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SUMMARY:Duty to Report: Responsibilities and Pathways
DESCRIPTION:Counsellors are often caught between the requirement to report to protective agencies and our desire to maintain therapeutic alliance and engagement in counselling. Navigating that tension will be explored and processes highlighted that may protect the client’s participation in therapy. \nThis workshop will give an overview of the legislative responsibilities for reporting when a child or vulnerable adult is at risk of harm. The counsellor’s role in the reporting process will be outlined\, and practical tips provided that may increase the effectiveness of a report and enhance safety of vulnerable persons in the process of investigation. \nThis workshop is of particular relevance for counsellors working with children\, youth and families
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/duty-to-report-responsibilities-and-pathways/
LOCATION:Online\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCACC Workshop / Lunch & Learn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260422T120000
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SUMMARY:Ergonomics Essentials: Posture\, Productivity\, and Pain-Free Workdays
DESCRIPTION:Discover what good posture truly looks like when working at a computer and learn how to properly adjust your office chair and position your monitor\, keyboard\, and mouse to support both comfort and productivity throughout your day. \nWhile the human body is designed for movement\, today’s sedentary work environments often limit our opportunities to stay active. \nIn this session\, we’ll introduce a series of simple\, office-appropriate exercises that can be easily integrated into your daily routine to help keep your body engaged\, reduce fatigue\, and support long-term musculoskeletal health. \nRegister Now
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/ergonomics-essentials-posture-productivity-and-pain-free-workdays/
LOCATION:Online\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCACC Workshop / Lunch & Learn
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SUMMARY:Resilient Minds in a Digital World: Social Media\, Mental Health\, and Real Connection
DESCRIPTION:This session explores how social media and digital overload affect mental health\, and how resilience and meaningful connection can help people maintain healthier boundaries in a hyper-digital world.\n \nMany people feel caught between:\n\nneeding to be online\nAnd feeling drained by constant digital noise.\n\nIn this session\, you are invited to:\n\nUnderstand how social media and constant digital exposure can contribute to anxiety\, low mood\, and emotional exhaustion.\nExplore research on resilience and social support\, and how these factors shape our experiences online.\nLearn practical strategies to recognize unhealthy patterns and build a more balanced relationship with technology.\n\nNo background needed. Just a willingness to learn and be part of a caring community. \nLearn more about these public presentations >>
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/resilient-minds-in-a-digital-world-social-media-mental-health-and-real-connection/
LOCATION:Online\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Public Presentation on Mental Health Topics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260527T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260527T153000
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SUMMARY:Supporting adult survivors of sexual assault
DESCRIPTION:A comprehensive workshop for counsellors who support adult survivors of sexual assault.\nThis course equips you with practical tools\, critical insight\, and structured frameworks to confidently support survivors through complex legal processes and the journey of recovery. \nWhat you’ll learn:\n\nRecognize and challenge rape culture and rape myths in yourself\, clients\, and society\nApply an intersectional lens to how identity shapes survivors’ experiences post-assault\nPractice cultural humility and recognize how your own identity influences your clinical work\nProvide trauma-informed support when survivors are making decisions about reporting\nUnderstand Canadian sexual assault law and how to prepare survivors for court processes\nExplore alternative justice options like restorative and transformative justice approaches\nGain therapeutic skills such as nervous system regulation and pleasure-centred healing\nIntegrate embodied advocacy and activism to shift the needle on sexual assault justice
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/healing-from-justice-supporting-adult-survivors-of-sexual-assault/
LOCATION:Online\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCACC Workshop / Lunch & Learn
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260607
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SUMMARY:Victoria: Regional Roadshow
DESCRIPTION: \nGet all the details\n\n\n\nDAY 1\nFull Day Workshop\nBeyond the Wound: Implementing Effective Trauma Interventions \nPsychological trauma impacts between 60 and 76% of Canadians\, according to the Canadian Psychological Association and Health Canada. Of those\, approximately 9% will develop PTSD\, though many others will have their trauma manifest as other mental health disorders\, such as depression and anxiety. Such statistics highlight that the impact of trauma is pervasive\, multifaceted\, varied\, and often lasts a lifetime\, which creates complexity for assessors and treatment providers. \nIn this workshop: \n> Dr. Carissa Muth will begin by providing a foundation based on the neuroscience of trauma\, including current theories on the etiology of PTSD and Complex PTSD. \n> Building on this understanding\, the workshop will provide an overview of assessing trauma\, including differential diagnoses\, which is imperative to implementing effective treatments. \n> Rather than defaulting to a single treatment method whenever a client presents with trauma\, this workshop will guide participants in matching evidence-based treatment methods with presentations of trauma. \n> Primarily\, this workshop will present a staged approach to addressing trauma that includes the integration of therapeutic methods such as narrative therapy\, CBT\, DBT skills\, and positive psychology. \nPresenter: Dr Carissa Muth \, PsyD\, RPsych \nEvening Social Reception\nJoin us for a casual evening following the first full day of learning. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow RCCs from across your region. Deepen professional relationships\, share insights from the day’s learning\, and build connections within BC’s mental health community. \nDAY 2\nStakeholder Roundtable Discussion\nThis is where your voice can shape regional mental health policy. \nJoin a this dialogue with government officials\, service partners\, health authority representatives\, and fellow practitioners to surface barriers\, discuss emerging client needs\, and co-create solutions that reflect front-line realities. \n1/2 Day Workshop\nBeyond the Surface: Understanding the Intersections of Trauma\, Adverse Events\, and Opioid Harms in BC  \nEvent Registration
