Ongoing mentorship meetings for primary care professionals as part of the Pain BC Adaptive Mentorship Network for Pain, Mental Health and Substance Use.

Find out more and apply to be a mentor or mentee here: https://painbc.ca/adaptive-mentorship

Part 2 of a private workshop for primary care professionals based on Motivational Interviewing skills and applications:

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this workshop participants will be able to

1) Describe the latest evidence and theory in understanding "resistance"

2) Identify common challenges in their work related to ambivalence, discord, or other barriers

3) Examine practical options for how to respond give their unique role, setting, time pressures, and other constraints

Private motivational interviewing training for health professionals. 3- day event

Private motivational interviewing training for health professionals. 3- day event

A private workshop for primary care professionals:

Learning objectives:

By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

1) Understand the challenge of behavior change

2) Explain the utility of Motivational Interviewing in supporting behavior change

3) Identify real-life, concrete options to apply elements of Motivational Interviewing to daily practice

Private motivational interviewing training for health professionals. 3- day event

Supervision is considered the foundation of establishing competence in therapy.  Despite an increasing focus and attention to this area, few psychologists have had any formal training in supervision.  Many of us rely on supervising how we ourselves were supervised.  What are the “best practice” recommendations for supervising CBT?  This workshop will review key literature and resources for providing CBT supervision.  There will be a focus on practical recommendations for how you can set learners up for success while ensuring high quality client care.  Essential safeguards against ethical and regulatory complaints will also be discussed.

"Our paths to recovery are as unique as our fingerprints." – Chris Lamoureux

Recovery from mental health and substance use is an ongoing and non-linear journey. Each person's path towards recovery looks different and is defined by that individual. Join us on October 18th from 2:00-3:30PM PST to "Demystifying Recovery" as we unpack the complex topic of recovery with our three subject matter experts who each bring diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Our host, Victoria Maxwell, will be leading this upcoming webinar session, along with our three subject matter experts coming from diverse backgrounds and experiences:

• Dr. Heather Fulton, Registered Psychologist

• Rumel (Rick) Johal, Senior Lead of Provincial Education, BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services

• Chris Lamoureux, Leader of Patient Experience and Community Engagement, BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services

Register for this event here.

Website for more information about this webinar series.

A presentation that is part of the British Columbia Provincial Mental Health and Substance Use ECHO.

This presentation will explore trust barriers to care as well as the roles and responsibilities of care providers.

Register for this event here.

Invited presentation to BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services Allied Health Community of Practice team.

Learning objectives:

By the end of the session participants will be able to:

• Describe the rationale and utility of family inclusion in substance use disorder treatment approaches

• Outline the CRAFT approach, methods, and empirical support

• Access ongoing resources for professional training in CRAFT

• Share additional CRAFT resources with relevant clients

• Contrast CRAFT with similar, family-based training approaches for severe mental illness: namely Psychosis REACH and LEAP

Presentation to UBC Psychiatry Residents as part of CBT training course.

 By the end of this talk participants will be able to:

• Understand the CBT conceptualization in the maintenance of substance use disorders

• Explain key intervention strategies used during CBT for substance use disorders

• Access evidence based resources for further information on this approach

A private learning event for a Clinical Psychologist audience.

Event description:

Supervision is considered the foundation of establishing competence in therapy.  Despite an increasing focus and attention to this area, few psychologists have had any formal training in supervision.  Many of us rely on supervising how we ourselves were supervised.  What are the “best practice” recommendations for supervising CBT?  This workshop will review key literature and resources for providing CBT supervision.  There will be a focus on practical recommendations for how you can set learners up for success while ensuring high quality client care.  Essential safeguards against ethical and regulatory complaints will also be discussed. 

Invited Presentation to the British Columbia Mental Health and Substance Use ECHO

ECHO aims to build capacity among clinicians, care providers and those working with individuals with mental health and substance use issues to provide better services in all parts of B.C.  Each session starts with a 15-minute talk led by an expert, followed by a real case presentation brought forward by a participant. In addition to attending sessions, ECHO participants have access to an online resource library and a shared community of practice, and recommendations created through the collaborative case discussion that can be used to support people in a range of services and settings. This means that the learning catalyzed by ECHO continues after the session is over, supporting participants as they apply these new skills and ideas in practice, in a process of continuing professional development. 

