Health Law: A primer for family caregivers in the mental health and addictions sector
About this event
Part 1: In this session, we will examine how the Health Care Consent Act and Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 affect an individual’s rights, the roles and obligations of substitute decision-makers, and practical strategies for navigating the health system. It will also speak to special issues in the mental health and addictions sectors, and key issues regarding children and youth.
Part 2: As a follow-up session, we will talk about the mental health system, including the Mental Health Act framework and community-based services, risk management considerations, privacy, and being an advocate in the system. We will discuss broadly to case scenarios in the mental health and addictions sector, involving the health system, housing and more.
About our speakers:
Angie Hamilton is an Executive Director and Co-Founder of Families for Addiction Recovery, a retired lawyer and parent of a child who struggles with addiction. She is a member of the Public Policy Committee of the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine and a Board Member of The Ontario Family Caregivers’ Advisory Network. She was a member of the National Board of MADD Canada from 2014 to 2020 and the Chair of their Public Policy Committee.
Mary Jane Dykeman is a partner and co-founder at INQ Law in Toronto. She has acted as in-house legal counsel to two Toronto teaching hospitals. In her work, she regularly assists hospitals, long-term care and retirement homes, and community health care organizations in finding practical solutions to legal, clinical, risk and privacy matter – including mental health, consent, capacity and substitute decision-making, and difficult family issues. Since 2004, she has taught the mental health law course in the Osgood Professional Development Health Law LL.M.
Please Note: This presentation is available in English only.
For any difficulty with registration or any other questions, please contact us at info@ontariocaregiver.ca
Register for FREE on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/health-law-a-primer-for-family-caregivers-in-the-mh-a-part-1-of-2-tickets-153812105147
Are you a caregiver?
Physical distancing can contribute to feelings of isolation and loneliness. This is true for family caregivers and the person they support.
Discussion will be driven by caregivers and facilitation will be done by an OCO staff member on the following days: Tuesday between 10a.m. – 11 a.m. Wednesday between 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (currently full) Thursday between 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m (currently full). All discussions are completely confidential. Connect with other caregivers. Register today. If these times don’t fit your schedule or you’d like to find out about other supports and programs offered by OCO, contact us at info@ontariocaregiver.ca
Discussion will be driven by caregivers and facilitation will be done by an OCO staff member on the following days:
Tuesday between 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (currently full)
Wednesday between 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (currently full)
Wednesday between 2pm – 3pm (currently full)
Thursday between 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (spaces open for registration)
All discussions are completely confidential.
Connect with other caregivers. Register today.
If these times don’t fit your schedule or you’d like to find out about other supports and programs offered by OCO, contact us at info@ontariocaregiver.ca
You can also join our mailing list to receive news as soon as new online support groups or other programs become available.
Registration link on Eventbrite:
Puppetry is a playful and creative tool for caregivers. It helps us look at things differently and encourage social interaction. Through puppet-making activities, we explore ways to build rewarding intergenerational connections.
In this webinar, we will demonstrate how puppetry and storytelling can help caregivers:
Explain to children the caregiver role, why it’s important, and changes in family dynamics when someone needs special care
Interact in a joyful and engaging way with their care recipients, especially those diagnosed with dementia at any stage of the disease
About our speaker – Shelley King
Shelley King is an arts educator, puppeteer, expressive arts facilitator, and family caregiver. As the founder of Artful Connections, she offers creative and engaging workshops that spark imagination and take the pressure off remembering for people with dementia. She also facilitates workshops and designs resources for caregivers that teach innovative strategies and activities in order to build a meaningful connection with their care recipient.
Please Note:
This presentation is available in English only.
For any difficulty with registration or any other questions, please contact us at info@ontariocaregiver.ca or
call 1-888-877-1626 X 1011
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Caregivers make up 35% of the Canadian workforce. Are you prepared to support your caregiving employees?
About this event
Did you know Caregivers make up 35% of the Canadian workforce? Across Ontario alone, there are 3.3 million caregivers, ordinary people caring for family members and friends who have physical and/or mental health needs.
1 in 3 caregivers report their careers have been negatively impacted as they try to juggle work and caregiving commitments.
The Ontario Caregiver Organization and CMHA, Mental Health Works have partnered to provide you with the tips, strategies and resources you need to build a caregiver-inclusive workplace.
