[homeles_ot-l] Free Trauma-Informed Care Workshop in Ottawa - November 13-14, 2014

[Linda O'Neil]

CMHA Ontario is hosting a free two-day workshop in Ottawa entitled:

Looking Through a Trauma Lens: An Introduction to Working with Children, Youth and Their Families in the Context of Traumatic Experiences - November 13- 14th, 2014

For further information please go to the website directly. Registration is via Eventbrite.

Two tickets per agency. Please contact Sherry Sim, Event Manager at 1-866-655-8548 to add additional staff to a wait list.

To register, go to: http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/trauma-lens-ottawa-registration-12969789991
Or, for more information visit: www.complexneeds.ca<http://www.complexneeds.ca>

There will be four, two-day, in-person workshops focused on trauma-informed frameworks and strategies for working with children and youth with complex mental health issues delivered in Thunder Bay, Ottawa, Toronto and London. These two-day workshops will provide a background on current understandings of how trauma impacts children, youth and their families. Facilitators will describe promising research and best practices for working with children and youth who have experienced trauma. The workshop will also address how best to identify the myriad of traumatic responses using a culturally sensitive framework, and how to encourage healing in individuals and communities. On the second day, participants will explore themes related to vicarious trauma and the implications of being a helping professional in this field.

Learning outcomes:
·         How to recognize the effects of trauma in children and youth
·         How to better understand clients within the context of complex, developmental trauma
·         How to incorporate a trauma lens into our work with children and youth with complex mental health needs, particularly within First Nations families
·         How to implement basic strategies to assist in the stabilization and support of children, youth and families with traumatic histories
·         How to recognize vicarious trauma, how to differentiate it from "burnout" and how best to understand and manage its effects on our personal and professional lives
This face-to-face training is designed to support the systems transformation outlined in MCYS' Moving on Mental Health. There is particular emphasis on the third of the eight core services, "Counseling and Therapy Services." The goal is to provide current information and research about trauma-informed treatment services for children and youth with complex mental health needs that can reduce the severity of, and/or remedy the mental, social and behavioral challenges of children and youth with complex mental health need.

The workshops are part of the "Working with Children and Youth with Complex Mental Heath Needs: An Integrated Project:<http://complexneeds.ca>. The workshops are FREE, registration is required and seating is limited!. There will be a certificate of completion provided to participants after the conference. Attendance for both days is required. Lunch will be provided.

Learn more about the facilitators<http://complexneeds.ca/trauma-informed-care-workshops/about-the-facilitators/> and view the 2-day workshop agenda<http://complexneeds.ca/trauma-informed-care-workshops/2-day-workshop-agenda/>.
If you have any questions about the workshop or registration, please contact Sherry Sim, Event Manager at 1-866-655-8548 or by email at sherry at innovative4you.com.


Linda O'Neil
Public Education Consultant, B. Journalism
Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa Branch
Association canadienne pour la santé mentale, Section d'Ottawa
301-1355 rue Bank Street, Ottawa, ON    K1H 8K7
613-737-7791  Ext. 135         Fax: 613-737-7644

Email: loneil at cmhaottawa.ca<mailto:lsmoore at cmhaottawa.ca>
Website: www.ottawa.cmha.ca<http://www.cmhaottawa.ca/>

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