schizophrenia

About this FREE event

Are you a caregiver providing support to someone living with schizophrenia or a psychosis-related illness? Join us for our on line four-session family education group.

Our program covers the challenges that caregivers can face while supporting someone living with schizophrenia or psychosis, handling stress and anxiety, practical strategies around communication and coping with everyday living, including: scheduling daily activities, motivation, wellness and crisis planning and caregiver well-being. This program is intended specifically for caregivers.

Cognitive Adaptation Training (CAT) is a practical, evidence-based approach for families and caregivers of adults living with schizophrenia. In this interactive workshop you will gain strategies and tools to help your loved one build independence in taking care of themselves, their spaces, and participating in their communities.

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Are you a caregiver providing support to someone living with schizophrenia or a psychosis-related illness? Join us for our four-session family education group.

Our program covers the challenges that caregivers can face while supporting someone living with schizophrenia or psychosis, handling stress and anxiety, practical strategies around communication and coping with everyday living, including: scheduling daily activities, motivation, wellness and crisis planning and caregiver well-being. This program is intended specifically for caregivers.

Details:

Are you a caregiver providing support to someone living with schizophrenia or a psychosis-related illness? Join us for our four-session family education group.

Our program covers the challenges that families face while supporting a family member living with schizophrenia or psychosis, handling stress and anxiety, practical strategies around communication and coping with daily living, including: scheduling daily activities, motivation, wellness and crisis planning and caregiver well-being. This program is intended specifically for caregivers.

Details:

Cognitive Adaptation Training (CAT) is a practical, evidence-based approach for families and caregivers of adults living with schizophrenia. In this interactive workshop you will gain strategies and tools to help your loved one build independence in taking care of themselves, their spaces, and participating in their communities.

Register for this free webinar here.

This is a two part webinar with Dr. Turkington and Helen Spencer. Learn about the recovery journey.  Identify the different types of schizophrenia/psychosis.

Learn basic mental health strategies for you and your loved one to cope with lockdown.  

Any question please contact me at:  linda@zlepnigcbt.ca or call 613-880-7406

Saturday Oct 2nd and Sunday October 3rd from 9AM to 12PM EST

In this two-part webinar World renowned Psychiatrist Dr. Turkington and Helen Spencer from the UK will walk you through and demonstrate techniques.  For further details the poster is attached and check out my website : ZlepnigCBT.ca

"Decades of research has found that racialized citizens are diagnosed with [schizophrenia] at far higher rates – and the single biggest risk factor is having darker skin than most of their neighbours."

Read The Globe and Mail article here.

The relationships between mental health disorders and dementia is complex and the presence of mental health disorders can have important implications in the care of people with dementia. Cognitive changes are common among people with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and these conditions can also increase an individual's risk of developing dementia.

CBC recently aired an episode of a show called ‘You Can’t Ask That’.  This episode has people living with schizophrenia answering questions about their experiences. Click here to watch the CBC Gem video and share with your networks.

The Canadian Consortium for Early Intervention in Psychosis (CCEIP) has organized an informative webinar on schizophrenia and COVID-19. 

How to join:

At the time of the webinar, join the Zoom Meeting by clicking on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85082926730

This workshop, presented by Schizophrenia Society of Ontario, will help you build better resiliency to support your loved ones to improve quality of life, increase day-to-day activities including self-care, and reduce relapses. You can expect to leave feeling empowered, more optimistic about your relationship with your loved one, and better equipped to communicate and support.

This workshop will be facilitated by Lisa Murata, RN, BScN, MEd, Academy of Cognitive Therapy Diplomate, and Sophie Hwang, M.S.W., R.S.W.

The training will be held at: 

Are you a health care professional or health system planner, or in an agency/hospital leadership role? Do you know about the quality standards related to mental health, opioid prescribing, and opioid use disorder?

Health Quality Ontario wants to hear from you!

We are conducting a brief survey to learn more about who is using the quality standards and how they are being used.

Hello, A colleague has encouraged me to share a short article that I had prepared for our local OASW branch. It was originally prepared for the OASW-Eastern Branch’s Spring 2018 Bulletin, and talks about some of the HQO Standards for the care of adults living with schizophrenia in a community/outpatient setting.

Do you know about the Health Quality Ontario (HQO) quality standards related to opioid prescribing, opioid use disorder, and mental health? HQO wants to hear from you!

Quality standards outline for clinicians and patients what quality care looks like. They focus on conditions or topics where there are large variations across Ontario in how care is delivered. In some cases, there are large gaps between the care patients should receive and the care patients are actually getting—quality standards can help bridge these gaps.