SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute
May 2023, Training Programs for Professionals
Children’s grief and bereavement certificate program
Grief is a confusing and isolating experience. For children, it can have a profound impact on their social and emotional development. Join SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute’s training program for professionals on supporting children with their grief and bereavement. This program will explore the roots of our cultural discomfort with the topic of children and death and expose common myths and misconceptions. Participants will be equipped with the skills to provide support to children, youth and families who are grieving the dying or death of someone they care about. Adults cannot change the reality of a death occurring in a child’s life; however, with the right tools they can play a powerful role in shaping the story of the child’s grief experience and help them thrive in life.
Who is this for? Any professional or volunteer who is able to influence the support received by a grieving child. This includes front-line workers and volunteers such as mental health professionals, medical professionals, educators, clergy, social workers, administrators, residential workers, counsellors, funeral service providers, hospice worker/volunteers, and more.
Please note: This is a five-module certificate program. You must complete all five modules within a year to obtain the certificate. Each of the modules may be taken on their own as a stand-alone training.
Full Program Dates: May 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2023
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET
Individual Module Dates:
May 3 — Children at the bedside: Preparing children for the death of someone close to them
May 10 — When death darkens the door: Supporting bereaved children and youth
May 17 — Using mindfulness and compassion to support grieving children and families
May 24 — When grief gets more complicated: Supporting harder-to-serve populations
May 31 — Dancing in the darkness: Creative approaches to working with grieving children and youth
Facilitators: Andrea Warnick, RN, MA, RP, Liana Lowenstein, MSW, RSW, CPT-S and Lysa Toye, MSW, RSW, ExAT
CE (Continuing Education): 30 hours
Full Program Fee: General — $1,200 | Student — $1,080
Learn more & register here: https://sickkidscmh.ca/course/childrens-grief-and-bereavement-certificate-program-4/
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Digital media use in youth: Navigating the tensions between online risk and opportunity during a complex time
Date: May 8, 2023
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET
Facilitators: Marshall Korenblum, MD, FRCP ©, Dip. Child Psych. and Bethany Good, PhD, RSW
CE (Continuing Education): 3 hours
Fee: General — $125 | Student — $112.50
Learn more & register here: https://sickkidscmh.ca/course/digital-media-use-in-youth-navigating-the-tensions-between-online-risk-and-opportunity-during-a-complex-time-2/
Working with parental self-blame with cognitive and emotion-focused techniques
Date: May 10, 2023
Time: 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. ET
Facilitator: Adele Lafrance, PhD, C.Psych.
CE (Continuing Education): 3 hours
Fee: General — $125 | Student — $112.50
Learn more & register here: https://sickkidscmh.ca/course/working-with-parental-self-blame-with-cognitive-and-emotion-focused-techniques/
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and teens: Evidence-informed treatment strategies for kids and their families
Date: May 11, 2023
Time: 9 a.m. to noon ET
Facilitator: Daniel Chorney, PhD
CE (Continuing Education): 3 hours
Fee: General — $125 | Student — $112.50
Learn more & register here: https://sickkidscmh.ca/course/ocd-in-children-and-teens-evidence-informed-treatment-strategies-for-kids-and-their-families/
Family-based treatment for adolescent eating disorders
Date: May 18, 2023
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET
Facilitators: Gina Dimitropoulos, MSW, PhD and Kristen Anderson, MA, LCW, CEDS-S
CE (Continuing Education): 6 hours
Fee: General — $250 | Student — $225
Learn more & register here: https://sickkidscmh.ca/course/family-based-treatment-for-adolescent-eating-disorders/