Join us for our session to explore how caregiving impacts the workplace and how employers can respond and support the growing number of caregiving employees. Caregiver-inclusive workplace solutions can build more positive, productive, and efficient businesses.
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Everyday Resiliency in Times of Uncertainty: How to Protect Your Core
About this event
In our daily lives, times of unparalleled stress, unrest, and uncertainty are becoming more common and are lasting longer than expected. As caregivers, our physical, emotional, and mental health are being heavily tested and taxed every day. Everyday Resilience is one way to support the caregiver as they support others, making the hard parts of caregiving more doable. Building resilience helps caregivers sustain their health and capacity to care, both for themselves and others. In this webinar, we will learn about the five core traits for resiliency and stress systems management. We will explore behaviour change as a means of building and maintaining stronger work-life balance. Dr. Robyne will help us understand why common knowledge does not equal common practice. She will unpack why we struggle with change and how to fix this cycle. The information presented in this event is researched informed, readily available, and is grounded in wise practices
About our speaker – Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe
Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe is a multi-award-winning psychology and education instructor who specializes in resiliency, navigating stress and change, leadership, and personal wellness in the workplace. Described as transformational, engaging, and thought-provoking, Robyne’s keynotes provide practical strategies grounded in global research and case studies that help foster resiliency within others and ourselves. Robyne is available for consultation, training and professional development opportunities ranging from one-to-one to company-wide initiatives. You can learn more about Dr. Robyne here: www.robynehd.ca
This presentation is available in English only. For any difficulty with registration or any other questions, please contact us at info@ontariocaregiver.ca
Cette présentation sera diffusée en anglais seulement. Pour toute difficulté avec votre inscription ou pour toute question, veuillez nous écrire un courriel à l’adresse info@ontariocaregiver.ca
Webinar with a focus on personal and professional patient-centered care for 2SLGBTQ individuals.
Note: This webinar is intended for anyone who wishes to learn more about how to provide safe and respectful care for a 2SLGBTQ+ person. Whether or not you identify as 2SLBTQ+, all healthcare providers and family caregivers are welcome to participate. If you are a 2SLGBTQ+ caregiver or care recipient, we will be providing some additional resources that may help. Your registration is private and confidential.
Cette présentation sera diffusée en anglais seulement. Pour toute difficulté avec votre inscription ou pour toute question, veuillez nous écrire un courriel à l’adresse info@ontariocaregiver.ca
About this event:
This webinar focuses on personal and professional patient-centered care for 2SLGBTQ individuals. Speakers will discuss cultural safety and humility, clinical competencies, and interdisciplinary care for cisgender and transgender patients. We will also explore chosen families, inclusive language and communications to 2SLGBTQ individuals.
Our Panelists
Moderator:
Devan Nambiar, MSc. has been providing training and education on 2SLGBTQ and HIV for over 20 years to various communities and clinicians through his consultancy, GHIS. CA. He is currently serving on 4 Community Advisory Committees; CIHR CTN HIV Clinical Trials Network, CADTH, Ontario Caregivers Organization, and Virtual PrEP. Devan is the Manager of Capacity Building & Talent Development at Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance.
Speakers:
Ryan Wannamaker is a Registered Nurse working within the Day Health Program (DHP) at Casey House. He is responsible for providing holistic client-centered care within an interdisciplinary health care team, which is vital to improving the overall well-being of people living with HIV. In collaboration with DHP Physiotherapist, Ryan has also developed an exercise program designed to address this population’s complex health challenges, including aging with HIV, multimorbidity, and barriers to community exercise.
Shoshana Pellman has been an advocate for trans inclusion and care for over 15 years. Her story was published on Xtra Magazine and The Globe and Mail. She was interviewed on radio programs like Back in the Closet, The Current, and Sirius Radio 2011, and she is also a presenter for Healthcare Providers, Personal Support Workers, and Allied Healthcare Providers. Shoshana is passionate about patient-centred care for the trans population.
Sue/Suza (pronouns she/her/ hers) is a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner at St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team since 1994. She is an experienced nurse with over 30 years of experience and has been a consultant trainer with Rainbow Health Ontario teaching about transgender and gender-expansive medical and surgical primary health care. Suza’s incredibly supportive work environment has provided the time and space needed to develop this clinical expertise. Her current clinical practice is almost exclusively devoted to the overall primary care needs of trans and gender-expansive individual, which she endeavors to provide from an anti-oppressive, harm reduction, sex-positive and health promotion perspective.
