Professional Development
OCC/CCCO Joint Regional Meeting 2019
Registration is now open for the OCC/CCCO Joint Regional Meeting!
- When: December 9, 2019
- Where: Colleges Ontario (130 Queens Quay East West Tower, Suite 606 Toronto, Ontario M5A 0P6)
- Cost: The cost is $30.00 for the event and this includes lunch, the business meeting, and a ½ day PD training on treating PTSD, presented by Shirley Porter which is amazing value for your money.
- To REGISTER
We are making registration available only to OCC/CCCO members and affiliates for the first week, and spaces are limited, so book your spot quickly. After the first week, if we have any spots remaining, we will be opening up registration to others within the post-secondary community.
If you are a student, new counsellor, or new to the OCC/CCCO community we encourage you to attend and see what OCC/CCCO is all about. This is a great opportunity for everyone to meet other Counsellors, learn about what is happening across the province within the post-secondary sector, and get some quality PD training as well.
More Information
Please click on “more information” link above to find outmode about the workshop and presenter as well as the agenda and feel free to let me (susan.furs@senecacollege.ca) or Lavlet Forde (lforde@georgebrown.ca) know if you have any questions about the event.
We hope to see you all there!
Sue Furs, M.A., Registered Psychotherapist
Counsellor, Counselling & Accessibility Services
Seneca College, Seneca@York
416 491 5050 ext. 33095
Gender Based Violence Work in Context: Addressing Structural Violence and Promoting Agency
Save the Date
Bringing together diverse perspectives from leading researchers, community justice activists, and front-line service providers.
Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Time: 8:30am to 4:30pm
Location: Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre, London, Ontario
Registration opens August, 2019
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You’re invited to the 20th Annual Mental Health Conference!
George Brown College’s Student Success Division and the Center for Preparatory and Liberal Studies are pleased to announce the 20th Annual Mental Health Conference that will discuss Mental Health & Technology: Exploring Possibilities for our Well-being.
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
9 am – 4 pm
St. James Campus – 290 Adelaide St. East
Join us for an inspiring and engaging day of learning!
REGISTER NOW!
OCC AGM 2019: There’s Still Time to Register!
What Will Be Happening at the AGM:
Knowledge Exchange
As a part of the AGM we will be facilitating a Knowledge Exchange
We are looking for presenters who would be interested in providing a brief presentation on the following topics:
- Counselling Innovations at your College
- Stepped-Care Model
- Supervision and Peer Supervision
- Sabbatical
If you are interested in providing a brief presentation at the AGM, please contact the OCC PD Liaisons: Lavlet Forde or Maheen Sayal by Monday May 6th
Registration Details
To register and for more information about the AGM, click on the link below.
OCC Annual General Meeting
on
Monday May 13th from 9 – 2:30pm
at the
CCVPS Conference @ Mohawk College
Room i126, i-Wing, Fennell Campus, 135 Fennell Ave. W, Hamilton, ON
There is NO COST to attend the AGM and LUNCH will be included
To register and for more information about the AGM, please click on the link:
To Register
Webcast (Fee)
Uncovering Resilience in Students with Mental Health Concerns: A Case Study
Learn how to create an aspirational resilience program for students with mental health concerns.
In today’s higher education landscape, a growing number of students are struggling with decreasing resilience, which frequently harms their academic performance and collegiate experience. As this trend continues to prevail, there is a growing realization that student resilience must be discussed holistically, with special focus on mental health. Well-being and resilience should be considered as critical components of a student’s academic and vocational success.
In response to this issue, a handful of institutions are leading the way in creating and implementing innovative programs that address the relationship between mental health and resilience—by helping students improve skills related to emotional fortitude, grit, and social support.
Join us for this webcast to learn how UMass Amherst has developed a new evidence and strengths-based healthcare program to enhance students’ resilience skills and help them flourish even in the face of mental illness. Participants will learn both short and long-term ways to implement a similar program on their respective campuses.
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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy with Adolescents and Emerging Adults
Hi everyone,
I am writing to announce that Dr. Jill Rathus will be conducting a 2-day clinical workshop at Ryerson University entitled Dialectical Behaviour Therapy with Adolescents and Emerging Adults. Dr. Rathus (Professor of Psychology, Long Island University/CW Post Campus) is a leading expert on DBT for adolescents (she co-developed the treatment, and has published a number of books on related topics).
The workshop will be held on Monday April 29 and Tuesday April 30, 2019.
As usual, we are using a secure online registration site. Proceeds from this workshop go to support our graduate students’ travel to present their research at conferences.
For the brochure (with a complete description) for this workshop, you can find it HERE.
The link to the online registration site is provided in the brochure, or you can find it HERE
Thanks to PhD students Victoria Ingram and Bailee Malivoire for their work in planning this event, and to the Jackman Foundation for their generous support. If you have any questions or challenges related to the registration process, please contact Tori and Bailee through our workshops email address, workshops@psych.ryerson.ca.
Finally, please forward to anyone who might be interested.
Thanks!
Marty
Martin M. Antony, PhD, FRSC, ABPP
Professor and Graduate Program Director
Department of Psychology, Ryerson University
President-Elect, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Department of Psychology, Ryerson University
350 Victoria Street
Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 Canada
Tel: 416-979-5000, ext. 2631 (after pressing “1”)
E-Mail: mantony@psych.ryerson.ca
http://martinantony.com (personal)
http://anxietyresearch.ca (lab)
Save the Date! OCC Joint Regional Meeting
Hello OCC Community!
