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NOW WE ARE

STRONGER2018

DoubleTree by Hilton, West Edmonton

A PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE ADVANCING COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH

JUNE4-5

Welcome from CMHA Alberta

On behalf of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division and its nine regions, I welcome you to Now We are Stronger as we celebrate our 100th birthday as a federated charity. We are grateful for our conference sponsors and the incredible line-up of speakers and workshop presenters in our two-day program.

Community mental health and wellbeing is growing stronger in our province; you are a critical part of the societal shift we are all witnessing

with the reduction of stigma and the growth of awareness around wellness and mental health. Your work continues to support those with severe and persistent mental illness, while at the same time moving your activities upstream to focus more on prevention, promotion and education across all populations.

We speak more about recovery and see unprecedented growth of peer support at the grassroots level in communities and agencies. We have moved from the perspective of “one-in-five” experiencing mental illness, to a holistic understanding that “five-in-five” have mental health. Health is the goal not only for those living with mental illness, but all of us who are navigating the journey of wellbeing daily in our jobs, homes and communities.

The truth is, we still have a lot more to learn and work to do. Rural communities continue to face dual challenges of stigma and access to resources; community level supports are hard to find on a local level, particularly in remote geographical areas. Children, youth and families still meet challenges navigating the existing complex systems in place to receive the clinical and community-level services they require. Along with these factors, we acknowledge the need to learn more from the Indigenous peoples of our province as we deepen our understanding and connection to each other.

That is why we are here! Thank you for carving out two days in your busy lives to spend with us. Draw on new and existing relationships, relax and be inspired by our speakers and workshops, take time to rest, refresh and grow stronger. Now, just for a little while, let the next two days be all about you!

David Grauwiler Executive Director Alberta Division

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Table of Contents

3 Table of Contents & Conference Activities4 Venue Map6 Conference Day 1 Agenda7 Keynote Speaker: Susan Aglukark8 Award Presentation9 A1 - A4 Concurrent Sessions11 Keynote Panel: Youth Suicide Prevention in Indigenous Communities13 B1 - B4 Concurrent Sessions15 C1 - C4 Concurrent Sessions

16 Special Presentation: Valuing Mental Health18 Conference Day 2 Agenda19 Keynote Speaker: Victoria Maxwell20 D1 - D5 Concurrent Sessions22 E1 - E4 Concurrent Sessions24 F1 - F4 Concurrent Sessions26 Exhibitors27 Poster Presentations 29 Sponsors

Conference Activities

Yoga with Katrina Kaczmarek Silverbirch Centre – SBCC1 Monday, June 4 & Tuesday, June 5 7:30am – 8:30am Katrina Kaczmarek is a certified yoga instructor.

Wellness Room Maligne Looking for a quiet space to restore mental and physical energy? The Wellness Room offers delegates a quiet space for self-care and solitude. We ask that cell phones, food and laptops not be used in the room.

Service Dogs Ballroom Lobby Monday, June 4 & Tuesday, June 5Compliments of Chimo Animal Assisted Wellness and Learning Society. Service Dogs will be available in the Ballroom Lobby at lunch on both days.

Seanna Collins, Master of CeremoniesSeanna is a born and raised Albertan. She has become a well-known media personality in Edmonton and keeps active in the community as host and MC for many events and charitable organizations.

In her off time, Seanna enjoys gardening, golfing and being outdoors in the summer, and hibernating in the winter.

Special Events

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Venue Map

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES AT THE CONFERENCE: #NowWeAreStronger



ConferenceDAY 1

Monday JUNE

4

7:30am – 8:45am Registration & Continental Breakfast Ballroom Foyer

8:45am – 9:30am Welcome / Opening Remarks Logan/Palisades Ballroom

9:30am – 10:30am Keynote Speaker: Susan Aglukark Logan/Palisades Ballroom

10:30am – 11:00am HEALTH BREAK / Poster Presentations Ballroom Foyer

11:00am – 12:00pm A1-A4 Concurrent Sessions A1: Emerald A2: Rundle A3: Robson A4: Amethyst

12:00pm – 12:45pm BUFFET LUNCH / Award Presentations Logan/Palisades Ballroom

12:45pm – 1:45pm Keynote Panel: Youth Suicide Prevention in Logan/Palisades Ballroom Indigenous Communities

1:45pm – 2:00pm TRAVEL TIME

2:00pm – 3:30pm B1-B4 Concurrent Sessions B1: Emerald B2: Robson B3: Rundle B4: Amethyst

