Continuing Education and Events
The NBASW develops, coordinates and promotes professional education opportunities to support members in meeting the continuing professional education requirements. The NBASW does this in five ways:
• Free NBASW Mandatory Ethics, Standards, and Guidelines Training for members
• Free NBASW & CASW Webinars for members
• Free and Discounted Social Work Resources
• NBASW Professional Development Fund
• Additional Continuing Education Opportunities
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Upcoming Events
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INTEGRATING EMOTION-FOCUSED THERAPY PRINCIPLES AND INTERVENTIONS IN WORKING WITH OLDER ADULTS:
Jan. 20 — Feb. 16, 2025 All Day
When: Monday, Jan 20 – Sunday, Feb 16, 2025 (4 weeks) ONLINE weekly at your discretion
Cost: $240 (Students/Seniors $120) Sufficient Enrolment Decision Date: Mon, Jan 13, 2025
This workshop will be offered only if there is sufficient enrolment.
This introductory workshop will focus on the theoretical principles and practical skills to assess and process emotions productively while working with older adults. Through case presentations and didactic learning, participants will learn how to:
• Assess clients’ unique emotional processing style and emotional processing difficulties
• Facilitate emotional awareness, symbolize emotions, and deepen emotional experience
• Be aware and intervene to resolve obstacles to productive emotional processing
• Learn about step-by-step emotion sequences to transform unproductive emotional states into productive emotional processes
• Learn about memory reconsolidation and emotional change by meaning-making, narrative elaboration, and co-creating new narratives to foster meaningful changes
Details and registration: https://aging.utoronto.ca/integrating-emotion-focused-therapy-principles-and-interventions-in-working-with-older-adults/ -
Counselling Adult Survivors of Sexual Violence Course
Jan. 23 — Apr. 10, 2025 5:00pm — 7:00pm
The Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services (AASAS) is happy to announce an upcoming Counselling Adult Survivors of Sexual Violence Course, taking place in an online classroom January 23 through April 10, 2025, every Thursday 2:00 - 4:00pm MT.
This course offers an integrative, mindfulness-based approach to ongoing assessment and interventions with adult survivors (all genders) of sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse.
Cost
Early Bird: $645.00 until November 14, 2024 (application & payment must be received by this date)
After November 14, 2024: $695.00
Course Application Deadline is January 2, 2025
*While space is available*
Learn more and register: https://aasas.ca/training/counselling-adult-survivors-of-sexual-violence/ -
AUTISM CONFERENCE - BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES
Jan. 25 — 31, 2025 All Day
Highlights include: Mental health, feeding, affirming neurodiverse practice, inclusive educational settings, and sibling support.
Click here for more details and to register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/childrens-autism-services-of-edmonton-17th-annual-conference-tickets-1029276101527 -
New Brunswick Coalition of Persons with Disabilities 2025 Annual General Meeting
Sun, Jan. 26, 2025 7:00pm
You feel that advocating for the rights of people with disabilities – ALL types of disabilities – means a lot to you. You want to do the right thing, not only for yourself, but for others around you and for those who will come after you. And you no longer wanted to sit idly by and wait for others to do the right thing. No. You want to get involved. We know exactly what you should do! Become a member of our Board or a non-Board volunteer! Whether your talents lie in public speaking, graphics, administrative tasks (or whatever else you can think of), or if you have one hour to volunteer or ten or more – we sure could use you here.
Join us on January 26th at 7pm for the 2025 Annual General Meeting. Pre-registration is required. Places are limited!
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/k5r08ARYR8i6IMUiW_ejkw#/registration
For more information, including a description of the roles that make up the Board, visit the blog on the NBCPD website: https://www.nbcpd.org/2025-nbcpd-annual-general-meeting-january-26th/
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Children's Autism Services of Edmonton 17th Annual Conference
Jan. 29 — 31, 2025 All Day
Join Us Your Way: In-Person or Virtually!
We’re excited to offer flexible options for attending this year’s conference. Whether you prefer to immerse yourself in the experience at the Fantasyland Hotel or participate from the comfort of your home, we’ve got you covered! Choose the option that works best for you:
VIEW SCHEDULE: https://childrensautism.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/CASE-17th-Annual-Conference-Brochure.pdf
REGISTER NOW: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/childrens-autism-services-of-edmonton-17th-annual-conference-tickets-1029276101527 -
Annoying but not harmful: working with sounds in misophonia
Fri, Jan. 31, 2025 1:00pm — 2:30pm
Presented by Bespoke Mental Health Canada:
This event will introduce the key features of misophonia and provide a simple cognitive-behavioural framework for understanding the distress and impairment associated with the phenomenon. This model will help you to consider transdiagnostic techniques that could be adapted for working with misophonia and to consider the potential limitations.
