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EMDR Basic Training with Prepped 4 Learning: Spring & Fall 2026
Prepped 4 Learning offers a comprehensive 55-hour EMDR Basic Training in Edmonton. This EMDRIA-approved program includes 23 hours of lecture, 22 hours of small-group practicum, and 10 hours of consultation, equipping clinicians to confidently integrate EMDR into practice.
Cultural Considerations in Addiction Treatment - SWAA & SickKids CCMH Learning Institute
Join us to explore how addiction treatment can be more culturally safe and responsive.
Training Overview:
This session explores how addiction treatment can be strengthened by integrating culturally safe and responsive perspectives.
Prairie Child Welfare Consortium 2026 Symposium
Registration is open for the 13th Biennial Symposium by the Prairie Child Welfare Consortium
Arnica Foundation: Neuroscience Unlocked: A Transformative Comprehensive Clinical Framework for Trauma
This workshop offers clinicians an integrative, neuroscience-informed framework for understanding and treating trauma. Participants will explore the neurobiological underpinnings of traumatic stress and the ways in which brain-based interventions can restore safety and connection.
Professional Animal-Assisted Wellness Therapy Diploma: Rhodes Wellness College
The Professional Animal-Assisted Wellness Therapy Diploma at Rhodes Wellness College is the first of its kind in BC, designed to turn your love for animals into a professional, trauma-informed career.
Critical Clinical Social Work in the Alberta Context
This presentation explores Dr. Caterina Brown's (2020) conceptualization of critical clinical social work as it applies to the unique regulatory, educational, and practice context of Alberta.
EFIT Essentials - EFT Calgary Community
EFIT Essentials is an amalgamation of the previous Level 1 and Level 2 EFIT trainings, now offered as a seamless, intensive learning experience. The training is structured to provide a solid foundation and an advanced understanding of the EFIT model, embedded within an attachment science framework. Through a blend of theoretical instruction and experiential exercises, participants will be guided to apply the model with individuals in their practice, fostering their growth as adept, attuned, and responsive EFIT therapists.
AASAS: First Responder to Sexual Assault and Abuse Training
This two-day, online, interactive workshop is designed for professionals and paraprofessionals working with individuals who may be impacted by sexual violence and who want to strengthen their skills and confidence in responding to sexual abuse and sexual assault disclosures. Every survivor deserves to feel safe, heard, and empowered, and your response makes a lasting difference.
SWAA CIRCLE OF TRUST - TUESDAY SERIES
Join us for a five-session reflective circle designed for social workers and helping professionals who want space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with purpose, vocation, and community.
SWAA CIRCLE OF TRUST - THURSDAYS SERIES
Join us for a five-session reflective circle designed for social workers and helping professionals who want space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with purpose, vocation, and community.
CPEH - When the Well is Dry: Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Trauma and Self-Care
Event Description: This training is designed for anyone working in the helping professions, personal caregivers, or anyone interested in compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma and self-care.
Counselling Adult Survivors of Sexual Violence
ffered by the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services, this 12-week online integrative course is designed for counselors, therapists, and other mental health practitioners who are new to working with survivors of sexual violence, or who may be already working with survivors and would like to more deeply inform their counselling practice.
Treatment of Trauma with the Trauma Play Institute ™ and RMPTI ®
Join Paris Goodyear Brown and Dr. Lorri Yasenik for one day of Complex Trauma Case Conceptualization through the Polyvagal Lens and a two day training in TraumaPlay™
Dissociation & Mindfulness: The Rosetta Stone to Healing
This one-day live online training shows how dissociation (the body’s emergency shut-down) and mindfulness (the body’s safety-based regulation) work as a pair—and how to use that understanding in real sessions.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sale - SickKids CCMH Learning Institute
It’s here again—our Black Friday Cyber Monday Sale!
For a limited time, enjoy 30% off all courses and certificates with code BFCMSWAA25, available until December 12, 2025. Whether you’re building new competencies, refreshing core skills, or diving into a specialty area, this is the ideal time to invest in your professional growth—and strengthen the support, healing, and outcomes you deliver to clients.