3:30pm – 4:00pm HEALTH BREAK / Poster Presentations Ballroom Foyer

4:00pm – 5:00pm C1-C4 Concurrent Sessions C1: Emerald C2: Amethyst C3: Rundle C4: Logan/Palisades Ballroom

7:00pm – 8:30pm Special Presentation: Valuing Mental Health: Logan/Palisades Ballroom Revisiting Alberta’s Mental Health Review

TIME ACTIVITY

Conference Agenda Day 1 June 4, 2018


When we reach the “healed enough” stage in our journey, we decide that where we are (respectively) in our healing journeys is our threshold. This can be an amazing feeling! We will be part of that generation of healers, contributing from our respective experiences and sharing lessons; in this way, participants and listeners gain insight into what we are healing from and why our “cultural” perspective is so critical in our journeys to Healed Enough!

About Susan

Nunavut’s first ever Juno Award winning Inuk singer/songwriter, Susan Aglukark, calls herself the “accidental artist.” Susan grew up in Arviat, Nunavut and with ‘no musical orthodoxy’ to draw from, Susan’s early years were spent learning as she was headlining.

Susan’s early writing (The Arctic Rose-1991) was a series of songs drawn from the thing she had left: a life of uncertainty. The past 25 years and 7 albums has seen Susan set on a path of personal discoveries, cultural reconnections and personal healing: a very different path than the one she imagined when she left home. In her singing/songwriting career, Susan is most proud about reaching a place in her life where she knows she is right where she belongs, singing/songwriting and falling in love with creating.

Susan has garnered 3 Juno awards, received the Order of Canada in 2005 and most recently was awarded the Governor Generals Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award (June 2016).

Susan has performed for HRH Queen Elizabeth, Jean Chrétien, Brian Mulroney, Nelson Mandela, Billy Graham and the Countess of Wessex.

Susan Aglukark LOGAN/PALISADES BALLROOM

HEALED ENOUGH

Keynote Speaker Monday, June 4, 2018 9:30am-10:30am

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AWARDPRESENTATION

NADINE STIRLING MEMORIAL AWARD

THE BETTIE HEWES MEMORIAL AWARD

FOR OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER SERVICE

PROFESSIONAL CARE AWARD

The Award is named in remembrance of Bettie Hewes, former CMHA Alberta Division President, Regional Director and MLA. Bettie’s lifelong interest in mental health issues and her commitment to improving the quality of life for people with mental illness is an example to all. The Award honours a volunteer or volunteers who have given much time and effort in direct service or management or have promoted the goals of the Association throughout the community.

Awarded to a mental health professional or care worker or organization exhibiting special creativity and effectiveness in the provision of mental health care.

The Award, originally the Consumer Award, was renamed in 1991 in memory of Nadine Stirling, the first Alberta Consumer Networker. It is awarded to a person with lived experience or immediate family member in recognition of their effort to attack stigma and/or support the development of self-help initiatives or facilitate consumer participation.


EMERALD RUNDLE ROBSON AMETHYST

A1: Mental Health Capacity Building Programs in Alberta Schools: Evidence of Success

A2: Mindfulness Now: Discovering How Strong You Really Are

A3: The Biology of Stress: Prevention, Detection and Treatment of Trauma

A4: Indigenous Culture and Community Based Approach to Mental Health

A1 Mental Health Capacity Building Programs EMERALD in Alberta Schools: Evidence of SuccessMental Health Capacity Building (MHCB) initiative was launched in 2006 to promote mental health in children, youth and families. The program is located in 85 communities and 182 schools across Alberta with an outreach to 74 additional schools. MHCB service provision is funded by Alberta Health Services and operates in collaboration with community partners. The presentation highlights how mental health promotion and prevention activities can impact the lives of K-12 students and influence whole communities to ensure overall mental health and well-being. Evidence of the effectiveness of associated programs based on a large-scale MHCB evaluation will be shared. Participants will be provided with program information regarding this model of care.

PRESENTERS: Dr. Anna Nadirova & Marva Caldwell | Alberta Health Services

A2 Mindfulness Now: Discovering How Strong You Really Are RUNDLE

This highly interactive and experiential workshop will provide participants with a number of mindful practices. We will explore what mindfulness is and is not. Participants will have a deeper appreciation of mindfulness as a foundation for experiencing the fullness of our humanity. We will explore the relevance of mindfulness as an emerging practice in the promotion and maintenance of mental, emotional and spiritual wellness.

