A survey of the grieving brain and how practitioners can work with clients through a season of loss. Join presenter, Lyndsay Thompson, for this important topic.

This presentation will open a discussion around being culturally sensitive in working with clients. It includes going over terminology, understanding social location, and the therapists' role in dismantling systemic racism. Join presenter, Melissa Johari, for this important topic.

This certificate program is comprised of 3 independent courses rooted in biblical teachings and child development and one Intercultural Competency course.

This session offers an explanation of MAiD, enriched by an overview of its a) legal development (Criminal Code) and b) medical development (eligibility and safeguards and latest Health Canada report). It also introduces two tensions faced by clinicians and medical facilities: conscientious objection and the relationship between MAiD and other forms of end-of-life care, including palliative care.

This webinar will explore the contemporary multi-dimensional scope and implications of self-disclosure in psychotherapy. Participants will gain insights into critical ways that self-disclosure can be safely and intentionally used. Join presenter, Kern Stanberry, for this important topic.

This module will explore the nature of disenfranchised grief by understanding the language of grief and loss. Disenfranchised grief can include suicide, traumatic death, and other losses that are challenging to process because they are unacknowledged avoided or not legitimized. The second part of this module will provide training in setting up a support recovery group. This will include guidelines for groups, intake forms, the content of a good group, and learning to be a facilitator.

Ending therapy starts with the first session. Participants will learn when and how to initiate the conversation about ending therapy. The presentation will also include CRPO’s requirement on scope of practice/competency/referrals. Join presenter, Wilma Nevers, for this important topic.

This module will explore what it means to grieve and lament, we will learn how to help others in their time of sorrow and loss. Special attention will be paid to the Psalms as a resource for encouragement for those dealing with death.

The objectives of this webinar are to provide an overview of the theoretical foundations of schema therapy, highlight key research findings on its effectiveness, and demonstrate how core techniques and skills can be applied in clinical practice. Join presenter, Dr. Patrick Lo, for this important topic.