Tag: Pandemic
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10+ Locations to Enjoy Kamloops Winter Holiday Lights 2021
Pandemic keeps changing travel plans for many. However, thanks to the wonderful neighbours in Kamloops one can enjoy annually beautiful displays. Last year I made a Google Map: https://krasun.ca/2020/12/31/kamloops-winter-holidays-lights-2020/ to list all the beautiful houses we visited in 2020. This year I kept updating the map, and although some houses were not decorated the same…
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Cooking Online Together: Innovative community programming in Kamloops.
Sasha Kondrashov, Manu Sharma and Jane Gingrich This winter households in Kamloops had an opportunity to participate in the inaugural cohort of the Cooking Online Together program. Hills of Peace has received a generous City of Kamloops grant to launch a new program to encourage community building in times of pandemic. Cooking Together Online program…
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Ukrainian Caroling 2021 Zoom Live and Youtube Recording Versions
This event took place on January 10, 2021. Carolling is a long-lasting tradition that unites people to share the joy of Christmas with community members. Living in a pandemic creates many unique ways to share the gift of Christmas with the community. One way is to connect on Zoom and sing along. Here is three…
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Kamloops Winter Holidays Lights 2020
Pandemic changed many travel plans. One of the few travel activities that can be done anytime is driving within your household group (when one has access to the vehicle and can afford gas). In 2020 I have collected information from multiple sources on the best-decorated houses in Kamloops. Please check the Asset Map of Kamloops…
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Code Blue and Happy Christmas Eve to Those who celebrate tonight
As I woke up a little bit later on my first day off since the start of the fall term, I know many people around the world will be celebrating Christmas Eve tonight. I want to wish you beautiful preparations for the holiday, and I hope to join some celebrations tonight too as I clean…
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In the eye of the storm: Pandemic social work during COVID-19 in long-term care Ontario.
In the eye of the storm: Pandemic social work during COVID-19 in long-term care Ontario. Pandemic affected all social work practice areas and allowed us to uncover multiple extreme inequities in service delivery for vulnerable populations. In summer 2020, during the first global offering of the pandemic social work course at Thompson Rivers University, a…
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Why Students Who Can Start/Return to Universities in the Fall are Making the Important Choice to Advance their Careers in Times of Pandemic?
Dr. Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov. This year many universities are worried that students might not return to study and take a gap year. It might seem as a legitimate worry as no one can predict the impact of the pandemic on post-secondary education. Soon universities will release fall admission numbers, and we will know the impact…
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Gliding Through Pandemic
Thompson Rivers University Faculty of Education and Social Work and #EMPRSocialWork present Gliding Through Pandemic 1 Day In-Kind Intensive Course August 29, 11:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Course Schedule 11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. The Glider Model for Teaching and Learning Remotely: UD and Hy-Flex Curriculum Design. Presenter: Dr. Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov 12:00 p.m. -13:00 p.m. Best…
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TRU Social Work Students need your help to complete research projects.
Two TRU students are doing summer research projects and need your support. One project focuses on current or former TRU students who identify as low-income during their studies and their experiences with university support services and another asking BC rural social workers about sexual assault services and how COVID-19 has affected the service delivery. If…
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Police Officer / Social Worker views on the future of police. Reflections from the pandemic social work class presentation.
Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov, PhD. I grew up in Ukraine, where my family distrust the police system. Growing up in USSR, the country that used police force to silence everyone who disagrees with government policy, my family taught me to avoid any contact with the police officer. I have read many stories of police brutality in…
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Losses and Hopes: The new normal and social work during pandemic and beyond.
Sasha Kondrashov, PhD The article is inspired after reading The Irish Times on Restarting Ireland: When and how will we ‘get back to normal’? by Jennifer O’Connell. The first part of the article provides a summary of the O’Connell ideas and their adaptation to Canadian reality on how pandemic impacts multiple areas of human lives.…
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COVID-19 Kills People. If you do not believe in it, reread the title!
COVID-19 Kills People. If you do not believe in it, reread the title! Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov April 2020 This post is inspired after reading the blog of Confession of Funeral Director It shocks me how many people still believe that COVID-19 is not real! I often wonder how someone can listen and follow advice to…