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Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is a drug-free, non-hypnosis therapy that transcends modern therapeutic methods by treating adults and children with depression, anxiety, phobias, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, sexual abuse, obsessive compulsive disorder, addictions and many other mental and physical conditions resulting in remarkable benefits starting in as little as one session.
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.
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.
Purple Stream: Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills (In-Person). By Rocky Mountain Play Therapy Institute
The Purple Stream: Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills program offers specialized training in therapeutic play skills for those working with children and/or families.
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 May 12 & 13 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.
Arnica Foundation: The Power of Showing Up
In-person workshop by Tina Payne Bryson, PhD, clinician, consultant, and internationally recognized co-author with Dan Siegel of The Whole-Brain Child, No-Drama Discipline, The Yes Brain and The Power of Showing Up.
Apply the framework of interpersonal neurobiology to child development, clinical practice, and parenting in a clinical setting.
Understand implicit memory, and how to work with, and even effectively use our own emotional and physiological responses/reactions when working with families and their trauma.
Utilize Whole-Brain strategies to lay the groundwork for promoting integration and mental health in parents and their children.
Utilize intervention and questions for reflection to support the development of parental earned secure attachment and the building of a coherent narrative.
Early Bird: $495 per person (February 28, 2025)
Regular: $550 per person
Learn more and registration: Events | Arnica Foundation
Ethical AI in Therapy: A Compliance-First Approach.
As AI becomes increasingly relevant in clinical practice, many therapists and social workers are eager to learn how to integrate it ethically, safely, and in compliance with regulatory standards. This training is designed to provide practical, compliance-first strategies for mental health professionals.
The Grieving Helper -A discussion of grief and loss in frontline work.
Frontline workers experience loss on a regular basis in their careers. This loss is often tragic, deeply felt and leaves profound grief. Yet, professionally we are expected to keep moving and continue helping. Overtime, this can impact workers mental health, physical health and develop into compassion fatigue. This workshop will be a brief overview of grief and loss from a trauma-informed lens. The goal is to help you reframe your experiences of loss at work. This will help you understand your professional losses, the impacts and how to support yourself and others while you grieve.
Palliative Care Webinar
This presentation aims to empower and equip social workers to have knowledge, resources and education needed to deliver palliative care with their clients.
Empowering Providers: Supporting Gender Diverse Youth and Their Families
Gender transition involves navigating complex social, legal, medical, and mental health systems. It can be hard for the caregivers of Two Spirit, trans, non-binary, and other gender-diverse youth to find the right information. In this webinar, social workers will build capacity to support caregivers of gender-diverse youth as they learn to be gender-affirming and find the services their families need, with a focus on an Alberta-context. Using case examples, we will explore common challenges caregivers face, offer tangible evidence-based strategies, and clarify processes for accessing care.