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SUMMARY:Child Inclusive Mediation (Spring 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Calling family mediators! Join NavOn and the OAFM for this 3-day\, advanced course on how to include the Voice of the Child in mediation.\n\n\nIn this advanced course for family mediators\, develop the specialized knowledge and practical skills necessary to elevate the authentic Voice of the Child in mediation. Children have the right to be heard when important decisions are being made about them. Yet\, involving children in family decision-making can be complex and must be done with great sensitivity and care. Learn how to interview children and provide non-evaluative feedback to parents for the purposes of mediation. \nIn this training\, you will learn: \n\nWhat it means to include the child’s voice in mediation\nExplore different models for gathering the child’s voice\nEvaluate parent readiness and provide feedback to parents\nLearn relevant practice guidelines\, legislation\, and steps to complete the process\nUnderstand ethical considerations and risk mitigation\n\n \nThe training will take place virtually on: \n\nThursday\, April 23 (9am-5pm)\nFriday\, April 24 (9am-5pm)\nMonday\, April 27 (9am-5pm)\n\n \nPlease contact the Ontario Association for Family Mediation to formally register: \nEvents
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/child-inclusive-mediation-spring-2026/
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SUMMARY:Voice of the Child Reports (Spring 2026 Course)
DESCRIPTION:Children have the right to be heard. Learn how to include their voices in family decision-making.\n\n\nJoin Dr. Dan Ashbourne and Dr. Kim Harris (from Navigating Onward) for a 3-day immersive training exploring the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain the authentic voice of the child and to bring the child’s voice to decision makers in family dispute resolution and family court. \nThe training will take place virtually on: \n\nThursday\, April 9 (9am-5pm)\nFriday\, April 10 (9am-5pm)\nMonday\, April 13 (9am-5pm)\n\nChildren have the right to be heard. Yet\, involving children in family decision-making can be a complex exercise and must be approached with great sensitivity and care. This training will provide you with the knowledge\, tools\, and practical skills you need while addressing the challenges for practitioners who wish to offer this service. Learn how to interview children and provide non-evaluative feedback to parents and other decision makers. This is an advanced course for those with a family law background\, mediators\, and mental health practitioners working in family justice.
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/voice-of-the-child-reports-spring-2026-course/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251127T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251201T170000
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SUMMARY:Child Inclusive Mediation
DESCRIPTION:In this advanced course for family mediators\, develop the specialized knowledge and practical skills necessary to elevate the authentic Voice of the Child in mediation. Children have the right to be heard when important decisions are being made about them. Yet\, involving children in family decision-making can be complex and must be done with great sensitivity and care. Learn how to interview children and provide non-evaluative feedback to parents for the purposes of mediation. \nIn this training\, you will learn: \n\nWhat it means to include the child’s voice in mediation\nExplore different models for gathering the child’s voice\nEvaluate parent readiness and provide feedback to parents\nLearn relevant practice guidelines\, legislation\, and steps to complete the process\nUnderstand ethical considerations and risk mitigation\n\nThe training will take place virtually on Thursday\, November 27\, Friday\, November 28\, and Monday\, December 1\, from 9am to 5pm. \nPlease contact the Ontario Association for Family Mediation to formally register:\noafm.on.ca/events/#
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/child-inclusive-mediation-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251117T170000
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SUMMARY:Voice of the Child Reports (Fall Course)
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Dan Ashbourne and Dr. Kim Harris (from Navigating Onward) for a 3-day immersive training exploring the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain the authentic voice of the child and to bring the child’s voice to decision makers in family dispute resolution and family court. \nChildren have the right to be heard. Yet\, involving children in family decision-making can be a complex exercise and must be approached with great sensitivity and care. This training will provide you with the knowledge\, tools\, and practical skills you need while addressing the challenges for practitioners who wish to offer this service. Learn how to interview children and provide non-evaluative feedback to parents and other decision makers. This is an advanced course for those with a family law background\, mediators\, and mental health practitioners working in family justice. \nThe training will take place virtually on Thursday\, November 13\, Friday\, November 14\, and Monday\, November 17\, 2025\, from 9am to 5pm. \nWe look forward to seeing you! \nPlease see Eventbrite for tickets and pricing.
