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SAVE THE DATE – MHSU EDUCATION SESSION: COMPASSION FATIGUE

Michael Douglas will be presenting on the topic of Compassion Fatigue. The aim of this training is to support staff working in the challenging context of the opioid overdose public health emergency. Michael has worked for approximately 45 years in various roles within the Human Service Field. He runs full day training sessions on the topic of Compassion Fatigue that have been well received in our region.

The presentation will occur on February 15 at 1:00 -2:30pm.  This event will be live streamed via video conference from the new lecture theatre in the Clinical Services Building at Royal Inland Hospital.   If you want to connect to the video conference from your centre, please email Sheri.Keetch@interiorhealth.ca your site Name, Room Number and Alias by February 9, 2017.    Space has also been booked at the Kelowna Community Health Services Centre where you are welcome to join us:

Room 254, Community Health Services Centre

505 Doyle Avenue

Kelowna.   V1Y O5C

More details available on the attached poster. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Corinne Dolman

Practice Lead, Overdose Strategy – Mental Health & Substance Use 

Integration and Strategic Services

250.718.3282 (cell)

Jacqueline MacKinnon

Regional Harm Reduction Coordinator

Mental Health & Substance Use

250.851.6112 (cell)

pdf icon MHSU-Education-Session-Compassion-Fatigue.pdf

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SPOTLIGHT: Now Recruiting! Join the SAP Recruitment Workshop for persons on the Autism spectrum

Check out the information (below) and feel free to forward on to anyone who may be interested!

 

 

We are excited to announce that Pacific Autism Family Network, Ready, Willing and Able and Specialisterne have partnered to recruit for several positions at SAP, one of the world’s largest software companies.

The opportunities are located in the Lower Mainland, but anyone across British Columbia is welcome and encouraged to apply. 

 

These opportunities are available only to people on the autism spectrum or to those who face similar obstacles attaining employment.
 
In particular, we are looking to recruit multiple people for each of the following positions:
 
Junior Developer:  https://ca.specialisterne.com/junior-developer/
Product Support Engineer: https://ca.specialisterne.com/product-support-engineer/
Translation Tools Developer: https://ca.specialisterne.com/translation-tools-developer/
Operations & Reporting Intern: https://ca.specialisterne.com/operations-reporting-intern/

Spaces are limited, so please read through the information and have any individuals apply as soon as they can. The final deadline for all applications is February 10th, 2016.
 
For any applicants interested, please forward their Face Sheet to Stacey Freeman at sfreeman@pacificautismfamily.com and identify which position they applied to.

Thank you!

 

 

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Brian Burnham, MA

Director of Operations
Community Connections Support Services
275 Rutland Road North
Kelowna, BC  V1X 3B1

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KELOWNA: DDMHS has moved – Dec. 16th

The Kelowna DDMHS team has moved:

We’re Moving!  Kelowna MHSU will be located at:

Community Health and Services Centre

505 Doyle Avenue

Kelowna, BC  V1Y 0C5

250-469-7070 ext 12367

As of Monday December 19th they will be at their new location.  You can contact them directly with any questions or if you need pictures of the exterior and interior of the building to make social stories.

 

 

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