Category: Support and Training Events

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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)

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WEBINAR: Caregiver Check Up – Dec. 15th

Offered through The Caregiver Network, this free “Caregiver Check-Up” webinar is taking place on December 15th from 6:30-8:00 pm. (PST):

As 2016 draws to a close, we thought it would be a good time to have a conversation.  How are you doing – what’s on your mind?

In the past four months our webinars have covered a wide range of topics including: managing boundaries, a tool to assist in making difficult decisions, navigating the health care system, how to remain resilient and communicating in difficult conversations.  Perhaps situations or events have cropped up for you pertaining to these or others topics and it would help to have them discussed.  They could be about navigating the holidays or the health care system, thinking about a plan for 2017 including how to set and maintain boundaries that will help you stay resilient in your caregiving role, and / or moving forward with any of these when they require having difficult conversations or making tough decisions.   This is your webinar – we want to hear from you!

In this webinar, Wendy Johnstone (Gerontologist) and Jodie McDonald (Social Worker) will facilitate an open discussion for a year end “Caregiver Check-up” using our Coach Caregiver format .  We invite you to submit questions or scenarios you would like to be discussed by following this link to our website https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/submit-your-questions-for-coach-caregiver.  And as always, there will be plenty of opportunity to participate during the actual webinar.

You can find out more information about this opportunity at their event webpage: Caregiver Check-Up

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WEBINAR: Communicating in Difficult Discussions – Nov. 24th

For anyone who is interested in learning about communication techniques to use in challenging situations, The Caregiver Network (TCN) is offering a free webinar from 6:30-8:00 pm (Pacific Time) tomorrow evening with presenter Jodie McDonald, a Registered Social Worker trained in the Non-violent Communication (NVC) technique, illustrating how to apply NVC specifically to caregiver situations.

For more info or to register, visit their website: https://thecaregivernetwork.ca/event/coach-caregiver-communicating-difficult-discussions/

 

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WEBINAR: Adult Guardianship info – Nov. 22nd

Interested in what Adult Guardianship means in BC?  Confused by Committeeship?  This free webinar could help!

Nidus (Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre and Registry) is holding a free webinar on Adult Guardianship (called Committeeship in BC) and the Representation Agreement Section 7 (RA7).   The webinar is offered at two dates/times; you can watch on your own computer/device.  See the attached PDF for details.

Please feel free to pass this info along to others who may be interested!

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Nidus is a non-profit charitable organization established in 1995 by disability and seniors groups to be a resource on Representation Agreements.  You can learn more about Nidus at their website:  www.nidus.ca

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WEBINAR: Financial Info – RDSP & Disability Tax Credit

Feel lost with financial details, like the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) and Disability Tax Credit?Questions?

Help is on the way!  Join the Family Support Institute in partnership with FS Financial Strategies for this webinar on November 2nd from 6:30 – 8:00 pm.  Speakers Angela Clancy and Ron Davies will shed some light on these two topics!

 

Feel free to share this info!  More details at the link below:

https://eepurl.com/clG0V5

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UBC OKANAGAN: Family Governance Workshop – Oct. 27-29th

Check out the Family Governance workshop being offered at UBCO!  Thanks to Assunta Rosal (MSW, RSW) for passing on this info.  See below.

My name is Assunta Rosal, I am a parent of a young adult with Intellectual Disabilities who is transitioning out of the school system (SD #23) and into adulthood.  I am also a recent graduate of the UBC Okanagan Masters of Social Work program.  

I am on a committee that has organized a Family Governance conference at UBC Okanagan.  This is a model of service delivery that works towards increased flexibility. This conference is directed at parents looking for supports for their young adult children that are more innovative inclusive, client-centred and family supported and/or self-advocates who want to have more input into shaping their lives. I have attached the program agenda for your perusal. We want to get the word out to parents and self- advocates through out our region. Please feel free to share this with any of your contacts!

The conference costs $50.00 (this covers refreshments and lunch).  There is a speaker on the evening of the 27th who is a parent/advocate with 20 years’ experience in Family Governance – this part of the program is paid for by CLBC Community Councils South & North Okanagan and is free to parents.

Planning on going?  Leave us a comment!

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GOOGLE – ONLINE SAFETY ROADSHOW

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Google has released a series of five short videos with tips for online safety – we have added these videos to our Materials and Education resources page.  Click here to check out these and other resources on our page, or you can find them here on YouTube.

The Google Safety Centre is also a great resource for learning how to be safe online – click here to check it out.

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