FREE Training Events on Mental Health in Metro Vancouver

West End Mental Health Team Week 

Nov. 6,7,8/12, West End Mental Health Team, 1555 Robson, 

Vancouver, BC;  Tel: 604-687-7994.

 

November 7, 9:30 to 11:30 .  “Providing Stage Based Trauma Therapy in Vancouver’s Inner City.”  Lili Clendenning, registered clinical counselor and case manager, Strathcona team, and Stephen Epp, occupational therapist, will present on two group-based trauma programs they have recently completed at the Strathcona team. The introduction to trauma recovery group is based on the work of Liz Choquette and Maxine Harris.  The second stage group is based on the model of Cognitive Processing Therapy.  Question and answer session to follow.

November 7, 1:30 to 3:30.  “Major Mental Illnesses:  what are they, and what can one expect from team mental health treatment.”  Dr. David Irwin, West End Mental Health Team and Stephan Bunton, Senior Mental Health Worker, West End Mental Health Team, and a West End team consumer, T.B.A.    In this workshop the presenters will talk about what constitutes an Axis I disorder, and the complexities involved when this occurs in the context of trauma, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders.  As well, there will be an explanation of the mandate of the mental health teams and an examination of the recovery journey. Question and answer session to follow.

November 8, 9:30 to 11:30.  “Are you too Sick to Work?  The many dilemmas of working while dealing with a mental illness.”  Dr. Anthony Sehon, West End Mental health team, and Lana Cullis, employment counselor, West End Mental Health Team.  In this workshop the participants will talk about the number one factor impacting work productivity, and the healthy workplace—major depression. Common treatments including medications, hospitalization, talk therapies, and sleep health will be examined, as well as some problem solving around the common impasses that people often find themselves in.   Question and answer session to follow. 

November 8, 2:00 to 4:00.  “Personality Disorders: what are they, what causes them, and what can be done about it?”  Dr. Wahan Wanis, West End Mental Health Team, and Charlotte Jackson, counselor, Vancouver Coastal Addiction Clinics.  In this workshop the presenters will talk about personality disorders from both a psychiatric and counseling psychology point of view, ultimately leading to a discussion on the new therapies and techniques that have developed over the past ten years.  Question and answer session to follow.

(Note:  all talks are free and open to the public. No need to R.S.V.P..  Coffee will be served)