SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

03/18/2026

Trauma-informed practice requires more than awareness — it requires specialized clinical training.

Join us for our Certificate in Trauma Counselling for Mental Health Professionals: Level 1, led by Natalie Zlodre Choy, MSW, RSW, a highly regarded trauma specialist with extensive experience training clinicians in trauma-informed care.

This six-day certificate program explores the biopsychosocial impact of trauma and equips professionals with practical strategies for assessing and supporting adult clients who have experienced traumatic events.

Participants will learn to:

▪️ Understand the neurobiology and clinical impact of trauma
▪️ Assess trauma reactions and guide ethical interventions
▪️ Respond to flashbacks, nightmares, and intrusive symptoms
▪️ Address complex and developmental trauma patterns
▪️ Apply trauma-informed strategies that support client recovery and resilience

Through lectures, clinical examples, discussion, and practical strategies, participants will build a trauma-informed framework that can be applied across a range of clinical settings.

April 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29, 2026
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET

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🏷️ Save 26% with code APR26

03/17/2026

Clinicians are supporting clients through increasingly complex mental health challenges — and practical, evidence-informed training has never been more important.

Our newest SickKids CCMH Learning Institute newsletter highlights upcoming professional development designed to strengthen clinical skills and support better outcomes for children, youth, families, and adults.

Featured learning includes:
• Certificate programs in CBT, trauma counselling, and children’s grief and bereavement
• Clinical trainings on emotion dysregulation, neurodivergent youth, trauma-informed practice, and engaging children in therapy
• Sessions supporting clinician wellbeing and sustainable practice

➡️ 26% early access pricing available on select programs

📰 Explore our newsletter:
https://mailchi.mp/sickkidscmhlearning/support-your-clients-with-practical-clinician-focused-training-26-off-fssp9cevtn-8338131

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03/17/2026

CBT remains one of the most widely used and evidence-based approaches in mental health care — but effective practice requires strong foundations.

Join us for Certificate in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Level 1: Foundational CBT Training, led by Nili Benazon, PhD.

This multi-session certificate program introduces core cognitive and behavioural strategies used to treat common and complex mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, and stress.

Participants will learn to:

▪️ Develop CBT case formulations and conceptualizations
▪️ Identify and modify automatic thoughts
▪️ Apply behavioural activation and behavioural experiments
▪️ Use exposure, stress-reduction, and problem-solving strategies
▪️ Adapt CBT principles when working with youth

Through lectures, video demonstrations, case discussions, and practical exercises, participants will build a toolkit of CBT strategies that can be applied across a wide range of clinical presentations.

April 10, 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, 2026
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET

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🏷️ Save 26% with code APR26

03/16/2026

When a young person struggles with emotion dysregulation, the entire family system is affected.

Clinicians are often asked to support families navigating intense emotions, chronic conflict, and strained relationships — yet many receive limited training in how to intervene effectively.

Join us April 10 | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET for Emotion Dysregulation in the Family: Clinical Interventions for Family Members of Youth with Emotion Dysregulation, led by Adina Hauser, MSW, RSW.

This interactive training explores evidence-informed approaches, including Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) and DBT-oriented strategies to support family work.

Participants will learn to:

▪️ Strengthen interventions with family members
▪️ Integrate emotion regulation into family work
▪️ Help families understand the role of emotion

Includes live discussion, reflection, and role-play to support practical skill development.

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🏷️ Save 26% with code: APR26

03/14/2026

Still time to join this important training for helping professionals. Understanding compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout is essential for sustaining both personal wellbeing and effective clinical practice.

🔗 https://cvent.me/kE0KWk
🏷️ use code MAR26 for your early access pricing discount

Working in the helping professions means giving a lot of yourself — and sometimes the well runs dry.

Compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout are increasingly common in clinical and caregiving roles. Recognizing the difference — and knowing how to respond — is essential for sustaining both personal wellbeing and professional effectiveness.

Join Cleo Haber on March 30, 2026, for When the well is dry: Compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and self-care, a practical, reflective training designed to help helping professionals build awareness, resilience, and sustainable wellness practices.

Participants will learn to:
✔ Distinguish compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout
✔ Identify early warning signs and workplace risk factors
✔ Use self-assessment tools to reflect on stress, fatigue, and compassion satisfaction
✔ Develop practical strategies for resilience, grounding, and restoration
✔ Create a personalized wellness plan to support long-term sustainability

🔗 Register: https://cvent.me/kE0KWk
🏷️Save 26% with code MAR26

03/13/2026

Final weeks to use your professional development budget

Many organizations close their fiscal year at the end of March. If you still have training funds available, this is a great opportunity to invest in professional learning before budgets reset.

