H.O.P.E. Learning Centre

May ONLINE Wellness Development
Tuesdays from 12:15pm - 12:45pm
Online Through Zoom

FREE but you must pre-register so we can send you the online link. Email The Hope Learning Centre with any topics you may want to learn about.

For more information, you can email hopelc@cmhask.com

Session Date: May 4th
Training Session: Gambling and Tech, Social Media and the fear of Missing out.
Trainer:Bretton Hutt
Description: This session will cover various psychological phenomena observed in those who use social media and technology. The fear of missing out (FOMO), anxiety, and depression will be discussed as it relates to the design of popular apps.

Session Date: May 11th
Training Session:Living with bipolar
Trainer:Danielle Cameron
Description: In this 30 minutes session we will hear what its like to live with bipolar and ways people can help them on their road to recovery and beyond. We will touch on how to help at each stage before diagnosis, during diagnosis and after diagnosis. Do current events impact someone with bipolar?

Session Date: May 18th
Training Session: Psychological Health and Safety in the workplace
Trainer: John O’Connor
Description: Difficult Discussions uses live actors to help teach people how to react in stressful or uncomfortable situations. Senarios include talking about mental health productively or suicide prevention. We focus on situations that a hard to prepare for so should they ever happen, you have more experience in what to do.

Session Date: May 25th
Training Session: Rituals and Celebration of Loss of life
Trainer: Della Ferguson
Description: With the changing times and the issues of social isolation we may be putting aside some of the traditional ways we deal with grief and loss. Della will be discussing the Healing Power of rituals and ceremony.

June ONLINE Wellness Development
Tuesdays from 12:15pm - 12:45pm
Online Through Zoom

FREE but you must pre-register so we can send you the online link. Email The Hope Learning Centre with any topics you may want to learn about.

For more information, you can email hopelc@cmhask.com

Session Date: June 1st
Training Session: Impact of Divorce on Children
Trainer:Brenda Zinn
Description: Separation/Divorce has a profound impact on all family members. Loss of security is often coupled with intense feelings of grief. The stress can be overwhelming for kids, teens and parents. In this session you will learn about the grieving process, ages, stages, signs of stress and how you can support your children while navigating through your own feelings of grieve.

Session Date:June 8th
Training Session:Trauma and PTSD
Trainer:Melanie
Description: N/A

Session Date: June 15th
Training Session: Schizophrenia
Trainer: Maria Alvarez
Description: N/A

Session Date: June 22nd
Training Session: Boundaries
Trainer: Danielle Cameron
Description: In this half hour we will discuss what personal boundaries are and how we can build and strengthen our own person boundaries. We will also discuss the issues that arise if we have weak boundaries and also what the signs of weak boundaries are.

Session Date: June 29th
Training Session: Intro into Summer Courses
Trainer: Danielle Cameron & Dan Blondeau
Description: Dan and Danielle will talk about what new and exciting events we have planned for our Summer Curriculum.

Currently Fully Booked - Wait List Started

Insight into Mental Health (5 sessions)

Online with Zoom

Dates: (Mondays)
May 31st: Insight into Anxiety
June 7th: Insight into Depression
June 14th: Insight into Bipolar
June 21st: Insight into Borderline Personality Disorder
Time: 3:00pm-4:30pm
Location: Online
Cost: Free

This four week block will give you insight into mental health. You are welcome to join all four or you can pick and choose which sessions you want to attend.

This five-week block will explore coping skills during and after the COVID crisis to support your mental health. You do not need to take each course. You can register for the ones that you feel you need. Choose one, choose all. Specify on the registration the one(s) you choose.

May 31st: Insight into Anxiety
This course will discuss the symptoms of anxiety which are often physical as well as mental and emotional. Various types of anxiety will be discussed along with treatment options and coping strategies. Techniques to reduce anxiety will be practiced including mindfulness activities.

June 7th: Insight into Depression
This course will discuss the symptoms of depression and the different ways that depression presents itself, bringing focus to strategies and techniques to manage depression and getting through difficult times. Explore the experiences of depression and how they are unique to each person. Focus will be on how to communicate your needs when depressed.