Please Note: This presentation is available in English only.
For any difficulty with registration or any other questions, please contact us at info@ontariocaregiver.ca
Are you a caregiver?
Physical distancing can contribute to feelings of isolation and loneliness. This is true for family caregivers and the person they support.
Discussion will be driven by caregivers and facilitation will be done by an OCO staff member on the following days: Tuesday between 10a.m. – 11 a.m. Wednesday between 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (currently full) Thursday between 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m (currently full). All discussions are completely confidential. Connect with other caregivers. Register today. If these times don’t fit your schedule or you’d like to find out about other supports and programs offered by OCO, contact us at info@ontariocaregiver.ca
Discussion will be driven by caregivers and facilitation will be done by an OCO staff member on the following days:
Tuesday between 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday between 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (currently full)
Thursday between 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (currently full)
All discussions are completely confidential.
Connect with other caregivers. Register today.
If these times don’t fit your schedule or you’d like to find out about other supports and programs offered by OCO, contact us at info@ontariocaregiver.ca
You can also join our mailing list to receive news as soon as new online support groups or other programs become available.
Registration link on Eventbrite:
The Support for Caregivers Awareness, Learning, Empowerment (SCALE) Program is series of free webinars for unpaid, family caregivers.
About this Event
The SCALE Program is series of free webinars for unpaid, family caregivers every Tuesday beginning May 4th to June 29th, 2021. Facilitated by Leah Weisberg, RN, Michal Goldstein, RSW and Shoshana Kulik, RSW of Dynamic Health, the SCALE Program was designed to focus on a series of subjects that are applicable to new or experienced caregivers positioning you and your mental health and well-being at the center of the sessions.
Each week a different topic is presented, take one or sign-up for as many as you like during the eight-week program.
As a caregiver, we understand how valuable your time is and that is why we developed a flexible program to best suit your schedule.
This week’s topic will be…
Time for Self-Care while Caregiving (June 29th, 2021; 12-1 pm)
Explore strategies on how to integrate psychological and physical tools to manage your mental health daily.
In this session, you will learn the concept of self-care and the repercussions of not prioritizing some time for yourself as a caregiver. Together, we will explore the ABC’s of self-care, as well as, its five dimensions and suggestions to improve each dimension: (1) professional self-care, (2) spiritual self-care, (3) social self-care, (4), emotional self-care and (5) physical self-care. Strategies and tools presented are based on Motivational Interviewing skills, health coaching techniques and integrative health assessment quizzes.
Register for exclusive access to this free webinar. A zoom link to join live will be emailed to those who register. Please contact info@ontariocaregiver.ca with any questions about participating in this webinar.
Can’t join live? The session will be recorded and posted on the Ontario Caregiver Organization YouTube channel after the live event. All registered participants will be emailed a link after the webinar.
This program is brought to you in partnership with the Ontario Caregiver Organization and Dynamic Health.
Register for Online Group Coaching and/or Private Telephone Counselling
After each weekly webinar, online group coaching and private telephone counselling will be available. Register for a free session today:
https://dynamic-health.janeapp.com/locations/ontario-caregiver-organization/book#/list
Private Telephone Counselling Day/Times Available:
Wednesday 9:30am-10:15am (Michal Goldstein)
Wednesday 10:30am-11:15am (Michal Goldstein)
Wednesday 11:30am-12:15pm (Michal Goldstein)
Wednesday 12:30pm-1:15pm (Michal Goldstein)
Wednesday 1:30pm-2:15pm (Shoshana Kulik)
Wednesday 2:30pm-3:15pm (Shoshana Kulik)
Group Coaching Day/Times Available:
Monday 12-1 (Michal Goldstein)
Wednesday 6pm-7pm (Michal Goldstein)
The coaching and counselling sessions are completely private and confidential and will allow you to consolidate what you learn each week with clinical support for growth within your caregiving role with focus on your own mental health and wellbeing. To book a session, follow the secure and confidential links provided where you will be prompted to book a time that is most convenient for you. Please note, these sessions are limited and are first registered, first served basis.
Unfortunately, due to the high demand for private telephone counselling sessions, the maximum number of private telephone counselling sessions you can register for during the 8-week program is three. There is no limit for online group coaching registration.