We still have several live trainings coming up this month for clinicians, educators, and helping professionals:

📅 March trainings still to come:

24 — Better Together: Practical Integration of CBT and Attachment Theory
25 — Always Online: Therapeutic Approaches in the Age of Chronic Screen Use
25 — Debriefing with Intention: Skills and Supports for Helping Professionals
26 — Emotionally-based School Avoidance: A Multi-systemic CBT Approach
27 — Developing Cognitive Case Conceptualizations and Challenging Core Beliefs
30 — Creative CBT Interventions for Children with Anxiety
30 — When the Well is Dry: Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Trauma and Self-Care
31 — ADHD in Children and Adolescents

🔗 Explore upcoming trainings: https://sickkidscmh.ca/learning-institute/our-courses/
🏷️ Save 26% with code MAR26

If March dates are too soon, you can also plan ahead and register now for any future trainings, or secure customized training for your team and schedule delivery at a time that works best for your organization.

03/13/2026

There is still time to join us on March 31 for this expert-led ADHD training on assessment, management, racialized youth, and cannabis effects.

We look forward to welcoming Dr. Joan Flood, Dr. Doron Almagor, and Nadia Kerr from Possibilities Clinic for a full day of practical, clinician-focused learning.
🔗 https://cvent.me/qxvXxL
📣Save 26% with code MAR26

03/13/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Stage 1 trauma treatment for addiction recovery. It was inspiring to bring together clinicians and professionals committed to strengthening trauma-informed approaches when supporting clients navigating both trauma and substance use.

A special thank you to Dhwani Joshi for leading this thoughtful and practical training. Dhwani shared a Stage 1 trauma treatment approach grounded in safety and stabilization, offering clinicians concrete tools to help clients regulate emotional overwhelm and support recovery.

We appreciate the meaningful engagement and dedication to deepening trauma-informed practice.

03/10/2026

Supporting clients effectively requires ongoing learning — and access to practical, evidence-informed training.

Our latest newsletter highlights upcoming professional development opportunities for clinicians, including trainings on:

• Integrating CBT and attachment in therapy
• Addressing chronic screen use in clinical practice
• Debriefing with intention
• Creative CBT interventions for children with anxiety
• ADHD assessment and management
• Compassion fatigue and clinician wellbeing
• Strengthening CBT case conceptualization

🏷️ Save 26% on March–May trainings with early access codes:
MAR26 | APR26 | MAY26

Explore the upcoming trainings in our latest newsletter:
https://mailchi.mp/sickkidscmhlearning/support-your-clients-with-practical-clinician-focused-training-26-off-fssp9cevtn-8337995?e=33196d1d16

03/06/2026

Thank you to our learners for joining us today for Enhancing Clinicians’ Understanding of Body Image and Eating Disorders in Boys and Men - we appreciate your commitment to helping bring visibility to an often-overlooked clinical issue.

A special thank you to Dr. Kyle Ganson for sharing his research-informed insights and advancing important conversations around body image and disordered eating in boys and men.🙏

Missed the live webinar? Pre-register for the on-demand version: https://cvent.me/LaK4D5

03/03/2026

Working in the helping professions means giving a lot of yourself — and sometimes the well runs dry.

Compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout are increasingly common in clinical and caregiving roles. Recognizing the difference — and knowing how to respond — is essential for sustaining both personal wellbeing and professional effectiveness.

Join Cleo Haber on March 30, 2026, for When the well is dry: Compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and self-care, a practical, reflective training designed to help helping professionals build awareness, resilience, and sustainable wellness practices.

Participants will learn to:
✔ Distinguish compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout
✔ Identify early warning signs and workplace risk factors
✔ Use self-assessment tools to reflect on stress, fatigue, and compassion satisfaction
✔ Develop practical strategies for resilience, grounding, and restoration
✔ Create a personalized wellness plan to support long-term sustainability

🔗 Register: https://cvent.me/kE0KWk
🏷️Save 26% with code MAR26

03/03/2026

Thank you to our learners for joining our High-Impact Presentation Skills webinar today.
Special thanks to Christine Felgueiras, for equipping healthcare professionals with practical tools to communicate clearly, confidently, and with impact. 🙏