This session will uncover biases on substance use and replace them with evidence-based information.Join this transformative, evidenced-based, 2-hour training, that will uncover biases and shift perspectives towards people who use substances. Gain valuable insights into the negative effects of stigma and how this impacts everyone. Learn practical approaches to eliminate stigma in your professional and ... Read more
Many people who experience mental health concerns also live with an addiction. While working with multiple issues at the same time is complicated, recovery from both of these issues is possible with an integrated, person-centred, and trauma-informed approach. This workshop provides a framework for assisting people to move forward with healthy ways of coping. Participants ... Read more
Treating Trauma and Concurrent Substance Use in Adolescents will focus on a new, evidence-based model for treating youth trauma and trauma-related issues and concurrent substance use provides a positive, present-focused approach that differs from traditional addictions models. Youth and young adults who are accessing services for PTSD, ADHD, anxiety or depression may be using substances ... Read more
Personality disorders (PDs) are complex and often misunderstood conditions marked by long-standing patterns in thinking, emotion regulation, and interpersonal behavior. While the DSM-5 categorizes ten PDs across three clusters—A (eccentric), B (emotional/erratic), and C (anxious/fearful)—real-world presentations are rarely so clear-cut. Misconceptions and stigma continue to persist, even among helping professionals. This two-day interactive training is ... Read more
Treating Trauma and Concurrent Substance Use in Adolescents will focus on a new, evidence-based model for treating youth trauma and trauma-related issues and concurrent substance use provides a positive, present-focused approach that differs from traditional addictions models. Youth and young adults who are accessing services for PTSD, ADHD, anxiety or depression may be using substances ... Read more
For those who work in an environment where there is potential for violence, it is important to develop the skills needed to defuse dangerous situations. This webinar is designed to teach people to de-escalate potentially violent situations through assertiveness and interpersonal communication. Viewers will develop a clear understanding of how to assess the potential for ... Read more
Toronto Rehab is home to the leading brain rehabilitation program in Canada, where care focuses on improving patients' functional abilities so that they can live as independently as possible. This one-day forum brings together a multidisciplinary audience, including physicians, clinicians, nurses, administrators, researchers, legal and insurance professionals, and community service providers. Attendees will engage in ... Read more
Amidst rising anti-2SLGBTQIA+ backlash, rights rollbacks, family rejection, exclusion, hate and violence, many Rainbow youth disproportionately experience trauma related to their gender and sexual identities. These impacts are exacerbated for trans/gender diverse youth, those not at binary ends of gender/sexuality identity spectrums, and those experiencing multiple layers of marginalization related to their intersecting identities. Rainbow ... Read more
The Canadian Health and Wellbeing in Developmental Disabilities Conference is an interprofessional conference where health care providers and community partners connect to share educational and informative updates and practical, innovative, promising and effective practices that improve the health and wellbeing of people with developmental disabilities across the lifespan. The conference strives to achieve equity, diversity, ... Read more
Are you looking to decolonize your helping practice and learn wholistic approaches to healing? Join us for this unique opportunity, where you’ll learn how to weave Indigenous and Western approaches into your helping practice and apply a decolonized lens to your role. Through circle methodology, you will engage in critical reflection, experiential learning, and storytelling ... Read more
This interactive training will explore trauma, vicarious trauma and trauma-informed practice through a social justice lens and strength-based lens. Participants will consider the fundamentals of trauma (brain, body, nervous system), explore and reflect on trauma-informed approaches and tools to use in their work and in building confidence to interact with diverse persons and communities that ... Read more
It is very common for anyone working in the helping profession to encounter ethical dilemmas. Ethics are at the heart of competent and effective practice for anyone in the helping field, particularly when managing boundaries and relationships. This workshop is designed to give individuals and organizations an opportunity to review common principles and standards for ... Read more
People who struggle to regulate their intense emotional experiences often feel like they are at the mercy of reactive coping patterns. It can seem like these emotional storms hijack their behaviour, take control of their thinking, and hurt their relationships with other people and themselves. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) provides concepts and skills to help ... Read more
On behalf of SHIP's BIPOC Caucus ERG, we are please to invite you to join us for this year's Black History Month event: A Fireside Chat with Master T. Tony Young aka Master T was a decorated VJ at Muchmusic hosting/producing and interviewing some of the most popular artists in the world, including Madonna, Janet ... Read more
Intergenerational trauma continues to manifest and to be evident in our First Nation communities, and in Indigenous peoples and families despite not directly experiencing the trauma. This trauma, passed down, and in some cases, layered with the individual’s own trauma experiences, has a compounding effect on the individual/families and their wellbeing. With timely and ... Read more
Intergenerational trauma continues to manifest and to be evident in our First Nation communities, and in Indigenous peoples and families despite not directly experiencing the trauma. This trauma, passed down, and in some cases, layered with the individual’s own trauma experiences, has a compounding effect on the individual/families and their wellbeing. With timely and ... Read more
Building on the webinar, this subsequent interactive workshop provides social workers with an in-depth exploration of the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) through real-world scenarios and hands-on exercises. Participants will develop advanced knowledge and practical skills to apply privacy laws effectively in their daily work, including how to handle complex situations and respond to ... Read more
When challenges in life occur, people naturally reach out for support from those closest to them – coworkers, friends, and family. Their initial response can go a long way in terms of normalizing the challenge, planning the next steps, and exploring additional resources. Progressive workplaces and communities recognize the importance of being prepared for challenges, ... Read more
Self-injury refers to deliberate, self-inflicted tissue damage such as cutting or burning. Self-injury has reached alarming proportions among our youth; studies show that 14-24% of adolescents and young adults have engaged in this behaviour at least once, with a quarter of these reporting current, chronic self-injury. Helpers are increasingly encountering young people who are involved ... Read more