May 18, 2022. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 – Halifax, NS
MAKING MENTAL HEALTH HEALTHIER
A DAY OF EDUCATION AND TEAMWORK
WHAT TO EXPECT
The Tema Foundation is proud to present a full day of education, networking, and skill-building that focuses on making mental health healthier. This online and in-person event features keynote speakers who have dedicated their time and energy to helping those who keep us healthy & safe. There is a $25 registration fee for this full-day event.
FEATURING KEYNOTE SPEAKERS DEDICATED TO
HELPING THOSE WHO KEEP US HEALTHY & SAFE
Making Mental Health Healthier is an opportunity to discover evidence-based information that can help improve mental health for you and those around you. Get the facts, tips, and tools right from those who have dedicated their careers, lives, and legacies to help make mental health healthier for those who keep us healthy and safe.
Dr Howard Conter
The Tema Foundation Volunteer
Event Host
Stuart MacLean
Workers Compensation Board
Stuart will share how WCB Nova Scotia is evolving its approach to injury prevention and return to work on several fronts in order to more effectively serve First Responders who experience traumatic psychological injury.
Colleen Kamps
The Tema Foundation Educator
“Cost of Caring”
For this event, Colleen will be focusing on the cumulative stress of working the frontline, recognizing the impact of this work, and learning how to build resilience and improve one’s overall mental health and wellbeing. The loyalty and commitment of those working the frontlines is fierce. Which is why it is so important to find a healthy balance with work and life, especially with the many experiences/exposures one endures while at work. The cost of caring in the work one does can have a profound effect that may result in compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and/or burnout.
Wendy Lund
Wellth Management
”Trauma Stewardship”
Wendy’s session will embody Trauma Stewardship, as a framework for what every Public Safety and Healthcare professional needs to know and be taught to implement as part of their professional practice. We’ve assumed far too long that those who sign up to work within these professions must therefore be qualified and competent to skilfully engage with trauma, tragedy, and human suffering. “They knew what they were getting into” has been echoed in schools, workplaces, and human resources offices for decades. We need to challenge this assumption and really address the missing curriculum to support them to not only know how to save someone’s life, but to also understand how to handle a difficult emotion so they will know how to save their own.
Jamie MacWhirter
PTSD Buddies
”My Journey to Healing”
Jamie will speak about his injury, his journey to wellness and recovery, along with the great things he is doing today for those in need. Starting with his coming home from Afghanistan to sharing about his symptoms and what helped him through the journey of recovery. Most importantly Jamie will share how he talked to his kids about PTSD, the book he wrote on PTSD and the non-profit he started called PTSD Buddies. Jamie’s stories will make you cry and also make you laugh. Come on over b’y and have a laugh with Jamie the Newfoundlander.
Paul MacKenzie
Halifax Fire
”Benefits of Peer Support Teams”
Paul will be speaking on why a workplace should have a Peer Support Team. Through Paul’s talk you will gain a better understanding of what a Peer Support Team is, who are good Peer Support Team Members and finally how to establish goals for your Peer Support Team.
Deepak Prasad
RCMP Divisional Wellness Coordinator
”Implementing The National Psychological Standards”
Deepak’s presentation will give you a different perspective on the abilities of a peer support team. By understanding how your peer support team fits into the National Standard for Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace, you will consider your peer supporter as a wellness change agent. We know that one of the best supports our first responders are well-trained peer supporters, join us in taking this to the next level!
Dr. Luke Schneider
Clinical Research Associate–CIPSRT
CIPSRT Overview – Where are we now?
The mission of the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT) is to support the mental health and well-being of Canada’s public safety personnel, their leaders, and their families through research, treatment, training, and a knowledge mobilization hub. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented workplace circumstances for public safety personnel (PSP). Luke will be discussing how recent research has uncovered that PSP are experiencing high levels of burnout, and symptoms related to PTSD, depression and anxiety, due to their work on the frontlines of the pandemic. Luke will cover an overview of the progress made over the past 4 years in achieving the CIPSRT mission as well as the directions it seeks to advance in the future and provide an overview of the implementation of PSPNET to the Atlantic Provinces.
Michael Sears
Captain, Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency
”Cancer Link in Firefighting”
Michael will be discussing the evolution in recognizing cancer as an occupational hazard, strategies to mitigate exposure through prevention and education of members. Michael will also discuss the recent changes to the recognized presumptive cancer legislation in Nova Scotia linked to firefighting.
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