Overdose-related death is currently the leading cause for adolescent mortality. As numbers from the United States are showing, our healthcare system is not prepared to care for adolescents and young adults with high risk substance use! Only a small group of overdose survivors are receiving appropriate care in North America. We need to follow the ... Read more

Expressive Arts Therapy (EXAT) is the use of various arts such as drawing, painting, writing, sculpture, dance, music, drumming, drama, etc. for personal and collective insight, change, and healing. EXAT can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and is an effective intervention for grief and trauma. EXAT is person-centred and accessible to most everyone. In ... Read more

Expressive Arts Therapy (EXAT) is the use of various arts such as drawing, painting, writing, sculpture, dance, music, drumming, drama, etc. for personal and collective insight, change, and healing. EXAT can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and is an effective intervention for grief and trauma. EXAT is person-centred and accessible to most everyone. In ... 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

This two part, 8 hour webinar provides participants with an experiential and reflective opportunity to learn to support clients who hear voices, or experience other types of parallel realities (visual, tactile, etc. hallucinations) using a client centred, recovery-based theoretical framework. Parallel realities will be explored and defined. Foundational concepts and skills are explored and linked ... Read more

It is essential that adults working with people with gender and sexual diversities have the skills and knowledge to open the conversation, use language that promotes dignity, offer effective allyship in internalized, interpersonal, institutional, and cultural interactions and offer strength-based supports that are informed by evidence. Practitioners have a role in ensuring supportive relationships for ... Read more

Burnout, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue are concepts that most, if not all, practitioners in trauma-exposed professions are likely familiar with. Unfortunately, it is not always clear how they differ from each other, how they show up personally, and what can be done about addressing them.Since the early 1990s, when researchers began studying the impact ... Read more

Burnout, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue are concepts that most, if not all, practitioners in trauma-exposed professions are likely familiar with. Unfortunately, it is not always clear how they differ from each other, how they show up personally, and what can be done about addressing them.Since the early 1990s, when researchers began studying the impact ... Read more

This course will engage you in exploring traditional and modern roles and responsibilities of Two-Spirit people. The course will guide you through Two-Spirit Indigenous ways of knowing and being while also addressing the severe impact colonization has on Two- Spirit people.

This course will be an introduction to suicide interventions and protocols across the life course. As social workers, we can feel hopeless when a client, friend or family member is experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviours. This workshop offers an introduction to interventions and protocols that can be used for intervention across the life course. The ... Read more

Join us for a forum on housing-related programs, services, and initiatives in Peterborough, Ontario. The goals for this forum are: Presentation Topics

This training will focus on supporting individuals across the lifespan who are experiencing challenges with their substance use and mental health. It will provide introductory information about concurrent disorders and challenges individuals may face in engaging with available treatments. Participants will explore the reasons why individuals use substances and increase understanding to better facilitate engagement ... Read more

Did you know that self-harm impacts 14% to 39% of youth? In this advanced course clinicians will grow their understanding of effective interventions for youth who self-harm. Self harm is usually the result of an inability to cope in healthy ways with psychological pain. Youth may be struggling with feelings of worthlessness, loneliness, panic, anger, ... Read more