This six-day certification program will provide the most current information on the biopsychosocial phenomenon of trauma, along with training in how to assess and respond ethically and appropriately to adult clients, given the parameters of the workplace. The trauma issues experienced by adult clients/consumers may include: early childhood trauma, violent crime, domestic violence, sexual assault and chronic and terminal illness.

Participants will examine how workers and organizations are affected by and respond to working with traumatized individuals and develop trauma-informed approaches to work that enhance personal and professional resilience.

Countering violent extremism is a lesser-known area of practice for social work, but one that is emerging. Social work has a vital role to play both in developing casework practices to help youth and adults disengage from violent extremism, and in identifying and addressing extremist-related topics as they arise in various settings and areas of practice.

As AI becomes increasingly relevant in clinical practice, many therapists and social workers are eager to learn how to integrate it ethically, safely, and in compliance with regulatory standards. This training is designed to provide practical, compliance-first strategies for mental health professionals.

Frontline workers experience loss on a regular basis in their careers. This loss is often tragic, deeply felt and leaves profound grief. Yet, professionally we are expected to keep moving and continue helping. Overtime, this can impact workers mental health, physical health and develop into compassion fatigue. This workshop will be a brief overview of grief and loss from a trauma-informed lens.  The goal is to help you reframe your experiences of loss at work. This will help you understand your professional losses, the impacts and how to support yourself and others while you grieve. 

This presentation aims to empower and equip social workers to have knowledge, resources and education needed to deliver palliative care with their clients.   

Gender transition involves navigating complex social, legal, medical, and mental health systems. It can be hard for the caregivers of Two Spirit, trans, non-binary, and other gender-diverse youth to find the right information. In this webinar, social workers will build capacity to support caregivers of gender-diverse youth as they learn to be gender-affirming and find the services their families need, with a focus on an Alberta-context. Using case examples, we will explore common challenges caregivers face, offer tangible evidence-based strategies, and clarify processes for accessing care.