Thank you for coming! Save the date for next year's conference: June 2-4th 2014
June 4-5th, 2013. 9:00am-4:30pm
(Registration at 8:30am on first day)
Ambassador Conference Hotel and Resort
1550 Princess Street, Kingston, On.
Free Parking
Two days of hands-on workshops for helping professionals with keynote speakers Dr Kristin Neff, Françoise Mathieu, Dr Leslie Anne Ross, Andrée Jetté and other specialists in the field.
This year, we will focus both on organizational health and on hands-on wellness strategies you can try right at the conference. Part of the conference will involve breakout sessions with smaller group activities. We will also offer a refresher session for Compassion Fatigue Trainers who are seeking to sharpen their skills and connect with others.
June 4th, 2013
9:00-12:00 Keynote with Dr Kristin Neff: Self Compassion
12:00-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:30 Breakout Sessions:
Session A: Christa Dales Donnelly - Soul Stations (a little first aid for your soul)
Session B: Robin Cameron - Running a Business from the Heart and the Hip
Session C: Françoise Mathieu - Train the Trainer Booster
2:30-3:00 Break
3:00-4:30 Breakout Sessions:
Session A: Alexandra Fortier and Françoise Mathieu - How an organization implemented a CF initiative in their workplace: Success stories and strategies
Session B: Valerie Spironello - Mindfulness as a Practice of Self-Reflection and Connection
Session C: Renee Whitney, Taking Control Back from Stress: Top strategies from a personal trainer.
June 5th, 2013
9:00-10:30 Keynote with Françoise Mathieu - "The times, they are changing" How to manage the changing work Landscape
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 Meaghan Welfare - Managing Conflict in the workplace
12:00-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:30 Breakout Sessions:
Session A: Supria Karmakar - Creating Vision Boards for Creative Wellness
Session B: Dr Leslie Ross - Organizational Strategies - preventing secondary trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout in the workplace
Session C: Maryse Lepage- Change Leadership - Helping People Overcome Barriers to Change
2:30-3:00 Break
3:00-4:30 Andrée Jetté - For Better and for Laughter: How to Manage your Energy Capital
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Keynote Speakers
Kristin Neff, Ph.D.
Self-Compassion and Emotional Resilience
Kristin Neff, PH.D.
Self-compassion involves treating ourselves kindly, just like we would a good friend we cared about. Rather than continually judging and criticizing ourselves, self-compassion involves generating kindness toward ourselves as imperfect humans, and learning to be present with the inevitable struggles of life with greater acceptance. It motivates us to make needed changes in our lives not because we’re worthless or inadequate, but because we care about ourselves and want to lessen our suffering. This workshop will provide tools for responding in a kind, supportive way whenever we are experiencing painful emotions. We all want to avoid pain, but letting it in—and responding compassionately to our own imperfections without harsh self-condemnation—are essential steps toward living happier, more fulfilling lives. Using lecture, scientific research, and experiential exercises you will learn how to stop being so hard on yourself and to handle difficult emotions with greater ease. Practices will also be introduced for helping professionals to deal with work stress, so that they can emotionally nurture themselves and develop greater equanimity in their caregiving roles.
Presenter Bio:
Kristin Neff received her doctorate in Human Development from the University of California at Berkeley in 1997. She is currently an Associate Professor of Human Development and Culture at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, conducting the first empirical studies on self-compassion over a decade ago. In addition to writing numerous academic articles and book chapters on the topic, she is author of the book "Self-Compassion," released by William Morrow in 2011. Kristin’s work has received extensive media coverage, including the New York Times, MSNBC, National Public Radio, Reader’s Digest, and Psychology Today. She offers workshops on self-compassion worldwide, and has developed an eight-week program to help people learn to be more self-compassionate in daily life. Information on self-compassion - including videos, guided meditations, exercises, research articles, and a way to test your own self-compassion level – is available at www.self-compassion.org. Kristin is also featured in the bestselling book and award-winning documentary The Horse Boy (www.horseboyworld.com), which chronicles her family’s journey to Mongolia where they trekked on horseback to find healing for her autistic son.
Andrée Jetté
For Better and for Laughter:
How to Manage your Energy Capital
Do you sometimes finish your day drained of all
energy? Do you feel a need to change your life style, your location
or your place of employment? Do you feel like responsibilities are dragging you
down? A solution is needed and may be found once you
understand your personal energy capital.
This presentation relates to the rapport we undertake with others, as well
as with ourselves.
Do you enjoy a good meal and perhaps an excellent bottle of wine? So,
you are, in this way, stimulating your endorphins just as much as you would be listening to the type of music you appreciate, getting a good massage, dancing
or watching a movie. Laughing is without a doubt the easiest and most efficient
way to stimulate your pituitary gland where her friends, the endorphins and the
catecholamines are being produced.
The medical body is becoming
more and more aware of the virtues of laughter. In fact, the science of
psycho-neuro-immunology, which is studying the effects of mental attitudes on
the immune system is proving that it is weakened when people are under
stress, depressed or are feeling lonely.