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/voice-of-the-child-reports-fall-course/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241031T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103922
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SUMMARY:Building a Deeper Understanding of Self-harm-test
DESCRIPTION:In this advanced course clinicians will grow their understanding of effective interventions for youth who self-harm\n\n\nThis session will support clinicians in identifying and delivering evidence-based treatments for self-harm. \nDid 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\, shame\, rejection\, and self-worth. The reasons for self-harm are complex\, but some youth self-harm with the following intentions: \n\nManage or reduce severe distress or anxiety\nProvide a distraction from painful emotions through physical pain\nFeel a sense of control over one’s body\nTo feel something\, even if it’s physical pain\, when feeling emotionally empty or numb\nExpress internal feelings in an external way\nCommunicate depression or distressing feelings to others\nBe punished for perceived failings\n\nYouth struggle with self harm because they haven’t had an opportunity to development some foundational skills. This session will support clinicians in identifying and delivering evidence-based treatments for self-harm. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nIdentify factors that increase vulnerability to self harm.\nUnderstand and identify expressions of self harm and its drivers\nAddress the difference between self harm and suicide risk and understand the mechanisms in which self-harm can increase suicide risk\nUnderstand and anticipate the complications of ongoing self-harm behaviours\nUnderstand evidence-based interventions that address self-harm and it’s root cause\n\nAudience tags: registered psychotherapists\, psychologists\, social workers\, nurses\, correctional officers\, child protection workers\, child and youth workers
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/building-a-deeper-understanding-of-self-harm-test/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240124T160000
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Bell Let’s Talk Day: Understanding Suicide Risk Interventions
DESCRIPTION:Join us online to celebrate Bell Let’s Talk Day and gain a deeper understanding of suicide risk interventions.\n\n\nCelebrating Bell Let’s Talk Day: Understanding Suicide Risk Interventions\n  \nWorkshop goal: \nUnderstanding effective interventions for suicide risk reduction – current research and practice. \nWe tell people who are struggle with suicidal thoughts to go to therapy. So why are so few therapists trained in evidence-based interventions to reduce risk? Do you know which evidence-based interventions effectively reduce suicide risk? \nPeople who are struggling with suicide risk often fail to receive interventions that could save their lives. We need to do more to train therapists in modalities that reduce risk for their clients/patients. There are no national standards that require mental health professionals to be trained as part of their formal education or throughout their careers. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention reference this lack of competencies for clinicians. Effective interventions can help those who consider suicide to feel more hopeful about their lives and learn the skills they need to cope differently in the face of a suicidal crisis. \nThis workshop will walk you through evidence-based strategies for offering exceptional care and reducing suicide risk. Please join us for a free half day workshop in celebration of Bell Let’s Talk day on January 24th. \nOur speaker: \nHeather Fredin\, Registered Psychotherapist \nHeather is a Registered Psychotherapist with the Navigating Onward (NavON). She holds a master’s degree in Counselling Psychology\, a diploma in Art Therapy and a bachelor’s degree in Education. She has been working in community mental health for 25 years. \nShe believes that therapeutic goals must be client-centered\, and help should come from a collaborative approach. She focuses her efforts on community/education and health collaborative partnerships and care pathways for children\, youth and families seeking mental health support. Heather teaches Systemic Practice (psychotherapy for families\, couples\, and groups) in the MA Counselling Psychology program at Western University. \nShe trains regularly on a wide variety of topics but of special interest is the topic of youth suicide prevention\, intervention and postvention. She is trained in the therapeutic modalities of: CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)\, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)\, DBT(Dialectical Behaviour Therapy)\, and she will soon be trained in the therapeutic and risk assessment model the “Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicide” otherwise known as CAMS.
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/celebrating-bell-lets-talk-day-understanding-suicide-risk-interventions-2/
LOCATION:Innovation Works London\, 201 King Street\, London\, ON\, N6A 1C9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240528T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240528T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103922
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SUMMARY:Building a Deeper Understanding of Self-harm
DESCRIPTION:In this advanced course clinicians will grow their understanding of effective interventions for youth who self-harm\n\n\nThis session will support clinicians in identifying and delivering evidence-based treatments for self-harm. \nDid 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\, shame\, rejection\, and self-worth. The reasons for self-harm are complex\, but some youth self-harm with the following intentions: \n\nManage or reduce severe distress or anxiety\nProvide a distraction from painful emotions through physical pain\nFeel a sense of control over one’s body\nTo feel something\, even if it’s physical pain\, when feeling emotionally empty or numb\nExpress internal feelings in an external way\nCommunicate depression or distressing feelings to others\nBe punished for perceived failings\n\nYouth struggle with self harm because they haven’t had an opportunity to development some foundational skills. This session will support clinicians in identifying and delivering evidence-based treatments for self-harm. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nIdentify factors that increase vulnerability to self harm.\nUnderstand and identify expressions of self harm and its drivers\nAddress the difference between self harm and suicide risk and understand the mechanisms in which self-harm can increase suicide risk\nUnderstand and anticipate the complications of ongoing self-harm behaviours\nUnderstand evidence-based interventions that address self-harm and it’s root cause\n\nAudience tags: registered psychotherapists\, psychologists\, social workers\, nurses\, correctional officers\, child protection workers\, child and youth workers
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/building-a-deeper-understanding-of-self-harm-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240422T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240426T050000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103922
CREATED:20231208T190904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240212T193820Z
