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Chronological Listing of Events
January 23 – April 24, 2023
Contact Phone Number: (604) 569-1156
Contact E-Mail: info@dbtvancouver.com
Event Link: https://dbtvancouver.com/our-events/winter-2023-intro-to-dbt-course/
The DBT Centre of Vancouver is pleased to offer a 12-week course to mental health professionals seeking to learn about Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). The most widely researched treatment for problems characteristic of borderline personality disorder (BPD), DBT is a comprehensive psychological treatment that assists persons struggling with complex problems, including recurrent suicidality, self-harm, and problems with emotion regulation.
Presented by: Alex Chapman, Ph.D., R.Psych., Jennifer Shaver, Ph.D., R.Psych., & John Wagner, Ph.D., R.Psych.
Date: January 23 – April 24, 2023 (No classes February 20, April 10)
Time: Mondays, 2pm – 5pm PST (3pm-6pm MST / 5pm-8pm EST)
Duration: 12 weeks (36 hours)
Location: Held live via Zoom for Healthcare
This course, offered as part of an ongoing consultation and training program at the DBT Centre, covers all aspects of DBT including individual therapy, skills training, telephone consultation, and consultation teams. The teaching methods include didactics, demonstration/practice, audio and video review, and worksheets. Participants will be assigned weekly readings and between-class activities. Among the topics to be covered are:
• Research on BPD & DBT
• Dialectical Theory and Strategies
• Commitment Strategies
• Suicidal Risk Assessment and Intervention
• Chain Analysis and Problem-Solving
• Using Reciprocity and Irreverence
• Managing Telephone Consultation
• Applying Change Strategies in DBT: Solution Analysis, Cognitive Modification, Contingency Management, Exposure, & Skills Generalization
• Skills Training in DBT: Mindfulness, Emotional Regulation, Distress Tolerance, & Interpersonal Effectiveness
• Case Management & Consultation Teams
The DBT Centre of Vancouver is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) to offer continuing education for psychologists and maintains responsibility for the program. Participants who complete the course are eligible for a total of 36 continuing education (CE) credits.
$1,200 + GST – mental health professionals
$900 + GST – graduate students
To register or for more information, visit: https://dbtvancouver.com/our-events/winter-2023-intro-to-dbt-course/ (registration form on website)
March 16, April 13, & May 18
Contact Phone Number: (438) 822-8989
Contact E-Mail: infosisp.ecp@mcgill.ca
Event Link: http://www.mcgillschoolpsychinstitute.com
It is a pleasure to welcome you to the 2023 McGill Summer Institute for School Psychology Webinar Series that will take place virtually on March 16, April 13, and May 18, 2023.
The series will include a number of guest speakers who will provide workshops with applied subjects and practices across various domains of school psychology. As mandated by professional orders, our applied workshops will contribute to the continuing education of attendees. This series is an excellent opportunity for mental health professionals and students alike to foster new relationships and promote professional development.
From the members of the Organizing Committee of McGill University, and the department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, we wish you a superb experience!
April 14 & 15, 2023
Contact Phone Number: (833) 482-5558
Contact E-Mail: admin@possibilitiesclinic.com
Event Link: https://possibilitiesclinic.com/comprehensive-behavioural-intervention-for-tics-training-cbit//
This CBIT Training for Certification is open to licensed practitioners, in the U.S. and Canada with clinical experience in mental health and behavioural therapy including physicians, psychologists, registered psychotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, nurses, and other registered allied health professionals.