June 14th: Insight into Bipolar
Bipolar disorder is a mental illness where people experience extreme mood swings that affect their thinking, behaviour, and functioning. This online course will increase the student's understanding of bipolar and help increase students’ knowledge about manic and depressive episodes. Instructions will be sent on how to join in once you have completed your registration.

June 21st: Insight into Borderline Personality Disorder
This online course will explore Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). The experience of being diagnosed with BPD will be discussed and the stigma and misconceptions surrounding BPD will be explored. Strategies and techniques will be shared. To join this course, you will need access to the internet or a phone. Instructions will be sent on how to join in once you have completed your registration. We look forward to connecting with you and sharing ideas on how to manage during these challenging current events.

Space is limited and on a First come basis. Please email registration to Hopelc@cmhask.com.

Recovery 101 (1 session)

Online with Zoom

Dates:
June 17th
Time:9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Online
Cost: Free

Recovery is the process of re-defining and re-building your life with the experience of mental health issues. This course is an opportunity to explore and discuss various approaches to recovery and wellness. Recovery will be defined and explored as an individual journey and strategies and approaches to recovery will be presented.

Course Objectives (one 3 hour session):
- Develop an understanding of recovery
- Consider where to start a recovery journey
- Explore helpful recovery strategies
- Focus on wellness and mental health

There are no qualifications or pre-requisites for this course.

Space is limited and on a First come basis. Please email registration to Hopelc@cmhask.com.

Your Recovery Journey (5 session)

Online

Dates:
A finalized schedule will be released closer to mid April
Session 1: Recovery and Qaulity of Life
Session 2: Welness Toolbox and Daily Maintenance
Session 3: Triggers, Early Warning Signs, Breaking Down
Session 4: Crisis Plan, Post Crisis Plan
Session 5: Recovery Topics
Cost: Free

Your Recovery Journey with WRAP is an online 5-session course for people with lived experience with mental illness to provide information and skill building support. It teaches people how to achieve a high level of wellness.

Due to restrictions regarding Covid-19, we are limiting the class to 8 people and it is on a first registered basis. There are no qualifications or pre-requisites. It is open to everyone.

This course is being offered through the Schizophrenia Society of SK. Please email Maria registration to Maria@Schizophrenia.sk.ca.

You may also call 1-306-584-0755

Strategies for Managing the Impact of Psychosis and Schizophrenia on the Family (5 sessions)

Online Training

Dates:

What is the Family Recovery Journey?
A program of the Schizophrenia Society of Canada to educate families and friends and provide tools for managing the impact of psychosis on their lives.

This program updates and replaces the Strengthening Families Together program.

Who Should Attend?
Family members, friends and caregivers of people who experience psychosis.

Each participant must make a commitment to attend all 5 sessions.

Space is limited and spots will be given on a first registered basis. There are no qualifications or pre-requisites. It is open to everyone.

To Register:

Phone: (306) 584-0755
Email: maria@schizophrenia.sk.ca

Mental Health First Aid (2 days of training)

Face to Face Training

Dates: We are asking interested parties to contact us. Future general course dates will be announced.
Cost: $185 Per Participant

Mental Health First is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as physical first aid is administered to an injured person before medical treatment can be obtained, MHFA is given until appropriate treatment is found or until the crisis is resolved.

Once the workshop is completed you will be able to:

• Assess the risk of suicide and/or harm
• Listen non-judgmentally
• Give reassurance and information
• Encourage the person to get appropriate professional help
• Encourage other supports

Due to restrictions regarding Covid-19, We are limiting space for social distancing and Masks will be required

Please email registration to Hopelc@cmhask.com.

ASIST (2 days of training)

Face to Face Training

Dates: We are asking interested parties to contact us. Future general course dates will be announced.
Cost: $200 Per Participant

ASIST is a two-day, skills-building workshop that prepares caregivers of all kinds to provide suicide first aid interventions. Professionals, volunteers and informal helpers all need to know how to help persons with thoughts of suicide in ways that increase their suicide safety.

Participation in the full two days is required. Enjoy small group discussions and skills practise that are based upon adult learning principles; experience powerful videos on suicide intervention; feel challenged and safe; learn suicide first aid.

