The Garry Hurvitz Centre for Community Mental Health at SickKids

Workplace wellness is essential to the sustainability of healthcare, social service, and first response organizations. Yet frontline staff—both clinical and non-clinical—often face environments marked by high emotional demand, moral complexity, and strained peer relationships. This interactive workshop offers a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive approach for both frontline workers and leadership to support worker wellness of client-facing ... Read more

Intake conversations can be a critical juncture for individuals seeking mental health services, often inducing significant stress as people are required to share their personal stories to access care. These conversations can profoundly shape the course of service and affect the individuals. Therefore, great responsibility lies with intake staff to assist people to experience safety ... Read more

Trauma that is unhealed, unresolved and unintegrated into a healthy balance within the self has the potential to be repeated, reenacted, acted out, projected or externalized in relationships.  Working with human suffering on a daily basis and being sensitive to the despair, frustration and fear embodied in clients is an integral aspect of the work ... Read more

Children are often difficult to engage in counseling and are reluctant to implement skills learned in sessions. This can be frustrating and challenging, even for seasoned mental health professionals. Techniques that are engaging will captivate children’s interest and motivate them to utilize skills.  Join best-selling author and international speaker Liana Lowenstein, as she presents creative ... Read more