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UID:7740-1792411200-1792414800@oaksmentalhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Trauma-Informed Health Professionals: A Lunch & Learn
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our FREE virtual Lunch & Learn! \nPractical strategies for nurses\, naturopaths\, physiotherapists\, SLPs\, OTs\, and other health professionals to understand the impact of trauma and respond in ways that support safety\, trust\, and connection. \nOutline: \n\n\nWhy practice trauma-informed care?\n\n\nThe core principles of trauma-informed care.\n\n\nHow to apply these principles in healthcare settings.\n\n\nResources to learn more.
URL:https://oaksmentalhealth.ca/public-training/trauma-informed-health-professionals-a-lunch-learn/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Canada\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Public Offerings
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UID:7429-1792486800-1792512000@oaksmentalhealth.ca
SUMMARY:The Cost of Caring (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to prevent and address compassion fatigue\, vicarious trauma\, and burnout. \nOUTLINE \n1. The Psychological Hazards of Helping Professions \n\nUnderstanding and identifying compassion fatigue\, vicarious trauma\, and burnout as occupational hazards within front line practice.\n\n2. Self-Assessment \n\nSelf-assessment of compassion fatigue\, vicarious trauma\, and burnout for each individual.\n\n3. The Empathy Spectrum \n\nThe cost of not caring: Exploring the alternative (practice without empathy\, compassion\, etc.).\nHow “too much” empathy can be harmful.\nHow boundaried empathy protects us.\n\n4. Practical Strategies \n\nProfessional grieving\nMindfulness-based practice\nSelf-reflexive practice\nStructured and informal debriefing\nSelf-compassion\nSetting professional boundaries\nValue-based work\n\nPlease email hello@oaksmentalhealth.ca for assistance with group registrations\, or if you wish to use an alternative payment method.  \nThis training is part of our Mental Health Essentials for Non-Profits program. Learn more here! 
URL:https://oaksmentalhealth.ca/public-training/the-cost-of-caring-virtual-6/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Canada\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Public Offerings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20261027T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20261027T160000
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UID:7436-1793091600-1793116800@oaksmentalhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Trauma Informed Care (Regina)
DESCRIPTION:OUTLINE \n\n\n\n\n\nTheoretical Framework for Understanding Trauma\n\n\nDefining trauma and its systemic impacts.\nAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).\nIntroduction to trauma-informed approaches.\nFight\, flight\, freeze\, faint\, and fawn responses.\nHow triggers work.\nThe window of tolerance model.\n\n\nPrinciples of Trauma-Informed Care\n\n\nSpecific examples of practice that perpetuate or exacerbate trauma responses.\nRecognizing and responding compassionately to trauma responses.\nPractically applying the principles of trauma-informed care in helping professions.\nPreventing burnout and compassion fatigue.\n\n\nTrauma-Informed Organizations\n\n\nHow organizational contexts can perpetuate trauma.\nCharacteristics of a trauma-informed/trauma-aware organization.\nOrganizational examples in which participants recommend trauma-informed changes.\n\n\nPlease email hello@oaksmentalhealth.ca for assistance with group registrations\, or if you wish to use an alternative payment method. Group discounts and student discounts are available on a case-by-case basis.  \nNOTE: This course involves a significant amount of group work. If you are apprehensive about the idea of group work due to social anxiety or any other concern\, please notify us. We would be happy to accommodate you as best we can. \n\n\n\n\nThis training is part of our Mental Health Essentials for Non-Profits program. Learn more here! 
