Advanced Motivational Interviewing Training Session 5
Online Advance MI training, the course includes six sessions every Friday 9-11:30 a.m. on Nov 5,12, 19, 26 & Dec 03, 10. Individuals registering for the training are required to […]
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Trauma-informed approaches to FASD prevention and support
A trauma-informed approach is one of the pillars to FASD prevention and an FASD-informed practice. We invite you to learn more about it in this full-day workshop encompassing:
Parenting Matters
Parenting Matters: Supporting Indigenous Fathers Virtual Conference Topics and Speakers Time Welcome – Connie Herman, Nobody’s Perfect Parent Program Provincial Coordinator & Jackie Eaton, Community Action Program for Children Training […]
Supporting Indigenous Fathers’ Positive Involvement
First Nations and Métis fathers may be the most neglected – and hard to reach – group of parents in our society. If you work with Indigenous families, then you […]
Supporting Indigenous Fathers
Niigaan Sinclair draws on the experiences of his ancestors, community, and his own personal and professional life to increase awareness and inspire listeners. His stories are moving, heartfelt, and full […]
Advanced Motivational Interviewing Training Session 6
Online Advance MI training, the course includes six sessions every Friday 9-11:30 a.m. on Nov 5,12, 19, 26 & Dec 03, 10. Individuals registering for the training are required to […]
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2022 FASD Prevention Virtual Conference
The 2022 FASD Prevention Virtual Conference will offer participants the opportunity to gather during three days to examine the impacts of alcohol in communities and reflect on how we can […]
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Health Impacts of Environmental Toxic Exposures: Building Capacity for Education and Advocacy
This webinar is aimed at healthcare and service providers working with pregnant people, those planning a pregnancy, and families with infants. Exposure to environmental toxicants can have an impact on […]
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Understanding the Risks of Vaping: A Youth-Centered Approach
Dr. Chadi will be presenting on youth vaping as an evolving trend, discussing both the short- and long-term health effects. This webinar will take a youth-centered approach, utilizing both a […]
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An Overview of Contraceptive Options for Care Providers
This webinar for healthcare providers will provide an overview and information on contraceptive options in a Saskatchewan-specific context. Attendees will learn about the following topics:
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Epigenetics and FASD
Summary: Prenatal exposure to alcohol can permanently affect fetal development and result in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). In this webinar, Dr. McGraw will talk about the lasting epigenetic changes […]
Parenting Matters
Parenting Matters: Supporting Family Connections Virtual Conference Topics and Speakers Time Welcome – Connie Herman, Nobody’s Perfect Parent Program Provincial Coordinator & Jackie Eaton, Community Action Program for Children Training […]
Reconnection: Building a Foundation of Authentic Relationships (Keynote)
Dr. Jody Carrington has inspired many to consider the capacity for reconnection as the foundation to every healthy, authentic relationship. We are not born with the ability to repair ruptures; […]
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Youth Sexting: A Webinar for Educators, Caregivers, and Researchers
This webinar will summarize findings from two Saskatchewan Prevention Institute reports on sexting: “An Environmental Scan of Online Resources Related to Sexting” and “Youth Sexting: A Critical Review of the […]
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Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment: Training in the SBIRT Model – part 1
Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based practice used to identify, reduce and prevent unhealthy substance use. This two-part workshop will cover:Using validated screening tools to […]
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Teaching Sex-Ed for People with Developmental Disabilities
This webinar provides information on sexual health and wellness education to educators and professionals who support people with developmental disabilities (PWDD). Participants will learn about the importance of this education […]
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Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment: Training in the SBIRT Model – part 2
Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based practice used to identify, reduce and prevent unhealthy substance use. This two-part workshop will cover:Using validated screening tools to […]
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Child-Parent-Professionals Partnership in Early Intervention Programs within a Transcultural Context
As early intervention programs for children with neurodevelopmental disorders rely on parental engagement, their success depends on the child-parent-professional relationship. In this webinar, Berna will present a guiding conceptual framework […]
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Using Motivational Interviewing to Engage Youth
On March 30, 2022, from 1:00PM-4:00PM, the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute is offering a virtual training focussed on using motivatioal interviewing skills to open conversations and engage youth. This interactive workshop […]
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ACEs and PCEs: Strengthening Well-being Throughout the Lifespan
This session will explore the research around adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and positive/protective childhood experiences (PCEs), and how this knowledge can help us better understand the experiences and needs of […]
Introductory online MI training
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an effective way of talking with people about CHANGE. Change is not always easy but using MI with your clients: Helps them consider their own reasons […]
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Brain and Behaviour Changes with Low PAE
This presentation will discuss how brain and behaviour in children with low levels of prenatal alcohol exposure are altered compared to well-matched, unexposed controls. Magnetic resonance imaging measurements of human […]
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Strengthening Resilience in Times of Adversity
This session will explore why individuals have differences in their responses to adversity and how our positive and negative experiences exist in a delicate balance to determine developmental and mental […]
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Mental Health First Aid for the Perinatal Provider
This is a one-day training designed specifically for perinatal healthcare providers and professionals who provide support to pregnant people. The training will be broken down into the following 4 modules […]
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ACES: A Cross Cultural Perspective ~ Decolonizing strategies for enriching frontline programs and services and their policies.
