The following workshops and support groups are currently available at the CMHA Thunder Bay Branch.
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
Family Mental Health Recovery Series and Support Group
Photovoice: Exposing Our Path to Wellness
Introduction to the Recovery Approach to Mental Illness
For upcoming public events and forums please check the Events page
Suicide Intervention Skills Training
Dates: October 25 & 26, 2010 - Two full days
Fee: $200 per person (includes lunch and materials)
Student Fee - There are two spaces for a subsidized student fee of $100.00 each. Subsidies are granted on a first come, first serve basis.
The Opportunity
Most people considering suicide share their distress and their intent. Training can help us identify and respond to these warning signs. It can give you the confidence to ask about suicide if you are concerned about someone’s safety. It can also provide you with the tools to help prevent the immediate risk of suicide.
The Outcome
The emphasis of the ASIST workshop is on suicde first-aid, helping a person at risk stay safe and seek further help. During this two-day woerkshop you will learn how to:
- Recognize invitations for help
- Reach out and offer support
- Review the risk of suicide
- Apply a suicide intervention model
- Link people with community resources
General Information
Applied Suicide Intervention Training is held over two consecutive days.Participants must attend both days. The workshop is taught by certified professional instructors who facilitate the workshop through the use of audio-visual materials, surveys, role playing, discussion and lectures.
This program is approved for 14 hours of Category 1 Study Credit by the College of Family Physicians of Canada
Registration Deadline: October 8, 2010Pre-Registration Required
Registration: Contact Bernice McArdle at 345-5564
Family Mental Health Recovery Series and Support Group
Next Session Begins: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Session Length: 10 weeks
Fee: $50.00 per person (This fee may be waived, please inquire)
Pre-Registration Required
The Family Mental Health Recovery Series is a 10 week course for families who are looking for specific skills on how they can be most helpful in their family member's recovery process. Trained facilitators provide information and education on the concepts of mental health recovery, barriers to recovery, the power of hope in recovery, the role of the family, relationship and communication building, creating a nurturing environment and self care for the caregiver. This course will be offered in the Fall.
For more information and registration, contact Joanne Books, Education and Training Program
683-4952.
Photovoice: Exposing Our Path to Wellness
Workshop Length: 1 ½ - 3 hour
Fee’s: $250.00 (negotiable depending your financial ability) All fee’s are put directly towards the project and to the photovoice artists facilitating the workshop.
A multimedia presentation with 40 photographic images and narratives portraying the experience of mental illness and recovery from the perspectives of eight psychiatric survivors living in Thunder Bay. The Photovoice project took place over 9 month period. Participants explored their journey of recovery through the use of disposable camera’s and group discussion. Powerful images complimented with articulate and often poetic narratives, illustrate the devastation caused by mental illness as well as the innate strength, courage and determination of those who strive for wellness and recovery.
Participants will learn about:
- The experience of living with a mental illness
- The barriers to recovery for those diagnosed with an illness
- The tools needed from within each person and from the community to achieve wellness.
- How professionals and volunteers
can enhance thier ability to assist individuals in the recovery process
Photovoice is an excellent training tool for anyone who wants to assist those living with a mental illness in their process of recovery.
“I’m amazed by the quality of our product. With disposable cameras and perceptive group dialogue, images of tree roots, broken umbrellas, masks, drinking glasses and more were transformed into a vision of mental health recovery through the eyes of people in Thunder Bay who live with mental illness and poverty.”
Photovoice Artist, Annie Jollymore
Project Photographs: 32 of the project photographs have been enlarged and mounted on foam core. They are available for display upon request. Donations to the project are appreciated.
Introduction to the Recovery Approach to Mental Illness
Dates: Contact: Contact CMHA to book this presentation for your agency or classroom.
Workshop length: 2 or 3 hours
Fee: No fee - Donations to the program are accepted
This is an introduction to mental illness with a focus on the recovery approach. It is designed for students, mental health professionals or anyone working with individuals labelled with a mental illness. It includes the experience of mental illness, consequences of, learned helplessness, key concepts of recovery and ways to assist clients in their process of recovery.
Workshop Goals
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To understand the impact of being labeled with a mental illness and it’s consequences
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To understand the impact of stigma as it relates to mental illness
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To understand the key concepts of recovery model
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To look at what helps and what hinders people in their recovery process
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To look at ways to help people in their recovery process find new meaning beyond their label of mental illness
For more information and registration, contact Joanne Books, Education and Training Program 683-4952
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