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Accessible Emergency Planning
This 90 minute workshop will help your organization identify and remove barriers to accessibility in emergency planning. It will provide you with a framework and strategies for ensuring that people with disabilities are considered when preparing for emergency situations. Self-paced, online course options are also available. To register or learn more, please contact m.lyon@telus.net.
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Suicide Awareness: Introduction
Suicide Awareness: Introduction is a 60 to 90-minute session, online or in person, aimed at reducing stigma, increasing awareness, and motivating personal and collective action for suicide prevention. The session opens up a dialogue about suicide, a stigmatized and challenging topic for many. It helps participants understand the nature of suicide in communities, the needs…
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Eight Scientifically Proven Ways to Enhance Your Overall Health and Wellbeing
This session shares 8 research-based practices that have been shown to permanently strengthen neural functioning in specific parts of the brain that are involved with lowering anxiety and depression, enhancing social awareness and empathy, and improving cognitive and intellectual functioning. What you will learn: – Multiple proven techniques to increase well-being – Neurological and biological…
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Overcoming and Preventing Compassion Fatigue: The Compassion Paradox
This session shares tools and techniques that help participants build their ability to be empathetic and compassionate; while taking care of their own emotional well-being. What you will learn: – An understanding of the true source of compassion fatigue and tools for preventing compassion fatigue – Mindful practices for grounding, acceptance, personal elevation, and planning…
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Unhooking from Negative Thought Patterns Taming and Befriending Your Thoughts
With approximately 90,000 thoughts per day, we can learn techniques and tools to help unhook from negative thoughts and rumination and help manage the ‘negativity bias’ more effectively. What participants will learn: – Multiple biological aspects that shape thought patterns – Science-based tools for interrupting and detangling from difficult thoughts – Several mindfulness techniques for…
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Increasing Self Compassion Caring for the One Who Cares for Others
Greater self-compassion can improve our well-being in the workplace and in our relationships, and can help to prevent burnout. This session reviews science and research on the importance of self-compassion, and shares practices and techniques to strengthen our ability to be compassionate to ourselves. What you will learn: – The popular myths and scientific truths…
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Making Sense of Feeling Out of Control: How and Why You Are Healthier than You Think
An overview of brain science and how it relates to stress and feeling overwhelmed. Includes ways to counter stress using polyvagol theory techniques and practices, windows of tolerance knowledge, and simple mindfulness practices for gaining control of thoughts and emotions. What you will learn: – Science-based explanations for feelings of chaos and overwhelm – Different…
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Navigating Emotions: How to Remain Centered when Emotions Feel Overwhelming
Emotions are a normal and healthy part of our lives. This session focuses on emotional awareness and practices that can support us to respond more skillfully to challenging situations. What participants will learn: – An understanding of where emotions come from – Tools for navigating emotions with more ease – Mindful practices for regaining control…
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Tools for Working With Challenging Calls
Suitable for those working in a range of organizations, this introductory webinar provides staff with the necessary skills for dealing with callers who are in an elevated state.In this session, we will cover the following: – Self-care before, during, and after tough calls – Skills to support yourself and others – The three R's –…
