About this webinar
Date: April 8, 2027
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET
Facilitator: Adina Hauser, MSW, RSW.
CE hours: 3
This training is suitable for:
- Mental Health Professionals: psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists, social workers
- Medical Professionals: nurses, psychiatrists, pediatricians, family doctors
- Direct Service Workers: drop in workers, shelter and hostel workers, child and youth workers, youth justice workers
Level of training: Introductory/intermediate
Client age category: For professionals who work with families and children.
Description: This training will focus on clinical interventions for family members of youth with emotion dysregulation. It will provide both education and intervention strategies for working with family members and focus on ways to support families who struggle with chronic relationship challenges due to emotion dysregulation.
This training will review evidence-informed treatments such as emotion-focused, family therapy (EFFT) and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) oriented approaches in both supporting and intervening with family members. Participants will be asked to engage in self-reflection and will be provided with the space for live role plays, as well as live discussions.
Learning objectives:
- Understand clinical interventions with family members of those struggling with emotion dysregulation. This is done through live discussion, self reflection and videos
- Increase their competency in incorporating emotion regulation strategies into family work
- To build capacity in educating families on the importance of emotion in managing big problems
Continuing Education (CE) Information: SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) to offer continuing education (CE) hours. Full-day programs equal six CE hours; half-day programs equal three CE hours; for less than half-day programs, one hour of programming equals one CE hour. SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute maintains responsibility for the programs.
Other licensing boards and professional organizations will grant continuing education credits for attendance at their own discretion; participants will need to submit the course outline and Certificate of Participation for their consideration.
Registration closes
If registration has closed and you're still interested in joining this course, please contact Mary Anne at mvanrooyen@sickkidscmhlearning.ca
Accessibility
We strive to ensure our online learning programs are easy for everyone, everywhere. If you have any accessibility requirements (automatic transcripts, closed-captioning, ASL interpreters, advanced access to program materials), please email Mary Anne Van Rooyen at mvanrooyen@sickkidscmhlearning.ca to let us know how we can best support your learning experience.
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