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The Halifax Conference on Behavioural, Developmental and Emotional Challenges with Children & Adolescents
Registration on this page is for live in-person attendance only. To attend virtually please register here: TBA Live In-Person Conference Complimentary tea, coffee and assorted pastries On-site exhibitors Please note, in-person registration does not include access to the live stream…
Over 30 Proven and Effective Brief Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioural Problems
Important Notice Due to COVID-19 this event is now being offered online. This change has been made to ensure a safe learning environment for all participants. The course is available to watch anytime from now until March 1, 2021. Participants…
2 Day Intensive: Working with Oppositional, Defiant and Anger Issues with Children and Adolescents
Children diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) can present a monumental challenge to therapists, teachers, parents and siblings. ODD and other conduct problems are the single greatest reasons for referrals to outpatient and inpatient mental health settings for children, accounting…
High Functioning Autism
This intensive, full-day workshop provides proven intervention strategies, essential treatment tools, and behavioural techniques to help you analyze behaviours and actions, identify consequences for behaviours, and teach new skills to children, adolescents and young adults with high-functioning autism (HFA). Walk…
Mental Health Issues in the Classroom
Join child/adolescent behavioural expert, Jay Berk, PhD, and learn how to best manage the students at your school diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), mood disorders, anxiety and depression. You will…
Working with Stuck Kids
Not everyone grows up as they get older. The construct of psychological immaturity has been with us as an intuitive concept for ages, but only recently has developmental science advanced to a state where it can now yield effective strategies and interventions to address…
Making Sense of Anxiety and Related Problems
The escalating level of anxiety in our children begs for an explanation as well as a solution. Dr. Neufeld sheds light on this age-old problem, paving the way for natural interventions that can actually get to the root causes as…
Anxiety Disorders in Children & Adolescents: Recognizing and Treating the Emerging Epidemic
The increasing rate of stress and trauma to children, which includes divorce, family breakdown, violence in society, the media, and a failing school system, has produced a “shell shocked” generation suffering from anxiety in many cases. The challenge for educators…
Proven & Effective Play Therapy Strategies with Children, Adolescents & Children of All Ages
This workshop will teach attendees how to use Play Therapy as an incredible method of communication and diagnostics. It will teach you how to interpret the ways in which children and adolescents play, the importance of what they play with/what…
Mindfulness Inside & Outside the Therapy Hour: 3 Day Intensive Training
Clinicians are enthusiastically discovering that mindfulness practices can enlighten and enliven their lives, both inside and outside the therapy hour. These techniques hold great promise for personal development and as a powerful method to enhance virtually all forms of psychotherapy.…
The Explosive Child: Understanding and Helping Behaviourally Challenging Kids
Educators, parents, and mental health clinicians are increasingly challenged to understand and help kids with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties. These kids are at tremendous risk for adverse long-term outcomes, and their behaviour can significantly impact life at home and…