URL:https://oaksmentalhealth.ca/public-training/trauma-informed-care-regina-3/
LOCATION:Regina (YWCA Regina)\, 2817 12th Ave\, Regina\, SK\, S4T 4Y9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Public Offerings,Trauma-Informed Care
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20261028T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20261028T160000
DTSTAMP:20260513T185925Z
CREATED:20260513T185925Z
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UID:7432-1793178000-1793203200@oaksmentalhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Compassionate Crisis Response (Saskatoon)
DESCRIPTION:OUTLINE\nSuicidal Thoughts \n\n\nRisk factors and warning signs. \n\n\nAssessing the likelihood of a suicide attempt. \n\n\nTiered responses to lower vs. higher risk suicidal thoughts. \n\n\nCreating effective\, compassionate safety plans. \n\n\nPanic Attacks \n\n\nGrounding techniques. \n\n\nCo-regulation strategies. \n\n\nDebriefing and preventing further panic attacks. \n\n\nSelf-Harm \n\n\nMedical emergencies vs. basic first aid. \n\n\nCollaborating alternatives to self-harm. \n\n\nCelebrating progress. \n\n\nAddressing relapse. \n\n\nPsychosis \n\n\nDiverse presentations of psychosis. \n\n\nAddressing delusions and hallucinations. \n\n\nBuilding rapport and trust. \n\n\nReducing external stimuli. \n\n\nAggression \n\n\nDe-escalation techniques. \n\n\nHistory of violence considerations. \n\n\nCompassionate boundaries. \n\n\nPlease email hello@oaksmentalhealth.ca for assistance with group registrations\, or if you wish to use an alternative payment method. Group discounts and student discounts are available on a case-by-case basis.  \nNOTE: This course involves a significant amount of group work. If you are apprehensive about the idea of group work due to social anxiety or any other concern\, please notify us. We would be happy to accommodate you as best we can. \nThis training is part of our Mental Health Essentials for Non-Profits program. Learn more here! 
URL:https://oaksmentalhealth.ca/public-training/compassionate-crisis-response-saskatoon-4/
LOCATION:Saskatoon (Station 20 West)\, 1120 20th St W\, Saskatoon\, Saskatchewan\, S7M 0Y8
CATEGORIES:Public Offerings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20261105T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20261105T160000
DTSTAMP:20260724T163001Z
CREATED:20260724T163001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T163001Z
UID:7506-1793869200-1793894400@oaksmentalhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Trauma Informed Care (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:OUTLINE \n\n\n\n\n\n Theoretical Framework for Understanding Trauma\n\n\nDefining trauma and its systemic impacts.\nAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).\nIntroduction to trauma-informed approaches.\nFight\, flight\, freeze\, faint\, and fawn responses.\nHow triggers work.\nThe window of tolerance model.\n\n\n Principles of Trauma-Informed Care\n\n\nSpecific examples of practice that perpetuate or exacerbate trauma responses.\nRecognizing and responding compassionately to trauma responses.\nPractically applying the principles of trauma-informed care in helping professions.\nPreventing burnout and compassion fatigue.\n\n\n Trauma-Informed Organizations\n\n\nHow organizational contexts can perpetuate trauma.\nCharacteristics of a trauma-informed/trauma-aware organization.\nOrganizational examples in which participants recommend trauma-informed changes.\n\n\nPlease email hello@oaksmentalhealth.ca for assistance with group registrations\, or if you wish to use an alternative payment method. Group discounts and student discounts are available on a case-by-case basis.  \nNOTE: This course involves a significant amount of group work. If you are apprehensive about the idea of group work due to social anxiety or any other concern\, please notify us. We would be happy to accommodate you as best we can. \nThis training is part of our Mental Health Essentials for Non-Profits program. Learn more here! 
URL:https://oaksmentalhealth.ca/public-training/trauma-informed-care-virtual-17/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Canada\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Public Offerings,Trauma-Informed Care
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DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20261117T123000
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UID:7465-1794906000-1794918600@oaksmentalhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Supporting Staff Mental Health (Saskatoon)
DESCRIPTION:OUTLINE\n\n\n\n\nHelpful responses to expressions of anger\, apathy\, sadness\, and anxiety\nHow to tell the difference between “normal” emotional responses vs. mental health disorders\nHow to help staff build coping skills and overall resilience\nHow to cultivate a sustainable work-life balance through compassionate\, mindful boundaries\n\n\nPlease email hello@oaksmentalhealth.ca for assistance with group registrations\, or if you wish to use an alternative payment method.  \nNOTE: This course may involve group work. If you are apprehensive about the idea of group work due to social anxiety or any other concern\, please notify us. We would be happy to accommodate you as best we can.
