Serving vulnerable children, youth, adults and families in Ontario
Safeguards builds the capacity of people and communities through trauma-informed training and practice.
Inclusion
Quality & Innovation
Collaboration
Responsiveness & Flexibility
Our Purpose
Safeguards builds the capacity of people and communities through trauma-informed training and practice.
Our Vision
Making a difference in the lives of people impacted by trauma by providing relevant, responsive teaching and learning opportunities.
Our Team
We are very proud of the service we provide and stand by every training we carry.
Leslie Atkinson
Executive Director
Seema Shahjahan
Knowledge Exchange Manager
Nikita Bhattacharjee
Registration Coordinator
Amanda Hart
Respite Registrar
Jerry Huang
Finance
Our Partners & Members
SafeGuards is a successful partnership of five provincial associations working to improve the lives of people in Ontario.
The decision to create such a partnership in 1995 was ground-breaking and it has caused a positive ripple effect at both the provincial and local level. Collaboration amongst associations continues to increase on a number of fronts including: research, advocacy, policy development and conferences. Local training gives staff from various agencies the chance to meet in an informal manner and subsequently many local partnerships and shared resources have developed.
Safeguards grew from a training project to a permanent training program and incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in 2004 with full support from the association partners. Each association nominates two representatives to sit on the on Safeguards’ Board of Directors. These representatives ensure training meets the needs of their sector.
Member Fees
Those who are eligible for reduced member fees for training are the staff of agencies who are members of one of the five association partners (see above).
Accreditation
Licensing boards and professional organizations will grant Continuing Education credits for attendance when you submit the course outline and certificate.
SafeGuards Board
Children’s Mental Health Ontario
Vacancy
Ontario Association of Young Parent Agencies
Peter Embleton, Youville Centre
Sandra Randall, Salvation Army Bethany Hope Centre
Community Living Ontario
Shawn Pegg, Community Living Ontario (SafeGuards President)
Jenna Foley, Community Living Essex County
Ontario Association of Residences Treating Youth
Jeff Waplak, Quinte Children’s Homes
Jennifer Dyment, Jenn’s Place
Association of Native Child and Family Service Agencies of Ontario
Tammy Hill, Association of Native Child and Family Service Agencies of Ontario
Directors-At-Large
Stephan Borau, Learning Designer and Training Specialist