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The South Island Education Committee is excited to welcome back Dr. Don Castaldi! Building on the foundation of the 101 session, the morning will be dedicated to employee wellness, self care and maintenance, and mindfulness tools.

SIVA Training has been described as “a refreshing alternative to crisis focused programs.” SIVA is recognized by the Canadian Accreditation Council and some agencies who have completed C.A.R.F. (Commission of Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) accreditation have received an exemplary designation for their use of the SIVA program. During the 2-Day Training Course participants will receive guided instruction and hands-on experience in learning the hallmark philosophy, guiding principles and applied modules of the SIVA Program. The following are the core modules of the SIVA Safety Management Program: Self-Care; identify and manage compassion fatigue through self-introspection and support systems Proactive Safety Management Evaluations Development of Collaborative WISE Plans Development of Communication Skills that are goal-directed and built upon Collaborative WISE Plans Emergency Safety Interventions for those situations that present an imminent risk of harm to self or others Post interventions Management through environmental safety, debriefing and incident report writing.

During these unprecedented times of COVID-19 and workplace sustainability, elevate your understanding of Return To Work programming with an innovative, holistic approach to employee support. There are a myriad of conditions people return to work from the uncertainty and fear of COVID -19 to mental health / trauma, addiction, workplace conflict, personal loss and workplace injury. The nature, quality and frequency of employee leaves not only impact the individual, management and accompanying human resources, it challenges the efficacy of employee assistance programs and the organization’s ability to determine competency.

Every successful organization strives to build innovative management that inspires change and is attuned to the capacity and functioning of teams, to cultivate an environment wherein the mutual respect of employees stirs creativity and constructive feedback. For many organizations, the variables that allow us to achieve these goals can be elusive, precarious and seemingly driven by chance. Research on the Power of Psychological Safety has been mounting over the last few decades and the overwhelming conclusion is that Psychological Safety is one of the most pivotal and essential factors to the development of workplace culture and team success. Register now and start your path to greater productivity and efficiency.

SIVA (Supporting Individuals Through Valued Attachments) is offering a Train the Trainer Course with an introductory Incentive on April 27th to April 30th . SIVA Training is a Canadian-created safety management course for mental health professionals, residential care providers, educators and caregivers responsible for individuals with challenging unsafe behaviours. SIVA’s holistic relationship based model effectively utilizes collaboration, goal-direction, self-management and healthy empowerment to strengthen relationships and create safety. During both the Introductory and Trainer Courses, participants will receive guided instruction and hands-on experience in learning the hallmark philosophy, guiding principles, applied modules of the SIVA Program and access to the Direct Core Training modules as listed on SIVA’s website.

A predator in our community evokes fear and an anxious curiosity to learn more about our vulnerability and the seemingly incomprehensible acts of the predator. People identified as Stalkers and Psychopaths often share the same relentless label of predator however tend to have vastly different clinical profiles and attachment patterns. Stalking behaviours can occur in person, online, among teens and adults, by strangers, co-workers and former partners. Utilizing Stalker case examples, stalking based forensic victimology and the biopsychosocial traits commonly associated with Stalking and Stalking Psychopaths, we will take an empirically guided examination of this pernicious behaviour through the developmental and relational lens of attachment theory.

A predator in our community evokes fear and an anxious curiosity to learn more about our vulnerability and the seemingly incomprehensible acts of the predator. People identified as Stalkers and Psychopaths often share the same label of predator however have vastly different clinical profiles and attachment patterns. Stalking behaviours can occur in person, online, among teens and adults, by strangers, co-workers and former partners. Utilizing Psychopath Stalker case examples, stalking based forensic victimology and the biopsychosocial traits commonly associated with Stalking and Stalking Psychopaths, we will take an empirically guided examination of this pernicious behaviour through the developmental and relational lens of attachment theory.