Join Diana Elliott and Sherry Sinclair in a reflective conversation about ACES, Adverse Childhood Experiences, that evolved from separate research in 1998 and from frontline workers and their experiences. Both […]
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Trauma-Informed Approaches to Sexual and Reproductive Care
This webinar will outline the fundamentals of a trauma-informed care approach and its importance within sexual and reproductive healthcare. Attendees will learn strategies to employ a trauma-informed approach with patients/clients, […]
Introductory online Motivational Interviewing Training
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an effective way of talking with people about CHANGE. Change is not always easy but using MI with your clients: Helps them consider their own reasons […]
Feeling ‘Safe-Enough’ to Hear It: Communicating About Injury Prevention Using a Health Equity Lens and Trauma-Informed Approach
Applying a Health Equity Lens to Injury Prevention Programming Presented by Parachute, Canada's national charity dedicated to preventing serious and fatal injuries, this presentation will describe equity-focused child injury prevention […]
FASD throughout the lifespan
Having not received an FASD diagnosis until his late forties, RJ Formanek was startled to find how many of the strategies he had used throughout life were a result of […]
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Engaging and Supporting Families through Good Times and Tough Times
This session will explore reasons why some families may not engage with services and supports. We will also explore what we learned from families about the support they needed and […]
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Grooming for the Purposes of Exploitation and Abuse: What Caregivers and Educators Should Know
This webinar will summarize findings from the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute report titled 'Grooming for the Purposes of Exploitation and Abuse: A Literature Review'. Specific topics that will be discussed include: […]
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Distracted parenting: Phones as both a support and hindrance to parenting and potential impacts on children
This session will explore what phone use means for parenting and early child development. During this presentation, Brandon will talk about parents' experiences with and feelings about their phones. He […]
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Parenting Matters
Parenting Matters: Nurturing the Whole-Brain Child Topics and Speakers Time Welcome - Connie Herman, Nobody’s Perfect Parenting Program Provincial Coordinator & Jackie Eaton, Community Action Program for Children Training and […]
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The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
In this presentation, an exciting approach to raising children will be explored through engaging discussions, case examples, and experiential immersions. Child development professionals, parents, grandparents, teachers, and others who help […]
Exploring and Using My Curious Brain – Panel
My Curious Brain is a fun, interactive, and educational book for parents and caregivers to teach their children about how the brain works. When parents and caregivers have a greater […]
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Keeping the Fun in Play While Preventing Falls
More children are injured falling out of beds than out of trees each year, yet many adults focus on new ways to constrain play. Today's children often lead sedentary lives […]
Introductory Motivational Interviewing Training
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an effective way of talking with people about CHANGE. Change is not always easy but using MI with your clients aids in the following: Helps them […]
Developing an Innu FASD Prevention Strategy
In this presentation, Annie and Melody will share the background context, the scope of work, and the outcomes from a community-wide FASD prevention project in Labrador. Annie will share the […]
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Advanced Motivational Interviewing Training
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an effective way of talking with people about CHANGE. You have taken an Introductory MI training and now you would like to deepen and strengthen your […]
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Stigma Ends With Me
This webinar aims to uncover biases and change how we view people who use substances, and will help show how stigma affects people. It will teach attendees how to connect […]
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Supporting Children with Big Emotions & Challenging Behaviours
In this presentation, Dawn Kellington will explore a framework for supporting children who are experiencing big emotions such as anger, frustration, and worry and who may be exhibiting challenging behaviours. […]
A Taste Of Motivational Interviewing With Adolescents and Young Adults
This presentation will discuss how MI has been developmentally tailored and how to integrate concepts of antiracism and cultural humility for minoritized youth.
