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MHFA Standard (Virtual)
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the support provided to a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis. The Mental Health Commission of Canada reports that one in every five Canadians experiences a mental health problem within a given year. While we often know a lot about physical illness, there tends to be less knowledge about mental health or substance use problems. This lack of understanding leads to fear and negative attitudes towards individuals living with these problems. It prevents people from seeking help for themselves and from providing appropriate support to people around them.
Public and private groups available.

MHFA Standard (Face-To-Face)

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the support provided to a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis. The Mental Health Commission of Canada reports that one in every five Canadians experiences a mental health problem within a given year. While we often know a lot about physical illness, there tends to be less knowledge about mental health or substance use problems. This lack of understanding leads to fear and negative attitudes towards individuals living with these problems. It prevents people from seeking help for themselves and from providing appropriate support to people around them.

Next Mental Health First Aid courses available:

In Person
Register and purchase your spot: March 27, 2024 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: April 18, 2024 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: May 23, 2024 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: June 13, 2024 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: July 11, 2024 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: August 8, 2024 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: September 12, 2024 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: October 10, 2024 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: November 21, 2024 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: December 12, 2024 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: January 30, 2025 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: February 27, 2025 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: March 13, 2025 (In Person)

Cost $250.00 + GST per participant.

More Information: www.mhfa.ca


Trauma Informed Care

Participants will learn how to support individuals with a history of trauma through the following evidence based framework researched and created by Oaks Mental Health:

Theoretical Framework for Understanding Trauma

Organizational/Systemic Forms of Trauma

Trauma-Informed Practitioners

Length:  1 day

Maximum number of participants: 25

In Person:
Register and purchase your spot: March 21, 2024 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: April 9, 2024 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: June 20, 2024 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: July 16, 2024 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: September 19, 2024 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: October 3, 2024 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: November 13, 2024 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: December 16, 2024 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: January 23, 2025 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: February 13, 2025 (In Person)
Register and purchase your spot: March 10, 2025 (In Person)

Cost: $250/seat + GST


Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® Third Edition
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® (NCITM) provides your staff with the skills to safely recognize and respond to everyday crisis situations that may involve more challenging behaviors. NCITM training is designed to help you achieve compliance with current legislative initiatives and best practices.

Program Features & Benefits:


Verbal Intervention® Third Edition
Verbal Intervention (VITM) is ideal for organizations with a hands-off policy, and staff who
don’t experience the kind of higher risk situations that require physical interventions. VI
instills the confidence and skills to verbally de-escalate disruptive behaviours and prevent
further escalation.

Program Features & Benefits:


Team Up: Preventing Suicide in High Performing Athletes

This workshop is intended to be an interactive learning experience for participants, age 15 and up, who have extensive experience as athletes (including supporters and coaches of athletes) in higher levels of sport.

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Length:  2.5 hour workshop

Minimum number of participants:  10 in-person/virtual

Cost: $1250 + GST


Workplace Boundaries
Front-line staff have a collaborative and comprehensive conversation about workplace
boundaries and their importance. This workshop can be delivered in-person or virtually.
This training is ideal for groups working within the same organization.

Participants will:


Responding with Respect on the Frontline
In this training, the Responding with Respect 4R Model © is applied to the customer/client
relationship.

Participants will:

To register for the workshops provided by CMHA Kamloops, please call 250 374 0440 ext. 203

For more information please reach out to community.education@cmha.bc.ca


Cancellation Policy

Registrations are non-refundable.

CMHA, Kamloops reserves the right to cancel or postpone workshops due to under-enrollment, instructor illness, inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances.  If a course is cancelled, you may transfer to another course at no additional cost or receive a full refund. This is the only circumstance under which CMHA Kamloops Branch will issue a refund.

If your plans change after you have registered you may designate a substitute to attend in your place, at no extra cost. Please notify us of the name of the person attending as soon as possible prior to the course date for which you registered. This will allow us to correct our records and minimize confusion at check-in.

Effective: January 1, 2022

Education and Training

Karina Laitres is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse and CMHA Kamloops’ Community Educator. Karina creates and facilitates mental health workshops and training courses for CMHA employees, community members, businesses, and organizations locally, nationally and internationally. She supports the community of Kamloops through her dedication to advocacy and continued drive to educate and empower others.  Karina has experience working in a wide variety of areas and populations within the field of mental health and addictions. She has lead projects assisting organizations with needs assessments and comprehensive planning to fill in gaps in service, guided by research and best practice principals. Most recently, Karina completed a project with the Edmonton Police Service and an extensive homelessness stigma reduction project in the city of Kamloops, BC. Additionally, Karina facilitates workshops for Nurse Practitioners through the Nurse and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia’s Mobile Skills Program. Karina is very passionate about mental health, addictions, vulnerable populations, our community, and the power of education.

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