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Youth Mental Health Conference
Overview:
This half day conference will provide an overview of topics focusing on youth mental health, including depression, suicide, and borderline personality disorder.
Speakers from The Royal and CHEO will be presenting in their clinical area of expertise.
Learning Objectives:
In this half day conference, participants will:
1. Acquire a broad understanding of depression in Youth
2. Acquire understanding re: risk factors and risk assessment of suicidal youth.
3. Acquire an overview of youth presenting with borderline personality disorder, and DBT Treatment from The Royal and CHEO
Target Audience:
This conference will be of interest to mental health professionals in the community, hospitals, mental health agencies, and the education sector.
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8:00 - 8:30
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Registration & Refreshments
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8:30 – 8:35
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Welcome and Introductions
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8:35 - 9:35
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The Assessment and Management of Depression in Youth
Hazen Gandy, MD, FRCPC
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9:35 - 9:50
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Break
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9:50 – 10:50
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Suicide Behaviour and Suicide in Youth
Smita Thatte, MD, FRCPC
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10:50 – 11:50
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Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents, and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Darren Courtney, MD, FRCPC
Jacqueline Alexander, MSW, RSW
Karen McCallum, Dip.C.S., C.Psych.Assoc.
CHEO DBT Team
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11:50 -
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Q&A and Evaluation
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Date:
Wed May 23, 2012
Times: 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location:
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Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre Associates in Psychiatry Auditorium
1145 Carling Avenue, Ottawa
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INFO Première linge
You are invited to participate in the
6th Annual Frontline FYI information exchange event!
This event will showcase a variety of area agencies and
programs offered to all residents of the community; while also providing resources to support and strengthen frontline workers.
In addition to promoting agency and community services available, this year’s Frontline FYI "Health Zone" will
demonstrate wellness and self care practices to ensure
personal health. The Zone will be featuring healthy
eating and cooking demos with The Health Nut, massages by Cornwall Healing Arts, yoga with Spirit Tree Yoga, and more!
Date:
Thu May 24, 2012
Times: 1:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location:
St. Lawrence
Secondary School
1450 2nd St. East
Cornwall, Ontario
Contact:
Fun Friends: Resiliency Skills Training for Professionals Working with Children and Youth (4-7 years)
Did you know that anxiety...
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Has been increasing and is affecting children at younger ages than before
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Is the most common mental health problem among children and youth today (more prevalent than ADHD, behaviour disorders, or substance use disorders),
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Causes a great deal of distress and suffering,
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Can interfere with a child’s healthy development and functioning (academic, social) and persist into adulthood
Become Certified in FRIENDS Anxiety Prevention and Intervention Program. Attending this one-day training will certify you to implement FRIENDS with groups of children in educational, health or social service settings.
Adapted from Dr. Paula Barrett’s evidence based FRIENDS program and designed specifically for 4 to 7 years old children, Fun FRIENDS is a positive, play-based program that focuses on increasing social-emotional competence and wellness. Fun FRIENDS actively involves children, parents and teachers in the intervention process and teaches them practical, useful strategies for coping with stress, worry, fear and sadness.
FUN FRIENDS teaches social and emotional skills that build children’s resilience such as:
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Behaving assertively
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Recognizing body clues
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Identifying emotions in self and others
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Relaxation and self-soothing
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Self-regulation
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Empathy and kindness toward others
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Friendship and pro-social skills
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Cognitive problem-solving skills
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Being brave and facing feared situations
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Looking for the positive in situations
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Changing unhelpful to helpful thoughts
Date:
Fri Jun 8, 2012
Times: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location:
Registration Form – Ottawa, ON - FRIENDS Children Training
Name:_______________________________________________________________________
Position/Occupation: __________________________________________________________
Organization: _________________________________________________________________
Address (Your school or agency): ________________________________________________
City_______________________________________Postal Code ________________________
Work Telephone:( ) ______________________________Ext:_____________________
E-Mail Address:(work)__________________________________________________________
(home)_________________________________________________________
FRIENDS Training: Ottawa: Thursday June 7, 2012
Training Payment: FRIENDS Training/Certification - $226.00
Please make your cheque for $226.00 payable to Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre and send with your completed registration form to:
Angela Lorusso
Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre
2 MacNeil Court, Kanata, ON K2L 4H7
613-591-3686
* FULL PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED WITH REGISTRATION*
CANCELLATIONS: Cancellations must be received in writing 2 weeks prior to the workshop date. Refunds will be given, less an administration fee of $50.00. Registrants who cancel after that will receive a credit for a future training. Registrations are transferable to another qualified professional upon notification to Austin Resilience Development. Submission of this form is acknowledgment that you have read and understand the workshop terms and conditions.
FRIENDS Program Materials: $61.26 (Children’s Group Leader Manual & Children’s Workbook)
Materials Payment: Senda cheque payable to Austin Resilience Development Inc. to:
Terri Dupuis
785 Hancock Crescent,
Orleans, Ontario K4A 3N1
613-845-0307 tdupuis@friendsrt.com
Note: A Facilitator Guide and Family Guide are required in order to run the program.
Contact:
Is Canada working for all generations?
Please join Andrew Fleck Child Care Services for their Annual General Meeting.
In partnership with the Child and Youth Health Network for Eastern Ontario join us for a
conversation with Dr. Paul Kershaw.
“IS CANADA WORKING FOR ALL GENERATIONS?”
RSVP to
Lucie Legault by email at llegault@afchildcare.on.ca or at 613-736-1913 ext. 222
Date:
Thu Jun 14, 2012
Times: 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location:
Thursday June 14, 2012
6:30 – 9:00 PM
RA Centre
2451 Riverside Drive,
Ottawa, ON K1H 7X7
Contact: