This talk will explore the utility of the Post-Secondary Student Stressors Index in evaluating and monitoring student stressors and hear from a participating campus, Dr. Janine Olthius (University of New Brunswick. The talk will also explore the implications of the delivery of universal, online mental health promotion via the Network.
Join the Best Practices Network for a webinar with Gaya Arasaratnam, Director of Wellbeing and Accessibility Services at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan. This webinar is part of our Conversation Series: Advancing Decolonization and Indigenization in Post-Secondary Student Mental Health and Wellbeing. This series is a national conversation on how post-secondary institutions can advance their decolonization efforts. Click Here to Register
The Excellence through Quality Improvement Project (E-QIP), with Ontario Health, and the Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions is offering a free virtual conference on Quality Improvement Innovations on April 23, 2024. This year’s conference, entitled QI Innovations: Building a Culture of Quality has announced their call for abstracts across four themes: Why Quality Improvement (QI)?; The Who of QI: Role of People in QI-Engagement and Mobilization; the How of QI: Sowing the Seeds for a Culture of Quality; and Sustaining Your Gains: Nurturing the Seeds of a Culture of Quality. Submit your proposal by February
Date: February 16, 2024 Time: 10:00am– 11:00am EST Location: Online Are you looking to provide clinical supervision on your team? Join the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health’s (CICMH) webinar on Clinical Supervision. Dr. Karen Sewell from Carleton University will share clinical supervision theories, best practices, and will offer insights into developing a model of supervision. Register for the Webinar Here
Date: February 22-23, 2024 Time: 11:00am– 5:40pm EST Location: Online The Indigenous Evaluation Network is hosting its first Indigenous Evaluation Summit online. This is an opportunity for evaluators and program staff to come together to share their perspectives and experiences with evaluation. The Summit will honour Elders and Drum Groups from each of the four directions across Canada. Elders will share Indigenous cultural knowledge about evaluation practices. Register for the Summit Here
Date: February 22, 2024 Time: 1:00pm – 2:30pm GMT Location: Online Join Working Stronger and CMHA- Alberta Division for a workshop on burnout in postsecondary education. Attendees will learn how to identify risk factors and signs of burnout, as well as personal and institutional barriers that may prevent an individual from seeking help in the campus environment. Workshop attendees will learn effective strategies to cope with daily stressors, as well how to create a self-care plan to support one’s mental health. Register for the webinar here
Date: 28-Feb-2024 Time: All-Day Location: The Ottawa Conference and Event Centre Canadian Evaluation Society – National Capital Chapter, is hosting their 2024 Annual Learning Event (ALE) on Wednesday February 28th, 2024, in Ottawa. This year’s theme is Integrate, Facilitate, Elevate: Skills for Now and the Future. Attendees will be exposed to a range of topics including how to incorporate different perspectives into evaluation practices, as well as impactful leadership skills. Register for the event by February 26th. Register for the Annual Learning Event Here
Join the Best Practices Network for a webinar with Kimberley Resch and Christine Evans from the Indigenous Relations Team, Intergovernmental and Indigenous Affairs Division at the Public Health Agency of Canada. They will discuss how the Public Health Agency of Canada developed a unique tool to support Indigenous learning to demystify competency development. The Indigenous Learning Road Map has six knowledge pillars and four depths of knowledge that form a matrix to help guide employees on their learning journey. The presentation will provide highlights of the Indigenous Cultural Competency Policy and supportive tools. This webinar is part of
Join George Brown College’s 24th annual Mental Health Conference on February 29th 2024. This year’s theme is International Student Mental Health & Well-Being: A Collective Responsibility. Attendees can choose to attend a variety of sessions on topics such as counselling approaches, peer support models, food and housing insecurity, and socio-emotional supports on campus. The conference will include a presentation from Marija Pajden from the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH), who will speak to best practices, research, and other resources to bolster international student mental health and well-being. The conference will also feature a panel of international students
Date: March 6, 2024 Time: 10:00-11:00am EST Location: Online Join The Postsecondary Student Mental Health Research Global Speaker Series for their next virtual session discussing the "Mental Health of University Students in Ukraine During and After the War". Researchers Dr. Irina Pinchuk, Dr. Volodymyr Virchenko, and Violetta Seleznova, from the Tara Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, will share the results of a national survey of over 2300 respondents exploring the challenges posed by the war for the mental health of Ukrainian university students. The session will be moderated by Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam, Vice President, Education, Centre for Addiction and
Date: March 19, 2024 Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm EST Location: ÉNAP-Québec, room CH-3130, 555 Charest Blvd. East, Quebec City, Quebec, G1K 9E5 Join the Société Québécoise d’évaluation de programme (SQEP) for a French workshop in Quebec City on cognitive biases in qualitative data collection and analysis. Led by Maryline Vivion, attendees will learn how to identify their own cognitive biases, as well as ways to reduce these biases during the stages of qualitative data collection and analysis. Register for the in-person Session Here
