33rd School Social Work SymposiumNovember 12, 2020, 9:30 AM - 3:00 PMCourageous Conversations About Anti-Black RacismKeynote Address by Kike Ojo-Thompson, Founder of the Kojo InstituteREGISTER TODAY

We seem to be into the second wave of COVID and many people are starting to feel more stressed than they were at the start of the pandemic.

Join me online for a free webinar on November 7 from 9.30am to 10.30am and learn how to rest, recover, relax and de-stress with Self-Hypnosis relaxation techniques. The webinar is experiential and will show you two self-hypnosis techniques that will help you to decompress and focus on the positive in your life.

Self-Hypnosis is First Aid for the body, the mind and the soul.

WELCOME TO THE OLC

OASW is pleased to offer a limited series of free OLC webinars for Registered Social Workers and Registered Social Service Workers with support from the Ontario Government from October 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021.

Don’t delay, our first events are less than a week away!

Unity Charity

A team at York University is seeking a Part-Time Research Assistant to complete a scoping review for a project entitled Promising Practices in Accessing Virtual Mental Health: Supporting Refugees during COVID-19.

Please see job posting attached and distribute to appropriate networks! 

Are you 18 years of age or older?Did you come to Canada as a Refugee from Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Eritrea, Somalia, or Syria in the last 15 years?Do you currently reside in British Columbia (BC), Alberta (AB), Ontario (ON) or Quebec (QC)?Are you comfortable speaking and reading in English?Do you have access to internet and a computer?Do you have experience with mental health care in the community, either through personal or family member engagemen

The Réseau de fournisseurs de services en santé mentale et en lutte contre les dépendances has been on EENet Connect for a year now! Our doors are open to new members and we hope you'll join us. Check out the video below to learn what we're all about!

“Building a Framework for Supporting Meaningful Family Caregiver Engagement” Research Project

If you are a caregiver of someone living with mental illness or a substance use and concurrent disorder – OR if you are a mental health service provider – we need your input on what meaningful caregiver advisor engagement looks like.

We need your insights by Monday, October 26th, 2020!

The Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health (CCSMH) has received funding through Health Canada to develop e-learning modules for physicians and other healthcare providers on the topic of Cannabis and Older Adults.

As part of the project we are conducting a survey for:

Social Worker Martin Webber from the United Kingdom: "On World Mental Health Day here is an opportunity to reflect on the importance of social connections for our mental health. "