As a proud Continuing Education provider YW is offering Domestic Violence & Mental Health, a course to teach about the impacts of domestic violence (DV). This is an interactive course containing small group work and opportunities for discussion with other participants and the instructor. In 14.0 hours, this course will explore mental health disorders for those impacted by domestic violence.

DATE & TIME
September 14 & 15, 2022
8:45AM to 4:00PM

TARGET AUDIENCE
Social workers and related healthcare and human services professionals.

CONTENT LEVEL
Beginner to intermediate.

CREDITS
10.0

LOCATION
1715 - 17 Ave. S.E. (YW Hub)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After attending the session participants will be able to:
1) explain the relationship between mental health concerns and domestic violence
2) list mental health concerns associated with domestic violence
3) select an evidence-based practice for a mental health concern related to domestic violence

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
A registered social worker and member of the clinical registry, Lana is YW Calgary’s Director of Program Strategy. Prior to joining YW, Lana worked with Alberta Health Services where she spent most of her time in eating disorders and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy before going on to manage the psychiatric inpatient unit and psychiatric emergency room at the Alberta Children’s Hospital.

Lana has been a part-time faculty member at Mount Royal University for over ten years, and more recently began teaching at the University of Calgary. Lana sits on the boards of Youth Central Calgary and the Calgary Black Chambers. She also serves as a Public Member with the Alberta College of Opticians.

COURSE MATERIALS
Participants will receive a course manual and information booklet prior to the course commencing.

COURSE COMPLETION & EVALUATION
In order to receive ACE credits, participants must attend the full course, partial credits are not provided. Certificates of completion are emailed to participants within five business days of YWCE receiving their completed course evaluation.

Course evaluations will be emailed to participants who complete the course. The evaluations can be completed online. You will have up to three business days to complete the surveys.

REFUNDS
Course registrations cancelled five or more business days prior to the course are refundable less a 25% administration fee. Unfortunately, cancellations with less than five business days’ notice are not refundable.

You are welcome to transfer your registration to another person with at least two business days’ notice. Should you wish to transfer your registration please email ContEd@ywcalgary.ca. Be sure to provide the workshop name and date, your name, and the name and contact information of the person who will be attending in your place.

COURSE CANCELLATION
Please note that if the advertised course instructor is unavailable, we reserve the right to assign another member of our team to deliver the course.

In the event that we need to cancel the course due to unforeseen and/or extenuating circumstances, we will honor registration and reschedule the course for another date. In the event that you are unable to attend on the new date, a full refund will be offered.

PROGRAM CONCERNS
If you have any concerns related to your experience with the program, please contact:

Continuing Education Committee
ContEdCommittee@ywcalgary.ca

The Committee will respond to your concern within 10 business days of receiving written notification of the matter

CONTINUING EDUCATION APPROVAL
This course is recognized by:

• Association of Social Work Boards, Approved Continuing Education Program
  • Alberta College of Social Workers (10 credits)
• Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (10 credits)

ACE PROVIDER STATEMENT
YW Calgary Continuing Education, provider 1785, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. YW Calgary Continuing Education maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 01/27/2022 to 01/27/2023. Social workers completing this course receive 3.0 continuing education credits.