Webinars

Upcoming Webinars

WEBINAR: Conversations That Count: Substance Use & Social Gatherings

WEBINAR: Conversations That Count: Substance Use & Social Gatherings

May 6, 20254:00 pm

WEBINAR: Fireside Chat – Summer Planning

WEBINAR: Fireside Chat – Summer Planning

June 10, 20257:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Past Webinars

Topic

Webinar: Aggression Toward Family and Caregivers in Childhood and Adolescence – Practical Strategies

Webinar: Aggression Toward Family and Caregivers in Childhood and Adolescence – Practical Strategies

This session provides a comprehensive overview of AFCCA, including its prevalence, the impact on families, and practical strategies to manage these behaviors while reducing stigma. Participants will explore therapeutic approaches and the importance of community support and hear from caregivers who have navigated these challenges.

Webinar: Beyond Sibling Rivalry – Supporting Siblings of Children or Youth with Mental Health Challenges

Webinar: Beyond Sibling Rivalry – Supporting Siblings of Children or Youth with Mental Health Challenges

In this insightful webinar, we delve into recognizing when sibling interactions go beyond typical rivalry, addressing the needs of multiple children, and creating effective safety plans at home. We provide tips on how to support each child with different needs, ensuring that siblings aren’t left behind when one child’s needs are more demanding.

Webinar: Body Image and Disordered Eating

Webinar: Body Image and Disordered Eating

This webinar covers challenges related to body image and disordered eating, recognizing when to be concerned, and fostering a healthy relationship with food and body image. Learn how to support children at home, communicate effectively based on age and ability, and discover available community resources.

Webinar: Caregivers Have Feelings Too – A Guide to Self Care

Webinar: Caregivers Have Feelings Too – A Guide to Self Care

This webinar shares strategies and resources to help parents and caregivers remain calm when supporting a child or youth experiencing emotional dysregulation.

Webinar: Co-Parenting a Child with Mental Illness

Webinar: Co-Parenting a Child with Mental Illness

This session introduces strategies to overcome common challenges in coparenting, drawing on the facilitators’ extensive experience addressing needs commonly identified by families. Participants will gain valuable insights to navigate and strengthen their co-parenting journey.

Webinar: Could it be FASD?

Webinar: Could it be FASD?

This session discusses how FASD presents itself, how it can be masked and misdiagnosed, and why a different approach is needed. Participants will learn how to recognize FASD and accommodate it effectively, gaining valuable insights into successful mental health interventions for children and youth living with FASD.

Webinar: FASD and Mental Health – A Fireside Chat with Providers and People with Lived Experience

Webinar: FASD and Mental Health – A Fireside Chat with Providers and People with Lived Experience

This session explores the prevalence and challenges of FASD, the importance of accurate diagnosis, and innovative approaches to care. Participants will gain valuable insights into supporting the mental health of individuals with FASD and their caregivers, addressing stigma, and fostering community capacity for better care, leaving with actionable strategies and a deeper understanding.

Webinar: Finding Balance Parenting Young Adults with Mental Health Concerns

Webinar: Finding Balance Parenting Young Adults with Mental Health Concerns

Parents Jenn and Louise share their lived expertise and strategies that help them balance the delicate balance in their relationship with their young adults, ages 18+, with mental health challenges.

Webinar: Fireside Chat with Grandparent Caregivers

Webinar: Fireside Chat with Grandparent Caregivers

In this webinar, you will hear firsthand from a panel of grandparent caregivers about their experiences of raising their grandchildren. We go into the complexities of navigating this change in role, relationships between your children and grandchildren, creating boundaries and self-care tips. This session provides valuable insights and practical tips to help grandparents in their unique caregiving journey.

Webinar: Gender, Sexuality, and Breaking the Binary

Webinar: Gender, Sexuality, and Breaking the Binary

Christa Duval from Pflag Canada shares information to help parents and caregivers understand the difference between gender and sexuality. She also shares strategies on how to provide gender-affirming care to LGBTQIA+ children and youth experiencing gender dysphoria, gender transition, or identity changes that relate to their gender or sexuality.

Webinar: Grieving is Part of the Journey

Webinar: Grieving is Part of the Journey

This session addresses the emotional journey of parenting a child or youth with mental illness and the importance of recognizing and grieving the hopes and plans that may no longer be possible. Participants will learn supportive strategies to navigate the grief and challenges often experienced by parents and caregivers in these situations, fostering resilience and understanding along the way.