Registration for this two-day workshop is available through the event link: https://possibilitiesclinic.com/comprehensive-behavioural-intervention-for-tics-training-cbit//
April 17-21, 2023
Contact Phone Number: (604) 539-5277
Contact E-Mail: kim@bestmarriages.ca
Event Link: https://bestmarriages.ca/events/gottman-level-1-training-edmonton/
Gottman Therapist Training Level 1 and Level 2
April 17-21st in Edmonton AB
September 18-22 in Montreal QB
October 2-6 in Vancouver BC
November 6-10 in Calgary AB
Register Now at www.bestmarriages.ca
April 27th, 2023
Contact Phone Number: (226) 268-2307
Contact E-Mail: Register@SOSWorkshops.ca
Event Link: www.SOSWorkshops
As the world continues to endure the ever-evolving COVID-19 pandemic, those of us providing health care and mental health care continue to play a crucial role in the healing process of those under our care. Taking on additional shifts, working longer hours and experiencing more stress, increases our exposure to the risk of toxic stress, compassion fatigue and burnout. These conditions can ultimately impact the quality of care we provide and our relationships with family and loved ones.
This session will offer ten evidence-based resiliency strategies to support mental health and wellness. Learn how to integrate best practices of psychology, public health and neuroscience into a format that supports your unique mental health and personal wellness needs that is easy to implement. Upon completion of this training, you will have new insights into how to survive and thrive, in both your personal and professional life.
Participants will be able to:
- Define toxic stress, trauma stewardship, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout.
- Identify factors that put you at risk for compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout in health care and mental health settings
- Learn 10 evidence-based resiliency strategies that support mental health and wellness
- Find out how to apply the concepts of Cognitive Flexibility, Emotional Tolerance and Finding Meaning and Purpose, incorporating them into our daily lives as clinicians.
- Generate three personalized strategies that address your unique needs and will support resilience and can be easily implemented into your practice and your life.
About the Speaker:
Sheela Raja, PhD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and author of Overcoming Trauma and PTSD, The Sexual Trauma Workbook for Teen Girls, The PTSD Survival Guide for Teens, and the Resilient Teen. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she teaches Health Communication and Behavioral Medicine. Dr. Raja received her PhD from the University of Illinois at Chicago and completed internship and post-doctoral training at the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Boston, MA. Dr, Raja previously joined Solutions On Site in facilitating the workshop “Overcoming Trauma and PTSD Integrating Skills Using ACT, DBT & CBT” .
Join this 3-hour workshop livestream on April 27th (1pm-4pm EST) or view on-demand between April 28th and December 31st.
Special Winter Promotion- Only $99+hst (discount applies until March 15th only). E-mail Register@SOSWorkshops.ca to inquire about student discounts and group rates.
Visit www.SOSWorkshops for details.
Begins April 28, 2023
Contact Phone Number: (204) 444-5660
Contact E-Mail: intentional@intentionaltherapist.ca
Event Link: https://intentional.podia.com/thrivival-skills-spring-2023
This unique 6-week cohort based online program was developed specifically for female mental health clinicians interested in redefining what it truly means to take care of themselves and moving beyond simply surviving to thriving. The reality is, as female mental health clinicians we face unique challenges related to workplace hazards, as well as receive powerful messages and reinforcers for being self-sacrificing, conscientious, hard working, and caring women who prioritize the needs of others. Because of that, it’s hard for us to make room for ourselves and if we do, it’s often accompanied by feelings of guilt and judgement, which quickly push us back to our default patterns that have become so familiar but, in the long run, interfere with us creating a life that we truly want and desire.
Thrivival Skills for Therapists offers female mental health clinicians a flexible, convenient, and supportive environment for learning about and applying our “4C’s” framework (connection, compassion, courage, and creativity) to self-care. This program starts off on April 28 with a live virtual group meeting facilitated by psychologists Dr. Melissa Tiessen and Dr. Karen Dyck. This will allow participants to meet other members of their cohort and will provide an orientation to the program. Beginning on May 1, for 6-weeks, participants will receive online lessons. Weekly topics are designed to help participants: 1) understand the common factors impacting female clinicians’ wellness and self-care, 2) develop a more compassionate awareness of their personal self-care roadblocks, 3) apply the “4C’s” framework for evaluating and enhancing self-care practices and 4) formulate a personalized plan and begin taking concrete steps to enhance their current self-care practices. Lessons will introduce the theme of the week and include questions/exercises intended to help participants reflect on their own self-care influences and practices and to begin taking steps to redefine how they take care of themselves. Following the 6-week online course, Dr. Tiessen and Dr. Dyck will facilitate a second live virtual group meeting on June 16. This will provide an opportunity for participants to share their successes and identify ways to keep the self-care momentum going.