PRESENTER: Dr. Allan Donsky | University of Calgary

A3 The Biology of Stress: ROBSON Prevention, Detection and Treatment of TraumaThis presentation will explore stress, trauma, and PTSD in a First Nations context. We will discuss how stress and trauma lead to changes in behavior, thought processes, and health status. This research can help practitioners, leaders, and policy makers improve the prevention, early detection, and successful treatment of PTSD, anxiety, and other trauma-related chronic illness.

PRESENTER: Jackson Heraid | Maskwacis Ambulance Authority

A1-A3 Concurrent Sessions 11:00am-12:00pm

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A4 Concurrent Sessions 11:00am-12:00pm

A4 Indigenous Culture and Community Based Approach AMETHYST to Mental HealthThis presentation will discuss how a framework based in community and culture centered music therapy can assist those working with Indigenous people to support and encourage wellbeing.

How can community music therapy offer a framework for music therapy to develop in various settings? How does the process of culture centered music therapy facilitate and provide an environment for positive relationships to develop? How does music therapy assist individuals with their spiritual, physical, emotional and cognitive wellbeing?

The presentation will include descriptions of the model of community music therapy and framework of culture centered music therapy. The presentation will outline music therapy interventions that are used with this population (i.e. improvisation and song-writing).

I will demonstrate how music therapy can encourage and promote wellness, how music therapy can be used as a therapeutic tool to encourage self-awareness and self-expression, and to improve relationships. Vignettes and case examples from the presenter’s clinical work might be included.

PRESENTER: Fleur Alocin Hughes | Carewest


Keynote Panel Monday, June 4, 2018 12:45pm-1:45pm

Youth Suicide Prevention LOGAN/PALISADES in Indigenous Communities BALLROOM Come hear our panelists share about the burden of suicide amongst Indigenous youth and some of the emerging promising strategies being used to promote life.

PANELISTS

Liane MercrediLiane Mercredi is a Special Projects Coordinator for North Peace Tribal Council, located in the furthest northern part of Alberta.

Stepping into the world of Indigenous Health through Aboriginal Health Promotion more specifically, Liane quickly recognized the need for the expansion of knowledge around Indigenous Mental Health.

Through her experiences as a Little Cub Instructor with the Centre for Suicide Prevention, and a Mental Health First Aid Youth Instructor with the Mental Health Commission of Canada, Liane provides insight to the issues impacting Indigenous Youth and Mental Health.

As an active member of Rocky Lane Parent Council and True North Health Advisory Council, Liane views herself as an advocate to help address the many issues facing Indigenous people and youth.

MODERATOR

Hilary SirmanHilary Sirman is the Director of Impact and Engagement at the Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP) in Calgary, Alberta, an education branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association. With the committed team at CSP, Hilary works to identify, cultivate and engage new partners in the mission to reduce stigma and increase awareness of suicide prevention education.

Hilary holds Bachelor of Education and Master of Public Administration degrees from Queen’s University, as well as certificates from Queen’s Smith School of Business in Marketing and Human Resources.

She has worked with the Centre since 2013 and has over 10 years’ experience in organizational development and training, international HR operations, and change management for a variety of non-profit and private sector organizations in Canada and Australia. Hilary actively volunteers for a number of health-related charitable agencies supporting women and children in Calgary.

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PANEL HOSTED BY CENTRE FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION


Keynote Panel Monday, June 4, 2018 12:45pm-1:45pm

PANELISTS cont’d

Priscilla LalondePriscilla Lalonde is a Kokum (grandmother), mother, daughter, auntie, sister and friend. She is Woodland Cree, treaty from Driftpile First Nation (through her father) and Metis (through her mother).

Priscilla has a Bachelor of Social Work degree and is currently a Master of Arts student. She has worked in the areas of addictions, child protection, family violence prevention and mental health for over thirty years. She has volunteered on many Boards, Committees, and other helping agencies in her effort to contribute to her home area.

Priscilla is the founder and Principal Consultant of Aspenroad Resources, providing training, facilitation, program development and evaluation services.

Priscilla is a Senior Trainer and a Consulting (Mentor) Trainer with the Centre for Suicide Prevention, delivering a wide spectrum of workshops including ASIST, TuneUp, Straight Talk, Tattered Teddies, Little Cub, River of Life, and Walk With Me. Priscilla currently works with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Edmonton Region, to deliver the ASIST workshops for their agency.