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/victoria-regional-roadshow/
LOCATION:Victoria: Hotel Grand Pacific\, 463 Belleville St\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 1X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCACC Workshop / Lunch & Learn
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260918
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SUMMARY:Regional Roadshow Prince George
DESCRIPTION: \nGet all the details\n\n\n\nDAY 1\nFull Day Workshop\nBeyond the Wound: Implementing Effective Trauma Interventions \nPsychological trauma impacts between 60 and 76% of Canadians\, according to the Canadian Psychological Association and Health Canada. Of those\, approximately 9% will develop PTSD\, though many others will have their trauma manifest as other mental health disorders\, such as depression and anxiety. Such statistics highlight that the impact of trauma is pervasive\, multifaceted\, varied\, and often lasts a lifetime\, which creates complexity for assessors and treatment providers. \nIn this workshop: \n> Dr. Carissa Muth will begin by providing a foundation based on the neuroscience of trauma\, including current theories on the etiology of PTSD and Complex PTSD. \n> Building on this understanding\, the workshop will provide an overview of assessing trauma\, including differential diagnoses\, which is imperative to implementing effective treatments. \n> Rather than defaulting to a single treatment method whenever a client presents with trauma\, this workshop will guide participants in matching evidence-based treatment methods with presentations of trauma. \n> Primarily\, this workshop will present a staged approach to addressing trauma that includes the integration of therapeutic methods such as narrative therapy\, CBT\, DBT skills\, and positive psychology. \nPresenter: Dr Carissa Muth \, PsyD\, RPsych \nEvening Social Reception\nJoin us for a casual evening following the first full day of learning. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow RCCs from across your region. Deepen professional relationships\, share insights from the day’s learning\, and build connections within BC’s mental health community. \nDAY 2\nStakeholder Roundtable Discussion\nThis is where your voice can shape regional mental health policy. \nJoin a this dialogue with government officials\, service partners\, health authority representatives\, and fellow practitioners to surface barriers\, discuss emerging client needs\, and co-create solutions that reflect front-line realities. \n1/2 Day Workshop\nThrough an Indigenous Lens \nProviding Indigenous Frameworks to create safety for Indigenous clients\, ways to work with clients while considering the seven generations before and the seven generations to come. Strength-based practices\, land-based healing. Effective communication. What trauma stems from\, and how to respond to clients who have been impacted by trauma. Intergenerational trauma and where it comes from\, and how it shows up in the body.  
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/regional-roadshow-prince-george/
LOCATION:Prince George: Civic Centre\, 808 Canada Games Way\, Prince George\, BC\, V2L 5T6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:2026 Regional Roadshow: Burnaby
DESCRIPTION: \nGet all the details\n\n\n\nDAY 1\nFull Day WorkshopBurnaby: \nBeyond the Wound: Implementing Effective Trauma Interventions \nPsychological trauma impacts between 60 and 76% of Canadians\, according to the Canadian Psychological Association and Health Canada. Of those\, approximately 9% will develop PTSD\, though many others will have their trauma manifest as other mental health disorders\, such as depression and anxiety. Such statistics highlight that the impact of trauma is pervasive\, multifaceted\, varied\, and often lasts a lifetime\, which creates complexity for assessors and treatment providers. \nIn this workshop: \n> Dr. Carissa Muth will begin by providing a foundation based on the neuroscience of trauma\, including current theories on the etiology of PTSD and Complex PTSD. \n> Building on this understanding\, the workshop will provide an overview of assessing trauma\, including differential diagnoses\, which is imperative to implementing effective treatments. \n> Rather than defaulting to a single treatment method whenever a client presents with trauma\, this workshop will guide participants in matching evidence-based treatment methods with presentations of trauma. \n> Primarily\, this workshop will present a staged approach to addressing trauma that includes the integration of therapeutic methods such as narrative therapy\, CBT\, DBT skills\, and positive psychology. \nPresenter: Dr Carissa Muth \, PsyD\, RPsych \nEvening Social Reception\nJoin us for a casual evening following the first full day of learning. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow RCCs from across your region. Deepen professional relationships\, share insights from the day’s learning\, and build connections within BC’s mental health community. \nDAY 2\nStakeholder Roundtable Discussion\nThis is where your voice can shape regional mental health policy. \nJoin this dialogue with government officials\, service partners\, health authority representatives\, and fellow practitioners to surface barriers\, discuss emerging client needs\, and co-create solutions that reflect front-line realities. \n1/2 Day Workshop\nUprooted but Unbroken: Deepening our Clinical Connection with Displaced Families   \nThis interactive presentation weaves together clinical research with the lived experiences of displacement—from war and persecution to resettlement.  Through a trauma-informed\, rights-based\, and culturally responsive lens\, participants will deepen their clinical practice by examining assumptions\, strengthening work with interpreters\, and deepening clinical connections that foster emotional safety\, dignity\, resilience\, and hope.   \nPresenter: Dr. Zuhra Teja\, RPsych
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/2026-regional-roadshow-burnaby/
LOCATION:Burnaby: Hilton Metrotown\, 6083 McKay Ave\, Burnaby\, BC\, V5H 2W7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCACC Workshop / Lunch & Learn
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