Prevention and Promotion Services

This 2-day training course is for anyone aged 16 or older who wants to be able to provide suicide first aid. The ASIST model teaches effective intervention skills while helping to build suicide prevention networks in the community. 

This 3-hour introductory workshop will highlight the most promising interventions and strategies for supporting people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

Topics include:

• Introduction to FASD
• Understanding challenges
• Working from a strengths perspective
• Effective strategies

This 1-day workshop provides basic information and awareness in the area of substance use and addiction.

*This workshop is a prerequisite for Review of Clinical Issues in Addictions and Youth and Drugs.

Topics include:

• Lived experience
• Recovery
• Stigma
• Drug trends
• Treatment
• Resources
• High risk groups
• Drug classifications
• Helpful caregiver attitudes
• Addictions and the family.

This 2-day training course was developed to help people provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health problem or is experiencing a mental health crisis.

This course trains people to provide mental health first aid to a person until appropriate professional help is received or until the crisis is resolved.

Topics include:

• Mood disorders
• Substance use disorder
• Suicidal behavior
• Reactions to traumatic events
• Anxiety disorders
• Psychosis
• Overdoses
• Psychotic episodes
• Panic attacks

This 2-day training course focuses on mental health problems and first aid for youth ages 12 to 24.  The information in this course is meant for educational professionals, health care providers, parents and other adults in the identification of mental health problems and appropriate first aid intervention strategies.

Topics include:

• Mood disorders
• Substance use disorder
• Suicidal behavior
• Reactions to traumatic events
• Anxiety disorders
• Eating disorders
• Deliberate self-injury
• Psychosis
• Overdoses
• Psychotic episodes
• Panic attacks

This 1-day workshop provides an introduction to Motivational Interviewing (MI).  Motivational Interviewing is a way of talking with people about change that was first developed for the field of addictions.

This approach has broadened and become a favored approach for use with a wide variety of populations in many different settings.

This 2-day workshop reviews clinical issues in addictions.

Topics include:

• Basic communication skills
• Basic assessment
• Relapse prevention
• Recovery process
• Initial interview with substance dependent individuals
• Motivational strategies
• Process of change

This 2-day workshop provides individuals working with youth enhanced knowledge and skills in the areas of identification, assessment and case management of young people experiencing problems as a result of substance use. 

Topics include:

• Stages of use
• Basic assessment
• Goal setting
• Psycho-social development and tasks of adolescence
• Risk and protective factors
• Importance of motivation in working with youth
• Initial interview with substance dependent individuals.