Ramona Big HeadRamona Big Head’s Blackfoot name is Akaistsiiskaakii (Many Sweat Lodge Woman). She is a mother of 7 and a grandmother of 21.

Ramona is currently the principal of Kiana High School. She has been an educator since 1996. She taught high school English and Drama for 14 years at Kiana High School. She also taught at the University of Lethbridge in the Faculty of Education. She is currently a PhD Candidate out of University of British Columbia. Her area of research is looking at the correlation between theatre and identity of Kiana youth. Ramona lost her oldest daughter to suicide in 2006. Since then, she has always been an advocate of suicide prevention within Indigenous communities.


PANEL HOSTED BY CENTRE FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION

EMERALD ROBSON RUNDLE AMETHYST

B1: Looking into the Future: Advancing a National Mental Health Movement

B2: Shifting Your Lens: The Implementation of Trauma-Informed Care

B3: Working Together to Support Mental Health: Collaborative Practices for Schools and Communities

B4: Going Rural: Building Capacity Through Family Peer Support and Community Counselling Programs

B1 Looking into the Future: EMERALD Advancing a National Mental Health MovementOur panel of provincial and national leaders and mental health champions will focus on the future. What is emerging on the horizon of mental health in Canada? What challenges are we facing? What are the opportunities? How can we be “Stronger Together?”

PRESENTERS: Susan Aglukark, Patrick Smith, Dr. Judi Malone & Dr. Denise Milne Interviewer: Seanna Collins

B2 Shifting Your Lens: The Implementation of Trauma-Informed Care ROBSON

Trauma-informed care aims to acknowledge the prevalence of trauma and provide services that recognize the profound implications trauma can have on developmental and health outcomes. This workshop aims to explore how two different organizations within Alberta have attempted to contribute to the delivery of trauma-informed services. Examples will speak to the importance of education for service providers supporting children, youth and families, as well as the benefits of registered dietitians in supporting trauma-informed Indigenous healthcare, mental health, and health promotion programs.

PRESENTERS: Chelsea Hobbs | Early Childhood Development Support Services (ECDSS) Dave Smith | Indigenous Health and Nutrition Team, Alberta Health Services

B3 Working Together to Support Mental Health: RUNDLE Collaborative Practices for Schools and CommunitiesJoin this session to learn more about how the Working Together to Support Mental Health in Alberta Schools resource is promoting deeper collaboration between schools and their partners to support mental health in schools. The Bonnyville Child & Adolescent Mental Health clinic provides a rural example of how schools and healthcare providers are collaborating to increase primary care access and continuity for youth with ADHD, anxiety and depression in its community.

PRESENTERS: Bev Baker Hoffman & Krystal Abrahamowicz | Calgary Regional Consortium Alena Thompson & Chantal Vallee | Covenant Health, Bonnyville Primary Care Network

B1-B3 Concurrent Sessions 2:00pm-3:30pm

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B4 Going Rural: Building Capacity Through Family AMETHYST Peer Support and Community Counselling ProgramsCollaborative community approaches are strengths based approaches that have the potential to provide client-centred, inclusive services in rural and remote communities. We will illustrate how two unique programs; – Peer Support and Community Counselling – have been developed. The workshop will offer an overview of both approaches, and promote ideas and discussion about how the programs can be replicated in other rural and remote communities.

PRESENTERS: Toby Malloy | Foothills Community Counselling Program Mona Cooley | Cool Family Solutions


EMERALD AMETHYST RUNDLE LOGAN/PALISADES

C1: Animal Assisted Therapy with Children, Youth and Families

C2: Forged By Fire: Resiliency

C3: Youth Engagement in Mental Health Organizations

C4: Networks and Road Maps for Rural Mental Health: Emerging Opportunities

C1 Animal Assisted Therapy with Children, Youth and Families EMERALD

Would you like to partner with your dog, cat, horse or llama in your work with children, youth and families? Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) is a unique form of therapy ideal for working with these populations. This presentation will introduce you to current research and the methodology of AAT. Hearing about real life examples will enhance your learning about the power of animals in the healing journey.

PRESENTER: Gail Courtnage | CASA

C2 Forged By Fire: Resiliency AMETHYST

If you feel like you are always putting out fires, it can feel like you are not getting ahead. Or maybe it’s the big fire - that one large event that has your world turned upside down. Using our experiences to empower and energize us, we become STRONGER and more effective at dealing with hardships. Carla White shares key resilience strategies that got her through the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire and largest evacuation in Canadian history.

