Presented by Carissa Muth, Psy.D., CCC, R.Psych and Lyndon J Linklater and Caroline Buzanko, Ph.D., R. Psych
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 – Friday, May 22, 2026 | Saskatoon, sk
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 – Friday, May 22, 2026
8:30am – 4:00pm
Park Town Hotel
Saskatoon, SK S7K 3H5
Education and Clinical Professionals: K–12 Classroom Teachers, School Counsellors/Psychologists, Learning Assistance/ Resource Teachers, School Administrators, School Paraprofessionals including Special Education Assistants, Classroom Assistants and Childcare Workers. All other professionals who support students including but not limited to: Nurses, Social Workers, Psychologists, Clinical Counsellors, Family Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Addiction Counsellors, Youth Workers, Mental Health Workers, Probation Officers, and Early Childhood Educators.
8:30am - 4:00pm May 20, 2026
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This workshop provides participant with advanced frameworks for effectively treating children and adolescents who present with high-risk behaviours and complex emotional dysregulation. Moving beyond traditional compliance-based models, the training emphasizes collaborative, strength-based interventions that empower young clients and enlist families as active partners in the healing process. Participants will explore the neurobiology of “challenging” behaviour, reframing explosive outbursts and opposition as adaptive responses to unmet needs or skill deficits.
The session offers a deep dive into practical risk assessment and safety planning, ensuring youth and child professionals can manage acute crises such as self-harm, aggression, and suicidality with confidence. Dr. Muth will demonstrate how to integrate evidence-based approaches—including Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy—to resolve chronic problems and reduce therapeutic resistance. Finally, the workshop equips attendees with tools to build cross-sector teams, bridging the gap between therapy, school, and home environments to create a unified safety net for at-risk youth.
WORKSHOP OUTLINE
Module 1: Paradigm Shift – Understanding the “Why”
Module 2: Risk Assessment & Crisis Management
Module 3: The Collaborative Toolkit – Integrated Interventions
Module 4: Engaging the System – Families and Schools
Module 5: Advanced Case Application & Synthesis
Module 6: Closing & Sustainability
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Dr. Carissa Muth is a registered psychologist in Alberta and British Columbia and the Clinical Director at the Sunshine Coast Health Centre and Georgia Strait Women’s Clinic. She holds Doctorate of Psychology, Master of Arts in Counselling, and Bachelor of…
8:30am - 4:00pm May 21, 2026
COURSE DESCRIPTION
In this transformative full-day online workshop, Lyndon Linklater draws on Indigenous worldviews, cultural teachings, and over two decades of experience to illuminate how resilience is nurtured through identity, land, language, and community. Lyndon will guide participants in exploring the historical and contemporary significance of Treaties. This perspective will help attendees deepen their awareness of shared responsibilities and how Treaties influence educational, clinical, and community-based work today.
Participants will explore how children and adolescents carry not only inherited trauma, but also deep inherited strength—rooted in cultural continuity, kinship, and ancestral teachings. Through powerful storytelling, reflection, and practical guidance, Lyndon will support educators, clinicians, and community professionals in fostering environments where Indigenous young people feel valued, grounded, and connected.
ACTIVITIES
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Lyndon J. Linklater is a traditional knowledge keeper and powerful storyteller with an educational background in Indian Social Work, Indian Studies, and law. He is a citizen of Thunderchild First Nation (Plains Cree) in Treaty 6 and has roots in…
8:30am - 4:00pm May 22, 2026
COURSE DESCRIPTION
For anyone who know that “safety contracts” don’t work and want to know what does. Self-harm among youth isn’t rising because young people are more fragile. It’s rising because the conditions they’re navigating create psychological states where harming one’s own body makes functional sense. This intensive 6-hour workshop is designed for anyone who work with the youth carrying the heaviest burdens: those at the intersection of marginalization, trauma, and self-injury.
You’ll move beyond risk management checklists to understand the why beneath the behaviour. Drawing on the established theories and evidence-based interventions for self-harm, this training provides the clinical precision needed when the stakes are highest.
This workshop addresses the reality that therapy fails when it replicates the same power dynamics that harm youth in the first place. You’ll learn how to structure engagement that honours adolescent autonomy, conduct chain analyses that reveal intervention points invisible in standard assessments, and teach physiological regulation skills that work when cognitive strategies fail. We’ll tackle the specific dialectical dilemmas of adolescent treatment: how to involve parents without breaking confidentiality, how to validate pain without reinforcing dysfunction, and how to adapt evidence-based protocols for youth who experience standard therapeutic language as minimizing and unhelpful.
You’ll also confront the parts of this work that textbooks skip: how to stay regulated when a 14-year-old shows you fresh burns, how to respond when a family’s exhaustion manifests as rage, and how to maintain therapeutic boundaries while practicing the “moral courage” required to witness historical trauma.
This workshop is key to develop enough technical skill and relational capacity that young people choose to stay alive long enough to discover they want to.
WORKSHOP OUTLINE
Module 1: Understanding Self-Harm Through Intersectional and Biosocial Frameworks
Module 2: Engagement, Assessment, and Building Alliance Across Difference
Module 3: Core Clinical Skills—The Technical Architecture of Intervention
Module 4: Safety Planning, Family Systems, and Ethical Harm Reduction
Closing: Develop an implementation plan for one current high-risk client
LEARNING OBJECTIONS
Caroline Buzanko, Ph.D., R. Psych, is a psychologist. Mother. Professor. International Speaker. Yoda of Anxiety. ADHD Superhero. And Changer of Lives. With nearly three decades of experience, she is a recognized expert in resilience and the social, emotional, and behavioural well-being…
| Registration | Super Early Bird Fee | Early Bird Fee | Regular Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| ONE DAY ENROLLMENT | -- | ||
| Individual 1 Day Enrollment | $299.00 | $319.00 | $339.00 |
| 1 Day Group 3-7 | $249.00 | $269.00 | $289.00 |
| 1 Day Group 8-14 | $224.00 | $244.00 | $264.00 |
| 1 Day Group 15+ | $199.00 | $219.00 | $239.00 |
| 1 Day Full-Time Student | $199.00 | $219.00 | $239.00 |
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| TWO DAY ENROLLMENT | -- | ||
| Individual 2 Day Enrollment | $539.00 | $559.00 | $579.00 |
| 2 Day Group 3-7 | $489.00 | $509.00 | $529.00 |
| 2 Day Group 8-14 | $464.00 | $484.00 | $504.00 |
| 2 Day Group 15+ | $439.00 | $459.00 | $479.00 |
| 2 Day Full-Time Student | $439.00 | $459.00 | $479.00 |
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| THREE DAY ENROLLMENT | -- | ||
| Individual 3 Day Enrollment | $719.00 | $739.00 | $759.00 |
| 3 Day Group 3-7 | $669.00 | $689.00 | $709.00 |
| 3 Day Group 8-14 | $644.00 | $664.00 | $684.00 |
| 3 Day Group 15+ | $619.00 | $639.00 | $659.00 |
| 3 Day Full-Time Student | $619.00 | $639.00 | $659.00 |
All fees are per person and in Canadian Dollars ($CAD)
Fees do not include applicable taxes (5% GST).
Super early bird cutoff date: March 22, 2026
To receive the super early bird rate, registration and payment must be received by Sunday, March 22, 2026.
Early bird cutoff date: April 22, 2026
To receive the early bird rate, registration and payment must be received by Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
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