WORKSHOPS
A unique psycho-educational experience you do not want to miss. Obtain valuable resources and insights. Discounts available for groups of 10 or more.
Life Transitions: Career Series
Many of us want to transition into different careers, and would like assistance in learning how to take our skills and abilities and make them marketable in the work search arena. Our primary practitioner, Dr. Michael Sorsdahl is a Global Career Development Facilitator with instructor designation and has access to the best psychometric assessments available in Canada.
I. Career Exploration
II. Resume Writing
III. Interview Preparation
IV. Portfolio Building & Online Presence
There are currently no scheduled dates for the above workshops. If you are interested in signing up for any of the above workshops, please complete the following form to obtain more information. We hope to be scheduling these workshops for the month of September.
Self-Care for the Professional Helper Series
Are you a first responder or health & wellness practitioner? If so, don't miss registering for this unique and critical workshop. Our Self-Care Workshops are qualified for Continuing Education Credits in certain fields. Self-care in the helping professions is often over-looked by both individuals and organizations and the importance of it is not completely understood. Surprisingly, our workshop is the only offering of it's nature on Vancouver Island. Feedback from professionals and students attending this workshop has been amazing. Professionals and students find it to be a perfect and much needed supplement to their continuing education in their field and their work/life balance skills.
"After taking this workshop, I am quite surprised this is not part of our curriculum as students in practice." - Jenny J., RMT
"There is a stigma attached to being a first responder; everyone thinks we are super heroes but heroes are human. Everyone in our field should take this workshop." -James, Paramedic
In Your CARE workshop series
This 4 part workshop series begins with an introductory experience. It lays the foundation of approaches used to recognize symptoms for abuse/trauma in clients and helps to create safe, supportive spaces. Following on from this introduction, each workshop in the series goes further into the education and training in areas of specialized communication skills, self-care practices for the helping professional, and more in-depth knowledge of how to connect with clients who have experienced abuse or trauma. Each workshop will be advertised for and have the cost per each workshop outlined.
- Introductory Workshop - 4.5 Hours
- Specialized Communication Workshop - 6 Hours
- Self-care practices for Helping Professional Workshop - 6 Hours
- Connecting with abused/traumatized clients Workshop - 6 Hours
Holistic Wellness
Learn about what living holistically means in relation to your mental health. Obtain valuable information to help you expand your understanding and resource base for holistic living.
There are currently no scheduled dates for the above workshops. If you are interested in signing up for any of the above workshops, please complete the following form to obtain more information. We hope to be scheduling these workshops for the month of September.
GROUP COUNSELLING SESSIONS
Why try group counselling? You save considerably when compared to individual counselling fees for the same amount of time! Group sessions are much more cost effective than individual counselling and are an opportunity to interact and relate to others experiencing some of the same issues you are. Obtain valuable resources and insights to guide you through your journey. When enough interest by participants are received, the applicable group process will be booked and advertised.
Life Transitions: LGBTQ+ Group Counselling
I. Coming Out
II. Gender Identity
III. Self-Acceptance
Currently taking names for those interested in exploring this group counselling process focused on LGBTQ+ experiences. This group counselling process is a weekend session with 6 hours on both a Saturday and Sunday.
Trauma (PTSD) Group Therapy Process
An opportunity to interact and relate with others experiencing some of the same feelings and emotions you are. Learn how to recognize the symptoms and how to minimize their impact. This is a group process that occurs over 2 x 2-day weekends (saturday and sunday) for 6 hours each day. It is a focused group trauma therapy process, grounded in an Experiential approach to counselling and Therapeutic Enactment.