As an ASIST-trained first aid intervention caregiver, you will be better able to:

• dentify people who have thoughts of suicide
• Understand how your beliefs and attitudes can affect suicide interventions
• Seek a shared understanding of the reasons for thoughts of suicide and the reasons for living
• Review current risk and develop a plan to increase safety from suicidal behavior for an agreed amount of time
• Follow up on all safety commitments, accessing further help as needed

Due to restrictions regarding Covid-19, We are limiting space for social distancing and Masks will be required

Please email registration to Hopelc@cmhask.com.

Resilient Minds (2 days of training)

Face to Face Training (pending current health measures)

Dates: We are asking interested parties to contact us. Future general course dates will be announced.
Cost: TBA

Resilient Minds has supported hundreds of firefighters in BC and PEI to develop strategies to mitigate and better manage occupational stress, resulting in informed and healthier teams. Firefighters learn to:
a) recognize the effects of psychological stress/trauma in themselves and in peers
b) communicate with peers who may be struggling
c) respond promptly, safely and appropriately to distressed citizens
d) apply personal strategies for managing stress, mitigating trauma and boosting resilience.

Innovative and Evidence-Informed – Resilient Minds is a skill and resilience development training course designed by and for firefighters using the latest literature on resilience, stress and stress-related injuries.

Fire Fighters Train Fire Fighters – Using a peer-to-peer model of instruction, the Resilient Minds curriculum is taught by firefighters to firefighters.

Volunteer and Career Fire Fighters – Resilient Minds is the only training program designed to train both career and volunteer firefighters and takes into consideration the differences in experience and resources available to the two groups.

Additional information on the Resilient Minds program can be found on our National site BY CLICKING HERE

Please email registration to Hopelc@cmhask.com.

CMHA Certified Psychological Health and Safety Advisor Training (2 days of training)

Face to Face Training (pending current health measures)

Dates: We are asking interested parties to contact us. Future general course dates will be announced.
Times:
Sessions will run from 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. each day
Cost: TBA

CMHA’s Certified Psychological Health and Safety Advisor Training program will help individuals who are working to address the issue of mental health in workplaces by implementing the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace. This in-demand certification provides employees, managers, and leaders with an intensive learning experience focused on eliminating barriers and building the case for a mentally healthy work environment. Employers will see those with this certification as skilled change-makers, having the practical expertise to help move organizational wellness strategies forward and implement the Standard in their workplaces.

This certification training includes the following four key modules:

Introducing the Standard:

Advisors need to have a strong understanding of the Standard as well as key issues related to mental health in the workplace. This module will give Advisors the fundamental knowledge they need to speak with employers about the Standard as well as some common language to use when discussing the issue of mental health.

Presenting the Business Case:

This module focuses on helping leaders and other key workplace stakeholders see the value of adopting the Standard and improving psychological health and safety. Advisors will learn to formulate effective messages that articulate the benefits not just for employees, but for the bottom line as well.

Preparing for Assessment:

Advisors will learn to help employers understand the scope, process, and necessity of collecting data, both as a baseline and as a continuous practice for adherence to the Standard. This module will focus on the practicalities of assessment, including the tools available and recommended processes.

Making Recommendations:

Analyzing the assessment findings and recommending an action plan must be done with the knowledge of the organization’s constraints, competing demands, and current realities. To be successful in sustaining implementation, Advisors will learn to recommend actions that are both valuable and manageable for employers.

Please email registration to Hopelc@cmhask.com.

Difficult Discussions: Supporting Mental Health in the Workplace (1 day of training)

Face to Face Training (pending current health measures)

Dates: We are asking interested parties to contact us. Future general course dates will be announced.
Times:
Sessions will run from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Cost: TBA

This training offers a unique “Safe to Fail” environment while learning the skills necessary for effective discussions with people dealing with mental health issues; their own or a family member.

The workshop teaches the principles of “Effective Questioning” and “Active Listening” as well as basic communication skills.

It then offers a safe environment in which to put those skills to the test.

The “Safe” fail is provided through the use of professional improvisational actors who will be following various scenarios. However, these actors will be reacting directly to how participants approach them. This simulated interaction will help prepare participants for the real-world experiences they may one day face.

The workshop is for anyone in management or human resources who may be called upon to directly interact with an employee dealing with mental health issues. It also is for supervisory staff who may be placed in similar situations.

Please email registration to Hopelc@cmhask.com.