URL:https://oaksmentalhealth.ca/public-training/supporting-staff-mental-health-saskatoon-5/
LOCATION:Saskatoon (Station 20 West)\, 1120 20th St W\, Saskatoon\, Saskatchewan\, S7M 0Y8
CATEGORIES:Public Offerings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20261124T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20261124T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T181837Z
CREATED:20260527T181837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T181837Z
UID:7454-1795510800-1795536000@oaksmentalhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Supporting People With Addictions (Virtual )
DESCRIPTION:Conceptualizing Addiction\n\nSubstance use spectrum\nDiagnostic criteria for a substance use disorder\nThe role of trauma\nThe physiology of addiction\nHelpful metaphors\nDismantling stigma\nHarm reduction\n\nTrauma-Informed Assessment\n\nPrinciples of motivational interviewing\nConversational guide to assessment\nStages of change\nRelapse management\nHolistic signs of recovery\n\nEmpathetic Intervention\n\nThe importance of empathy\nTrauma-informed principles\nMapping triggers\nBoundaried empathy\nMoral injury\n\nPlease email hello@oaksmentalheath.ca for assistance with group registrations\, or if you wish to use an alternative payment method. Group discounts and student discounts are available on a case-by-case basis.  \nNOTE: This course involves a significant amount of group work. If you are apprehensive about the idea of group work due to social anxiety or any other concern\, please notify us. We would be happy to accommodate you as best we can. \nThis training is part of our Mental Health Essentials for Non-Profits program. Learn more here! 
URL:https://oaksmentalhealth.ca/public-training/supporting-people-with-addictions-virtual-5/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Canada\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Public Offerings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20261127T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20261127T120000
DTSTAMP:20260527T192632Z
CREATED:20260527T192632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T192632Z
UID:7460-1795770000-1795780800@oaksmentalhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Grief & Loss: How to Support Others (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:OUTLINE\nWhat is grief and how does it show up? \n\nEmotional\, physical\, and behavioural responses to loss.\nDifferent experiences of grief (e.g.\, health\, vocation\, pregnancy loss).\n\nTheories of grief \n\nFrameworks for understanding mourning and adjustment.\n\nHow and why we mourn \n\nUnderstanding the purpose of grieving.\nIndividual\, cultural\, and social differences.\n\nHow can we respond to someone grieving? \n\nUnhelpful vs. helpful responses.\n\nPractical supports and strategies \n\nTools for coping\, co-regulation\, and sustainable support.\nUnderstanding the difference between grief and depression.\n\nPlease email hello@oaksmentalhealth.ca for assistance with group registrations\, or if you wish to use an alternative payment method.  \nNOTE: This course may involve group work. If you are apprehensive about the idea of group work due to social anxiety or any other concern\, please notify us. We would be happy to accommodate you as best we can.
URL:https://oaksmentalhealth.ca/public-training/grief-loss-how-to-support-others-virtual/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Canada\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Public Offerings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20261201T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20261201T160000
DTSTAMP:20260819T202207Z
CREATED:20260819T202207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T202207Z
UID:7527-1796115600-1796140800@oaksmentalhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Compassionate Crisis Response (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:OUTLINE\nSuicidal Thoughts \n\n\nRisk factors and warning signs \n\n\nAssessing the likelihood of a suicide attempt \n\n\nTiered responses to lower vs. higher risk suicidal thoughts \n\n\nCreating effective\, compassionate safety plans. \n\n\nPanic Attacks \n\n\nGrounding techniques. \n\n\nCo-regulation strategies. \n\n\nDebriefing and preventing further panic attacks. \n\n\nSelf-Harm \n\n\nMedical emergencies vs. basic first aid. \n\n\nCollaborating alternatives to self-harm. \n\n\nCelebrating progress. \n\n\nAddressing relapse. \n\n\nPsychosis \n\n\nDiverse presentations of psychosis. \n\n\nAddressing delusions and hallucinations. \n\n\nBuilding rapport and trust. \n\n\nReducing external stimuli. \n\n\nAggression \n\n\nDe-escalation techniques. \n\n\nHistory of violence considerations. \n\n\nCompassionate boundaries. \n\n\nThis training is part of our Mental Health Essentials for Non-Profits program. Learn more here!  \nPlease email hello@oaksmentalhealth.ca for assistance with group registrations\, or if you wish to use an alternative payment method. Group discounts and student discounts are available on a case-by-case basis.  \nNOTE: This course involves a significant amount of group work. If you are apprehensive about the idea of group work due to social anxiety or any other concern\, please notify us. We would be happy to accommodate you as best we can.
