Emergency motions boot camp highlighted at the 11th annual gathering
Luke’s Place held its 11th Annual Family Court Support Worker (FCSW) training in downtown Toronto the week of November 20th. There was quite a buzz of excitement as FCSWs gathered from all over Ontario in person for the first time since the pandemic.
One worker said it so well:
“It is so good to finally connect again in person with colleagues I have only seen via ZOOM.”
One of the highlights was the emergency motions boot camp presented by Gabrielle Slater, Min Jin, and Phebe Quaye from Luke’s Place. As part of the boot camp each worker was provided with our emergency motions toolkit.
Highlights of the boot camp:
- Overview of emergency motions and introduction to the toolkit
- Group work that explored what to do before the emergency motion
- Group work that explored what to do during and after the emergency motion
- Tips and tools to support women through the emergency motion process
One worker said of the emergency motions boot camp:
“The 3 presenters on emergency motions were amazing and spoke with confidence. The information they shared was thorough and easy to understand.”
Emergency Motions Toolkit
The Emergency Motions Toolkit (updated in November 2022) provides clear information for advocates assisting women abuse survivors about how to create effective emergency motions for a variety of different situations.
Highlights of toolkit:
- Safety Planning
- Applying for an Emergency Motion
- Form 14 Motion “Without Notice”
- Form 14A Affidavit
- Form 8 Application (General)
- Commentary Re Form 14 Motion “Without Notice”
- Commentary Re Form 14A Affidavit
- Commentary Re Form 8 Application
- Form 14A Affidavit for Follow-Up Court Appearance
- Commentary Re Form 14A Affidavit for Follow-Up
- Form 35.1 Parenting Affidavit
- Commentary Re Form 35.1
- Additional Tools & Commentary
- Family History Questionnaire
- Simplified Steps in an Emergency Motion for Unrepresented Women
“I loved being able to work with the actual emergency motions toolkit provided to us at the conference. I feel like it is a great document to read and have on hand whenever we are working with survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV).”
The Emergency Motions Toolkit can be purchased by women’s organizations for $17.00.
