Online training

Luke’s Place offers self-directed online trainings for service providers and lawyers on a range of topics. Our courses are hosted on our secure site: LukesPlaceTraining.ca.

After she leaves: Family law training for women’s advocates

Designed for: Ontario service providers who support survivors of intimate partner violence

Summary: This course is an accompaniment to our After She Leaves manual. It provides advocates with the information they need to provide effective family court support in Ontario.

Fee: $90. Free to Luke’s Place FCSW partners and women’s organizations working with survivors of intimate partner violence. Email us from your work email to learn more and gain access.

Emergency motions

Audience: Ontario service providers who support survivors of intimate partner violence and have a general understanding of family law and family court processes.

Summary: This course explores how to support a woman who may need an emergency motion.

Fee: $90. Free to Luke’s Place FCSW partners and women’s organizations working with survivors of intimate partner violence. Email us from your work email to learn more and gain access.

Feminist law reform for gender-based violence organizations

Designed for: Gender-based violence service providers and advocates

Summary: This advocacy course explores how to do law reform as a community-based organization.

Fee: Free. Email us from your work email to learn more and gain access.

Feminist media leadership

Designed for: Gender-based violence service providers and advocates

Summary: This advocacy course looks at how to work with the media to promote gender-based violence concerns.

Fee: Free. Email us from your work email to learn more and gain access.

Effective lawyering with clients leaving abusive relationships

Designed for: Ontario family law lawyers and law students

Summary: This program contains 1hr 20 mins Professionalism Hours and is eligible for up to 1 hr 10 mins Substantive Hours and covers core issues in intimate partner abuse cases.

Fee: $125. Register now.

Free of charge to law students. Email us with your work or school email to learn more and gain access.

Parent-child-contact-problem (Alienation)

Designed for: Ontario family law lawyers and law students. Open to women’s service providers.

Summary: For lawyers, this program contains 15 mins Professionalism Hours and is eligible for up to 1 hr 45 mins Substantive Hours. The course explores why children may not want contact with a parent, the intersection with family violence, Canadian case law, and strategies.

Fee: Free. Email us with your work or school email to learn more and gain access.