Biographies
Leah Weisberg (RN, BC-NC) is a Nurse Psychotherapist & Coach and Director of Interprofessional Practice at Dynamic Health Clinic in Toronto. She is a Board-Certified Nurse Coach through the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation and views each person and situation from a bio-psycho-social-spiritual lens. Leah has seen first-hand the way caregiving affects one’s physical and emotional health, and she works with formal and informal caregivers on developing personal wellness plans that allow one to be in a better place to provide care to others. Leah is passionate about showing caregivers the power that relationships can have on the well-being of individuals and has worked with many nurses looking to decrease the stress involved in caring for sick patients. Leah is Past-President of the Canadian Holistic Nurses Association and a member of the Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses. She lives in Toronto and spends her time advocating for an integrative approach to healthcare. She speaks to a variety of audiences about the ways in which the body and mind are connected.
Michal Goldstein (RSW) is a Registered Social Worker working at Dynamic Health Clinic in Toronto where she sees adults for individual, couples and group counselling. She is also the founder of Creating Connections, a play-based therapy practice in Toronto, where she works with children suffering from mental health and behavioral challenges. She has over a decade of experience working with caregivers to support them in improving their ability to cope with the challenges inherent in caring for someone else. Michal has developed numerous workshops and support group programs utilizing knowledge of interpersonal neurobiology and mindfulness techniques to support individuals suffering from physical health, mental health, and parenting challenges. She is passionate about bringing evidence-based practice to the forefront of the clinical social work field. Michal knows both first-hand and from professional experience, the challenges that come with caring for someone with a physical and mental health illness and is grateful for the opportunity to bring more awareness, education and support to this community.
Shoshana Kulik (RSW) is a registered social worker at the Dynamic Health Clinic. She is caring and empathetic and has experience working at Circle of Care with the elderly. Shoshana has a strong awareness of the possible physical and emotional challenges that can arise from the responsibility of taking care of a loved one. With extensive mental health experience, she understands how the strains of caregiving can affect one’s mental health and that sharing ones’ struggles can give some relief from the stresses of continuous care for others. Shoshana utilizes the Strengths Based Model which capitalizes on a client’s strengths to foster growth. Her history of being a spiritual leader can help those who appreciate spirituality to find strength from the spiritual to help deal with challenging times.
Register:
The Support for Caregivers Awareness, Learning, Empowerment (SCALE) Program is series of free webinars for unpaid, family caregivers.
About this Event
The SCALE Program is series of free webinars for unpaid, family caregivers every Tuesday beginning May 4th to June 29th, 2021. Facilitated by Leah Weisberg, RN, Michal Goldstein, RSW and Shoshana Kulik, RSW of Dynamic Health, the SCALE Program was designed to focus on a series of subjects that are applicable to new or experienced caregivers positioning you and your mental health and well-being at the center of the sessions.
Each week a different topic is presented, take one or sign-up for as many as you like during the eight-week program.
As a caregiver, we understand how valuable your time is and that is why we developed a flexible program to best suit your schedule.
This week’s topic will be…
Find Your Caregiving Strengths (June 22nd, 2021; 12-1 pm)
Explore the top attributes and resources that you already possess that enable you to succeed in your caregiving role.
In this session, you will learn about your own character strengths, understand how they impact your caregiving role, and learn how to maximize these strengths to bring about hope and well-being. You will learn about the 24-character strengths in the Values in Action Model and understand how we can overuse or underuse them. You will have the opportunity to take a free survey to discover your own character strengths based on the science of well-being and learn how your strengths can empower you within your caregiving role. You will also learn how to start noticing strengths in others, particularly your care recipient, and how this can impact your relationship.
Register for exclusive access to this free webinar. A zoom link to join live will be emailed to those who register. Please contact info@ontariocaregiver.ca with any questions about participating in this webinar.
Can’t join live? The session will be recorded and posted on the Ontario Caregiver Organization YouTube channel after the live event. All registered participants will be emailed a link after the webinar.
This program is brought to you in partnership with the Ontario Caregiver Organization and Dynamic Health.