You will learn how through some associations, you lose energy rather than gain strength. It is definitely possible to balance your day and maintain a good distance from “Chronic fatigue” or “Burnout”. While relaxing, you will be given a set of Energy Management tools.
Named #1 Female public speaker in Canada for three years in a row, Andrée Jetté has over thirty-two years of experience as a teacher and speaker in the field of Stress Management Through Humour. Trained in the global development of the human being, Andrée has evolved mainly in a didactic environment. While being a recognized consultant in the public and private industry fields, Andrée is also a published author, has taught at the University of Sherbrooke, produced DVDs, audio and has appeared on several television and radio shows as a leading authority on "Stress Management". Most recently, she has been studying in neuroscience to enhance her work as a leader in global human development. Simple charm and a dynamic approach allow Andrée to speak of events close to her heart while teaching in a humorous fashion on ways to embellish our lives. The tools offered by Andrée are simple, but time proven. These tools favour a continued balanced growth within any environment, while facing the multitude of problems so frequently found in our work place and/or in our personal lives. To learn more about Andrée, click here.
Françoise Mathieu, M.Ed., CCC.
"The times, they are changing" How to manage the changing work landscape
Our work landscape is changing rapidly - many of us are working in environments fraught with stress, uncertainty, transformation and conflict. The past few years of fiscal restraint in public sectors across Canada and the US have led to some dramatic changes in the way that we are expected to deliver our work. Meaghan Welfare and I are currently preparing a two day workshop on this topic aimed and managers and supervisors (this workshop will be offered in October click here for more information). Please join me in exploring what we can all do to manage these times of flux while maintaining our integrity, our health and ensuring quality care for our patients and clients.
Presenter Bio:
Françoise is director of Compassion Fatigue Solutions who aim is to offer consulting and training to helpers on topics related to self care, wellness, burnout and compassion fatigue. She is a Certified Mental Health Counsellor and a Compassion Fatigue Specialist. Her experience stems from many years as a crisis counsellor, working in a hospital emergency ward, university counselling service and community mental health environments. Françoise's positive outlook and commitment to quality patient care are hallmarks of her work. She is one of the leaders in Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma education in Canada. Since 2001, Françoise has given hundreds of seminars on compassion fatigue and related topics across the country and in the United States, to thousands of helping professionals in the fields of health care, trauma services, law enforcement, education and addiction treatment. She is the author of The Compassion Fatigue Workbook and the Compassion Fatigue Train the Trainer Workbook. Françoise is also an organizational health consultant with Fisher and Associates Solutions.
Meaghan Welfare, B.A.
Conflict Engagement for the Helping Professions
Many who work in the helping professions spend their days addressing client problems, hearing difficult stories and being exposed to trauma. The challenges of the work are hard enough without the additional stress of workplace conflict. However, stressors due to workplace conflict are often overlooked and minimized and when compounded with the stress of the work, conflict can have disastrous effects. This presentation will explore the ever-present topic of workplace conflict and its unique aspects within the helping professions. Participants will leave this workshop with a solid understanding of the importance of workplace conflict and how to harness it for creativity, productivity, and lasting relationships. Based on over a decade of experience in the field of workplace conflict, Meaghan Welfare will provide reality-based examples, practical solutions, and five key tools for making conflict work in your workplace.
Presenter Bio:
Meaghan Welfare is a conflict management practitioner with the Department of National Defence at CFB Kingston. She is also a Certified Compassion Fatigue Educator with the Green Cross Academy of Traumatology. She holds a degree in criminology and criminal justice with a minor in law, a graduate certificate in dispute resolution from York University and a certificate in family mediation from University of Waterloo. Meaghan has many years of experience working in the field of conflict management in the workplace, community, family and criminal justice system. She began her career as a Program Coordinator with the Durham Community Mediation Program and Victim Offender Reconciliation Program in Ajax, Ontario. Meaghan has experience working in the many government departments including the National Parole Board, Veterans Affairs, Department of National Defence, Corrections Canada, and Canada Post. Meaghan has also worked with non-profit organizations and public companies.
Presenter Bio:
Meaghan Welfare is a conflict management practitioner with the Department of National Defence at CFB Kingston. She is also a Certified Compassion Fatigue Educator with the Green Cross Academy of Traumatology. She holds a degree in criminology and criminal justice with a minor in law, a graduate certificate in dispute resolution from York University and a certificate in family mediation from University of Waterloo. Meaghan has many years of experience working in the field of conflict management in the workplace, community, family and criminal justice system. She began her career as a Program Coordinator with the Durham Community Mediation Program and Victim Offender Reconciliation Program in Ajax, Ontario. Meaghan has experience working in the many government departments including the National Parole Board, Veterans Affairs, Department of National Defence, Corrections Canada, and Canada Post. Meaghan has also worked with non-profit organizations and public companies.