The first virtual group meeting will take place on Monday April 28 and spaces will be limited. Register by March 31, 2023 using the coupon code “SPRING2023” to access early bird savings of $100 off the regular registration rate.
For more information or to register, please go to https://intentional.podia.com/thrivival-skills-spring-2023
May 8-19, June 12-23, August 7-18
Contact Phone Number: (226) 821-1056
Contact E-Mail: kip@capttraining.com
Event Link: https://canadianplaytherapy.com/training/foundation-play-therapy-training/
Non CAPT members $220 plus taxes per day
CAPT members $190 plus taxes per day
The CAPTTM Foundation Play Therapy Training offers individual days of unique training in the theory and practice of play therapy. Students can complete the 180 hours of continuing education credits at a pace and time that they choose. The 180 hours are one of the steps needed to Become a Certified Play Therapist. The program instructors are professional skilled play therapists who bring expertise on a wide variety of topics.
May 12th, 2023
Contact Phone Number: (226) 268-2307
Contact E-Mail: Register@SOSWorkshops.ca
Event Link: www.SOSWorkshops
Traumatized adolescents and young adults struggle with self-regulation. They are dysregulated across systems–neurologically, cognitively, physically, emotionally, behaviorally, socially, and spiritually. Anxious and vigilant, and unable to trust themselves or caregivers, they may experience even loving relationships as confusing and frightening. But to learn self-soothing, they must first be able to rely upon others and discover the comfort of co-regulation. They benefit from relationships with adults that provide them with the psychological (and physical) sense of stability and containment they cannot supply themselves.
Their lifelong experience of the world as unpredictable is exacerbated by the fear and uncertainty that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to us all. To work effectively with these youth, it’s crucial for adults to first foster their own capacity for self-awareness and self-regulation. It’s not easy, especially now, when we have also endured traumatic stress and losses of our own. Their extreme reactions—ranging from angry arousal to frozen shutting down—can more easily trigger our own increased sense of helplessness and overwhelm.
In this webinar, you will learn about Developmental-Relational Therapy (DRT), an attachment-based model of trauma treatment. You will learn and practice mindful, empathic strategies that help teens feel more secure, connected, present, and regulated—even over Zoom. You’ll discover how to get unhooked from old enactments by exploring:
- The additional challenges for development and trauma therapy in a pandemic
- The Four M’s—mirroring, mentalizing, mindfulness, and modulation—to increase connection and mood regulation
- The React, Reflect, and Respond approach to corrective relational experiences
A certificate of attendance will be issued
Speaker Information: Dr. Martha Straus
Martha B. Straus, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Clinical Psychology at Antioch University New England Graduate School in Keene, New Hampshire and part-time Lecturer in the Program of Professional Education at Smith College for Social Work. Straus is an international trainer, speaking on topics related to child, adolescent, and family development, attachment, trauma, and psychotherapy. She maintains a small private practice in Brattleboro, Vermont where she also provides supervision and consultation to individuals, schools, and social service agencies. She’s the author of numerous articles and seven books including most recently a co-authored third edition of The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships (2021), Cool, Calm, and Connected: A Workbook for Parents and Children to Co-regulate, Manage Big Emotions & Build Stronger Bonds (2021), and Treating Trauma in Adolescents: Development, Attachment, and the Therapeutic Relationship (2017).
Join the live webinar on May 12th or view on-demand between May 13th-December 31st.
Winter Promotional Special until March 15th: Only $99+hst. Call 226-268-2307 about group rates.
Visit www.SOSWorkshops for details.
