Education Day 2023: Captain Christopher Rochon - Resiliency and Mental Health During Deployment
The Tema Foundation is pleased to welcome Captain (Navy) Christopher Rochon to present at Education Day 2023: Community, Connection and Caring: Strategies for Building Resilience and Wellness.
Meet Captain Christopher Rochon
Captain Christopher Rochon joined the Canadian Armed Forces in Ottawa, Ontario in 1996 as a Maritime Surface Officer. He graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 2000 with a Bachelor of Computer Engineering, joining the fleet in Victoria, BC aboard (Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship) HMCS REGINA.
Serving in the West Coast fleet over the next decade, he held positions as the Underwater Warfare Officer, Communications Officer, Deck Officer, Weapons Officer, Combat Officer, and Anti-Air Warfare Controller in HMCS REGINA, VANCOUVER, ALGONQUIN, and OTTAWA for various operations and exercises, including Operation APOLLO, PACEX, WESTPLOY, and RIMPAC. In 2010 Captain(Navy) Rochon was a member of the Maritime Component Commander’s staff for the planning and execution of security operations during the Vancouver Olympic Games.
Capt Rochon moved to Ottawa in 2011 to work at National Defence Headquarters under the Chief of Force Development, first as a project director on the Joint Intelligence and Information Fusion Capability project, then as the section head for the Directorate of Capability and Structure Analysis Support Developmental Lab, while also completing his Masters of. Business Administration in Global Management. He achieved his Surface Ship Command qualification in June 2011 and in summer 2013 Capt Rochon was selected for the Joint Command and Staff Program in Toronto, from which he graduated with a Masters in Defence Studies.
Capt Rochon assumed Command of HMCS WHITEHORSE in 2014, deploying on Operation CARIBBE and assisting US Coast Guard and Navy consorts in the interdiction of almost 6000 kg of cocaine. Capt Rochon assumed duties as the Executive Officer of HMCS REGINA in May 2015 and as Executive Officer of HMCS OTTAWA in April of 2016, deploying on Operation PROJECTION in March of 2017. He the assumed duties as the Senior Policy Officer for Northeast Asia in the Director-General International Security Policy organization in August of 2017. He assumed Command of HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN in June of 2019 while also acting as the Chief of Staff for Fleet Operations at Canadian Fleet Pacific Headquarters, including for the stand-up of Operation LASER in the Spring of 2020.
He assumed Command of HMCS HALIFAX in January 2020, and deployed on Operation REASSURANCE as the Flagship Commanding Officer for Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 in northern Europe. He was promoted to Captain(Navy) and was appointed as Director – Global Partnerships and Initiatives in the Policy Group in the summer of 2022.
Capt Rochon is married to Wendy Rochon (née Draper) and has two children, Dylan and Helen.
Learn with Captain (Navy) Christopher Rochon at Education Day 2023
Capt Christopher Rochon, along with CPO1 Matt Boniface and Capt. Jon Nicholson, will discuss how they worked to build resiliency and maintain the mental health of their crew while being deployed on Operation REASSURANCE for standing NATO Maritime Group in Northern Europe.
JOIN US FOR EDUCATION DAY 2023:
COMMUNITY, CONNECTION AND CARING - STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING RESILIENCE AND WELLNESS
MAY 17, 2023
CANADIAN MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION At PieR 21 - HALIFAX, NS
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The Tema Foundation is proud to present a full day of education, networking, and skill-building that focuses on making mental health healthier. This in-person event features keynote speakers who have dedicated their time and energy to helping those who keep us healthy & safe.
Education Day 2023: Kerry Copeland - Movement, Community and Resiliency
The Tema Foundation is pleased to welcome Kerry Copeland to present at Education Day 2023: Community, Connection and Caring: Strategies for Building Resilience and Wellness.
Meet Kerry Copeland
Kerry Copeland is the Executive Director of Doctors Nova Scotia Healthy Tomorrow Foundation. For the past 20 years, Kerry has been inspiring and supporting Nova Scotians to move more.
The Healthy Tomorrow Foundation is a registered charity created by Doctors Nova Scotia in 2018. Its mission is to help create a happy and healthy tomorrow for all Nova Scotians through movement. Its ethos is to inspire and empower people to achieve mental and physical wellness through active and healthy living.
When not standing at her desk, Kerry can be found running through the woods with her dog, Beau.
Learn With Kerry Copeland at Education Day 2023: MOVEMENT BUILDS COMMUNITY. MOVEMENT BUILDS RESILIENCY.