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SUMMARY:Child Inclusive Mediation
DESCRIPTION:Develop the specialized knowledge and practical skills necessary to elevate the authentic Voice of the Child in Mediation.\n\n\nChild Inclusive Mediation Training \nIn this advanced course for family mediators\, develop the specialized knowledge and practical skills necessary to elevate the authentic Voice of the Child in mediation. Children have the right to be heard when important decisions are being made about them. Yet\, involving children in family decision-making can be complex and must be done with great sensitivity and care. Learn how to interview children and provide non-evaluative feedback to parents for the purposes of mediation. The training will take place on April 22\, April 24\, and April 26 between 9am-5pm. \n  \nTrainers: Dr. Dan Ashbourne and Dr. Kim Harris \n  \nLearning Objectives: \n· What does it mean to include the child’s voice in mediation \n· Explore different models for gathering the child’s voice \n· Evaluate parent readiness and provide feedback to parents \n· Learn relevant practice guidelines\, legislation\, and steps to complete the process \n· Understand ethical considerations and risk mitigation \n  \nCourse Content: \n· Familiarization with the OAFM Standards of Practice related to the Voice of the Child. \n· Awareness of the different approaches available for bringing the child’s voice into mediation (including advantages and disadvantages) and a recognition that not all children will want the opportunity to participate in their parents’ decision-making. \n· Sharing of best practices\, tools and techniques for Mediators to meet children directly. \n· Understanding of the ages and stages of child development and the implications of neurodevelopmental disabilities and mental health for interviewing children. \n· Discussions of equity\, diversity\, and inclusion to ensure the full participation of children and their families in Child Inclusive Mediation. \n· Exposure and practice with advanced/challenging scenarios with children and with parent feedback. \n  \nA brief list of topics covered over the three days is as follows: \nDay 1: Models and approaches for bringing the child’s voice into mediation; relevant legislation; risks and benefits of implementing the child’s participation rights; relevant Best Practices\, Standards and Guidelines (with special attention to OAFM Standards); outcome research; parent factors to consider; parent readiness and consent. \n  \nDay 2: Ages and stages of child development; children’s needs through separation/divorce; child interviewing within the legal context; confidentiality and consent; identifying the least intrusive approach; process for interviewing the children directly; tools and tips for interviewing; cultural and diversity considerations. \n  \nDay 3: Implementing participation rights for neurodiverse children; managing sibling groups; mandatory reporting; ethical decision-making and dilemmas; roles and boundaries; managing difficult family dynamics; providing feedback to parents; file management. \n  \nFor registration: \nhttps://www.oafm.on.ca/pages/events/
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/child-inclusive-mediation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240426T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240426T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103922
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SUMMARY:Trauma Informed Care (TIC)
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to provide support and care in a trauma-informed manner at our online event\, Trauma Informed Care (TIC).\n\n\nA paradigm shift for understanding children’s behaviors \nThis customized workshop will assist professionals to identify trauma and attachment as a driver of externalizing behaviours. This workshop supports reflective practice and encourages front line workers to respond rather than react to children’s emotions\, thoughts\, and behaviours driven by trauma. \nA trauma-informed approach shifts the perspective from\, “what’s wrong with you?” to “what’s happened to you?” Children who witness abuse or who\, themselves are abused often develop internalizing and/or externalizing behaviours. Children are often labeled as “uncooperative”\, “oppositional” or simply “bad”. This workshop reframes “uncooperative” and “oppositional” behaviour as inaccurate labeling and offers a more helpful trauma informed lens. This workshop will support professionals to better understand the impact of ‘Adverse Childhood Experiences’. \nChildren who experience either maltreatment or exposure to violence in their families of origin are twice as likely to report emotional\, cognitive and behavioural dysregulation – a common response to developmental trauma. \nThis workshop will help participants to understand: \n\nthe developmental impact of trauma;\nand identify specific trauma responses/adaptions among children;\nfight\, flight and freeze responses;\nattachment as a driver of emotional regulation and distress tolerance;\nthe role and value of caregiver affect\, attunement\, consistency\, routines and rituals\, and therapeutic alliance;\nself-regulation: affect identification\, modulation and expression;\nhow developmental trauma intersects with ODD and ADD\n\nThis event is an online training workshop. Ticket holders will receive an email with the invitation to join the training closer to the event start date. \nAudience tags (who is the training for): Social Workers\, Psychotherapists\, School Attendance Counsellors\, Probation Officers\, Teachers\, Educational Assistants
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/trauma-informed-care-tic-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240327T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240327T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103922
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T160237Z
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SUMMARY:Vicarious Trauma\, Compas­sion Fatigue\, and Resiliency
DESCRIPTION:This interactive online training will integrate best practices and current research in a meaningful way\n\n\nOverview\nVicarious trauma and compassion fatigue impact the lives of professionals in the justice\, child welfare\, mental health\, and health care systems in psychological\, social\, physical and spiritual ways. Working with vulnerable populations can be a rewarding career but it is also one with emotional and psychological risks. Participants will explore the ‘occupational hazards’ faced by those in the helping professions. This interactive online training will integrate best practices and current research in a meaningful way to support the reduction of vicarious trauma\, compassion fatigue and burnout both at the individual level and at the organizational level. Participants will learn how to identify and monitor for signs of vicarious trauma. \nParticipants will:\n\nBuild resiliency strategies to cope with the demands of working with vulnerable individuals and communities.\nUnderstand both individual and organizational risks and protective factors around the transfer of trauma.\nUnderstand and identify the warning signs of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.\nBuild resilience strategies to reduce the impact of traumatic exposure.\nUnderstand how individuals and organizations can promote resilience.
