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On-line registration is now open for our Winter, Spring & Summer 2018 Academic Calendar, to view these new training opportunities visit our website today.
There is still time to register for our Fall advanced training programs, such as Getting Grounded: Base-line Stabilization of Overwhelmed and Scared Clients on November 16, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with Kids: How CBT can be Successfully Adapted to be Developmentally Sensitive to Kids on November 17. Registration is also still open for Increasing Team Effectiveness: For Managers, Supervisors, and Team Leaders on November 20, as well as Using Mindfulness and Compassion: Supporting Grieving Children and Families, and Essential Skills for the New Supervisor: Making the Transition to Supervisor on November 22.
Questions, or comments?
We want to hear from you. Contact the training department at
1-855-944-HOPE (4673), ext. 8707, or email training@hincksdellcrest.org.
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Certificate Programs
Featured Certificate Programs:
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Level 1 Trauma Certificate: Trauma Counselling for Front-Line Workers
Nov 13, 14, 27, 28, Dec 4, 5, 2017 | Natalie Zlodre, MSW, RSW
This Training is Suitable For:
Experienced front-line workers (nurses, clergy, social workers,
residential workers, addiction counsellors) who provide short-term
(non-psychotherapy) counselling with vulnerable populations in community
based settings.
Description: In
this certificate program, you will be given the most current
information on the biopsychosocial phenomenon of trauma, and training in
how to assess, and respond ethically, and appropriately to clients,
given the parameters of the workplace.
Please note: this certificate is a prerequisite for the Level 2 Trauma Certificate: Advanced Clinical Trauma offered in the Winter of 2018.
For more information, or to register click Trauma Level 1.
Narrative Therapy Certificate: A 5-Day Program Conducted Over 5 Months
Dates: November 25, December 9, 2017, January13, February 10, March 10, 2018
Facilitator: Bonnie Miller, MSW, RSW
This Training is Suitable for: Those interested in Narrative Therapy as a beginner, or who have taken Narrative workshops, but would like a refresher on how to apply it.
Description: This certificate program breaks down the theory of Narrative Therapy into skills that can be practiced - each skill builds on the one before. After each session, you will leave with a clear set of steps to incorporate this therapeutic model into your best practices.
For more information, or to register click Narrative.
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Working with Adults
Featured Workshop:
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Body Stories: Moving Narrative Concepts into the Somatic Realm (for trauma, chronic pain and injury)
Date: November 24, 2017
Facilitator: Sarah Hughes, MSc
This Training is Suitable for: Educators, mental health care professionals, medical professionals, direct service workers.
Description: This workshop looks at bridging Narrative Therapy practices with somatic based approaches such as Somatic Experiencing and Interpersonal Neurobiology. Developing skills in this practice is useful to those working with clients struggling with the effects of trauma, chronic pain and injury.
For more information, or to register click Body Stories.
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Working with Children, Youth & Families
Featured Workshop:
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Anxiety and the Gift of the Imagination: A Clinical Model for Helping Children Understand and Manage Anxiety
Date: December 15, 2017
Facilitator: Robin Alter, PhD
This Training is Suitable for: Mental health professionals currently working with and/or interested in working with children.
Description: This workshop will teach a successful therapeutic formulation of anxiety. Dr. Alter will explain how the link between imagination and anxiety can be used effectively in treatment. This approach starts and ends with an enhancement of self-esteem to motivate children to use therapeutic tools and strategies. You will learn how children's anxiety and thinking are different from adults, and how to be more effective with children in creating fundamental change in anxiety management.
For more information, or to register click Gift.
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Leadership & Professional Development
Featured Workshop:
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Let's Get Organized: Time Management
Date: December 1, 2017
Facilitators: Anne Bulstrode, BBM, FICB and Susan Geary, PhD
This Training is Suitable for: Professionals looking to improve personal time management skills
Description: This
course is designed to help you take control of your time. By making the
most of our time, we can go a long way toward making the most of our
lives while being more productive and less stressed.
For more information, or to register click Get Organized.
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Issue 28
November 7th, 2017
Quick Links
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Free on-line resource
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Parents and teachers
often have questions about the specific behaviour of their children, for
example trying to understand appropriate vs inappropriate behaviour for
a developmental stage or age.
The ABCs of Mental Health provides two free, web-based Resources - one for teachers and one for parents
– to help answer these questions. These resources include ideas for
promoting the mental health of children and adolescents, as well as
information about how children change as they get older. You will also
find descriptions of behaviours that might indicate a problem, and
practical steps on how to help manage behaviours.
Check out this free resource today by visiting our resources and publications page on-line.
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External Training Program:
We will bring the training to your agency! |
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If your organization has multiple staff with a specific training requirement, our external training program
is a cost-effective and convenient option to have interactive, tailored
training brought to your organization - when it works best for you.
Benefits of our external training program:
Facilitators will come to your organization.
Cost-effective solution to train multiple staff.
Tailored to meet your specific learning and development needs.
When it's convenient for you.
Key areas of training:
DBT, CBT,
trauma, resiliency
narrative, management
training
certificate programs and so much more!
Many of the workshops listed in our academic calendar are available through our external training program.
If you are interested in
learning more about our external training program, or to schedule a
workshop, please contact:
Mary Anne Van Rooyen
Training Coordinator
Toll-Free: 1-855-944-HOPE (4673)
Local: 416-924-1164, ext. 3233
mvanrooyen@hincksdellcrest.org.
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CMHO 2017 CONFERENCE
BOLD IDEAS: Exploring research, elevating practice, influencing policy
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Join CMHO once again for Canada's largest annual child and youth mental health conference.
CMHO has an exciting
line up of speakers this year with representatives from McMaster
University, U of T, Health Quality Ontario and many more. We will also
be welcoming back the Hon. Michael Coteau, Minister of Children and
Youth Services.
When: November 13 & 14, 2017
Where: Hilton Toronto, 145 Richmond Street West.
Find more information on-line at www.kidsmentalhealth.ca, or click here to register today!
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Building Executive Function Skills in Children and Adolescents:
Promoting Development and Facilitating Change
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The Department of Psychology (SickKids) is hosting a day-long conference on Tuesday February 27, 2018,
focused on effective interventions to the support development of
executive functioning in children and adolescents. Challenges with
executive functioning can impact many aspects of a child’s life,
including school performance, peer/family relationships, and overall
mental health.
Keynote Speaker, Dr. Peg Dawson, author of best-selling books “Smart but Scattered” and “Executive Functioning in Children and Adolescents” presents: Beyond Lazy and Unmotivated: What
Healthcare and Educational Professionals Need to Know about Executive
Skills and Taking Action: Strategies for Improving Executive Skills.
Registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/p5qy8w
Email: psychology.learning@sickkids.ca |
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