URL:https://oaksmentalhealth.ca/public-training/compassionate-crisis-response-virtual-10/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Canada\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Public Offerings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20261210T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20261210T160000
DTSTAMP:20260804T205946Z
CREATED:20260804T205946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T205946Z
UID:7512-1796893200-1796918400@oaksmentalhealth.ca
SUMMARY:The Cost of Caring (Saskatoon)
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to prevent and address compassion fatigue\, vicarious trauma\, and burnout. \nOUTLINE \n1. The Psychological Hazards of Helping Professions \n\nUnderstanding and identifying compassion fatigue\, vicarious trauma\, and burnout as occupational hazards within front line practice.\n\n2. Self-Assessment \n\nSelf-assessment of compassion fatigue\, vicarious trauma\, and burnout for each individual.\n\n3. The Empathy Spectrum \n\nThe cost of not caring: Exploring the alternative (practice without empathy\, compassion\, etc.).\nHow “too much” empathy can be harmful.\nHow boundaried empathy protects us.\n\n4. Practical Strategies \n\nProfessional grieving\nMindfulness-based practice\nSelf-reflexive practice\nStructured and informal debriefing\nSelf-compassion\nSetting professional boundaries\nValue-based work\n\nPlease email hello@oaksmentalhealth.ca for assistance with group registrations\, or if you wish to use an alternative payment method.  \nThis training is part of our Mental Health Essentials for Non-Profits program. Learn more here! 
URL:https://oaksmentalhealth.ca/public-training/the-cost-of-caring-saskatoon-7/
LOCATION:Saskatoon (Station 20 West)\, 1120 20th St W\, Saskatoon\, Saskatchewan\, S7M 0Y8
CATEGORIES:Public Offerings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20270121T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20270121T160000
DTSTAMP:20260915T152518Z
CREATED:20260915T152518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T152518Z
UID:7735-1800522000-1800547200@oaksmentalhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Calming Through Connection: Foundational De-Escalation Strategies (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:OUTLINE\nCauses of Escalation \n\nIdentifying common triggers that lead to escalation\nSystemic and environmental factors leading to escalated emotions in others\n\n\nWhat is Safety \n\n\nHow the brain and body operate when emotionally safe vs. emotionally unsafe \n\n\nThe Cycle of Escalation \n\n\nUnderstanding and recognizing each stage and appropriate interventions for each \n\n\nEmotional Regulation Strategies \n\nHow do we handle anger and anxiety \nStrategies for regulating our emotions in response to others\n\n\nDe-Escalation Approaches  \n\nPractical strategies to de-escalate others and create emotional safety.\nHow to stay calm and respond effectively in high-stress situations.\n\n\n\n\nDe-Escalation Framework \n\nUsing the EVEN approach to empathize\, validate\, explore and negotiate.\nGroup scenarios to practice de-escalation approaches.\n\n  \nPlease email hello@oaksmentalhealth.ca for assistance with group registrations\, or if you wish to use an alternative payment method. Group discounts and student discounts are available on a case-by-case basis.  \nNOTE: This course involves a significant amount of group work. If you are apprehensive about the idea of group work due to social anxiety or any other concern\, please notify us. We would be happy to accommodate you as best we can. \nThis training is part of our Mental Health Essentials for Non-Profits program. Learn more here! 
URL:https://oaksmentalhealth.ca/public-training/calming-through-connection-foundational-de-escalation-strategies-virtual-4/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Canada\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Public Offerings
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