Introductory Motivation Interviewing Training
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an effective way of talking with people about CHANGE. Change is not always easy but using MI with your clients: Helps them consider their own reasons […]
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How Early Attachment Relationships Impact Brain Development and What We Can Do
This session will explore how the brain develops, how attachment and healthy brain development are closely linked, and how healthy relationships nurture the capacity to manage stress and build resiliency. […]
Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment: Training in the SBIRT Model
Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based practice used to identify, reduce and prevent unhealthy substance use. This two-part workshop will cover: Using validated screening tools […]
In-person Introductory Motivation Interviewing Training, Regina
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an effective way of talking with people about CHANGE. Change is not always easy but using MI with your clients aids in the following: Helps them […]
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Healthy Prenatal Development and Its Impact on the Early Years
This session will explore the impact of a healthy prenatal development on the early years (0 to 6 years old), as a foundation for lifelong health. It will cover what […]
Paving New Trails for Hope
The youth of today are training to be the adults of tomorrow. Youth are watching us closely, and they continuously copy what they see. If we as adults are unable […]
Online Introductory Motivational Interviewing Training
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an effective way of talking with people about CHANGE. Change is not always easy but using MI with your clients aids in the following: Helps them […]
Bicycle Safety Education
Registrations for Bicycle Safety Education are now FULL! Thank you for the great response! *** FOR GRADES 2-4 *** Bicycling is great way for students to get around, enjoy the […]
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Mental Health During the Perinatal Period: Helpful Strategies for Community Members and Practitioners
Maintaining mental health is important to the well-being of pregnant and postpartum individuals, as well as to their children and families. The perinatal period (conception to one year post-birth) represents […]
Supporting Children with Autism: Diagnosis, ASD Information, and Strategies
Focusing on the age range of 0-5 years, this presentation will include: A brief outline of the diagnostic process for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Saskatchewan, including how to connect […]
Introductory Online Motivational Interviewing Training
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an effective way of talking with people about CHANGE. Change is not always easy but using MI with your clients aids in the following: Helps them […]
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The Home Safety Workshop for Professionals who Support Families
Injuries are the leading cause of childhood death and disability in Canada, and most of these injuries occur in the home. Fortunately, research shows that home safety support from a trusted professional can empower families to build safe spaces for their children and reduce the risk of a life-altering injury.
Using Motivational Interviewing to Engage Youth
The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute is pleased to host a 4-hour virtual workshop on "Using Motivational Interviewing with Youth and Young Adults".
It is a virtual training focused on using Motivational Interviewing skills to open conversations and engage youth. This interactive workshop will provide adult allies with practical tools to build trusting relationships, to engage youth in meaningful conversations, and to support youth to consider how to reduce alcohol-related harms.
Let’s Talk Alcohol
Alcohol is carcinogenic, teratogenic and causally associated with numerous other health related harms. Our updated evidence review, using both relative and absolute risk analysis, presents a more transparent picture of […]
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Parenting Matters Conference
Parenting Matters: Honouring and Promoting Children’s Rights is a two-day, in-person conference. This educational and experiential conference will provide information and skills to service providers who work with parents/caregivers and their children. Day 1 will explore how children’s rights influence our personal and professional lives. Day 2 will focus on children’s right to play.