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/vicarious-trauma-compassion-fatigue-and-resiliency-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240228T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240228T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103922
CREATED:20231208T175645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T160236Z
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SUMMARY:Understanding Complex Trauma and Attachment
DESCRIPTION:This training is designed for clinical staff supporting clients living with the impacts of complex trauma.\n\n\nUnderstanding Complex Trauma and Attachment\nThis training is designed for clinical staff supporting clients living with the impacts of complex trauma. Complex trauma is the result of repeated experiences of adversity in childhood (physical\, sexual\, and emotional abuse) without the ability to access the support of a consistent caregiver. Without access to a caregiver’s support\, children grow into adults who struggle to regulate their emotions\, behaviours\, and cognitions. This training will offer a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by survivors of prolonged childhood abuse and neglect. This training will also offer tools and strategies for stabilization. \n \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDeepen learners’ empathic understanding of what it is like to experience interpersonal violence.\nUnderstand and identify specific trauma responses/adaptations among clients who have a history of physical\, sexual and emotional abuse.\nUnderstand attachment as a driver of emotional regulation and distress tolerance.\nUnderstand the role and value of therapeutic alliance.\nUnderstand fight\, flight and freeze responses.\nParticipants will be able to describe and identify complex post trauma stress or developmental trauma.\nUnderstand the difference between stabilization skills\, containment\, and exposure therapy.\nUnderstand the link between complex trauma and addictions (as well as other forms of self-harm\, suicide and high-risk behaviours).\n\nThis event is an online training workshop. Ticket holders will receive an email with the invitation to join the training closer to the event start date. \n \nMeet your trainer: \nHeather Fredin\, Registered Psychotherapist \nHeather is a Registered Psychotherapist with the Navigating Onward (NavOn). She holds a master’s degree in Counselling Psychology\, a Diploma in Art Therapy and a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. She has been working in community mental health for 25 years. \nHeather encourages service providers to practice from a trauma-informed perspective. She believes that therapeutic goals must be client-centered\, and help should come from a collaborative approach. She focuses her efforts on community/education and health collaborative partnerships and care pathways for children\, youth and families seeking mental health support. \nHeather teaches Systemic Practice (psychotherapy for families\, couples\, and groups) in the MA Counselling Psychology program at Western University. Heather is both the chair of the Youth Suicide Postvention Advisory for London and Middlesex County and the broader community network Suicide Prevention Middlesex London. She trains regularly on a wide variety of topics but of special interest is the topic of youth suicide prevention\, intervention and postvention. \nShe is trained in the therapeutic modalities of: CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)\, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)\, DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy)\, and she will soon be trained in the therapeutic and risk assessment model the “Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicide” otherwise known as CAMS.
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/understanding-complex-trauma-and-attachment-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240408T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240412T170000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103922
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SUMMARY:Voice of the Child Reports
DESCRIPTION:Children have the right to be heard. Learn how to include their voices in family decision-making.\n\n\nJoin Dr. Dan Ashbourne and Dr. Kim Harris (from Navigating Onward) for a 3-day immersive training exploring the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain the authentic voice of the child and to bring the child’s voice to decision makers in family dispute resolution and family court. The training will take place on April 8\, April 10\, and April 12 between 9 am-5pm. \nChildren have the right to be heard. Yet\, involving children in family decision-making can be a complex exercise and must be approached with great sensitivity and care. This training founded and co-developed with Debra Rodrigues will provide you with the knowledge\, tools\, and practical skills you need while addressing the challenges for practitioners who wish to offer this service. Learn how to interview children and provide non-evaluative feedback to parents and other decision makers. This is an advanced course for those with a family law background\, mediators\, and mental health practitioners working in family justice.
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/voice-of-the-child-reports-2/
LOCATION:Navigating Onward (NavOn)\, 254 Pall Mall Street\, London\, ON\, N6A 5P6\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231118T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231118T120000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103922
CREATED:20230920T105541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T105541Z
UID:10000038-1700298000-1700308800@navigatingonward.com
SUMMARY:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder A Brain and Strengths-Based workshop
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that an estimated 4% of the population in Canada has Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)?\n\n\nDid you know that an estimated 4% of the population in Canada has Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD); a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol. These individuals have unique learning and behavioural challenges that require support in schools and at home. This session provides learning strategies that are essential for children and youth with FASD. By mapping easy and practical strategies onto various brain domains\, participants will leave this session empowered to support all children and youth with brain-based challenges.
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-a-brain-and-strengths-based-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231024T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231024T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103922
CREATED:20230907T172651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T105539Z
UID:10000036-1698141600-1698163200@navigatingonward.com
SUMMARY:Building a Deeper Understanding of Self-Harm
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that self-harm impacts 14% to 39% of youth?\n\n\nDid 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 the result of an inability to cope in healthy ways with psychological pain. Youth may be struggling with feelings of worthlessness\, loneliness\, panic\, anger\, shame\, rejection\, and self-worth. The reasons for self-harm are complex\, but some youth self-harm with the following intentions: reduce severe distress or anxiety\, distract from painful emotions through physical pain\, feel a sense of control over one’s body\, to feel something when feeling empty or numb\, express internal feelings in an external way\, communicate depression or distressing feelings to others\, be punished for perceived failings. Youth struggle with self harm because they haven’t had an opportunity to development foundational skills. This session will support clinicians in identifying and delivering evidence-based treatments for self-harm.
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/building-a-deeper-understanding-of-self-harm-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230926T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230926T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103922
CREATED:20230907T172649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T105859Z
UID:10000035-1695722400-1695744000@navigatingonward.com
SUMMARY:Suicide Risk Assessment: The Art of Interviewing
DESCRIPTION:This clinical training offers a broad conceptual framework for effective suicide risk assessment.\n\n\nThe primary goal of this training is to build therapeutic skills to assess suicide risk. This training examines risk assessment from both the client perspective and a systemic perspective. Evidence-based best practices are shared regarding risk assessment and intervention. Therapeutic engagement\, risk assessment\, safety planning\, and responding with appropriate interventions for risk reduction create the framework for this session. This is a comprehensive training that shares the most current research as well and best practices (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy\, Dialectical Behavioural and the Collborative Management and Assessment of Suicide) in clinical intervention. This training also addresses the developmental needs of transition age youth and explores the potentially detrimental interactions of developmental stage and risk. Through experiential exercises\, participants learn why youth need to be explicitly taught safer coping skills to regulate emotions and reduce internal stats of distress.