May 12th and 13th, 2023
Contact Phone Number: (416) 767-7091
Contact E-Mail: cpeh@cpeh.ca
Event Link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/working-with-shame-and-anger-in-psychotherapy-tickets-527216768547
DETAILS
Dates: May 12 & 13, 2023
Times: 11:00AM to 3:00PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
Format: Online via ZOOM
OVERVIEW
Core unhealthy shame is a major source of psychological distress and human suffering. Shame results in feelings of worthlessness and self-contempt, difficulties in interpersonal relationships, and problematic emotions such as unhealthy anger or rage. In contrast, assertive healthy anger is helpful and therapeutic to change core shame. As a therapist, knowing how to work with assertive anger is fundamental in transforming shame and accessing the sadness of grief related to childhood unmet needs. This workshop is designed by Dr. Leslie Greenberg, an international leader in the field of psychotherapy and emotion, and it is tailored for mental health professionals from various training backgrounds to provide practical skills in working with shame and anger.
RATES
Early Registration Rate – $245 + HST (Early Registration ends April 17, 2023)
General Admission – $275 + HST
Students are eligible for a 25% discount. For more information please contact us at cpeh@cpeh.ca
CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) CREDITS
Ontario Psychological Association: 7 hours
Medical Psychotherapy Association Canada: 7 hours
Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy: 7 hours
May 29 – June 2, 2023
Contact Phone Number: (289) 968-9619
Contact E-Mail: trainings@attch.org
Event Link: https://www.attachment-and-trauma-treatment-centre-for-healing.com/2023-lake-louise-immersive-trauma-and-yoga-wellness-training-retreat.html
June 1-27, 2023
Contact Phone Number: (613) 683-3975
Contact E-Mail: spark@mentalhealthcommission.ca
Event Link: https://mentalhealthcommission.ca/training/spark/
Do you have an idea or current project aimed at improving the field of mental health, substance use and addictions? The MHCC’s SPARK Knowledge Translation Program (SPARK) offers the tools you need to expedite your project from idea to impact in June 2023.
SPARK provides training in Knowledge Translation, using the MHCC’s Innovation to Implementation (I2I) Framework, to significantly reduce the average lifecycle of a project. Studies have shown that research findings can take years to be implemented and applied.
SPARK will help you to:
• Create an effective Knowledge Translation Plan using a simple, easy-to-use framework.
• Identify key stakeholders for advancing your project’s implementation in the field.
• Design effective strategies to reach your audience.
• Connect with others working through knowledge translation
Date: June 1 to June 27, 2023, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:00am-1:00pm EST
Deadline: Complete your application by April 25, 2023. Application link available at our website: https://mentalhealthcommission.ca/training/spark/
June 20-24, 2023
Contact Phone Number: (416) 964-1133
Contact E-Mail: registration@leadingedgeseminars.org
Event Link: https://leadingedgeseminars.org/emdr-toronto/?wpam_id=892
Are you ready to add EMDR Therapy to your practice? Or is it time to refresh the basic EMDR training you already have?
Then register now for this 5-day, in-person EMDR training in Toronto led by EMDR master trainer Roy Kiessling. You will learn how to effectively integrate EMDR into your clinical practice and be able to start using it immediately.
This EMDRIA-approved ‘next generation EMDR’ training is renowned for its flexibility and for providing new clinical pearls of wisdom that are valuable even if you have taken basic EMDR training in the past.
Supplemented with over 43 videos, downloadable training materials, and free access to a community-wide listserv, Roy Kiessling’s EMDR training also provides support before, during, and after the course, so that you can be confident every step of the way.
Pay in 3 easy installments! Learn more and register at https://leadingedgeseminars.org/emdr-toronto/?wpam_id=892
What You Will Learn
• The foundational EMDR concepts and procedures
• 13 interventions to help prepare your clients for EMDR
• Strategies to prepare your client for processing
• 7 treatment planning approaches
• How to customize the pace of treatment using the Processing Continuum
• Interventions to facilitate safe, effective, and efficient processing
• How to work with children
• How to treat acute stress
What’s Included
• 40 hours of in-person lecture/practicum training in Halifax
• 10 hours of post-training consultation* with approved consultants via small group phone/online video conferencing
• Advanced instructional materials
Early Bird registration closes May 20, 2023. Learn more and register at https://leadingedgeseminars.org/emdr-toronto/?wpam_id=892
*Automatically included with the Regular and Student rates. Available at extra charge with the Refresher rate.