Register for future sessions here: http://www.bcmhsus.ca/health-professionals/education-development/provincial-mental-health-substance-use-echo

Invited Presentation at the British Columbia Concurrent Disorders Conference

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the session participants will be able to:

• Describe the CRAFT approach, methods, and empirical support

• Access ongoing resources for professional training in CRAFT

• Share additional CRAFT resources with relevant clients

Invited Presentation at the British Columbia Concurrent Disorders Conference

Learning objectives

By the end of the session participants will be able to:

• Understand the challenge in the development and evaluation of psychological interventions for concurrent disorders

• Identify several evidence -based psychological interventions for concurrent disorders

• Access resources for further information

You have heard about burnout.  You likely have felt it too.  Working in the homelessness sector is challenging at the best of times- and during the past 3 years even more so.  What can you do to help buffer the effects of so many demands and stressors?

By the end of this session, learners will be able to:

• Understand the interplay of stressors and protective factors and the effect they can have on anyone’s mental health

• Identify practical strategies you can apply to your daily life to cope with stressors, including times where client needs and/or job tasks can feel overwhelming

• Practice and experiment with using some of these strategies directly during the session

Webinar with Homelessness Services Association BC

Register for this event, and see similar training events, here.

Two hour webinar for staff of Assertive Community Treatment Teams (including Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Teams) of Ontario and British Columbia.

Sponsors: Ontario Association for ACT and FACT & British Columbia ACT Advanced Practice Teams

We all know change is hard.  We also likely have had the experience of trying to support another person in a change effort, and despite our best intentions, things don’t go so well.

What does the science say works?  How does behavior change happen?  What can we do to support people in making changes?

By the end of this workshop, learners will be able to:

• Understand the challenge of behavior change

• Discuss how the “best intentions” in helping can actually backfire

• Identify practical skills they can use in their daily activities to support others in changing their own behavior

Webinar with Homelessness Services Association BC

Register for this event, and see similar learning events, here.

How does someone make a change in their life- and what can I do to support it? Motivational interviewing is a scientifically supported approach of how to help people make changes. Many health care providers are trained in this approach in order to better support patients in making changes- whatever those changes might be. This approach also helps us understand why certain things we do to help people can accidentally backfire- they can make it LESS likely someone might make a change. This talk will focus on the science behind change and practical tips we can incorporate into daily life.

A online talk and discussion with Parents Forever

Keynote presentation at the BC Rural Health Conference, “one of the most comprehensive and unique Rural Medicine conferences in western Canada”.

Private event for health care professionals. Topics covered include managing mental health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the effect it has had on healthcare workers in particular.

Two hour webinar presentation to Assertive Community Treatment Teams (including Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Teams) of Ontario and British Columbia.

Sponsors: Ontario Association for ACT and FACT & British Columbia ACT Advanced Practice Teams

Learning objectives:

By the completion of this talk participants will be able to:

· Outline CBT Theory and evidence for its use

· Define key components of CBT across different presenting concerns

· Apply CBT theory and concepts to practical situations and challenges faced in F/ACT settings

A 2 hour workshop for healthcare professionals working within a provincial Early Psychosis Intervention program.

“In this 3-hour skill-building workshop we will review the spirit and core skills of Motivational Interviewing (MI). We will discuss and conceptualize complex challenges faced by clients and EPI clinicians using an MI framework, including the concept of “resistance.”  We will also practice select MI skills and techniques to address these common challenges.”

A 3 hour workshop for healthcare professionals with specialized training in bioethics.

Workshop Description:

This unique 1hr talk will be paired with an optional 2hr practice workshop for participants who want more “real life” skills practice of the tools outlines in lecture.

Responding to Challenging Situations: Introduction; 1-2pm

A didactic introduction to understanding the challenges of behavior change, how people get “stuck”, and options to respond that are based in motivational interviewing.  Please note: this is not an introduction to Motivational Interviewing in general but instead reviewing how patients/clients/people can often experience challenges in making changes- and what helping professionals can do in response. 

By the end of this talk participants will be able to:

·         Understand the challenge of behavior change

·         Discuss how the “best intentions” in helping can actually backfire

·         Know some different options for how to respond to clients who are “stuck” or “resistant” to changing a behavior

Optional Skills Practice; 2-4pm

A hands-on workshop to experiment with and practice some of the tools outlined from the 1-2pm talk.  In this interactive workshop, key concepts from the earlier lecture will be more thoroughly discussed and practiced.  Cases will also be used.  By the end of this skills workshop, participants will be able to:

·         Understand the concept of “resistance” and recent research on behavior change

·         Know and have practiced different options for responding to challenging client behaviors

·         Discuss and produce different types of reflections – and know when to use them

·         Explain and produce differing types of affirmations – and know when to use them

·         Have experience offering information and suggestions in a manner that is more likely to support change

Private corporate event with a focus on employee wellness during reintegration

An invited webinar for health professionals working at the Vancouver Operational Stress Injury Clinic