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/suicide-risk-assessment-the-art-of-interviewing/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231205T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231205T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103922
CREATED:20230907T151754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T105545Z
UID:10000034-1701770400-1701792000@navigatingonward.com
SUMMARY:Domestic Violence: Current Trends and Implications for Service Providers
DESCRIPTION:The World Health Organization estimates that one in three women will become a victim of Domestic violence in her lifetime.\n\n\nDomestic violence (DV) continues to constitute an enormous public health problem in Canada. Economic uncertainty\, a global pandemic\, and barriers to services are linked to increased violence against women and children. These factors have changed the landscape for both service providers and those seeking care. Domestic violence is a dynamic legal\, systemic\, and clinical issue. Knowledge and understanding of the complexities involved in DV has grown significantly in recent years. This session examines Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) from three angles – child’s view\, the violent parent/partner\, and those experiencing violence. This session is designed for clinicians working with offending partners\, children\, and victims of IPV. Participants will understand screening\, risk management\, planning for safety\, and treatment options for – children\, survivor\, and offender.
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/domestic-violence-current-trends-and-implications-for-service-providers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231121T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231123T170000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103922
CREATED:20230622T010912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T105543Z
UID:10000033-1700557200-1700758800@navigatingonward.com
SUMMARY:Voice of the Child Reports
DESCRIPTION:Children have the right to be heard. Learn how to include their voices in family decision-making.\n\n\nJoin Dr. Dan Ashbourne and Dr. Kim Harris (from Navigating Onward) for a 3-day immersive training exploring the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain the authentic voice of the child and to bring the child’s voice to decision makers in family dispute resolution and family court. Children have the right to be heard. Yet\, involving children in family decision-making can be a complex exercise and must be approached with great sensitivity and care. This training founded and co-developed with Debra Rodrigues will provide you with the knowledge\, tools\, and practical skills you need while addressing the challenges for practitioners who wish to offer this service. Learn how to interview children and provide non-evaluative feedback to parents and other decision makers. This is an advanced course for those with a family law background\, mediators\, and mental health practitioners working in family justice.
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/voice-of-the-child-reports/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230126T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230126T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103922
CREATED:20230119T183629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230126T163532Z
UID:10000028-1674738000-1674748800@navigatingonward.com
SUMMARY:Celebrating Bell Let's Talk Day: Understanding Suicide Risk Interventions
DESCRIPTION:Few therapists receive training in risk reducing interventions. Do you know which interventions effectively reduce suicide risk?\n\n\nCelebrating Bell Let’s Talk Day: Understanding Suicide Risk Interventions \nWorkshop goal: Understanding effective interventions for suicide risk reduction – current research and practice.   \nWe tell people who are struggle with suicidal thoughts to go to therapy. So why are so few therapists trained in evidence-based interventions to reduce risk? Do you know which evidence-based interventions effectively reduce suicide risk?  \nPeople who are struggling with suicide risk often fail to receive interventions that could save their lives. We need to do more to train therapists in modalities that reduce risk for their clients/patients. There are no national standards that require mental health professionals to be trained as part of their formal education or throughout their careers. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention reference this lack of competencies for clinicians. Effective interventions can help those who consider suicide to feel more hopeful about their lives and learn the skills they need to cope differently in the face of a suicidal crisis.  \nThis workshop will walk you through evidence-based strategies for offering exceptional care and reducing suicide risk. Please join us for a free half day workshop in celebration of Bell Let’s Talk day on Jan 26th. This workshop is a collaborative effort between Suicide Prevention Middlesex London and Navigating Onward. \nOur speakers:  \nHeather Fredin\, Registered Psychotherapist  \nHeather is a Registered Psychotherapist with the Navigating Onward (NavON). She holds a master’s degree in Counselling Psychology\, a Diploma in Art Therapy and a bachelor’s degree in Education. She has been working in community mental health for 25 years. She believes that therapeutic goals must be client-centered\, and help should come from a collaborative approach. She focuses her efforts on community/education and health collaborative partnerships and care pathways for children\, youth and families seeking mental health support.Heather teaches Systemic Practice (psychotherapy for families\, couples\, and groups) in the MA Counselling Psychology program at Western University. Heather is both the chair of the Youth Suicide Postvention Advisory for London and Middlesex County and the broader community network Suicide Prevention Middlesex London.  She trains regularly on a wide variety of topics but of special interest is the topic of youth suicide prevention\, intervention and postvention. She is trained in the therapeutic modalities of: CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)\, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)\, DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy)\, and she will soon be trained in the therapeutic and risk assessment model the “Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicide” otherwise known as CAMS.  \nYvonne Bergmans\, MSW\, RSW\, PhDAdjunct Lecturer\, Department of Psychiatry\, Temerty Faculty of Medicine\, University of Toronto \n In collaboration with people with lived experience\, Yvonne co-created and facilitated the Skills for Safer Living Intervention (for 21years). She now consults\, supervises\, and trains colleagues interested in working with those at risk of suicide. She has been involved on several research projects where suicide prevention/intervention and life promotion are examined. The Psychosocial/Psychoeducational Intervention for People with Recurrent Suicide Attempts continues to grow and evolve. Expanding to the community\, the intervention was renamed to reflect what it is\, “Skills for Safer Living: A Psychosocial/Psychoeducational Intervention for People with Suicide Related Thoughts and Behaviours. SFSL focuses on suicide-related thoughts and behaviours regardless of diagnosis. It is recognized that thoughts of suicide are reflective of immense emotional pain. Suicide attempts are the behaviour that communicates the intolerability of that pain. The goal of the intervention is to reduce the duration\, intensity and frequency of crisis episodes and to increase safety\, even if thoughts of suicide continue.