PRESENTER: Carla White

C3 Youth Engagement in Mental Health Organizations RUNDLE

This presentation will explore a model of youth engagement in the context of a large mental health service provider. It will focus on areas such as why youth engagement matters, how youth members and CASA have worked together to build a platform for youth voice, and the impacts on the organization and the youth themselves. It will be delivered by youth who are active members of the CASA Youth Council.

PRESENTERS: Jen Nasr and Victoria Fehr | CASA Youth Council

C4 Networks and Road Maps for Rural Mental Health: LOGAN/PALISADES Emerging Opportunities BALLROOM

Learn about emerging opportunities and projects focused on building capacity and improving access to community and clinical mental health supports in rural and remote locations. Find out how you can participate in an emerging network of stakeholders and agencies focused on improving mental health outcomes throughout the province of Alberta.

PRESENTERS: Tim Neubauer | CASA Youth Council David Grauwiler & Jessica Turowski | CMHA Alberta Sharon Matthias | Matthias Inc: Connecting for Innovation

C1-C4 Concurrent Sessions 4:00pm-5:00pm

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Special Presentation Monday, June 4, 2018 7:00pm-8:30pm

Honourable Brandy Payne was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Acadia in 2015, and appointed Associate Minister of Health in 2016. She previously served as deputy chair of the Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee and is a past member of two Standing Committees.Ms. Payne and her husband Scott are raising two young daughters, Zoe and Cassidy.

MODERATOR

Seanna Collins

Angela Pitt (UCP) is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Airdrie and currently serves as member of three Standing Committees. Prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly, she was a small business owner in Airdrie, president of a local constituency association and an active volunteer in her community.Mrs. Pitt lives in Airdrie and enjoys reading, gardening and snowboarding with her husband and two children.

Dr. David Swann was elected to his fourth term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Calgary-Mountain View in 2015. He currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee on Families and Communities and previously served as critic for Health and Wellness and Executive Council and has been a member of several Standing Committees.

Tyler White is the Chief Executive Officer for Siksika Health Services and president of the First Nations Health Consortium. Mr. White has participated in several province-wide initiatives, including the Ministerial Panel on Child Intervention and the Alberta Mental Health Committee of the Valuing Mental Health project.


VALUING MENTAL HEALTH: LOGAN/PALISADES BALLROOM REVISITING ALBERTA’S MENTAL HEALTH REVIEWWe are pleased to bring together representatives of the Mental Health Review panel to hear more about what they learned from their engagement with thousands of Albertans on the topics of mental illness, mental health and addiction.

Join us for a continuation of this panel discussion from 2017’s Now We Are Stronger conference, where we will delve into the questions of implementation, future strategies and community issues. After hearing from the panelists, we will open the floor to questions from the audience.

Let’s continue the conversation about mental health in Alberta.

ConferenceDAY 2

Tuesday JUNE

5

7:30am – 8:45am Registration & Continental Breakfast Ballroom Foyer

8:45am – 9:30am Welcome to Day 2 & Opening Remarks Logan/Palisades Ballroom

9:30am – 10:30am Keynote Speaker: Victoria Maxwell Logan/Palisades Ballroom

10:30am – 11:00am HEALTH BREAK / Poster Presentations Ballroom Foyer

11:00am – 12:00pm D1-D5 Concurrent Sessions D1: Rundle D2: Amethyst D3: Moraine D4: Robson D5: Emerald

12:00pm – 1:00pm BUFFET LUNCH Ballroom Foyer

1:00pm – 2:30pm E1-E4 Concurrent Sessions E1: Emerald E2: Rundle E3: Robson E4: Amethyst

2:30pm – 3:00pm HEALTH BREAK / Networking Ballroom Foyer

3:00pm – 4:00pm F1-F4 Concurrent Sessions F1: Robson F2: Emerald F3: Amethyst F4: Rundle

4:00pm – 4:30pm Closing Remarks Logan/Palisades Ballroom

TIME ACTIVITY

Conference Agenda Day 2 June 5, 2018


Victoria Maxwell’s critically acclaimed solo show ‘That’s Just Crazy Talk’ looks at both the light and dark side of living with bipolar disorder, anxiety and psychosis. It describes one woman’s journey of coming to terms with mental illness within herself and in her family, uncovering long kept secrets. An intimate, yet universal story exploring the judgment we face not only from others, but from ourselves and the mysteries of family secrets. This funny and achingly truthful play both entertains and educates, exploding stigmas and portraying the love and resilience it takes to stay together as a family in the midst of illness and the beauty that can result when we face our demons. In addition, ‘That’s Just Crazy Talk’ is endorsed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) as one of the most effective anti-stigma tools in Canada.

