagle Ridge Hospital / FHA – Pharmacy (Surrey Memorial Hospital) / G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre / Kelowna General Hospital / Ksyen Regional Hospital, Terrace / Nanaimo Regional General Hospital / PHSA – Laboratory (Children’s & Women’s) / PHSA – Laboratory (Surrey Memorial Hospital) / Queen’s Park Care Centre / Richmond Hospital / Royal Columbian Hospital / SHARE Family & Community Services Soc.Red Fish Healing Centre for MH&A / St. Paul’s Hospital / University Hospital of Northern BC / The Vancouver Community Mental Health Service / Vancouver General Hospital / Vancouver Island Mental Health Society / Victoria General Hospital