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/celebrating-bell-lets-talk-day-understanding-suicide-risk-interventions/
LOCATION:Carling Heights Optimist Community Centre\, 656 Elizabeth Street\, London\, ON\, N5Y 6L3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230307T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230307T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103922
CREATED:20230105T171144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230307T174349Z
UID:10000027-1678183200-1678204800@navigatingonward.com
SUMMARY:Building a Deeper Understanding of Self-Harm
DESCRIPTION:This session will support clinicians in identifying and delivering evidence-based treatments for self-harm.\n\n\nDid 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\, shame\, rejection\, and self-worth. The reasons for self-harm are complex\, but some youth self-harm with the following intentions: \n\nManage or reduce severe distress or anxiety\nProvide a distraction from painful emotions through physical pain\nFeel a sense of control over one’s body\nTo feel something\, even if it's physical pain\, when feeling emotionally empty or numb\nExpress internal feelings in an external way\nCommunicate depression or distressing feelings to others\nBe punished for perceived failings\n\nYouth struggle with self harm because they haven’t had an opportunity to development some foundational skills. This session will support clinicians in identifying and delivering evidence-based treatments for self-harm. \n \nLearning Objectives:\n\nIdentify factors that increase vulnerability to self harm.\nUnderstand and identify expressions of self harm and its drivers\nAddress the difference between self harm and suicide risk and understand the mechanisms in which self-harm can increase suicide risk\nUnderstand and anticipate the complications of ongoing self-harm behaviours\nUnderstand evidence-based interventions that address self-harm and it’s root cause\n\n \nAudience tags: registered psychotherapists\, psychologists\, social workers\, nurses\, correctional officers\, child protection workers\, child and youth workers \n\nMeet your trainer: \nCarolyn Carrier \nCarolyn is a Registered Social Worker working part time with NavOn. She holds a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology\, a Bachelor’s Degree in Adult Education and a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts (Sociology). She worked in community corrections for 13 years before transitioning to working in the mental health field. Since entering her career as a psychotherapist\, Carolyn has worked in community-based organizations\, hospital settings\, in private practice\, and more recently with NavOn.   \nCarolyn practices from a trauma-informed perspective with therapeutic goals being determined by the client for the client. She has specialized in working with perpetrators and victims of domestic violence and is a certified user of the Danger Assessment (DA) and the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA). In addition to her specialization in domestic violence\, Carolyn has in-depth experience working with individuals who have experienced developmental trauma and dissociation.   \nCarolyn focuses her efforts on community education through facilitation of workshops on various topics in the mental health field. Topics often include trauma-informed care\, anxiety and depression\, de-escalation techniques\, vicarious trauma\, and therapy modalities.  \n Carolyn is trained in the therapeutic modalities of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)\, Deep Brain Reorientation (DBR)\, and she is certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). Carolyn also provides professional consultation for EMDR. She has been trained in yoga-based interventions for therapy as well as using mindfulness for those healing from trauma.
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/building-a-deeper-understanding-of-self-harm-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230118T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230118T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103922
CREATED:20230105T171143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T165650Z
UID:10000025-1674036000-1674057600@navigatingonward.com
SUMMARY:Vicarious Trauma\, Compassion Fatigue and Resiliency
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this one-day workshop on Vicarious Trauma Compassion Fatigue and Resiliency\n\n\nVicarious trauma and compassion fatigue impact the lives of professionals in the health care\, child welfare\, mental health\, and justice systems in psychological\, social\, physical and spiritual ways. Working with vulnerable populations can be a rewarding career but it is also one with emotional and psychological risks. \nParticipants will explore the ‘occupational hazards’ faced by those in the helping professions. \nThis interactive online training will integrate best practices and current research in a meaningful way to support the reduction of vicarious trauma\, compassion fatigue and burnout both at the individual level and at the organizational level. Participants will learn how to identify and monitor for signs of vicarious trauma. \nParticipants will be:\n\nBuilding resiliency strategies to cope with the demands of working with vulnerable individuals and communities.\nUnderstanding both individual and organizational risks and protective factors around the transfer of trauma.\nUnderstanding and identifying the warning signs of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.\nBuilding resilience strategies to reduce the impact of traumatic exposure.\nUnderstanding how individuals and organizations can promote resilience.\n\nThis event is an online training workshop. Ticket holders will receive an email with the invitation to join the training closer to the event start date. \nAudience tags (who is the training for): First Responders\, Nurses\, Psychotherapists and Social Worker \nMeet your trainer:\nHeather Fredin\, Registered Psychotherapist \nHeather is a Registered Psychotherapist who has found her home with Navigating Onward (NavOn)\, Heather’s values align with NavOn’s goal of clinical excellence and community impact. She has been providing care to children\, adolescents\, adults and families for 25 years. She holds a master’s degree in Counselling Psychology\, a Diploma in Art Therapy and a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. \nHeather encourages service providers to practice from a trauma-informed perspective. She believes that therapeutic goals must be client-centred\, and help should come from a collaborative approach. She focuses her efforts on community/education and health collaborative partnerships and care pathways for children\, youth and families seeking mental health support. \nAs the Director of Professional Development at for NavOn – Heather is committed to clinical training of community colleagues\, this also includes students in psychology\, psychotherapy\, and social work. Heather is an adjunct professor in the Counselling Psychology program at Western University. Heather regularly teaches Systemic Practice (psychotherapy for families\, couples\, and groups) in the MA Counselling Psychology program. Heather is both the chair of the Youth Suicide Postvention Advisory for London and Middlesex County and the broader community network Suicide Prevention Middlesex London. She trains regularly on a wide variety of topics but of special interest is the topic of youth suicide prevention\, intervention and postvention. \nShe is trained in the therapeutic modalities of: CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)\, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)\, DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy)\, and she will soon be trained in the therapeutic and risk assessment model the “Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicide” otherwise known as CAMS. Finally\, she is committed to both supporting individuals in their healing journey but also to creating a community where belonging and support are commonplace.