About Victoria...

At the age of 25, Victoria Maxwell was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, anxiety, psychosis and an eating disorder. For 5 years she refused to accept this, and in turn was in and out of the hospital. Finally, after acknowledging her disorders and with the help of her family and a good psychiatrist, she became proactive in her recovery.

Since that time, she’s become a sought-after speaker on the lived experience of mental illness and recovery, wellness, creativity and dismantling stigma.

As a core researcher with CREST.BD, an international team studying bipolar disorder, she’s published papers and lead research to improve the lives of those living with mental illness and their families.

She’s appeared on CNN, CTV, in the New York Times, and Wall Street Journal. Her show, ‘That’s Just Crazy Talk’ was named one of the top anti-stigma interventions by the Mental Health Commission of Canada. She was also named a top Canadian leader in mental health by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

www.victoriamaxwell.com (*Bachelor of Fine Arts / Bipolar Princess)

Keynote Speaker Tuesday, June 5, 2018 9:30am-10:30am

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Victoria Maxwell LOGAN/PALISADES BALLROOMBFA/BPP

THAT’S JUST CRAZY TALK

RUNDLE AMETHYST MORAINE ROBSON EMERALD

D1: The Cost of Caring: Compassion Fatigue (Intro)

D2: First Nations Health Consortium – Jordan’s Principle

D3: Secrets Mothers Keep: Let’s Talk About Postpartum Scary Thoughts

D4: The FAMH Framework: Community Based, Holistic, Mental Health Care

D5: Family Peer Support: Collaborating Western and Indigenous Traditions

D1 The Cost of Caring: Compassion Fatigue (Intro) RUNDLE

Compassion Fatigue has been called “the cost of caring” and is experienced by people who are in a helping profession or volunteering as care providers. In this workshop, you will gain a better understanding of Compassion Fatigue and the effects of Vicarious Trauma as well as learning how to build personal resiliency and create an effective self-care plan.

PRESENTER: Tim Neubauer | Rethinklife

D2 First Nations Health Consortium: Jordan’s Principle AMETHYST

First Nations Health Consortium is a resource connecting Alberta’s First Nations Children and Youth to essential services without delay, denial or disruption. The services implements Jordan’s Principle, a child-first principle to ensure First Nations children are treated equally and fairly.

PRESENTER: Deanna Wolf Ear

D3 Secrets Mothers Keep: MORAINE Let’s Talk About Postpartum Scary ThoughtsI will break through the stigma surrounding postpartum issues, so that attendees can come away with greater understanding by identifying, and addressing this subject. By the end of this presentation participants will understand what “Postpartum Scary Thoughts Are and Are Not,” and will learn what to look for to be able to develop strategies to engage in conversations with mothers about postpartum issues. Attendees will gain the ability to offer support, comfort and understanding to mothers.

PRESENTER: Amanda McMillan | Families Matter

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D4-D5 Concurrent Sessions 11:00am-12:00pm

D4 The FAMH Framework: ROBSON Community Based, Holistic, Mental Health CareThe FAMH (Foundation for Addiction and Mental Health) framework is specifically aimed at building capacity for the highest quality mental health assessment and treatment within the community, from a primary health care orientation. An outline of a holistic mental health framework that incorporates current, evidence informed approaches to addiction and related issues, and integrates professional and non professional resources along the continuum of care, will be the focus of this presentation.

PRESENTERS: Karen Melon | Foundation for Addiction and Mental Health

D5 Family Peer Support: EMERALD Collaborating Western and Indigenous TraditionsThis presentation is about introducing a family peer support program with the flexibility of adapting Indigenous healing practices and traditions. The purpose is to facilitate the sharing of experiences to develop a guideline to have family wellness and manage difficult situations. The workshop will provide a family peer group guideline, encouraging conversation about how to create a balance between approaches to cope with emotional and spiritual pain.

