Supporting Indigenous clients: Understanding the neuroscience of trauma and resilience
Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute
Live webinar October 15, 2021 | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST
Facilitators: Jennifer Mervyn, MA, PhD, and Dwight Ballantyne
This mental health training will address the specific neuroscience of trauma and the intergenerational effects of colonization on Indigenous people in Canada. It will explore the historical context to Indigenous health care as it relates to intergenerational trauma.
Participants will understand trauma specific to Indigenous peoples and the connection between this trauma and biomedical disease and addiction. Identify Indigenous paths to healing and resilience-building strategies from a neurobiological approach. Understand the neuroscience of toxic stress and how it impacts health and well-being for all. Learn how to support and advocate for culturally informed ways to wellness and identify the importance of relationships and culture in building healthy families and communities.
This webinar will also address the address the neuroscience of isolation with respect to COVID-19. It will review the impact of social isolation and quarantine conditions on young brains.
Registration fees: $250. Register prior to Sept 30 with code LEARN2021 and save 20% on registration fees.
For full registration details please visit https://cvent.me/L42LG2.
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About the facilitators
Dr. Jennifer Mervyn was recognized by CAMH as one of the 150 Canadians making a difference in mental health. She is currently working for Tsawwassen First Nation doing clinical and consultative work. Jennifer is a world-renowned consultant on mental health and trauma, doing public speaking, teaching, training, and currently consults for the Working Group developing the ACEs guideline for physicians in BC.
She is a sessional professor at Trinity Western University, where she won the Multicultural Award in 2017. Jennifer is Métis, and a strong advocate for the Indigenous community. While Jennifer loves clinical work, her heart is set on making macro-level change that will impact her work on the front line.
Dwight Ballantyne, Founder, The Ballantyne Project. Dwight grew up in a remote First Nation in northern Saskatchewan until the age of 21. In 2016 he had a once in a lifetime opportunity to move to BC for education and employment. After adjusting to his new environment, he became very aware that most people did not have any knowledge about the unique challenges and barriers experienced by Indigenous youth living in remote reserves or how their lives are impacted by Canada’s history with Indigenous Peoples.
In 2019 Dwight founded The Ballantyne Project with the goal to raise awareness about this segment of the population that rarely makes it into conversation, textbooks or the media through presentations to middle and high schools, organizations and businesses by sharing his life experiences.
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