Webinar: How To Effectively Advocate For Your Child or Youth With Mental Illness

Webinar: How To Effectively Advocate For Your Child or Youth With Mental Illness

In this webinar with Peter Ostrowski, a parent with 12 years of lived experience in mental health, you will learn how to effectively advocate for your child or youth with mental illness. This session provides valuable insights and practical strategies, drawing from Peter’s extensive personal journey and his years of volunteering to support and improve the experience for others on a similar path.

Webinar: How to Understand and Support Kids with "Leaky Brakes"

Webinar: How to Understand and Support Kids with “Leaky Brakes”

Becky Mathieu, Community Behaviour Consultant from the Child Parent Resource Institute, speaks about how to understand your child or youth’s inability to use their “brakes” (i.e., regulate their emotions or behaviours as it may relate to disinhibition disorders such as ADHD, Tourette’s, or OCD).

Webinar: Leaky Brakes – What They Are and What They Aren't

Webinar: Leaky Brakes – What They Are and What They Aren’t

In this engaging webinar with the Child and Parent Resource Institute (CPRI), we dive into an overview of Tourette Syndrome and its associated “leaky brakes” (i.e., ADHD, OCD, Anxiety, etc.).

Webinar: Learning Disabilities, ADHD & Advocacy

Webinar: Learning Disabilities, ADHD & Advocacy

Empower yourself with the knowledge and resources to better support your child’s unique learning journey! This engaging and informative session on understanding and supporting children with Learning Disabilities (LDs) is led by two LD specialists.

Webinar: Let's Talk Substance Use

Webinar: Let’s Talk Substance Use

Join us in exploring the current substance use landscape in Canada, including youth trends, factors influencing youth substance use, risks, and strategies to reduce harm. We will also examine best practices for parents and professionals to discuss drug use with young people in Canada to reduce the stigma surrounding these conversations.

Webinar: Safety – The Essential Ingredient to Healing

Webinar: Safety – The Essential Ingredient to Healing

This session was designed for CAS Care Providers completing specific curriculum through OACAS and aims to lay the foundation for initiating a peer support group for CAS Care Providers. Participants will gain insights into fostering safety as a cornerstone for effective healing and support.

Webinar: Skills and Hope – A DBT Program for Families

Webinar: Skills and Hope – A DBT Program for Families

Learn about the challenges of emotional dysregulation, borderline personality disorder (BPD), and how the Sashbear Foundation and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) can support families. Gain insights into the Family Connections program and practical tools to foster supportive family relationships.

Webinar: Supporting and Advocating for your Child with Families for Addictions Recovery

Webinar: Supporting and Advocating for your Child with Families for Addictions Recovery

In this session, we talk about supporting and advocating for children and youth with mental health and substance use challenges, including peer support, advocacy strategies, and practical tools to foster understanding and communication. Participants gain insights into addiction, harm reduction, and advocating for improved resources.

Webinar: The IEP – Meeting Individual Student Needs

Webinar: The IEP – Meeting Individual Student Needs

This session explores the definition and purpose of an IEP, who qualifies, and its key components such as accommodations, modifications, and assessments, providing strategies for effective advocacy and communication with educators. Participants will gain insights into navigating transitions between educational stages to empower families on this journey.

Webinar: The IEP in High School

Webinar: The IEP in High School

This session provides helpful tips on preparing for IPRC meetings with the school and discusses key aspects of the IEP. Participants will gain insights into understanding the jargon often used during these meetings, equipping them with the knowledge to navigate the process effectively.

Webinar: The Truth About Lying

Webinar: The Truth About Lying

This session explores evidence-based insights from Dr. Talwar’s extensive research and practical guidance from her book The Truth about Lying: Teaching Honesty to Children at Every Age and Stage. Participants will gain valuable strategies for fostering honesty in children and learn how to better understand the developmental aspects of lying.

Webinar: Tic, Tic, Boom – ADHD

Webinar: Tic, Tic, Boom – ADHD

In this webinar with the Child and Parent Resource Institute (CPRI), we delve into the topic of emotional dysregulation. This session will introduce helpful strategies and de-escalation techniques to prevent meltdowns in various settings and explore Dr. Greene’s Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) problem-solving model.

Webinar: Understanding Aggression Toward Family and Caregivers in Childhood and Adolescence (AFCCA)

Webinar: Understanding Aggression Toward Family and Caregivers in Childhood and Adolescence (AFCCA)

This session explores evidence-based insights and lived family experiences to foster a deeper understanding of aggression towards family and caregivers. We highlight recent research findings, emphasize the importance of recognizing a family’s unique needs and strengths, and offer practical strategies for families to consider in navigating these challenges.

Webinar: Understanding and Managing Screen Time

Webinar: Understanding and Managing Screen Time

This session provides helpful strategies to foster meaningful conversations, set boundaries, and establish limits to help tweens and teens balance screen time, social media, and online activities.