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.

This session describes a number of ethical concerns that relate to individual people, systems, and values. It reviews the dominance of individual autonomy over concern for persons made vulnerable by disability, poverty, and mental illness. It points out problems in the governance of MAiD, including low accountability in reporting and monitoring. Finally, it reveals how values in the public medicine have changed to accommodate MAiD.

In this brief seminar on addictions, participants will: review the criteria of what constitutes an addiction, with a brief survey of the variations one might encounter within the field; identify common challenges in working with individuals who meet the criteria for an addiction; and learn practical interventions useful for sustained change. Join presenter, Dr. Adrianne Sequeira, for this important topic.

The first five sessions set the emotional tone, therapeutic alliance, and strategic direction for the work to come. Through focused teaching, practical handouts, and video demonstrations, participants will learn how to build safety, attune to attachment dynamics, and begin the process of cycle de-escalation. Join presenter, Dr. Herman Chow, for this important topic.

Working with couples and families is more than working with two or more individuals. It requires a systems approach with many and various contributors. In this webinar, we will address a variety of ethical issues that may arise at many different points during therapy. Join presenters, Wilma Nevers and Lisa Oppitz, for this important topic.