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/vicarious-trauma-compassion-fatigue-and-resiliency-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230210T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230210T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103923
CREATED:20230105T171143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230210T162334Z
UID:10000026-1676023200-1676044800@navigatingonward.com
SUMMARY:Understanding Complex Trauma and Attachment
DESCRIPTION:Understanding Complex Trauma and Attachment\n\n\nThis training is designed for clinical staff supporting clients living with the impacts of complex trauma. Complex trauma is the result of repeated experiences of adversity in childhood (physical\, sexual\, and emotional abuse) without the ability to access the support of a consistent caregiver. Without access to a caregiver’s support\, children grow into adults who struggle to regulate their emotions\, behaviours\, and cognitions. This training will offer a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by survivors of prolonged childhood abuse and neglect. This training will also offer tools and strategies for stabilization.  \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDeepen learners’ empathic understanding of what it is like to experience interpersonal violence. \nUnderstand and identify specific trauma responses/adaptations among clients who have a history of physical\, sexual and emotional abuse. \nUnderstand attachment as a driver of emotional regulation and distress tolerance.\nUnderstand the role and value of therapeutic alliance.\nUnderstand fight\, flight and freeze responses.\nParticipants will be able to describe and identify complex post trauma stress or developmental trauma.\nUnderstand the difference between stabilization skills\, containment\, and exposure therapy.\nUnderstand the link between complex trauma and addictions (as well as other forms of self-harm\, suicide and high-risk behaviours).\n\nThis event is an online training workshop. Ticket holders will receive an email with the invitation to join the training closer to the event start date. \nMeet your trainer: \nHeather Fredin\, Registered Psychotherapist \nHeather is a Registered Psychotherapist with the Navigating Onward (NavOn). She holds a master’s degree in Counselling Psychology\, a Diploma in Art Therapy and a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. She has been working in community mental health for 25 years.  \nHeather encourages service providers to practice from a trauma-informed perspective. She believes that therapeutic goals must be client-centered\, and help should come from a collaborative approach. She focuses her efforts on community/education and health collaborative partnerships and care pathways for children\, youth and families seeking mental health support. \nHeather teaches Systemic Practice (psychotherapy for families\, couples\, and groups) in the MA Counselling Psychology program at Western University. Heather is both the chair of the Youth Suicide Postvention Advisory for London and Middlesex County and the broader community network Suicide Prevention Middlesex London.  She trains regularly on a wide variety of topics but of special interest is the topic of youth suicide prevention\, intervention and postvention.  \nShe is trained in the therapeutic modalities of: CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)\, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)\, DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy)\, and she will soon be trained in the therapeutic and risk assessment model the “Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicide” otherwise known as CAMS.
