About this on-demand training
Facilitator: Marshall Korenblum, MD, FRCP (C).
CE hours: 6
This training is suitable for:
- Mental Health Professionals: psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists, social workers.
- Medical Professionals: nurses, psychiatrists, pediatricians, family doctors.
- Educators: teachers, ECE, school administration, support staff
Client category: Professionals working with individuals 12 years to adulthood.
Level of training: Introductory/Intermediate
Description: Depression is both a contributor to and symptom of "acting out" behaviour. This webinar will provide a comprehensive framework for evaluating "acting out." Signs and symptoms of depression, the difference between normal sadness and clinical disorder, and the causes of and treatment options for depression will be outlined. Changes in the adolescent brain that contribute to risk-taking will be explained. Stigma as a barrier to help-seeking and best practices in referring to psychiatry will be also clarified.
Learning objectives:
- Understand how changes in the teenage brain account for impulsivity, reward-seeking, and risk-taking in adolescents.
- Appreciate the role of "masked depression" and irritability as contributors to acting out.
- Describe the symptoms, differential diagnosis, causes, and treatment of depression in teens
- Develop an approach to the reduction of stigma and increase in help-seeking in teens.
Adolescent depression is often misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or masked by irritability and acting out. This timely training equips professionals with a comprehensive framework to identify, assess, and treat depression in teens—while addressing stigma, risk-taking behaviours, and barriers to care.
Complete this on-demand training to gain the clinical insight you need to support early intervention and better outcomes for youth struggling beneath the surface.
This program was originally recorded on July 16, 2025.
Event updated April 9, 2026
Upon registration, participants will receive a confirmation email that includes access information to our on-demand training platform, SickKids Academy Online.
Participants will have access for 90 days from the date they begin the course on SickKids Academy Online.
Following the training, participants are required to complete a quiz to receive the Certificate of Participation.
Accessibility
We strive to ensure our online learning programs are easy for everyone, everywhere. This on-demand webinar will include automated closed-captioning and transcript.
Disclaimer: The automated closed captioning and transcript are based on the accuracy of the audio recording and may contain some gaps or inaccuracies. They are meant to be an assistive tool and not an official record. Please refer to the original audio/video for full and accurate communication.
If you have other accessibility requirements, please email Mary Anne Van Rooyen at mvanrooyen@sickkidscmhlearning.ca to let us know how we can best support your learning experience.
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.