Introductory Online Motivational Interviewing Training
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an effective way of talking with people about CHANGE. Change is not always easy but using MI with your clients aids in the following: Helps them […]
Human Trafficking: Prevention and Intervention
This webinar will provide information on human trafficking and its scope provincially and nationally. Carly will outline risk factors and warning signs associated with human trafficking, and discuss differences between […]
Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation (CAPE): Results for Saskatchewan
Alcohol use is a cause of substantial health, social and financial harms. This includes alcohol dependence, FASD, cancers, liver cirrhosis, interpersonal violence, and injury or death resulting from impaired drivers. […]
Family Diversities and Family Demographics Across Canada
In this session, Emily Kenny, Knowledge Broker at the Vanier Institute of the Family, will offer a panoramic overview of the key aspects that demand our attention when contemplating the […]
Advanced Online Motivational Interviewing Training
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an effective way of talking with people about CHANGE. This training is for individuals who have taken an Introductory MI training and would like to deepen […]
Pediatric TB in Saskatchewan – The Importance of Prevention, Screening, and Diagnosis
Mahli Brindamour is a paediatrician in Saskatoon. She has been a tuberculosis consultant with the Saskatchewan Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Program since 2021. She co-founded in 2017 Saskatoon's Refugee Engagement […]
Child-Centered Injury Prevention: Practicing Empowering Relations
Children's voices have a long history of being excluded within injury prevention. With increasing calls to include children's voices in conversations on their injury prevention needs, and with increased attention […]
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What’s Hot in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
This webinar will outline feeding options for infants born to HIV+ birthing parents including breastfeeding, duration of zidovudine in infants born to low-risk HIV+ birthing parents, treatment of pediatric chronic […]
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Back to Basics: A Virtual Workshop for Evidence-Informed Decision Making
Are you looking to understand more about how to appraise the quality of a rapid review? We can help! The Injury Prevention Centre and the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute are hosting […]
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Connection Builds Resilience: Trauma-Informed Care for Young Children
In the words of Gabor Maté, a renowned expert on trauma: “Safety is not the absence of threat, it is the presence of connection.” Children will always go through hard […]
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The State of Nutrition During Pregnancy: Where Are We?
This webinar will address the importance of nutrition during pregnancy, including the concept of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) and recommendations for energy, protein, fiber, and specific nutrients […]
What’s New Webinar: Opening the Door to Difficult Conversations an Updated Toolkit for Youth Health Prevention
Must be previously trained in At-Risk to Resilient, The Way Forward, or Just For Us to register. Have you taken one of our youth engagement toolkit trainings? At-Risk to Resilient, […]
Introductory Motivational Interviewing Training
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an effective way of talking with people about CHANGE. Change is not always easy but using MI with your clients: Helps them consider their own reasons […]
Using Trauma-Informed Care Principles in Supporting Intergenerational Trauma in First Nation Communities
Intergenerational trauma continues to manifest and to be evident in our First Nation communities, and in Indigenous peoples and families despite not directly experiencing the trauma. This trauma, passed down, […]
Teaching Sex-Ed: Healthy Relationships and Consent
This webinar will discuss the importance of teaching healthy relationships and consent as part of comprehensive sexual health education. Centre for Sexuality will outline strategies to teach healthy communication and […]
Syphilis in Saskatchewan
This webinar will outline the current trends of syphilis and congenital syphilis in Saskatchewan. Dr. Spence will discuss reasons for the rise of syphilis in Saskatchewan and explore innovative public […]
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My Curious Brain Workshop
The My Curious Brain book sparks children's curiosity about how the brain works and provides children and adults with information and activities to support mental health and stress awareness. My […]
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Developmental Considerations for Young Children in Care
This session will explore issues related to the exposure of young children to abuse, including delayed/disrupted attachment, short- and long-term impacts of stress and trauma, and strategies to support children […]
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Syphilis in Saskatchewan: Impacts and Opportunities in Indigenous Communities
This webinar will outline current syphilis and congenital syphilis trends in Indigenous communities throughout Saskatchewan, including a discussion regarding syphilis-related risk factors and inequities. Dr. Khan and Dr. Ndubuka will […]
Bicycle Safety Education
Bicycling is great way for students to get around, enjoy the outdoors, and keep active. Despite the amazing benefits, injuries can and do occur. Bicycle Safety Week is May 12 […]
Starting the Conversations: Creating Space to Develop Health Communication Skills in the Classroom for Grades 4-9
Starting the Conversations: Creating Space to Develop Health Communication Skills in the Classroom for Grades 4-9 is a resource that focuses on health-related topics such as healthy relationships (both friendships […]
Save Rez Dogs: Innovative Approaches to Increasing Community Safety
This webinar, presented by the organization Save Rez Dogs, will provide information on the impact of the Indian Act and traditional historical context on animal welfare in First Nations communities, […]
Introductory Motivational Interviewing Training
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an effective way of talking with people about CHANGE. Change is not always easy but using MI with your clients: Helps them consider their own reasons […]
Supporting Indigenous Children in the Early Years
Through teachings and stories, Lyndon will share how culture, language, and tradition support the healthy development of young Indigenous children.