Location
A custom 2-day workshop wrapped around panels of people with direct experience and professionals, exploring trauma and addictions -- with an added focus on opioids.
$ 280 + hst
CAST Canada panels allow time for your questions to be answered. Room discussion on important topics is an important part of the workshop. Included in the 2 days,
- Panel of people with direct experience with various addictions, including opiates
- Panel of mothers of those effected, at least one with opiates
- Dr. Barry Mitchell, a local physician who prescribes methadone, will present and take questions
Who Should Attend?
You are a frontline worker, program planner or any professional whose clients often have addiction and/or trauma issues. The day is popular with shelter and housing workers, O.W. and ODSP workers, therapists, correctional officers, housing support, Children's Aid, probation officers, professors and students, EAP professionals and others.
The Tools:
Developed by workers like you in direct conversation with consumers at over 75 panel discussions. The tools are,
· Easy to remember, easy to use
· Holistic, helpful and respectful
· Designed to empower your client in a safe and healthy way
· Presented with background and tips on how to work with the issue from start to finish
· Come with language suggestions from consumers
What will be covered? A sample:
" Just what is addiction? "
" What is the role of trauma, loss and unresolved grief?"
" Whom are we here to help?" - New, helpful insights
" The Role of Relapse" - Learn to handle this volatile but common event in a productive way.
" The Nature of Cravings" - Important information to help you understand and empower
your client.
" Roles, Goals & Boundaries" - Easy steps to insure a positive and comfortable relationship!
Opioid Issues:
Special material about opioid use and treatment has been incorporated into this workshop. Along with some video created by people in recovery, Dr. Barry Mitchell will present and take questions.
The Organic Origin of the "Practical Tools":
Since 2004, CAST Canada has held more than 75 panel discussions in which frontline workers have explored what worked and what didn't, gathering a deep, intuitive understanding of the process of addressing trauma, addiction and recovery. More than 1,800 frontline workers from central Ontario collaborated with CAST Canada volunteers to distil this special knowledge into relevant, practical ideas. These were then workshopped further by small groups of workers around the province. in the ToolBuilder Series. The result is this set of finely tuned, practical tools.
Questions? gt@cast-canada.ca 705-749-6145
