WORKSHOPS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
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When the Well is Dry: Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Trauma and Self-Care
This training is designed for anyone working in the helping professions, personal caregivers, or anyone interested in compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma and self-care.
Participants of this training will learn to distinguish between compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma and burnout. They will learn how to identify the early warning signs and symptoms to determine their struggles. Strategies to address compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma and burnout, and promote resilience and self-care will be provided. All participants will leave the webinar having crafted their own wellness plan!
Learning objectives:
Define compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma and burnout and discuss how they look and feel
Understand the risk factors for compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma and burnout
Utilize individual self-assessment tools to reflect on their own compassion satisfaction, stress and fatigue
Share and discuss a variety of self-care strategies to develop their own wellness and resiliency plans
Date: March 20th 2024 9am-4pm EST on Zoom
Hosted by: Sick Kids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute
So You Only Have 8 Sessions: Integrating Evidence-Based Practice into Time-limited Psychotherapy
This two-day webinar is designed for front-line workers and mental health clinicians working in community agencies, family health teams or community health centres where there are a limited number of sessions to see clients. Participants will learn how to structure time-limited psychotherapy and counselling sessions with evidence-informed interventions to make the most of client sessions.
The programming will cover the beginning, middle and end-phase tasks of psychotherapy/counselling and discuss common factors of psychotherapy effectiveness. A model for short-term trauma-informed treatment will be reviewed as well as key interventions from both cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and interpersonal therapy (IPT) to address common mental illness. This training will use video, small group discussion, role-play, experiential learning and didactic teaching methods.
Learning objectives:
Describe the beginning, middle and end-phase tasks in time-limited psychotherapy/counselling
Learn the common principles of psychotherapy/counselling effectiveness
Learn a model for short-term trauma-informed treatment approaches
Acquire evidence-informed strategies/interventions from CBT and IPT to address common mental illness
Integrate CBT and IPT interventions into the phase tasks of time-limited psychotherapy/counselling
Date: March 22nd and 25th 2024; 9am-4pm EST on Zoom
Hosted by: Sick Kids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute
Internal Family Systems Therapy: An Experiential Introduction to the Model
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy is one of the most popular and effective evidence-based approaches used today. This training will provide an experiential introduction to IFS Therapy for clinicians who are curious to learn about IFS and are seeking guidance on how to begin working with clients informed by this approach. The training will consist of didactic teaching, experiential exercises and a live demonstration of the model.
As a participant, you will be guided through personal meditation exercises to get to know parts of your own system and engage in a ‘Parts Mapping’ exercise. This will help you gain a felt sense of the approach, to better facilitate the model with your clients. You will have the opportunity to watch a demonstration session and have a chance to practice the model. There will be ample time for questions and discussion.
Through taking this workshop, you will learn the basic principles and structure of an IFS session and gain an understanding of how to approach working with your clients informed by this approach. You will learn how to name and speak for your parts and gain knowledge about the different parts of the internal system: i) the protective parts—managers and firefighters ii) exiled parts that hold wounds from the past and iii) Self-energy which is not a part; everyone has a 'Self' that can bring harmony and healing to the system.
Learning Objectives:
Gain an understanding and learn the basic principles of Internal Family Systems Therapy
Participate in experiential exercises to get to know parts of your own system
Learn the structure of an IFS session
Gain the tools to begin working with clients informed by this model
Date: May 24th 2024, 9am-4pm EST on Zoom
Hosted by: Sick Kids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute
TESTIMONIALS
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“I experienced Cleo as a workshop presenter. I have seen a lot of educators as a 64-year-old senior psychotherapist myself. She was the most skilled online group facilitator that I have had the privilege to learn from. Her ability to communicate clearly, expertly and compassionately was inspiring”
Christine McCormack MTs RP
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“Our children’s mental health centre and partner agencies benefited greatly from Cleo’s excellent training on brief, time-limited psychotherapy. Cleo provided our team with a structured frame for utilizing best practices in brief work, and participant feedback was excellent. Cleo has a great ability to condense relevant information and balance didactic learning with participant breakout activities. Cleo’s dedication to evidence-based practice and years of clinical experience enriched our learning!”
Jackie Grandy, MSW, RSW
The George Hull Centre for Children & Families -
“We are so glad to have had the opportunity to provide a "When the Well is Dry" workshop with Cleo. Given the incredible strains and pressures that health and social care providers have been experiencing over the last few years, participants were grateful for the chance to take a day to focus on their own wellness and learn strategies they can incorporate moving forward. Cleo created a relaxing space that allowed attendees to feel comfortable sharing their experiences, not only with her, but also with each other, which seemed validating and empowering. It was evident that this workshop certainly helped to 'fill peoples' cups,' which was our goal. I would highly recommend Cleo and this workshop.”
Stephanie Hendrickson, RSW, HBSW, MSW
Centre for Education and Research on Aging & Health (CERAH)
Lakehead University