• Balancing Leadership and Frontline Realities

    Virtual Event

    Balancing the delivery of meaningful, client-centred services with the financial and contractual realities of today’s social service sector is an ongoing challenge. Agencies are expected to do more with less, […]

  • Working Alone and In Isolation in Social Services – November 26

    Virtual Event

    Join us for an informative webinar focused on the safety and well-being of individuals who work alone. Learn about WorkSafeBC’s OHS Regulation Section on Working Alone and in Isolation, including definitions, responsibilities, and response requirements. We’ll explore the hazards of working alone, both physical and psychosocial and share mental health strategies for staying resilient on […]

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  • Mindfulness Practices for Building Resilience

    Virtual Event

    For Community Social Services Frontline and community-based work is rewarding but often exhausting—especially with ongoing challenges like the opioid crisis, increasing mental health needs, and the lasting effects of the pandemic. In this session, Brian shares his personal story of recovery, and how mindfulness became a vital tool in his healing. You’ll explore how mindfulness […]

  • Conversations That Inspire Change: Part 1 – January 15

    Virtual Event

    For Community Social Services Helping conversations can be a powerful turning point, yet they can also feel drained when the balance between supporting others and protecting your own energy isn’t clear. This engaging one-hour session introduces Motivational Interviewing (MI), a collaborative communication style that inspires clients to explore change while allowing you to set healthy […]

  • Conversations That Inspire Change: Part 2 – February 19

    Virtual Event

    For Community Social Services Building on the foundations of Motivational Interviewing, this engaging one-hour session takes a deeper dive into how to guide conversations that spark lasting motivation. You’ll learn to recognize and respond to change talk, the client’s own language in favor of change, while also understanding sustain talk and ambivalence, and how each […]

  • Building Psychologically Safe Workplaces – March 18

    Virtual Event

    For Community Social Services Psychosocial hazards can quietly affect staff well-being and service quality in community social services. In this webinar, we’ll unpack WorkSafeBC’s five psychosocial hazard categories: interpersonal environment, […]

  • Building Belonging by Viewing DEI Through a Neuroinclusive Lens – May 27

    Virtual Event

    For Community Social Services Many DEI efforts focus on what we can see. This session expands the conversation to include how people think, process, and learn. Designed for community social services professionals, this presentation connects the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion to neurodiversity, a dimension of diversity that’s often invisible and under-discussed. Through practical […]

  • It’s Not You: The Impact of Nonprofit Systems on Leader Well-Being – June 24

    Virtual Event

    For Community Social Services The role of leaders in a non-profit organization is uniquely challenging, and it is taking its toll – both on the well-being of those currently in these roles, and on the capacity of the sector to invite new leaders to step in. There are systems at play, and leaders are paying […]

  • Thriving with ADHD at Work – July 30

    Virtual Event

    For Community Social Services This webinar is deisgned for employees with ADHD who want work to feel less overwhelming and more manageable, without burning out. Participants will learn evidence-informed strategies […]

  • Self Care to Collective Care in Challenging Times – August 5

    Strategies for Personal & Collective Care During Challenging Times This free webinar explores a variety of approaches and meaningful ways that we can engage in self and collective care. We will reflect on strategies to sustain ourselves in the work, to deepen our understanding of trauma-informed practice, and to care for ourselves, our teams and […]