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The 10 Best-Ever Depression Management Strategies
Day Two: The Canadian Mental Health Summit
Presented by Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D.
Thursday, November 21, 2019 | Calgary, ab
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Date & Location
Thursday, November 21, 2019
9:00am – 4:00pm
Best Western Premier Calgary Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre
1316 33 St NE, T2A 6B6, Calgary, AB
Phone: 403.248.8888
Website: www.calgaryplaza.com/
Depression is painful. Ruminating thoughts, lethargy, and increasing alienation from others create a negative internal and external environment. Those symptoms actively interfere with carrying out basic demands of daily life. While depression is one of the most common mental health disorders, there are different causes. Treatment options run a gamut that includes new technologies to directly affect brain activity, advances in stress management, improved tools to relieve the impact of childhood trauma and focus on developing resilience.
How does a therapist know where to get started in the treatment? In this seminar, identifying four different kinds of depression, you will master 10 strategies to jump start therapy and provide immediate relief of symptoms. You will be able to set the stage for longer term recovery.
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Who Should Attend
Clinical Professionals: All mental health professionals including, but not limited to Clinical Counsellors, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Social Workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Hospice and Palliative Care Workers, Youth Workers, Mental Health Workers, Addiction Specialists, Marital & Family Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Vocational Rehabilitation Consultants, School Counsellors, Behaviour Specialists, Rehabilitation Consultants, Geriatric Specialists, and all professionals looking to enhance their therapeutic skills.
Agenda
- A look at the interaction between neurochemistry and cognition function and lifestyle to explore the 4 types of depression. A specific look at how neural networking affects the development and recovery from depression.
- Identify triggers and respond differently to them. The underpinnings of depression as seen in four kinds of depression (endogenous, situation, PTSD and the outcome of early life adversity)
- Techniques that energize the lethargic mind and body of the depressed client. Identify and cool down burnout, including a look at work addiction.
- Ending isolation, balancing life activities, and preventing destructive behaviour.
- Broadening the perspective of the depressed mind and learning to live more fully. These techniques will focus on new ways to open the mind to possibility and will look at building positive circuitry in the brain that will enhance the long term recovery of depressed clients.
Learning Objectives
- Immediately intervene on the specific type of depression
- Improve motivation and mobilize energy in depressed clients
- Change negative cognitive patterns to energize action
- Demonstrate the impact of neural networks and how to break out of negative neural networks that keep depression in place
- Utilize strategies from positive psychology and mindfulness to develop positive attitudes and cognitions
- Increase clients’ abilities to formulate new options for problems by replacing the narrowing cognitive themes of worthlessness and inadequacy
Your Presenter
Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D.
Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist, author, and international trainer. She is a practicing psychotherapist and coaches professionals for anxiety management. Margaret has been a trainer of therapists for 25 years, and she is a sought-after speaker for continuing education seminars, consistently getting the highest ratings from participants for her dynamic style and high-quality content.
She has written articles for the award-winning Psychotherapy Networker magazine and she blogs on depression for Psychology Today. Audio and DVD versions of her trainings are available for obtaining CEU’s. She has written 9 books on topics of anxiety and depression published by W.W. Norton, and a workbook, Stress Solutions, published by PESI. The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques and its accompanying workbook, consistent best-sellers, were released in revised editions in 2018. Her upcoming book, The New Face of Anxiety: Managing Anxiety, Grief and Loss in a Post-Pandemic World, will be released by W.W.Norton late in 2020.
Testimonials
“I finally got to do this workshop with Dr. Wehrenberg. Exceeded my expectations – thorough over-view of strategies known to address depression mixed with a delightful sense of humour and energy – loved the brief exercise. Thanks for coming to Calgary!”
– Calgary, AB | November 21, 2019“Margaret is clearly an expert in the field and presents as knowledgeable, approachable and experienced. I found her presentation style to be engaging and interesting. This workshop was a welcomed refresher on anxiety’s impact on both the brain and body. Thank you!”
– Edmonton, AB | May 27 – 28, 2019“Dr. Wehrenberg was a wonderful speaker. She was incredibly knowledgeable on all of the materials she covered and was able to competently answer any questions. I very much appreciated her wisdom and insights.”