PRESENTERS: Mona Cooley | Cool Family Solutions


EMERALD RUNDLE ROBSON AMETHYST

E1: Caregivers in Alberta: Exploring the Dual Role of Provider and Participant in the Mental Health System

E2: Simple Techniques To Find Your Inner Peace

E3: Building Community Capacity - Meeting Local Mental Health Needs

E4: Reconciliation: Mental Health & Peer Support

E1 Caregivers in Alberta: Exploring the Dual Role of Provider EMERALD and Participant in the Mental Health System Caregivers are the backbone of the health system but are often unrecognized and unsupported. If we want to transform health services and improve outcomes, we need to better recognize and understand the role caregivers play in patient wellness. We equally need to examine the impact that this role has on the caregiver’s own wellbeing, including themes of grief and loss. We will present multiple perspectives on the role of caregivers as providers and participants in the health system and facilitate a discussion about issues, barriers, and resources.

PRESENTERS: Rebeccah Marsh & Candace Fehr | CASA Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Debra Paches | Caregivers Alberta

E2 Simple Techniques To Find Your Inner Peace RUNDLE

Learn about two different programs with innovative practices. BreathingRoom™ is an online program for youth ages 13-24, which was clinically developed and proven by CINIM to decrease stress, depression and anxiety as well as strengthen resiliency. HeartMath shares its science-based technology and programs for taking charge of your life, proven to help you reduce stress and anxiety by increasing your inner balance and self-security. Learn to access your heart’s intuition to become the best version of yourself more often.

PRESENTERS: Susanne Heaton | CINIM (Canadian Institute of Natural and Integrative Medicine Angela Betts | CMHA Alberta

E3 Building Community Capacity: ROBSON Meeting Local Mental Health NeedsCommunities across the province are working with local key stakeholders to build action plans focused on improving mental health outcomes. What are they learning? What are the assets and challenges they are discovering? How do you get started and how do you get the right people to the table? Learn from the experiences of three panelists from different communities.

PRESENTERS: Dr. Tom Feasby | Airdrie Community Health Centre Kendra Leavitt | Policy Wise Kim Titus | Thumbs Up Foundation Pat Cashion | Airdrie Health Cooperative Kelly Halverson Moderator: David Grauwiler | CMHA Alberta

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E4 Reconciliation, Mental Health & Peer Support: AMETHYST Learnings from Collaborative Cultural Programming in LethbridgeFollowing up on the initial offering of a unique program with I’taamohkanoohsin, this panel discussion looks at the work that has been undertaken in the larger community towards reconciliation and the importance of cultural programming. This panel offers learnings of leaders from local elders, Indigenous leaders and members of Reconciliation Lethbridge to allow other communities to develop their own plan and build programs scaled to serve the needs and resources of their own region.

PRESENTERS: David Gabert | CMHA Lethbridge Les Vonkeman | Lethbridge Police Service Melodie Bastien | Opokaa’sin Early Intervention Society


ROBSON EMERALD AMETHYST RUNDLE

F1: Recovery and Personal Medicine: The Critical Connection

F2: Talk Today: A CMHA Team Sports and Mental Health Program

F3: 211: Your Partner in Building a Network of Community Supports

F4: The AHS Indigenous Patient Journey Projects

F1 Recovery and Personal Medicine: The Critical Connection ROBSON

Recovery is not a fad, but a reality and the paradigm shift occurring with many mental health systems across the country. In order to regain and maintain health and quality of life, people learning to live well with mental illness need to be fully engaged in their treatment and recovery process. Victoria Maxwell will offer solutions to ‘adherence’ issues and an alternative definition of adherence.

Strategies will illustrate the importance of collaborative decision making, alignment of treatment plans with individuals’ existing wellness tools (Personal Medicine)*, and exploring internalized stigma.

These approaches help empower individuals and their families on a wellness journey, and create effective partnerships with health professionals and vice versa.

PRESENTER: Victoria Maxwell

F2 Talk Today: A CMHA Team Sports and Mental Health Program EMERALD

Talk Today is the Canadian Mental Health Association’s sports/mental health program. Launched in 2014, the program now supports young athletes across the country in the high school, university/college and junior hockey ranks. This workshop will include details about program’s origins, audiences, connections to local CMHA branches, implementation ideas, challenges and successful outcomes.

PRESENTERS: Joe Kim & Alex Salomie | CMHA Ontario

F3 211: Your Partner in Building a Network AMETHYST of Community Supports

Learn how Yellowhead County has utilized 211, a 24/7 live, confidential information and referral service, to strengthen and connect the supports available in its region. From providing residents with a 24-hour number to call when they need support, to facilitating the quick implementation of an Elder Abuse Response Network, 211 has been a valuable partner to Yellowhead County residents, service providers, and municipalities.