Mental Health Training & Education for Professional by SickKids CCMH Learning Inst
Advance your skills this Nov:
IPT, CBT, ACT, Eating Disorders, Time-Limited Therapy, Attachment, and so much more.
Save 20% with a special code. (Access the code on the memberportal - see benefits)
SWAA HARM REDUCTION PANEL
Join us for a panel discussion with provincial experts as we explore the concepts of harm reduction, current barriers, and how social workers can consider their practice in light of these concepts.
Rescheduled: Allies For Youth Connections Conference
Theme: Empowering Hope through Authentic Connections.
Keynote Speakers: Dr. Michael Ungar, Ph.D | Dr. Melanie Doucet, Ph.D | Ashley Rhodes-Courter | Leigh Sheldon (Pihphichow) |
Tickets for Allies For Youth Connection are now on sale!
Join us on Oct 6 & 7 at Fantasy Land for an unforgettable experience filled with incredible keynote speakers, breakout sessions, networking, and more! With limited availability, now is the time to secure your spot before they sell out. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this incredible event—get your tickets today.
Journeys of Reconciliation
As part of our ongoing commitment to reflection, learning, and meaningful action, SWAA is taking intentional steps toward reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
4th Annual Indigenous Justice Symposium - The University nuhelot’įne thaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills
Join the 4th Annual Indigenous Justice Symposium for insightful discussions and engaging sessions focused on Indigenous justice issues.
SWAA 2025 AGM: Register to Attend
The Social Workers Association of Alberta (SWAA) invites you to attend the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM), as we reflect on the past year’s accomplishments and share plans for the year ahead.
Learn DBT by Doing DBT: An Immersive Training Experience for Clinicians & Students
At DBT HOUSE, we believe the best way to learn Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills is to experience it yourself. Our Virtual DBT Skills Trainings are designed for mental health professionals and students who want effective, evidence-based tools to support their clients—while also strengthening their own skills and self-awareness.
SilverTech Summit 2025
The SilverTech Summit is Alberta’s leading event at the intersection of aging and innovation. This one-day, entrepreneur-driven conference brings together startups, digital health leaders, caregiving service providers, and age-tech founders with clinicians, caregivers, end users, and industry influencers.
Protecting your Practice: Liability Insurance Essentials for Social Workers
Join the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) and our insurance partner, BMS Canada, for an informative and practical session designed for social workers. ctly.
Rooted in the Rockies: Black 2SLGBTQI+ Futures in Alberta. By Black Queer Canada
Get ready for a powerful gathering rooted in the Rockies—centred on wellness and the futures of Black 2SLGBTQI+ communities in Alberta.
7th International Indigenous Voices in Social Work Conference
This global gathering brings together a diverse and inspiring community of individuals dedicated to Indigenous social work, healing, and systemic change. IIVSW will provide a powerful space to connect, learn, and share knowledge across borders and cultures.
African Social Work Education and Practice: A historical perspective
Join us online or in Edmonton for presentations and networking with International Association of Schools of Social Work leaders.
By Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary.
SWAA Film Screening: Flashback – A Queer Club That Lit Up the Prairies
Located in a conservative northern Canadian city often hostile to queer people, Flashback became a sensation on the international club circuit despite police raids, threats of violence and the scourge of AIDS. Flashback is a ghost. But it comes alive again in the memories of the people who were there and the legends they left behind.
2sLGBTQ+ Allyship Webinar with SWAA
Register Now! Limited Spots available.
June marks an important time to honour the histories, resilience, and ongoing struggles for justice of 2SLGBTQ+ communities. In recognition of this month of reflection, advocacy, and solidarity, the Social Workers Association of Alberta (SWAA) invites you to an impactful webinar on 2SLGBTQ+ Allyship.
Certificate in trauma counselling for mental health professionals: Level 1. By SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute
This six-day certification program will provide the most current information on the biopsychosocial phenomenon of trauma, along with training in how to assess and respond ethically and appropriately to adult clients, given the parameters of the workplace. The trauma issues experienced by adult clients/consumers may include: early childhood trauma, violent crime, domestic violence, sexual assault and chronic and terminal illness.
