A leader in mental health training and education
We offer high quality, evidence-based learning opportunities – for educators, mental health and medical professionals, direct service workers and first responders – to advance best practices in mental health care. We work with expert facilitators to offer programming that supports clients of all ages.
Since the onset of COVID-19, we have successfully pivoted to an online learning platform. Since March 2020, we have offered more than 50 of our courses as webinars, achieving overall program satisfaction ratings of 85 percent or higher for each of our programs.
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"I have never attended such a powerful and informative training. This will shape my practice with all clients immensely."
– Laura T., clinical social worker
September 2020
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Our courses
3-HOUR WEBINAR
Live webinar February 18, 2021
9 a.m. to noon.
Andrea Warnick, RN, MA, RP,
Olivia Tischler, MSW, RSW
This webinar will identify common myths and misconceptions about grief as well as barriers to a healthy grief process that come with living through a pandemic. Practical support strategies for fostering a healthy grief process not only in those who we support, but also in ourselves, will be shared throughout the webinar.
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Live webinar series: January 27, 28, February 24 and 25, 2021
Annette Kussin, MSW, RSW
Gain an advanced level of assessing and treating adults from an attachment-focused model of psychotherapy. Learn to assess the adult attachment category of clients by understanding the behavior of each category and by offering a formal adult attachment assessment.
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Live webinar February 8, 2021
Official trainer from UMAB Canada
UMAB is a skills-based training program that provides an intensive, highly effective method of managing aggressive behaviour in children, youth and/or adult clients that is in line with legislated policies and procedures. Part 1 focuses on the theory regarding the physiological, psychological and identifying behavioural cues and changes and employing situational-appropriate behaviour management.
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Live webinar series February 11, 12, March 4, 5, 2021
Nili R. Benazon, PhD.
This four-day introductory program will present the main strategies for cognitive and behavioural therapy that can be applied to common and more complex mental health conditions.
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Live webinar series March 15, 17, 19, 22, 24 and 29 2021
Natalie Zlodre, MSW, RSW
Gain the most current information on the biopsychosocial phenomenon of trauma, along with training in how to assess and respond ethically and appropriately to adult clients.
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Live webinar February 22, 2021
Ian Robertson, MSW, RSW
Understanding the co-occurring interaction between substance use and mental health will enhance clinician’s ability in developing effective screening/assessment, treatment and community-based plans using collaborative, integrative and responsive approaches to client care.
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Live webinar February 23, 2021
Andrea Warnick, RN, MA, RP
Lysa Toye, MSW, RSW
Play based, arts based and other creative approaches to both psycho-education and counseling/psychotherapy will be explored during this experiential training in working with children and youth grieving the death of someone.
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3-HOUR WEBINAR
Live webinar February 26, 2021
9 a.m. to noon
Bo Yih Thom, MSW, RSW
Take an in-depth look at vicarious trauma, contributing factors (such as the current pandemic) and resiliency-based strategies that can be implemented to reduce the impacts of traumatic exposure in the workplace.
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Live webinar March 1 and 2, 2021
Robert T. Muller, PhD, C.Psych
Through the lens of attachment theory, using a relational, integrative approach, Dr. Muller follows the ups and downs of the therapy relationship with trauma survivors and how to navigate and use subtle conflicts in the relationship by specifically looking at safety in the relationship and the therapeutic process pace.
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Live webinar March 11, 2021
Matthew D. Selekman, MSW, LCSW
Learn how to tailor-fit and individualize adolescent therapy approach to honour the client’s and family members’ unique preferences, theories of change, and optimize for their goal attainment by using key empirically supported family research findings and evidence-based practice wisdom to inform clinical decision-making.
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Live webinar March 25, 2021
Matthew D. Selekman, MSW, LCSW
How do we best respond to angry and hostile parents? How do we instill hope with highly pessimistic and demoralized parents? How do we engage and retain in family therapy mental health and substance abuse-impaired parents? In this highly practical webinar, participants will learn effective therapeutic tools and strategies for rapidly engaging and empowering challenging parents to resolve their children’s difficulties.
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Live webinar February 1, 2021
Natalie Zlodre, MSW, RSW
Explore the core features of metapsychological phenomena: Transference, Projection, Projective Identification and Countertransference. Real case examples will illustrate the complex dialectic of balancing empathic attunement with experiences of empathic strain. This webinar will briefly cover how COVID-19 pandemic related experiences may be linked to state dependent recall and how this dynamic can create and intensify transference and countertransference dynamics.
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3-HOUR WEBINAR
Live webinar February 18, 2021
9 a.m. to noon.
Andrea Warnick, RN, MA, RP,
Olivia Tischler, MSW, RSW
This webinar will identify common myths and misconceptions about grief as well as barriers to a healthy grief process that come with living through a pandemic. Practical support strategies for fostering a healthy grief process not only in those who we support, but also in ourselves, will be shared throughout the webinar.
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Live webinar February 19, 2021
Noah Lazar, PhD, C.Psych
Learn a cognitive conceptualization of Bipolar Disorder with application of monitoring, behavioural and cognitive restructuring techniques for depression and mania.
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Live webinar February 22, 2021
Ian Robertson, MSW, RSW
Understanding the co-occurring interaction between substance use and mental health will enhance clinician’s ability in developing effective screening/assessment, treatment and community-based plans using collaborative, integrative and responsive approaches to client care.
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3-HOUR WEBINAR
Live webinar February 26, 2021
9 a.m. to noon
Bo Yih Thom, MSW, RSW
Take an in-depth look at vicarious trauma, contributing factors (such as the current pandemic) and resiliency-based strategies that can be implemented to reduce the impacts of traumatic exposure in the workplace.
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Live webinar March 1 and 2, 2021
Robert T. Muller, PhD, C.Psych
Through the lens of attachment theory, using a relational, integrative approach, Dr. Muller follows the ups and downs of the therapy relationship with trauma survivors and how to navigate and use subtle conflicts in the relationship by specifically looking at safety in the relationship and the therapeutic process pace.
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Live webinar March 9 and 10, 2021
9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Simone Leavell-Bruce, Psy.D
This webinar caters to mental health providers who are committed to providing culturally responsive mental health service to minoritized communities, particularly Black clients. Topics covered will include identifying and addressing race-based stress and trauma, racial identity development, and the use of culturally responsive methods in the assessment and treatment of Black individuals.
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Live webinar March 12, 2021
Noah Lazar, PhD, C.Psych
The first part of this webinar will on CBT models and conceptualizations of GAD, addressing cognitive restructuring and behavioural techniques. The second part will focus on CBT conceptualizations for multiple presentations of OCD along with cognitive techniques to challenge obsessional thinking and the utility of compulsive behaviour.
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Watch for more leadership training to come in 2021
Our commitment to engaging and inclusive learning experiences
In collaboration with our facilitators, we create immersive and interactive online learning experiences that combine thought leadership with practical application. We prioritize quality programming and continually strive to ensure accessible materials and technologies, inclusive course design, and best practices for facilitating online.
In addition to our courses, we offer customized online training programs and have a commitment to building community through partnerships and affiliations, as part of the SickKids Mental Health enterprise.
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Questions? Comments? Suggestions?
We would love to hear from you. Please contact Mary Anne Van Rooyen via email at mvanrooyen@sickkidscmhlearning.ca, toll-free at 1-855-944-4673, or locally at: 416-924-1164, ext. 3233.