Register for Online Group Coaching and/or Private Telephone Counselling
After each weekly webinar, online group coaching and private telephone counselling will be available. Register for a free session today:
https://dynamic-health.janeapp.com/locations/ontario-caregiver-organization/book#/list
Private Telephone Counselling Day/Times Available:
Wednesday 9:30am-10:15am (Michal Goldstein)
Wednesday 10:30am-11:15am (Michal Goldstein)
Wednesday 11:30am-12:15pm (Michal Goldstein)
Wednesday 12:30pm-1:15pm (Michal Goldstein)
Wednesday 1:30pm-2:15pm (Shoshana Kulik)
Wednesday 2:30pm-3:15pm (Shoshana Kulik)
Group Coaching Day/Times Available:
Monday 12-1 (Michal Goldstein)
Wednesday 6pm-7pm (Michal Goldstein)
The coaching and counselling sessions are completely private and confidential and will allow you to consolidate what you learn each week with clinical support for growth within your caregiving role with focus on your own mental health and wellbeing. To book a session, follow the secure and confidential links provided where you will be prompted to book a time that is most convenient for you. Please note, these sessions are limited and are first registered, first served basis.
Unfortunately, due to the high demand for private telephone counselling sessions, the maximum number of private telephone counselling sessions you can register for during the 8-week program is three. There is no limit for online group coaching registration.
Biographies
Leah Weisberg (RN, BC-NC) is a Nurse Psychotherapist & Coach and Director of Interprofessional Practice at Dynamic Health Clinic in Toronto. She is a Board-Certified Nurse Coach through the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation and views each person and situation from a bio-psycho-social-spiritual lens. Leah has seen first-hand the way caregiving affects one’s physical and emotional health, and she works with formal and informal caregivers on developing personal wellness plans that allow one to be in a better place to provide care to others. Leah is passionate about showing caregivers the power that relationships can have on the well-being of individuals and has worked with many nurses looking to decrease the stress involved in caring for sick patients. Leah is Past-President of the Canadian Holistic Nurses Association and a member of the Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses. She lives in Toronto and spends her time advocating for an integrative approach to healthcare. She speaks to a variety of audiences about the ways in which the body and mind are connected.
Michal Goldstein (RSW) is a Registered Social Worker working at Dynamic Health Clinic in Toronto where she sees adults for individual, couples and group counselling. She is also the founder of Creating Connections, a play-based therapy practice in Toronto, where she works with children suffering from mental health and behavioral challenges. She has over a decade of experience working with caregivers to support them in improving their ability to cope with the challenges inherent in caring for someone else. Michal has developed numerous workshops and support group programs utilizing knowledge of interpersonal neurobiology and mindfulness techniques to support individuals suffering from physical health, mental health, and parenting challenges. She is passionate about bringing evidence-based practice to the forefront of the clinical social work field. Michal knows both first-hand and from professional experience, the challenges that come with caring for someone with a physical and mental health illness and is grateful for the opportunity to bring more awareness, education and support to this community.
Shoshana Kulik (RSW) is a registered social worker at the Dynamic Health Clinic. She is caring and empathetic and has experience working at Circle of Care with the elderly. Shoshana has a strong awareness of the possible physical and emotional challenges that can arise from the responsibility of taking care of a loved one. With extensive mental health experience, she understands how the strains of caregiving can affect one’s mental health and that sharing ones’ struggles can give some relief from the stresses of continuous care for others. Shoshana utilizes the Strengths Based Model which capitalizes on a client’s strengths to foster growth. Her history of being a spiritual leader can help those who appreciate spirituality to find strength from the spiritual to help deal with challenging times.
Register:
The Support for Caregivers Awareness, Learning, Empowerment (SCALE) Program is series of free webinars for unpaid, family caregivers.
About this Event
The SCALE Program is series of free webinars for unpaid, family caregivers every Tuesday beginning May 4th to June 29th, 2021. Facilitated by Leah Weisberg, RN, Michal Goldstein, RSW and Shoshana Kulik, RSW of Dynamic Health, the SCALE Program was designed to focus on a series of subjects that are applicable to new or experienced caregivers positioning you and your mental health and well-being at the center of the sessions.
Each week a different topic is presented, take one or sign-up for as many as you like during the eight-week program.
As a caregiver, we understand how valuable your time is and that is why we developed a flexible program to best suit your schedule
This week’s topic will be…
The Self-Compassionate Caregiver (June 15th, 2021; 12-1 pm)
Manage your inner critic through developing your soothing self.