– Richmond, BC | November 26, 2018“Thank you Margaret. You have a very positive and practical approach that is deeply connected to research. I can’t wait for the next session!”
-Amy (Crowther Memorial Junior High) | Calgary, AB | April 3 & 4, 2014“Margaret is phenomenal! Great workshop – will recommend it to everyone.”
-Calgary, AB | April 3 & 4, 2014“Margaret’s information today was fantastic! I can see using it in my professional life and also my family life. Very practical, step-by-step ideas we can all use. Thank you.”
-Tammie C. (Preschool Teacher & Mother) | Calgary, AB | April 3 & 4, 2014“Thank you – this workshop broadened my understanding of how to work with clients with depression.”
– Calgary, AB | April 3 & 4, 2014“The workshop was awesome! Margaret is wonderfully knowledgeable on both the academic side and the practical side. I do really appreciate her sense of humour. I rarely give straight “5’s” on evaluations – she deserves every one of them!”
-Christina G. | Burnaby, BC | April 10 & 11, 2014“Great workshop! Informative, practical, entertaining!”
-Suzanne R. (Red Deer College) | Calgary, AB | April 3 & 4, 2014“Margaret is highly knowledgeable and experienced, and it shows. She makes an effort to build rapport with humour and lots of practical anecdotes.”
-Kelly R. (Enviros Wilderness School Association) | Calgary, AB | April 3 & 4, 2014“Thank you – I needed this.”
-Calgary, AB | April 3 & 4, 2014
Registration & Fees
| Registration | Super Early Bird Fee | Early Bird Fee | Regular Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual 1 Day Enrollment | -- | $249 | $269 |
| Individual 2 Day Enrollment | -- | $449 | $469 |
| Individual 3 Day Enrollment | -- | $639 | $659 |
| Group 3-7 | -- | $619 | $639 |
| Group 8-14 | -- | $599 | $619 |
| Group 15+ | -- | $579 | $599 |
| Full-Time Student | -- | $579 | $599 |
All fees are in Canadian dollars ($CAD).
Fees do not include applicable taxes (5% GST).
Early bird cutoff date: November 17, 2019
The early bird date has passed. Regular rates apply.
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Recommended Accommodation
Best Western Premier Calgary Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre
1316 33 St NE, T2A 6B6, Calgary, AB
phone: 403.248.8888
website: www.calgaryplaza.com/
Our rates:
Call: Please contact the hotel directly for current group rates, when booking please reference “Jack Hirose & Associates“. To make a reservation over the phone, please call 403.248.8888.
King Bed, $139. Plus taxes
2 Queen Bed, $139. Plus taxes (single or double occupancy)
*please note, room reservations are subject to availability*
Please keep in mind when booking Jack Hirose and Associates corporate guest rooms, reservations booked for most hotels can be cancelled within 48 hours. If you are booking guest rooms through third-party websites in many instances the reservations booked cannot be cancelled.
Continuing Education Credits
This workshop has been formally approved by the following associations:
- Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation (CACCF)
CACCF is only pre-approved for the workshop Navigating Addictions by Carissa Muth, Psy.D., CCC, R.Psych - Canadian College of Professional Counsellors and Psychotherapists (CCPCP)
- Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
- Canadian Professional Counsellors Association (CPCA)
- Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
Jack Hirose & Associates is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Jack Hirose & Associates maintains responsibility for the program.
- Indigenous Certification Board of Canada (ICBOC)
- Medical Psychotherapy Association Canada (MDPAC)
- Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists (OACCPP)
- Ontario Expressive Arts Therapy Association (OEATA)
† The Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) and the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Social Workers (NLASW) accept CPA-approved CEUs.
* Participants will receive a certificate of completion after every workshop. Workshops are pre-approved for 5.5 or 6 credits per day unless otherwise specified.
This workshop may be eligible for CEUs from the following associations: Show more
- Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW)
- Canadian Centre for Accreditation (CCA)
- Canadian College of Professional Counsellor & Psychotherapists (CCPCP)
- College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
- Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (OAMFT)
- Ontario Association of Child and Youth Care (OACYC)
- Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists (OACCPP)
- Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)
- Ontario Society of Psychotherapists (OSP)
* Please contact your accrediting body for more information on individual association requirements.