8:30am - 8:45am
Welcome to the Congress!
Welcome to the Congress!
8:50am-9:50am
Keynote: How Stories Heal - We will be unlocking the power and meaning of of story to influence, inspire and save lives.
Keynote: How Stories Heal - We will be unlocking the power and meaning of of story to influence, inspire and save lives.
Keynote Speakers: Shelli Varela
9:55am-10:55am
keynote: Wellness-Fitness, Nutrition, and Mental well-being - How physical activity, nutrition and mental wellness are interconnected and the impact it has on our overall health and well-being
keynote: Wellness-Fitness, Nutrition, and Mental well-being - How physical activity, nutrition and mental wellness are interconnected and the impact it has on our overall health and well-being
Keynote speaker: Fern MacLeod
10:55am-11:15am
Morning Break
Morning Break
11:15am - 12:15pm
Keynote: No Leader is an Island - Mentoring is absolutely a two-way street of both accepting and offering Leadership. Mentoring others gives Leaders the opportunity to start building a legacy and ultimately, the chance to change a culture
Keynote: No Leader is an Island - Mentoring is absolutely a two-way street of both accepting and offering Leadership. Mentoring others gives Leaders the opportunity to start building a legacy and ultimately, the chance to change a culture
keynote Speaker: Brian Knowler
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Breakout Options
Breakout Options
1A - Hope, Love & Loss: Creating a Pathway to healing - Melissa Lyons
1B - The Connected Warrior - Why the Middle Way is the true path of first responders - Scott Hewlett
1C - Harness the Power of your Breath - Chris Piva
1D - Standing Shoulder to Shoulder: The Wellness Response for Police after Canada's Largest Mass Murder - Deepak Prasad
2:30pm-2:45pm
Afternoon Break
Afternoon Break
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Breakout Options
Breakout Options
2A - Stronger Together - Inspiring change is a team effort - Laura Kloosterman
2B - Yoga - Tools to Balance Mind and Body - Mindy and Chris Piva
2C - The Sky Resiliency Program - a powerful tool for OSI, PTSD and building Resilience - Spencer Delisle
2D - What Can We Do? We're Not Doctors or Mental Health Clinicians. How to create suicide safer communities? - Beth Kelln
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
End of Day 1
End of Day 1
Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
Please note that some topics may contain sensitive content which may be triggering
Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
Please note that some topics may contain sensitive content which may be triggering
8:30am-8:45am
Welcome to Day Two of the Congress!
Welcome to Day Two of the Congress!
8:50am-9:50am
Beyond Critical Incidents - The unintended consequences of focusing on Trauma - Anchored in decades of experience in the field of peer support, Grenier provides his audience with pragmatic advise
Beyond Critical Incidents - The unintended consequences of focusing on Trauma - Anchored in decades of experience in the field of peer support, Grenier provides his audience with pragmatic advise
Keynote Speaker: Stephane Grenier
9:55am - 10:55AM
Breaking Down the Stigma - Nick offers an open, vulnerable and candid discussion of his struggles with Mental Illness and suicide and takes you on a journey of resilience and survival nd what he has learned.
Breaking Down the Stigma - Nick offers an open, vulnerable and candid discussion of his struggles with Mental Illness and suicide and takes you on a journey of resilience and survival nd what he has learned.
Keynote Speaker: Nick Petrella
10:55am - 11:15am
Morning Break
Morning Break
11:15am - 12:15pm
Shi(f)t Happens - Explore frameworks of health and the role and value laying a foundation for us to navigate adversity and how the science of mindfulness offers us an opportunity to focus in a way that serves our physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
Shi(f)t Happens - Explore frameworks of health and the role and value laying a foundation for us to navigate adversity and how the science of mindfulness offers us an opportunity to focus in a way that serves our physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
Keynote Speaker: Wendy Lund
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Breakout Options
Breakout Options
3A - Making Shi(F)t Happen - Wendy Lund
3B - Don't just Survive, Thrive! A holistic approach to wellbeing at work & at Home - Jennifer McMaster
3C - Normalizing Mental Health in the Workplace for Frontline workers & First Responders - Jill Dennison
3D - The intersection between Peer Support and CISM - Stephane Grenier and Nate Stahle
2:30pm - 2:45 pm
Afternoon Break
Afternoon Break
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Breakout Options
Breakout Options
4A - Building Valhalla - Utilizing strong peer support in the management of PTSD and Traumatic Stress - Graham Bettes
4B - Staying Connected in a Disconnected world - Daniel Saugh
4C - Emergency Management/Response to Crisis/Critical Incidents Stress - William J, Timmons
4D - Lived Experience and recovery - One cops journey from diagnosis of PTSD and Addiction - to Recovery - Jeff Elvish
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
End of day 2
End of day 2
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Please note that some topics may contain sensitive content which may be triggering
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Please note that some topics may contain sensitive content which may be triggering
8:30am - 8:45am
Welcome to the Third and Final Day of the Congress!
Welcome to the Third and Final Day of the Congress!
8:50am - 9:50am
The Family Healing Journey Through PTS(D): Integrative Mind Body Medicine Approach - A look at the spouse and extended families role to manage triggers and healing while the first responder fights their internal battle
The Family Healing Journey Through PTS(D): Integrative Mind Body Medicine Approach - A look at the spouse and extended families role to manage triggers and healing while the first responder fights their internal battle
Keynote Speaker: Dr Elizabeth Bolen
9:55am - 10:55am
Better than Before - Times of significant change or crisis always reveal the tragic reality that the future is seldom a static point of time.
Better than Before - Times of significant change or crisis always reveal the tragic reality that the future is seldom a static point of time.
keynote Speaker: John Robertson
10:55am - 11:15am
11:15-12:15pm
11:15-12:15pm
Morning Break
Morning Break
Serving Those Who Serve - This presentation will review a front-line clinician's perspective on the development and delivery of a concurrent, inpatient program for first responders, and explore when to consider treatment option along the continuum of care.
Keynote Speaker: Dr Hollam Sutandar
12:15pm - 12:30pm
Closing remarks
Closing remarks
12:30-1:00pm
Boxed lunch
Boxed lunch
PLEASE NOTE: The Congress Agenda is subject to change at any time.