Safeguards Training for Children and Adult Services - check out the website at:www.safeguards-training.net

The training offered by Safeguards is at the momentFREEto staff and families that belong to one of the associations listed below.

Click on:NEW TRAINING FOR MAY & JUNE 2009 and it will list the training sessions.

Examples are:
Repairing Insecure Attachments in Children and Youth
The Gendered and Racialized Nature of Youth Bullying and Violence
Cognitive Behaviour Coaching for Child and Youth Workers
Transference and Countertransference: Aid or Impediment to Healing Trauma Runs Through: The Continuum Between Anxiety and Trauma

Respite Services Training Certificate - $20.00 Online Course
Respite Care for People with Autism - $20.00 Online Course

Respite Workers, Autism and your Child:A Parents Guide-FREEOnline Course

Safeguards’ five association partners are:

Children's Mental Health Ontario (http://www.kidsmentalhealth.ca/)

Ontario Association of Children's and Youth Centres (http://www.ontchild.ca/)

Community Living Ontario (http://www.communitylivingontario.ca/)

Ontario Association of Residences Treating Youth (http://www.oarty.net/)

Association of Native Child and Family Services Agencies of Ontario (http://www.nativecfs.org)

The Ministry of Education - Provincial Schools Branch (PSB) and the Association for Special Education Technology (ASET) are proud to partnerinhosting a provincial conference focussing on AssistiveTechnology (AT),“AT4ALL: Assistive Technology for All –On the Road to Success”, from August 27-29, 2009 in Milton. Keynote speakers includeDr. Dave Edyburn, Will Richardson and Todd Cunningham.

The AT4ALL Organizing Committee is seeking your assistance in raising awareness of this upcoming conference to participants who are interested in learning more about Assistive Technology.

Complete conference details and registration available - www.AT4ALL.ca

Thank you in advance for your assistance in promoting this conference to interested stakeholders. Please contactleslie.jukes@ontario.caif you have any questions.

October 28 2009
Event Name: 4th Annual Canadian Congress for Research on Mental Health and Addiction in the Workplace
The Westin Harbour Castle
Click Here to Register for this Event!

Venue Information:
The Westin Harbour Castle
1 Harbour Square
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

You're invited to the leading Canadian forum dedicated to improving the working environment and the mental health of employees. During this two and a half day Congress, hundreds of researchers, business leaders, policy-makers and workers will gather to share information on the latest research and evidence-based interventions focusing on five main areas:

May 26 2009
Self Injury Behaviour in Youth - Issues and Strategies
Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute
Toronto, Ontario
Self-injury can be difficult for loved ones and people in the helping field to understand. This workshop will begin with a general overview to assist participants in understanding the experience and motivations of adolescents who intentionally injure themselves. In addition, the workshop will offer practical strategies for working with youth struggling with this complex issue.

CHRISTINE GAYLER & ASSOCIATES
PRESENTS
A TWO DAY EVENT ON PEER SUPPORT
Join us on June 11th and 12th, 2009
Widening the Lens on Peer Support – 2 Day Workshop
Bellamere Event Centre
1260 Gainsborough Road
London, Ontario

EVENT OVERVIEW:
Stepping into valued life roles such as citizen, partner, teacher, friend, as well as service provider are indicators of recovery. There is a growing interest in the role of peer support as mental health services are considering how to offer service provider opportunities to their service recipients.

Many of us are navigating new territory as we consider how we might engage service recipients in meaningful roles within our mental health services. A number of our neighbours locally, provincially, south of the border, and across the ocean have already set sail. We can learn from listening to their experiences.Our two-day event offers you such an opportunity.

Day 1: Widening Our Lens on Peer Support
(9:00 a.m. registration – 4:30 p.m.)
Meet representatives who will describe progressive peer support initiatives from an
Ontario Mental Health Centre, a Community Mental Health Agency, an Assertive
Community Treatment Team, the Ontario Peer Development Initiative and the State of
Massachusetts.
Day 2: Charting Our Course – Enhancing Opportunities for People with Lived Experience to
Engage in Meaningful Roles within Mental Health Services
(9:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.)
For those charting their own course, Day 2 offers you a hands-on
workshop experience with Fiona Wilson and Christine Gayler of Christine
Gayler & Associates (www.christinegayler.com). We will begin by
providing you with a framework for meaningful consumer involvement
within your mental health service. We will engage you in small and large
group activities to clarify your vision, solidify your values and determine
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