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Play Therapy Toolbox: How to Use it! Specific Techniques and Novel Approaches

These workshops are a part of the Western Canada Mental Health Summit: Improving Skills & Competencies for Mental Health & Education Professionals. Registration and full conference line-up can be found HERE   SCHOOL-BASED FOCUSED | Workshop #24: Play Therapy Toolbox:…

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Working with Emotional and Behaviour Problems with Children and Adolescents

These workshops are a part of the Western Canada Mental Health Summit: Improving Skills & Competencies for Mental Health & Education Professionals. Registration and full conference line-up can be found HERE   SCHOOL-BASED FOCUSED | Workshop #15: Working with Emotional…

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Supporting the Anxious Mind at School and at Home: Sources of Anxiety, Stress Management, and Anxiety-Regulation Skills

These workshops are a part of the Western Canada Mental Health Summit: Improving Skills & Competencies for Mental Health & Education Professionals. Registration and full conference line-up can be found HERE   SCHOOL-BASED FOCUSED | Workshop #14: Supporting the Anxious…

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The Roots of Resilience & Resourcefulness

These workshops are a part of the Western Canada Mental Health Summit: Improving Skills & Competencies for Mental Health & Education Professionals. Registration and full conference line-up can be found HERE   SCHOOL-BASED FOCUSED | Workshop #5: The Roots of…

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Disarming High-Conflict Students in the Classroom: Dealing with the 8 Most Difficult Students in Educational Settings

These workshops are a part of the Western Canada Mental Health Summit: Improving Skills & Competencies for Mental Health & Education Professionals. Registration and full conference line-up can be found HERE   SCHOOL-BASED FOCUSED | Workshop #4: Disarming High-Conflict Students…

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2 Day Skills Practice Intensive: Supporting the Anxious Mind with Children and Adolescents

This hands-on, dynamic workshop is different from any other. Packed with illustrated case examples, experiential learning activities, worksheets, practice tips, and opportunities to master key skills, you will learn practical, powerful, cutting-edge interventions to confidently help children and teens manage…

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2 Day Skills Practice Intensive: Supporting the Anxious Mind with Children and Adolescents

This hands-on, dynamic workshop is different from any other. Packed with illustrated case examples, experiential learning activities, worksheets, practice tips, and opportunities to master key skills, you will learn practical, powerful, cutting-edge interventions to confidently help children and teens manage…

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The Roots of Resilience and Opposition in Kids

Making Sense of Resistance and Opposition in Kids The instinct to resist being controlled or coerced is one of the most perplexing and troublesome dynamics in dealing with children and youth. This presentation reveals the dynamics controlling this instinct and…

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2 Day Skills Practice Intensive: Strengthening Executive Skills to Promote School Success

Executive skills are sometimes called “the hidden curriculum.” They are skills such as task initiation, sustained attention, working memory, planning, organization, and goal-directed persistence that are absolutely critical to school success, yet curriculum standards seldom if ever explicitly reference these…

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2 Day Skills Practice Intensive: Strengthening Executive Skills to Promote School Success

Executive skills are sometimes called “the hidden curriculum.” They are skills such as task initiation, sustained attention, working memory, planning, organization, and goal-directed persistence that are absolutely critical to school success, yet curriculum standards seldom if ever explicitly reference these…

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2 Day Skills Practice Intensive: Strengthening Executive Skills to Promote School Success

Executive skills are sometimes called “the hidden curriculum.” They are skills such as task initiation, sustained attention, working memory, planning, organization, and goal-directed persistence that are absolutely critical to school success, yet curriculum standards seldom if ever explicitly reference these…

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Dr. Gordon Neufeld Addresses Teachers on 3 Timely Topics: Student Engagement, Student Well-Being and Teacher Stress

We’ve asked Dr. Gordon Neufeld to respond to three issues that teachers have reported as most relevant to them at this time and provide participants with enough interaction time to process his presentations. He has enthusiastically embraced our challenge and…

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2 Day Skills Practice Intensive: Brain-Based Strategies and Interventions to Help Children and Adolescents with Reading and Writing Disorders

The fundamental aim of this 2-day course will be to utilize cognitive neuroscience to better understand language-based learning disorders in children and adolescents.  Each lecture has been designed to examine reading and written language disorders from a brain-based educational perspective.…

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2 Day Skills Practice Intensive: Working with Anxious Minds at School and at Home

This vitally important workshop is necessary for anyone working with anxious children and adolescents. Dr. Dargon will provide an interactive, skill-building and hands-on workshop that is different from her previous courses.  The primary focus of the workshop will be to…

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Western Canada Mental Health Summit: Improving Skills & Competencies for Mental Health & Education Professionals

Choose From Over 30 Workshops This conference has a live-stream registration option. If you would like to attend virtually please register here: https://webinars.jackhirose.com/product/mental-health-summit/  Letter from Jack Hirose Dear Colleagues, The past few years have changed the landscape for how we…

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The Virtual Canadian School-Focused Mental Health Conference

Topics Include: Brain Based Strategies and Interventions to Help Children with Reading and Written Language Disorders How to Develop a Trauma Informed School 10 Best-Ever Proven and Effective Interventions for Reducing Anxiety in Children and Adolescents 10 Best-Ever Proven and…

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Over 30 Proven and Effective Brief Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioural Problems

Important Notice Due to COVID-19 this event is now being offered online. This change has been made to ensure a safe learning environment for all participants. The course is available to watch anytime from now until March 1, 2021. Participants…

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Bullies: Their Making and Unmaking

Important Notice Due to COVID-19 this event is now being offered via Live Streaming. This change has been made to ensure a safe learning environment for all participants. Please note, the days and times have changed. If you are unable to…

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Making Sense of Aggression

  Important Notice Due to COVID-19 this event is now being offered via Live Streaming. This change has been made to ensure a safe learning environment for all participants. Please note, the days and times have changed. If you are unable…

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Bullies: Their Making and Unmaking

Important Notice Due to COVID-19 this event is now being offered via Live Streaming. This change has been made to ensure a safe learning environment for all participants. Please note, the days and times have changed. If you are unable to…

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Making Sense of Aggression

Important Notice Due to COVID-19 this event is now being offered via Live Streaming. This change has been made to ensure a safe learning environment for all participants. Please note, the days and times have changed. If you are unable to…

Read more

Over 30 Proven and Effective Brief Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioural Problems

Important Notice Due to COVID-19 this event is now being offered online. This change has been made to ensure a safe learning environment for all participants. The course is available to watch anytime from now until March 1, 2021. Participants…

Read more

Over 30 Proven and Effective Brief Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioural Problems

Important Notice Due to COVID-19 this event is now being offered online. This change has been made to ensure a safe learning environment for all participants. The course is available to watch anytime from now until March 1, 2021. Participants…

Read more

Over 30 Proven and Effective Brief Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioural Problems

Important Notice Due to COVID-19 this event is now being offered online. This change has been made to ensure a safe learning environment for all participants. The course is available to watch anytime from now until March 1, 2021. Participants…

Read more

Over 30 Proven and Effective Brief Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioural Problems

Important Notice Due to COVID-19 this event is now being offered online. This change has been made to ensure a safe learning environment for all participants. The course is available to watch anytime from now until March 1, 2021. Participants…

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