For more details and to register: https://www.bespokementalhealth.ca/live-events/advert/annoying-but-not-harmful%3A-working-with-sounds-in-misophonia -
Virtual Forum - Seeds of Possibility: Understanding Alternative Justice Practices in the Gender-Based Violence Sector
Feb. 4 — 5, 2025 2:00pm — 5:00pm
This Learning Network Virtual Forum will explore how alternative justice practices can enhance prevention, practices, and responses within the gender-based violence (GBV) movement and sector. Forum speakers include community and organizational leaders, practitioners, researchers, and advocates working across sectors to end violence, ensure accountability and build safer, more equitable communities.
For more details and to register: https://www.gbvlearningnetwork.ca/knowledge-exchanges/ke14/index.html?utm_source=LN+and+KH+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=3a18eb63d4-Save-the-Date-2024_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4b8703155f-3a18eb63d4-270011616 -
RSIday: Musculoskeletal Disorder and Injury Prevention Webinar Series
Feb. 7 — 28, 2025 10:00am — 12:30pm
OHCOW is pleased to announce the return of our free annual international event focussed on Repetitive Strain Injuries and their prevention. Now in its 26th year, OHCOW's RSI Day program continues to translate the knowledge and experience of our professional staff and guest speakers to increase awareness and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders.
Due its ever-expanding audience, this year’s event will again be held virtually, as a 4-week webinar series over the month of February. Last year, we reached 1853 registrants from 53 different countries and with your ongoing support and sharing/promotion of our event we hope to surpass last year’s record-breaking registration.
There will be 4 sessions on Fridays, each from 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM EST (11:00 AM - 1:30 PM AST): Feb 7, Feb 14, Feb 21, Feb 28.
Registration for this free event is required to participate. All sessions are recorded and will be uploaded to OHCOW’s YouTube channel after few days after each session. You must register to receive notification for when the recordings are uploaded.
For a detailed agenda, dates, times, and registration please follow the link below:
https://www.ohcow.on.ca/ohcow-events/repetitive-strain-injury-rsi-day/
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EXPAND YOUR PRACTICE. WORKING WITH NEGATIVE BODY IMAGE, CHRONIC DIETING, AND EMOTIONAL EATING: AN EMOTION FOCUSED APPROACH
Feb. 26 — 27, 2025 12:00pm — 3:15pm
with Dr. Amanda Stillar, Ph.D., Psychologist
Date: February 26th and 27th, 2025
Time: 11:00AM (EST) - 2:15PM (EST) Eastern Standard Time
Format: Live via ZOOM
NBASW Members: Check your emails to apply a 20% discount!
Learn more and register: https://www.cpeh.ca/working-with-negative-body-image--chronic-dieting--and-emotional-eating--an-emotion-focused-approach -
Positive Affect Treatment for Depression and Anxiety
Fri, Feb. 28, 2025 11:00am — 6:30pm
Join Bespoke Mental Health Canada on Friday February 28, 2025 at 8.00 a.m. – 3.30 a.m. (PT), 11.00 a.m.- 6.30 p.m. (ET) for workshop delivered by Dr. Alicia Meuret on Positive Affect Treatment for Depression and Anxiety.
Can’t attend on that date? Just watch it ‘on-demand’ at a time that suits you.
This workshop will:
1) Provide an overview of the evidence for treating negative versus positive symptoms in depression and anxiety
2) Explain the treatment modules and related techniques of positive affect treatment (PAT); 3) Describe the efficacy and mechanisms underlying PAT for anxiety and depression; 4) Assess the suitability and priority of PAT techniques based on the patient's reward sensitivity deficits.
Given the growing interest and necessity of treating low positive affect/anhedonia in individuals with depression and anxiety, we hope that attendees will gain a better understanding of how positive affect treatment can be helpful in their clinical practice.
Bespoke Mental Health Canada is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Participants who complete this workshop (either live or on-demand) are eligible to receive 6 CE credits.
Price
Professionals: $175.00 CAD + tax
Students: $140.00 CAD + tax
For more information: https://www.bespokementalhealth.ca/live-events/advert/positive-affect-treatment-for-depression-and-anxiety
To book: https://www.bespokementalhealth.ca/live-events/registration/positive-affect-treatment-for-depression-and-anxiety