Wondering how your community can partner with 211? We’ll talk about that, too!

PRESENTERS: Stephanie Wright | Canadian Mental Health Association – Edmonton Region Wendy Robinson | Family and Community Support Services, Yellowhead County

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F4 The AHS Indigenous Patient Journey Project RUNDLE

The AHS Indigenous Patient Journey project sought to explore what was working, what wasn’t and what was missing in Addiction and Mental Health services provided to Indigenous populations.

After listening to 100 high needs Indigenous service-users and another 100 Indigenous service-users who were incarcerated, the project team has brought these voices forward to enhance services in a way that works for Indigenous people.

PRESENTER: Randal Bell | Alberta Health Services


Exhibitors

Rural Mental Health Project Workplace Training Program


PP1 Is the Golden Rule the Bullying Antidote?

Join Betty as she shares what bullying is, how it is being reinforced in all environments and how the roles people play need to be examined. She talks about the importance of speaking out when being bullied, rather than suffering in pain and silence, as students and adults who do not report bullying may unintentionally reinforce it. Fear of revenge prevents students from telling adults about bullying. Sometimes fear prevents adults from becoming actively involved. Betty will share stories from students who have opened up their hearts to her with their experiences of being bullied and feeling suicidal. Suicide among teens is high due to bullying and cyber-bullying. Given the opportunity to openly discuss emotions and experiences, students have expressed how they have felt a release of stress and like a load had been lifted off their shoulders. By listening to these stories we can become aware of how our thoughts and feelings can affect our well-being. By applying the Golden Rule, bullying can be reduced.

PRESENTER: Betty Wedman

PP2 Innovative Treatment of the Whole Family in Out-of-Home Mental Health Care

This presentation will provide an overview of the history of whole family treatment, the current clinical approach of the Wood’s Homes Whole Family Treatment Program, along with intervention case examples. Finally, this presentation will provide thirty six months of data from a three year outcome study. Findings will showcase the opportunity in re-envisioning out-of-home care as whole family mental health intervention – keeping families together and addressing how mental health touches all family members.

PRESENTERS: Chloe Westelmajer & Nicolle Plumb

PP3 Mental Health profiles of Children and Youth with Pre and Postnatal Exposures

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) occurs in approximately 1 in 100 live births in Alberta. Individuals with FASD are at an increased risk for experiencing mental health issues, as an estimated 90% of individuals with FASD are diagnosed with a co-occurring mental health disorder. The current study investigates the relationship between early prenatal (e.g., alcohol exposure) and postnatal exposures, and later mental health profiles in children and youth aged 7-15.

PRESENTERS: Dr. Carly McMorris & Chantel Ritter

PP4 Supporting Bipolar Disorder While Caring For Yourself

Often individuals who support those with bipolar disorder become overwhelmed during the search for practical tools and resources.Many supporters want to be led through the maze of managing bipolar disorder and guided in how to put effective support plans into place. This presentation will give you practical strategies that can be implemented immediately. These strategies will help those with bipolar disorder feel respected and supported while respecting the supporters own limits.

PRESENTERS: Samantha Pekh & Dr. Christina Bjorndal

Poster Presentations BALLROOM FOYER


PP5 Nutrition Education Innovations for Patients with Mental Health ConditionsSouth Health Campus has an innovative teaching kitchen in which dietitians have developed and delivered hands on workshops with a goal of improving food and nutrition literacy for adolescents and adults in the mental health program. This presentation will share exploratory findings from the cooking groups, community kitchen, interactive classes, and local grocery store tours and how these have empowered our clients to understand the role of nutrition in mental health management.

PRESENTERS: Shannon Josey & Melissa Bissinger

PP6 VID-KIDS: Video Feedback Interactive Guidance – Improving Interactions Between Depressed Mothers and InfantsPostpartum depression (PPD) diminishes maternal sensitivity/responsiveness to infant. Infants perceive this as stressful, triggering cortisol release, which, impacts brain development. Treating PPD has not consistently improved maternal-infant relationships. VID-KIDS offers mothers with PPD an approach for improving responsiveness toward their infants by promoting “serve and return” interactions. VID-KIDS fills a gap in PPD support programs by focusing on improving maternal-infant relationships. This presentation will describe the video-feedback intervention protocol and progress for this RCT.

PRESENTERS: Nicole Letourneau, Penny Tryphonopoulos, Elena Ali, Jennifer Bon Bernard & Andrea Deane

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