Countering Violent Extremism

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Description:

Prior to this Social Worker’s Association of Alberta webinar, participants will have the opportunity to view the CBC Fifth Estate documentary Trapped: The Online Terror Network (originally aired on March 21, 2025). The documentary focuses on a network of individuals and groups that use online platforms to coerce minors into behaviour that is harmful, extreme, and sometimes illegal.

Social workers, Laura Stolte and Peter Smyth, who appear in the documentary, will build off this topic to present and facilitate discussion about the intersections between violent extremism, the online environment, and youth. They will introduce their work with the Evolve Program, part of the Organization for the Prevention of Violence, and share information about how to access this community resource. While vulnerable youth are more at risk, other youth can be caught up in harmful violent hate groups leaving parents, teachers, community members, and those in the helping professions wondering what to do and where to turn.

Countering violent extremism is a lesser-known area of practice for social work, but one that is emerging. Social work has a vital role to play both in developing casework practices to help youth and adults disengage from violent extremism, and in identifying and addressing extremist-related topics as they arise in various settings and areas of practice. Laura and Peter will address comments, insights and questions arising from participants about the documentary, as well as offering thoughts and strategies from their work of countering violent extremism.

Presenters:

Learn More: Organization for the Prevention of Violence (OPV)

Learn More: Evolve Program

Countering Violent Extremism

Thursday May 29 2025, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Virtual
Canada

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