Our OCC-CCCO executive would like to encourage you to SAVE THE DATE of Monday December 3rd for this year’s Joint Regional Meeting. This fall our JRM will be held at Colleges Ontario in Toronto (20 Bay Street, Suite 1600, Toronto)
Further registration details will be forthcoming, but we are looking forward to connecting with colleagues at our annual JRM.
We are also very pleased to share with you that
Jamie Warren and Laraine Halewill be facilitating the PD on
“Adjusting Our Cultural Lens:
Practicing Indigenous Cultural Safety”
at the Joint Regional Meeting
(Elder Elaine Berwald – White Northern Lights Woman, Aniishnaabe, Mi’Kmaq, Métis)
Workshop Description
This workshop aims to support counsellors to increase their individual self-awareness for the purposes of creating culturally safe spaces for First Nations, Métis, & Inuit post-secondary students. Facilitators will introduce basic concepts of cultural safety and take a trauma-informed approach to highlighting the ongoing impacts of historical and contemporary colonization on Turtle Island (North America). Embedded with Indigenous ways of knowing, participants will be encouraged to reflect on their roles and responsibilities as healthcare professionals and as Canadians in the reconciliation process.
The JRM will be a wonderful opportunity to meet other counsellors and learn from an amazing PD.
Further information and registration details are to follow and registration will open at the end of OCTOBER, in the meanwhile the OCC Executive hopes that you will be able to join us, so please SAVE THE DATE!
Kind regards,
Lavlet Forde, MA. RP.
Counsellor / OCC PD Liaison
George Brown College, St. James Campus
416.415.5000 ext. 3770
lforde@georgebrown.ca
19th Annual George Brown College Mental Health Conference
Cannabis on Campus: Now What?
REGISTER HERE
Location:
George Brown College Financial Services Building
Address:
290 Adelaide St. East, Toronto, Ontario
When:
Friday, June 29th, 2018
Time:
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Doors open at 8:00 am
Event Details:
Cannabis on Campus: What Now?
Annual Mental Health Conference presented by the Centre for Preparatory & Liberal Studies and Student Success of George Brown College, with sponsorship from the RBC Foundation.
On June 29, join us for a day of knowledge sharing and dialogue.
Learn more about cannabis use and how the upcoming legislation may impact our campuses and our communities.
You’ll hear from a range of speakers sharing their expertise on supporting students for maximum mental health and well-being.
The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health will be launching their Cannabis Guidelines and Recommendations for Ontario’s Campuses Toolkit.
Resources, lunch, prizes, and more!
Full conference details available at www.georgebrown.ca/mental-health-conference.
Registration Fees:
*Early Bird Registration until June 12th 5:00 p.m.*
Early Bird General Registration Fee: $90.00 +HST per ticket
Early Bird Student Registration Fee: $40.00 + HST per ticket
After June 12th, 2018 fees are as follows:
General Registration Fee: $120.00 + HST
Student Registration Fee: $60.00 + HST
Morning refreshments, lunch, door prizes, community resources, and a chance to network with colleagues are included!
Deadline for all registrations is June 25th at 5 p.m.
Walk-in registrations will only be accepted if space permits.
All registration fees are non-refundable.
For payments by cheque, please contact Erika Ortegon at 416.415.5000, ext.2548 or send an email to mentalhealthconference@georgebrown.ca
Please submit only one registration form per person.
59th Annual Institute On Addiction Studies
59 years of Personal and Professional Development
July 8-12, 2018
The Annual Institute on Addiction Studies offers professional development and learning opportunities to those working and involved in substance use and related fields. All workshops and presentations attended at the Annual Institute on Addiction Studies conference are preapproved for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation (CACCF).
This year’s annual Institute features the following presentations:
- “Adult Attachment and Addiction” Annette Kussin MSW, RSW
- “PTSD & Substance Use: Medicine or Menace?”: Wendi Woo MA, C.Psych. Associate Harry Vedelago MSc, MD, FCFP, ABAM
- “The Counter-Transference ‘Trap’ within the Therapeutic Process of Addictions and Mental Health” Ian Robertson MSW, RSW
- “Addiction Treatment: What Do We Know and What We Can Do With it” Gabriela Novotna MSW, PhD
- “Managing Clients with Borderline Personality”: Beth Reade MD, FRCPC
- “Substance Use during the Life Cycle of Sexual Violence” Leah Marshall, MSW, RSW, Lauren Bloom, MSW, LGSW
- “Drugs and the Brain:An Introduction on How Psychoactive Substances Actually Change You” Rick Csiernik PhD, RSW, CCAC
- Workshops on Supporting the Bereaved, the challenges faced by Trans identified people accessing services, family and addictions, yoga for recovery and wellness, stages of change and many more.
- Keynote Speaker: Frank O’Dea O.C. LLD, “The Power of Hope, Vision and Action”
- Plenary Session Speaker: Chris D. Lewis: “Only the Resilient Will Survive”.
Location:
Ivey Spencer leadership Centre, London, ON
Website: addictionstudies.ca
Email: info@addictionstudies.ca
Tel: 1.866.278.3568
Ontario College Counsellors 