Participants will examine how workers and organizations are affected by and respond to working with traumatized individuals and develop trauma-informed approaches to work that enhance personal and professional resilience.
Countering Violent Extremism
Countering violent extremism is a lesser-known area of practice for social work, but one that is emerging. Social work has a vital role to play both in developing casework practices to help youth and adults disengage from violent extremism, and in identifying and addressing extremist-related topics as they arise in various settings and areas of practice.
Continuing Education Opportunities
Looking to expand your knowledge, earn continuing education hours, or explore new areas of practice? Below is a curated list of professional development opportunities and online training platforms relevant to social work.
CE opportunities for SWAA Members:
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PESI Canada: Top Trauma Courses
Exclusive to SWAA members - save up to 90% on continuing education all year round. Access programs led by Gabor Mate, Bessel van der Kolk, Arielle Schwartz and more…
Get Skills: in ACT, CBT, DBT
Micro Site just for our Community!
Featuring best-selling certifications and tools from trusted names like Bessel van der Kolk, Frank Anderson, Janina Fisher, and more.Save an Extra 25%: Login into the Members Portal to Access the Discount code
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Leading Edge Seminars’ CE Courses
SAVE 10% on in-person, live webinars & on-demand courses *Excludes EMDR 5-Day in-person workshops.
SAVE $100 ON EMDR 5-Day training. *Conditions Apply
Earn Reward Points On Every Course Registration with TheraPoints+ Loyalty Program! *Conditions Apply
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SickKids CCMH Learning Institute
Strengthen your skills in foundational CBT and DBT, deepen your work with children, families, and adult clients, and gain practical strategies for navigating trauma, grief, conflict, transference, and more.
As an SWAA member, enjoy 20% off registration fees. Access the Code on Members Portal
PD & CE Opportunities from Our Community (External)
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Alberta - Canada
University of Calgary: Professional Development
University of Alberta: Black Canadians: History, Presence, and Anti-Racist Futures
Calgary Public Library (Must have a Public Library Card): Gale Courses
Imagine Institute (In person / virtual for fee courses free to Edmonton residents.
The Sharp Foundation: Caring for Individuals with Complex Health and Social Needs
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AHS:
2025-2026 Addiction and Mental Health Speaker Series
Free Child Development Webinars+Resources - Provincial Virtual Children's Rehabilitation
Trauma Training Initiative (Online, Modules 1-7)
Indigenous Awareness and Sensitivity 7 modules (AHS)
Indigenous Health Introductory Video series and Learning Series (AHS)
Suicide Prevention, Risk Assessment, and Management Training (SPRAM)
The Provincial Addiction & Mental Health Curricula & Experiential Skills (PACES) Learning Pathway
Harm Reduction - Making a Difference in Practice
Addiction & Mental Health (AMH) Speaker Series
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Other - Canada
UBC: Nurturing Childhoods Through Indigenous was of Knowing
Government of Canada_ Gender-based Analysis Plus course
ACT Alberta: National Toolkits to Support Front-line Workers
Pride at Work Canada: LGBTQ2+ 101 & LGBTQ2+ inclusive culture
Mental Health Commission_Training
SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health
Wilfred Laurier_Social Work Professional Development
Health and Community | George Brown College Continuing Education
Continuing Education | Canadian Association of Social Workers
The Canada Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research Network (CanFASD) Recorded Webinars
CanFASD Levels 1-3 FASD training
The Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health
The Center for Addictions Studies and Research
Center for Addictions and Research: Canada social work CE courses
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Other - Outside Canada
University of Maryland_Behavioral Health
Dulwich Centre_Courses_What-is-Narrative-Practice_A-Free-Course
NASW-Social Work Online Institute
National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
Palouse Mindfulness - Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Sheppard Pratt (Live & On-demand)
Disclaimer:
These resources are provided for informational purposes only. SWAA is not affiliated with, endorsing, or responsible for the content, accuracy, or delivery of any external training or website listed. Participation in any course or program is at your own discretion. Some of these opportunities are based in Canada, while others originate from the United States or International sources. Be sure to review each offering to ensure it meets your specific learning goals, licensing requirements, or CE accreditation standards.
