Mark your calendars for March 22nd, 2022 at noon for this interactive and educational webinar led by Dr. Farah Jindani and Martez Schembri-Diskey.
Description
People with problem gambling concerns often have a history of trauma. A trauma-informed approach to care recognizes the role of the nervous system in regulating stress. In this session, the presenters will overview the connection between gambling and mental health/addiction behaviours and stress physiology. This experiential session will also provide participants with an opportunity to practice and discuss practical strategies to support clients.
Learning objectives:
- Recognize the connection between trauma and nervous system health
- Discuss interventions related to stress physiology
- Practice strategies to support clients
Facilitated by:
Farah Jindani, PhD, MSW, RSW
Farah Jindani, PhD, MSW is Academic Program Coordinator and Professor at Seneca College’s Bachelor of Community Mental Health and Mental Health Intervention programs. She has worked as a clinician in the gambling, addictions/mental health field for over 15 years. Farah teaches and facilitates trauma informed training for clinicians and service providers in various organizational and community based settings. Farah has conducted extensive research in the area of mind-body interventions, gambling, and mental health. Her research and teaching interests include wellness-based mental health, areas of collaborative knowledge exchange, innovative curriculum development, trauma-informed interventions, mind-body interventions, and positive psychology. She is also a certified yoga teacher.
Martez Schembri-Diskey, RMT, CST-D, CSFC
Martez has over 28 years of practice as a Registered Massage Therapist, Integrative Craniosacral Therapist, Massage Therapy Professor, Solution Focused Counsellor, Spiritual Director, Trauma Care Educator and Author of "From Stress to Bliss, Journey From Post-Traumatic Stress to Post-Traumatic Growth” based on her personal and professional experience with trauma. Martez facilitates organizational training's for Healthcare Professionals on Stress, Compassion Fatigue, Burnout & Self-Care for Helping Professionals, Heal the Healers Self-Care Series and currently Trauma Recovery & Integrative Care Education.
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