The Healthy Tomorrow Foundation believes movement contributes to improved physical and mental health, including resilience. Kerry will share information regarding how the Foundation strives to help Nova Scotians experience the benefits movement can provide, by creating a cultural shift through Make Your Move and Make Your Move at Work.
Kerry will lead delegates through a five-minute movement break. Experience how easy it is to incorporate movement throughout the day and how a simple movement break can make you feel good.
JOIN US FOR EDUCATION DAY 2023:
COMMUNITY, CONNECTION AND CARING - STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING RESILIENCE AND WELLNESS
MAY 17, 2023
CANADIAN MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION At PieR 21 - HALIFAX, NS
Presented by:
The Tema Foundation is proud to present a full day of education, networking, and skill-building that focuses on making mental health healthier. This in-person event features keynote speakers who have dedicated their time and energy to helping those who keep us healthy & safe.
Education Day 2023: Dr. Jason Powell - Traumatic Stressors and Nursing
The Tema Foundation is pleased to welcome Dr. Jason Powell to present at Education Day 2023: Community, Connection and Caring: Strategies for Building Resilience and Wellness.
Meet Dr. Jason Powell
Dr. Jason Powell is the Senior Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences & Wellness at Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, in Toronto. Jason has a Nursing Diploma from Humber College, a Baccalaureate in Nursing Science from Ryerson University, a Masters Degree in Nursing Science from D’Youville College in New York, and a Ph.D. with a focus on Nursing Education and Leadership from Western University in London, Ontario.
A Clinical Nurse Specialist in adult acute care with Emergency Department Nursing as his area of specialty, Jason is distinctly aware of the psychological strain and injury nurses face when dealing with repetitive, ongoing, work related, acute, life and death situations. He believes there is a significant role in pre-licensure education programs to prepare resilient professionals with requisite coping mechanisms and systems for career longevity and psychological well-being.
Jason has published in peer-reviewed International Nursing Journals and has presented locally, nationally, and internationally on many topics including nursing and psychological injury, the multi-generational cohort in academia, clues to successful collaboration, leadership in academe, evidence informed practice, clinical simulation, and curriculum-related topics.
Before being appointed the Dean of Health Sciences in 2011, Jason held part time professor, full time professor, Program Coordinator, and Chair positions in the College of Applied Arts and Technology sector.
Learn With Dr. Jason Powell at Education Day 2023: NURSING: THE EFFECTS OF REPETITIVE TRAUMATIC STRESSORS, THE CURRENT PRE-LICENSURE ACADEMIC PREPARATION, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR A WAY FORWARD.
The literature is clear on the effects of repetitive traumatic stressors and frontline emergency responders. Much attention has been devoted to effective strategies for health professionals experiencing psychological trauma, post-traumatic stress, and other sequela as a result of their on-the-job lived experiences. A gap currently exists in the connection between the pre-licensure/registration academic preparation, resiliency, coping, and effective management of on-the-job psychological traumatic experiences.
Attending this session, you will understand the role of pre-licensure/registration programs in arming future frontline emergency services professionals with the knowledge, skills, abilities and tools to successfully mitigate the effects of the stressors. Dr. Powell will share his lived experience of working in a large, urban emergency department as a Registered Nurse, his academic preparation, and perceived gap between postsecondary preparation and successful transition to frontline emergency services work.
JOIN US FOR EDUCATION DAY 2023:
COMMUNITY, CONNECTION AND CARING - STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING RESILIENCE AND WELLNESS
MAY 17, 2023
CANADIAN MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION At PieR 21 - HALIFAX, NS
Presented by:
The Tema Foundation is proud to present a full day of education, networking, and skill-building that focuses on making mental health healthier. This in-person event features keynote speakers who have dedicated their time and energy to helping those who keep us healthy & safe.
Education Day 2023: Dr Lisa Couperthwaite - Proactive Self Care and Wellness
The Tema Foundation is pleased to welcome Dr Lisa Couperthwaite to present at Education Day 2023: Community, Connection and Caring: Strategies for Building Resilience and Wellness.
Meet Dr. Lisa Couperthwaite, Ph.D., C.Psych.
Dr. Lisa Couperthwaite is a Clinical Psychologist registered in the province of Ontario with expertise in clinical care, disability management, and systems improvement in relation to occupational mental health impairment and return to work (RTW). She has special interests in prevention, mitigating the potential negative effects of occupational trauma (e.g., PTSD), and optimizing posttraumatic growth through adversity.