In this session, we will learn how to utilize the mind-body connection to bring relaxation, self- compassion, and overall mindfulness to our experiences. There is significant research demonstrating the positive impact of practicing mindfulness techniques on one’s emotional health and ability to cope with ongoing stress. Together, we will explore the meaning of self-compassion and its three components: (1) notice your suffering, (2) treat yourself with kindness and (3) remembering that you are human. You will walk away with practical tips and strategies to incorporate self-compassion into your life and caregiving role.
Register for exclusive access to this free webinar. A zoom link to join live will be emailed to those who register. Please contact info@ontariocaregiver.ca with any questions about participating in this webinar.
Can’t join live? The session will be recorded and posted on the Ontario Caregiver Organization YouTube channel after the live event. All registered participants will be emailed a link after the webinar.
This program is brought to you in partnership with the Ontario Caregiver Organization and Dynamic Health.
Register for Online Group Coaching and/or Private Telephone Counselling
After each weekly webinar, online group coaching and private telephone counselling will be available. Register for a free session today:
https://dynamic-health.janeapp.com/locations/ontario-caregiver-organization/book#/list
Private Telephone Counselling Day/Times Available:
Wednesday 9:30am-10:15am (Michal Goldstein)
Wednesday 10:30am-11:15am (Michal Goldstein)
Wednesday 11:30am-12:15pm (Michal Goldstein)
Wednesday 12:30pm-1:15pm (Michal Goldstein)
Wednesday 1:30pm-2:15pm (Shoshana Kulik)
Wednesday 2:30pm-3:15pm (Shoshana Kulik)
Group Coaching Day/Times Available:
Monday 12-1 (Michal Goldstein)
Wednesday 6pm-7pm (Michal Goldstein)
The coaching and counselling sessions are completely private and confidential and will allow you to consolidate what you learn each week with clinical support for growth within your caregiving role with focus on your own mental health and wellbeing. To book a session, follow the secure and confidential links provided where you will be prompted to book a time that is most convenient for you. Please note, these sessions are limited and are first registered, first served basis.
Unfortunately, due to the high demand for private telephone counselling sessions, the maximum number of private telephone counselling sessions you can register for during the 8-week program is three. There is no limit for online group coaching registration.
Biographies
Leah Weisberg (RN, BC-NC) is a Nurse Psychotherapist & Coach and Director of Interprofessional Practice at Dynamic Health Clinic in Toronto. She is a Board-Certified Nurse Coach through the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation and views each person and situation from a bio-psycho-social-spiritual lens. Leah has seen first-hand the way caregiving affects one’s physical and emotional health, and she works with formal and informal caregivers on developing personal wellness plans that allow one to be in a better place to provide care to others. Leah is passionate about showing caregivers the power that relationships can have on the well-being of individuals and has worked with many nurses looking to decrease the stress involved in caring for sick patients. Leah is Past-President of the Canadian Holistic Nurses Association and a member of the Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses. She lives in Toronto and spends her time advocating for an integrative approach to healthcare. She speaks to a variety of audiences about the ways in which the body and mind are connected.
Michal Goldstein (RSW) is a Registered Social Worker working at Dynamic Health Clinic in Toronto where she sees adults for individual, couples and group counselling. She is also the founder of Creating Connections, a play-based therapy practice in Toronto, where she works with children suffering from mental health and behavioral challenges. She has over a decade of experience working with caregivers to support them in improving their ability to cope with the challenges inherent in caring for someone else. Michal has developed numerous workshops and support group programs utilizing knowledge of interpersonal neurobiology and mindfulness techniques to support individuals suffering from physical health, mental health, and parenting challenges. She is passionate about bringing evidence-based practice to the forefront of the clinical social work field. Michal knows both first-hand and from professional experience, the challenges that come with caring for someone with a physical and mental health illness and is grateful for the opportunity to bring more awareness, education and support to this community.
Shoshana Kulik (RSW) is a registered social worker at the Dynamic Health Clinic. She is caring and empathetic and has experience working at Circle of Care with the elderly. Shoshana has a strong awareness of the possible physical and emotional challenges that can arise from the responsibility of taking care of a loved one. With extensive mental health experience, she understands how the strains of caregiving can affect one’s mental health and that sharing ones’ struggles can give some relief from the stresses of continuous care for others. Shoshana utilizes the Strengths Based Model which capitalizes on a client’s strengths to foster growth. Her history of being a spiritual leader can help those who appreciate spirituality to find strength from the spiritual to help deal with challenging times.
Register:
