Development of Community of Practice (CoP) for Peer Support Research and Evaluation in Canada being led by The Centre for Innovation in Peer Support (embedded in Support & Housing-Halton) and Simon Coulombe (Wilfrid Laurier University) and Robyn Priest (Robyn Priest Live Your Truth)

Whether you are a service provider who has supported people with gambling problems for years or are new to the field, you are invited to the 2019 Ontario Professional Development Forum on Gambling and Gaming Harms taking place May 9 and 10 in Toronto.

Hosted by Gambling, Gaming and Technology Use (GGTU) Knowledge Exchange at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and Gambling Research Exchange Ontario (GREO).  This year’s focus is “bringing together clinicians and community partners to reduce harms from gambling and gaming”.  

Does your work involve advancing problem gambling awareness and/or counseling programs for immigrants, refugees and ethnocultural communities in Ontario? If so, we are pleased to invite you to apply for a new grant opportunity for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Four grants will be awarded for a total of $15k each.

Click here for more information about this exciting grant and how to apply. 

Deadline to apply is March 29, 2019.

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Are you a mental health & addiction service provider supporting clients with gambling, gaming or technology use concerns? If so, you may be interested in our one-day interactive and experiential mindfulness workshop taking place on March 8, 2019 in downtown Toronto. 

This workshop, hosted by [@mention:364839994991528021], will provide you with an introductory overview of mindfulness meditation, the practices, attitudes and concepts, along with how to incorporate them into your clinical practice. 

Here is an interesting article from the BBC on  taking a year leave from compulsive shopping. Highlights below:

UPCOMING WEBINAR SESSION

Medication and Problem Gambling Treatment: Understanding Uses, Benefits and Side Effects

Friday, February 22, 2019  |  10:00 - 11:30 am ESTDr. Daniela Lobo, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Another exciting training opportunity being offered by the Centre for Innovation in Peer Support and Robyn Priest Live Your Truth.  

INTERACTIVE ONLINE TRAININGA 6 hour Training split into two 3 hour sessions!February 27 & 28 2019 from 12 noon until 3 pm ET

This blog was originally posted on CATIE. The CATIE Blog hosts the views and opinions of people and organizations working and volunteering in Canada’s response to HIV and hepatitis C. For more info visit: http://blog.catie.ca/  

02/04/2019

By Dane Griffiths

Cours spécialisé du Projet TEACH :

Gestion et prévention intégrées des maladies chroniques :

Une approche axée sur la personne pour agir sur le tabagisme et les autres facteurs de risque modifiables

(Cours offert en ligne du 20 février au 27 mars 2019)

La période d’inscription a commencé !

Les 50 premiers inscrits paient: 200 $ CAD