She currently provides psychological assessment, treatment, skills training for prevention and performance enhancement, and RTW rehabilitation services to adults through her private practice. She previously worked at the CAMH for many years and held a leadership role at one of the largest compensation boards in North America. She also assisted with developing various Standards, including the National Standard for Psychological Health & Safety in the Paramedic Service Organization.
Learn With Dr. Couperthwaite at Education Day 2023: Individualized Proactive Self-Care Wellness and Action Planning
A Self-care Wellness and Action Plans (SWAP) is a tool used for prevention of mental health injuries and promotion and maintenance of mental health wellness. Learn about individualized SWAPs for people working in high trauma sectors and view samples with information entered by first responders. Participants will be provided a SWAP template to create their own individualized SWAP.
Participants will also learn about how to prepare oneself in the event of an Occupational Stress Injury (OSI) claim with a Worker’s Compensation Board. Learn how to navigate the claim system to prevent distress and OSI aggravation that can sometimes result from lack of knowledge of the claims process, roles, and available services.
JOIN US FOR EDUCATION DAY 2023:
COMMUNITY, CONNECTION AND CARING - STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING RESILIENCE AND WELLNESS
MAY 17, 2023
CANADIAN MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION At PieR 21 - HALIFAX, NS
Presented by:
The Tema Foundation is proud to present a full day of education, networking, and skill-building that focuses on making mental health healthier. This in-person event features keynote speakers who have dedicated their time and energy to helping those who keep us healthy & safe.
Education Day 2023: Dr Belinda Seagram and Joanna Lockhart - Managing Stress for Long Term Resiliency
Dr. Belinda Seagram (L) and Joanna Lockhart (R)
The Tema Foundation is pleased to welcome Dr Belinda Seagram and Joanna Lockhart to present at Education Day 2023: Community, Connection and Caring: Strategies for Building Resilience and Wellness.
Meet Dr. Belinda Segram
Dr. Seagram is a registered clinical psychologist with a Ph.D. from York University and more than 20 years of combined experience in clinical practice, research, teaching and supervision.
Belinda has extensive experience working with high-risk teenagers in residential, hospital and community-based settings. She has served as the Executive Director of a shelter and resource centre for abused women and children in Northumberland County, Ontario. Between 2000 and 2006, Belinda was employed by the Correctional Service of Canada where she served as Acting Chief Psychologist in a medium-security penitentiary for federal offenders. She then spent four years with the Pine River Institute, a residential treatment program for adolescents struggling with serious substance abuse, in the capacity of Wilderness Therapist, Clinical Director and consultant.
Belinda has delivered training programs for the Crisis Negotiation Team of the Ontario Provincial Police and was involved in forensic investigations in Ontario and Nunavut. In 2008, a family move brought Belinda to Nova Scotia where she has worked with youth in custody, and served as a consultant in coordinating the trauma response for the survivors of the shipwrecked Concordia, based out of Lunenburg.
Meet JoannA Lockhart
After 20 years as a Nova Scotia paramedic and now a Registered Counselling Therapist, Joanna brings a unique understanding and shared experiences with emergency services, first responders and health care professionals. She is particularly interested in the impact of trauma and PTSD, building resiliency and social support to help foster overall mental health and wellness.
Learn from Dr Belinda Seagram and Joanna Lockhart at Education Day 2023
The call to serve comes from deep within. Working as a first responder/military member can be an incredibly rewarding profession that comes with inherent risks. The strategies we employ to manage stress, although effective in the short term can serve as risk factors to subsequent injury; the ability to compartmentalize emotions is both adaptive and essential in high-risk work. Repeated exposure to trauma can create a backlog of unprocessed experiences, evidenced through the emergence of unwelcomed symptoms. Having tools to gauge the cumulative effects of stress is essential for developing long-term resiliency. Whether at work or in recovery, knowing how to assess our level of central nervous system activation is integral to maintaining long-term health.
JOIN US FOR EDUCATION DAY 2023:
COMMUNITY, CONNECTION AND CARING - STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING RESILIENCE AND WELLNESS
MAY 17, 2023
CANADIAN MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION At PieR 21 - HALIFAX, NS
Presented by:
The Tema Foundation is proud to present a full day of education, networking, and skill-building that focuses on making mental health healthier. This in-person event features keynote speakers who have dedicated their time and energy to helping those who keep us healthy & safe.