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/understanding-complex-trauma-and-attachment/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221118T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221118T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103923
CREATED:20221007T230410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221025T123959Z
UID:10000011-1668776400-1668787200@navigatingonward.com
SUMMARY:Trauma Informed Care (TIC)
DESCRIPTION:A paradigm shift for understanding children’s behaviors\n\n\nThis customized workshop will assist professionals to identify trauma and attachment as a driver of externalizing behaviours. This workshop supports reflective practice and encourages front line workers to respond rather than react to children’s emotions\, thoughts\, and behaviours driven by trauma. \nA trauma-informed approach shifts the perspective from\, “what’s wrong with you?” to “what’s happened to you?” Children who witness abuse or who\, themselves are abused often develop internalizing and/or externalizing behaviours. Children are often labeled as “uncooperative”\, “oppositional” or simply “bad”. This workshop reframes “uncooperative” and “oppositional” behaviour as inaccurate labeling and offers a more helpful trauma informed lens. This workshop will support professionals to better understand the impact of ‘Adverse Childhood Experiences’.  \nChildren who experience either maltreatment or exposure to violence in their families of origin are twice as likely to report emotional\, cognitive and behavioural dysregulation – a common response to developmental trauma. \nThis workshop will help participants to understand: \n\nthe developmental impact of trauma;\nand identify specific trauma responses/adaptions among children;\nfight\, flight and freeze responses;\nattachment as a driver of emotional regulation and distress tolerance;\nthe role and value of caregiver affect\, attunement\, consistency\, routines and rituals\, and therapeutic alliance;\nself-regulation: affect identification\, modulation and expression;\nhow developmental trauma intersects with ODD and ADD\n\nThis event is an online training workshop. Ticket holders will receive an email with the invitation to join the training closer to the event start date. \nAudience tags (who is the training for): Social Workers\, Psychotherapists\, School Attendance Counsellors\, Probation Officers\, Teachers\, Educational Assistants
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/trauma-informed-care-tic/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221201T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221201T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103923
CREATED:20221007T230410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221025T123959Z
UID:10000012-1669888800-1669910400@navigatingonward.com
SUMMARY:Vicarious Trauma\, Compassion Fatigue and Resiliency
DESCRIPTION:Join our one-day session on Vicarious Trauma\, Compassion Fatigue and Resilience.\n\n\nVicarious trauma and compassion fatigue impact the lives of professionals in the health care\, child welfare\, mental health\, and justice systems in psychological\, social\, physical and spiritual ways. Working with vulnerable populations can be a rewarding career but it is also one with emotional and psychological risks.  \nParticipants will explore the ‘occupational hazards’ faced by those in the helping professions.  \nThis interactive online training will integrate best practices and current research in a meaningful way to support the reduction of vicarious trauma\, compassion fatigue and burnout both at the individual level and at the organizational level. Participants will learn how to identify and monitor for signs of vicarious trauma. \nParticipants will be: \n\nBuilding resiliency strategies to cope with the demands of working with vulnerable individuals and communities.\nUnderstanding both individual and organizational risks and protective factors around the transfer of trauma.\nUnderstanding and identifying the warning signs of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.\nBuilding resilience strategies to reduce the impact of traumatic exposure.\nUnderstanding how individuals and organizations can promote resilience.\n\nThis event is an online training workshop. Ticket holders will receive an email with the invitation to join the training closer to the event start date. \nAudience tags (who is the training for): First Responders\, Nurses\, Psychotherapists and Social Worker
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/vicarious-trauma-compassion-fatigue-and-resiliency/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221011T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221011T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103923
CREATED:20221007T230409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221007T230409Z
UID:10000009-1665482400-1665504000@navigatingonward.com
SUMMARY:Building a Deeper Understanding of Self-harm
DESCRIPTION:This session will support clinicians in identifying and delivering evidence-based treatments for self-harm.\n\n\nDid 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\, shame\, rejection\, and self-worth. The reasons for self-harm are complex\, but some youth self-harm with the following intentions: \n\nManage or reduce severe distress or anxiety\nProvide a distraction from painful emotions through physical pain\nFeel a sense of control over one’s body\nTo feel something\, even if it’s physical pain\, when feeling emotionally empty or numb\nExpress internal feelings in an external way\nCommunicate depression or distressing feelings to others\nBe punished for perceived failings\n\nYouth struggle with self harm because they haven’t had an opportunity to development some foundational skills. This session will support clinicians in identifying and delivering evidence-based treatments for self-harm. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nIdentify factors that increase vulnerability to self harm.\nUnderstand and identify expressions of self harm and its drivers\nAddress the difference between self harm and suicide risk and understand the mechanisms in which self-harm can increase suicide risk\nUnderstand and anticipate the complications of ongoing self-harm behaviours\nUnderstand evidence-based interventions that address self-harm and it’s root cause\n\nAudience tags: registered psychotherapists\, psychologists\, social workers\, nurses\, correctional officers\, child protection workers\, child and youth workers
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/building-a-deeper-understanding-of-self-harm/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221102T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221116T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T103923
CREATED:20221007T230409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221025T123958Z
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SUMMARY:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Classrooms — 3 Session Training
DESCRIPTION:A Brain- and Strengths-Based Workshop for Educators\n\n\nDid you know that an estimated 4% of the population in Canada has Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD); a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol. These individuals have unique learning and behavioural challenges that require support in schools. Teachers are tasked with supporting all types of exceptionalities with little to no time to individualize lesson plans. \nFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Classrooms: A Brain- and Strengths-Based Workshop for Educators is a three-part webinar series inspired by universal design for learning principles designed to equip school staff with simple strategies that are essential for students with FASD and beneficial for all learners. By mapping easy and practical strategies onto various brain domains\, school staff will leave this webinar series empowered to support all students with brain-based challenges. \nLearning Objectives:\n\nAddress FASD myths\, sigma and language\nDefine FASD and understand prevalence\nUnderstand FASD as a brain-based disorder\nWork towards a paradigm shift\nDiscover the importance of a strengths-based approach\nLearn to see students with FASD as “hurt” not “bad”\nView parents of children and youth with FASD as experts\nLearn practical\, easy to implement strategies to support children and teens with FASD\nDiscuss how strategies that are essential for children and youth with FASD benefit all other types of students\n\nOne ticket gets you access to all 3 sessions: \n\nWednesday\, November 2nd from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.\nWednesday\, November 9th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.\nWednesday\, November 16th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.\n\nThis event is an online training workshop. Ticket holders will receive an email with the invitation to join the training closer to the event start date. \nAudience tags (who is the training for): Teachers\, Educational Assistants\, Learning Support Teachers (LST)\, Student Program Support Teachers (SPST)\, Principals\, Social Workers\, School Attendance Counsellor
URL:https://navigatingonward.com/training-sessions/fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-in-classrooms-3-session-training/
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