Cathy is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work, at the University of Montreal. She is a social activist who has documented the ways in which Métis people respond to violence, racism, oppression, and cultural attacks. She also works with the response-based team to develop appropriate analysis and intervention for violence in society and in families, particularly men's violence against women, against children and the responses to this violence. This work has applications in sectors such as child welfare, the transition house and refuge movement, research, justice and therapy. Cathy is a family/psychotherapist with a private practice at the Sedona Centre in Montreal. She specializes in supporting Indigenous people in relation to colonization and racism as well as working more generally with individuals, couples and families. In 2022, Cathy received the Dean's Award for Excellence in

Community Outreach and Public Engagement from Concordia University for her involvement in multiple projects with Indigenous Communities in Montreal, Nunavik and internationally in Mexico, New Zealand, and Australia.

Allan Wade lives on the unceded land of the Khowutzun First Nation of southern Vancouver Island, where he works in as a family therapist, independent scholar/researcher and consultant. Allan is concerned with addressing the problem of violence in all its forms and in promoting socially just institutional responses. Allan developed response-based practice with Nick Todd, Linda Coates, Cathy Richardson and Shelly Dean with inspiration and guidance from too many colleagues and service users to name. Allan works with adults and children and whole families, with people who have been victimized and people who have committed violence.