June 23 – 25, 2023
Email: convention@cpa.ca
Website: https://convention.cpa.ca/
CPA2023 in conjunction with the 5th North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference (N5) will take place from June 23-25, 2023, in Toronto, Ontario. This is an event not to be missed! Registration opens February 1st, 2023.
Abstract Submissions: https://convention.cpa.ca/abstract/
September 11-15, 2023
Contact Phone Number: (416) 964-1133
Contact E-Mail: registration@leadingedgeseminars.org
Event Link: https://leadingedgeseminars.org/emdr-vancouver/?wpam_id=892
Are you ready to add EMDR Therapy to your practice? Or is it time to refresh the basic EMDR training you already have?
Then register now for this 5-day, in-person EMDR training in Vancouver led by EMDR consultant Esta Porter. You will learn how to effectively integrate EMDR into your clinical practice and be able to start using it immediately.
This EMDRIA-approved ‘next generation EMDR’ training is renowned for its flexibility and for providing new clinical pearls of wisdom that are valuable even if you have taken basic EMDR training in the past.
Supplemented with over 43 videos, downloadable training materials, and free access to a community-wide listserv, this EMDR training also provides support before, during, and after the course, so that you can be confident every step of the way.
Pay in 3 easy installments! Learn more and register at https://leadingedgeseminars.org/event/emdr-vancouver/
What You Will Learn
- The foundational EMDR concepts and procedures
- 13 interventions to help prepare your clients for EMDR
- Strategies to prepare your client for processing
- 7 treatment planning approaches
- How to customize the pace of treatment using the Processing Continuum
- Interventions to facilitate safe, effective, and efficient processing
- How to work with children
- How to treat acute stress
What’s Included
- 40 hours of in-person lecture/practicum training in Halifax
- 10 hours of post-training consultation* with approved consultants via small group phone/online video conferencing
- Advanced instructional materials
Early Bird registration closes August 11, 2023. Learn more and register at https://leadingedgeseminars.org/event/emdr-vancouver/
*Automatically included with the Regular and Student rates. Available at extra charge with the Refresher rate.
September 18-22, 2023
Contact Phone Number: (416) 964-1133
Contact E-Mail: registration@leadingedgeseminars.org
Event Link: https://leadingedgeseminars.org/emdr-halifax/?wpam_id=892
Are you ready to add EMDR Therapy to your practice? Or is it time to refresh the basic EMDR training you already have?
Then register now for this 5-day, in-person EMDR training in Halifax led by EMDR master trainer Roy Kiessling. You will learn how to effectively integrate EMDR into your clinical practice and be able to start using it immediately.
This EMDRIA-approved ‘next generation EMDR’ training is renowned for its flexibility and for providing new clinical pearls of wisdom that are valuable even if you have taken basic EMDR training in the past.
Supplemented with over 43 videos, downloadable training materials, and free access to a community-wide listserv, Roy Kiessling’s EMDR training also provides support before, during, and after the course, so that you can be confident every step of the way.
Pay in 3 easy installments! Learn more and register at https://leadingedgeseminars.org/emdr-halifax/?wpam_id=892
What You Will Learn
• The foundational EMDR concepts and procedures
• 13 interventions to help prepare your clients for EMDR
• Strategies to prepare your client for processing
• 7 treatment planning approaches
• How to customize the pace of treatment using the Processing Continuum
• Interventions to facilitate safe, effective, and efficient processing
• How to work with children
• How to treat acute stress
What’s Included
• 40 hours of in-person lecture/practicum training in Halifax
• 10 hours of post-training consultation* with approved consultants via small group phone/online video conferencing
• Advanced instructional materials
Early Bird registration closes August 18, 2023. Learn more and register at https://leadingedgeseminars.org/emdr-halifax/?wpam_id=892
*Automatically included with the Regular and Student rates. Available at extra charge with the Refresher rate.