This project has hosted webinars since 2012 to promote learning, information sharing and to stimulate conversation on topics that we hope are relevant to your practice. Many of the archived webinars are part of the former project, the Refugee Mental Health Project. Since September 2017, webinars have encompassed the expanded scope of newly-arrived immigrants and/or refugees.
Our webinars are one-hour sessions that include a 30-minute presentation by professionals in the settlement, social or health services sectors followed by a 30-minute question and answer session where we encourage you to ask questions, pose scenarios and to generally discuss your practice with these experts in the field.
Upcoming:
A culturally informed framework when working with immigrant and refugee populations
With Dr. Lisa Andermann, MPhil, MDCM, FRCPC and Norma Hannant, MSW RSW
Tuesday April 23, 2024; 1:30 – 2:30 P.M. EST
Description
Paying attention to culture is vital to understanding the experiences and meaning individuals place on their psychological wellbeing. Immigrant and refugee communities require culturally responsive care embedded into organizational practices to address their post-migration stressors and social inequities. Culturally responsive care requires breaking down the language barrier, providing psychoeducation and explaining the role of mental health system.
Join this webinar with Dr. Lisa Andermann and Norma Hannant, MSW, and after attending you will be able to:
- Recognize the intersection of migration, mental health, and post-migration stressors.
- Understand cultural humility, cultural safety and cultural competency in practice.
- Become familiar with cultural formulation interviews (CFI) and the explanatory model to understand an individual’s life context, their needs and meaning they ascribe to their problems to negotiate appropriate and relevant interventions and referrals.
Recorded Webinars
Now online:
A Safe Space to Talk: 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
With Emily Johnstone, MBA
Manager of Service Operations, 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
March 05, 2024
Description
9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline is a national helpline for anyone in Canada who is thinking about suicide, or who is worried about someone they know. Help is available by phone and by text, in English and French, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. 9-8-8 calls and texts are answered by trained responders at a network of local, provincial, territorial, and national crisis lines and helplines across the country. 9-8-8 is led and coordinated by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and funded by the Government of Canada.
Note that webinar recordings contain the presentation of the topic only; the question and answer session is not recorded.
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Specific populations and issues
These webinars highlight strategies for supporting particular immigrant and refugee groups, or highlight specific issues in supporting immigrant and refugee mental health. -
Support and treatment considerations
These webinars will focus on specific considerations for providing effective treatment to recent immigrants and refugees. -
Successful or promising practices
These webinars outline innovative and unique approaches/programs for supporting the mental health of newly-arrived immigrants and refugees.