Frances Ravinsky has worked for over three decades as a family therapist, educator, and community development facilitator in First Nations and urban social services. She has taught psychology courses at colleges and universities, and has delivered workshops and presentations at conferences in Canada and the States.
Consistent with the principles of popular education, Frances always begins by inviting community members into the story circle to share stories from their own life experiences and those of their ancestors. She is smitten by the capacity of personal storytelling to create safe, empathic, and celebratory spaces; to connect our hearts and minds through listening deeply to ourselves and each other, and to explore solutions to critical social problems.
Frances is a co-founder of a non-profit organization, Community Works Manitoba, and is certified as a digital story facilitator..