Date: March 20, 2024 Time: 9:30am– 12:30pm EST Location: Online The Canadian Evaluation Society – Ontario Chapter is hosting a new intermediate-level workshop on logic models and performance measurements. Facilitated by Sandy Moir, participants will dive into creating a logic model and have an opportunity to present their models to a potential evaluation client. Attendees will also learn how to generate indicators and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of different performance indicators based on various scenarios. This workshop aligns with the technical practice and interpersonal practice competencies for Canadian Evaluation Practice. Register for the Workshop Here
Join the Best Practices Network for a webinar with Amy Kheong, Executive Director of Counselling and Wellness, and Johnny Liu, Clinical Counsellor, from the Emily Carr University of Art + Design. After the murder of George Floyd and the ongoing violence faced by Indigenous Peoples, they saw a spike in the number of students presenting with inter-generational and racial trauma. To better support their BIPOC students, the counselling team formed a study group aimed at decolonizing their counselling practices. In this session, Amy and Johnny will share the Brave Space Agreement they adopted and the process they undertook
Date: March 27, 2024 Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST Location: Online Join the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health’s (CICMH) webinar on supporting student athlete mental health. Dr. Philip Sullivan, Mishka Blacker, and Jenny Philavanh from Brock University will present alongside Healther Gillespie from the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Niagara and Alex Salomie from CMHA Ontario, on a pilot of CMHA Ontario’s sports mental health program, called Talk Today. Over 50 athletes from Brock University participated in this pilot initiative. Athletes in the pilot received mental health and suicide prevention education and received support from on-campus and off-campus
Date: March 29, 2024 Time: 12:00pm -1:00pm ET Location: Online Join the Canadian Evaluation Society for a webinar on “Alternative Evaluation,” an initiative that applies diverse ontologies to evaluation methods. Ontologies such as Indigenous and decolonized evaluation approaches, culturally responsive evaluations, and religious and gender perspectives, are considered in the analysis and reflexivity of evaluators to enhance evaluation practices. Presenter Celest Ghiano, general coordinator of ReLAC (Latin America and the Caribbean Network of Monitoring, Evaluation and Systematization), will showcase a website that utilizes alternative evaluation approaches, and will discuss best practices and challenges. Register for the webinar here
The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) with the Medavie Foundation has opened the Campus Community Counselling Partnership Project for the 2024/25 year. The goal of this initiative is to encourage post-secondary institutions to create collaborations with community mental health services to enhance access to mental health supports. This opportunity is open to Ontario post-secondary institutions with an application deadline of March 31, 2024. Click Here to Access the Campus Community Partnership Framework and Application
The Practicing Knowledge Translation (PKT) course, offered by the Knowledge Translation Program at St Michael’s Hospital and Unity Health Toronto, equips participants with the tools to use implementation science directly in your program or initiative. The course takes place for 16 hours, spread out over four days. Participants will learn: How barriers and facilitators impact implementation, drawing from theories, models, and frameworks How to choose implementation strategies that will apply to identified barriers and facilitators How to effectively plan for implementation, evaluation, and sustainability Learn more about the course and apply here
Date: April 16, 2024 Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm PT Location: Online Join the Canadian Evaluation Society for a webinar on data parties, a collective forum where collaborators come together to investigate and translate preliminary results. Data parties are frequently underemployed; however, they play a critical part in advancing equity, translating knowledge effectively to the intended audience, and increasing the uptake of recommendations. Presenter Kylie Hutchison will walk attendees through the “who, what, why, when and how,” of hosting a data party. Attendees will learn tips, techniques, and potential challenges from real-world examples. Register for the webinar here
Date: April 18, 2024 Time: 3:00 – 4:00pm (ET) Location: Online The Canadian Evaluation Society e-Institute course: Truth & Reconciliation for Evaluators, is open to registrants for its spring cohort. Created in partnership with Hotıì ts’eeda, this course highlights the history of the Canadian Indian residential school system and its impacts on Indigenous populations. This course presents evaluation as an avenue for healing and progress. The course consists of self-directed learning materials and two online sessions, facilitated by Indigenous evaluators Dr. Kim van der Woerd and Sofia Vitalis from Reciprocal Consulting. This course is offered four times per year;
Join the Canadian Positive Psychology Association (CPPA) for a free webinar discussing “How Do We Better Support Post-Secondary Student Mental Health and Wellbeing: Current State and Emerging Practices." Dr. Andrew Szeto, Director of Mental Health Strategy at the University of Calgary, will provide an overview of the current landscape of student mental health and wellbeing on post-secondary campuses and outline examples of practices and resources being utilized on campus. There will also be an opportunity to discuss realistic and feasible approaches to support student mental health and wellbeing. Register for the webinar here