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2020-11-28 (scheduled)
Guest - The 25 Live Podcast
Chatted with host Jim Burneka about my battles with PTSD,
depression and suicidal ideation and the things that we as
a society and as fire service organizations need to do to
promote firefighter mental health.
Podcast
As Published (firefightercancerconsultanst website)
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2020-11-23
Guest - The Courage Wolf Podcast
Talked with host Terry Oliver about 1st responder mental
health and how my own battles with PTSD, Depression and
Suicidal ideation turned into a journey of post-traumatic
growth.
Podcast
As Published
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2020-06-30
Living Works / Center For Suicide Prevention - Applied
Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
This course teaches you how to prevent suicide by
recognizing signs, providing a skilled intervention, and
developing a safety plan to keep someone alive.
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2020-10-21
Interview by The Mighty Staff For PTSD Article
Participated in an interview about my battles with PTSD
and depression with staff members of The Mighty. The
interview was turned into an article about 1st responders
who battle PTSD.
Interview
As Published (The Mighty)
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2020-10-06
Invisible Wounds Conference for 1st Responders
In addition to increasing awareness of how to build
resiliency skills to help deal with occupational stress
injuries, this conference assists First Responders
interested in learning about and addressing relationships
issues, anger, and mental health challenges, including,
but not limited to, hypervigilance, anxiety, panic
attacks, depression, PTSI, and PTSD.
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2020-09-17 (2 days)
Assisting Individuals In Crisis
Crisis Intervention is NOT psychotherapy; rather, it is a
specialized acute emergency mental health intervention
which requires specialized training. As physical first aid
is to surgery, crisis intervention is to psychotherapy.
Thus, crisis intervention is sometimes called “emotional
first aid”. This program is designed to teach participants
the fundamentals of, and a specific protocol for,
individual crisis intervention.
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2020-09-17 (2 days)
Peer Support Training
Peer support training that strictly adheres to the
training objectives provided by the "Guidelines for the
Practice and Training of Peer Support" published by the
Mental Health Commission of Canada.
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2020-08-08
Guest - Saturday Night Synopsis with William Young
Was a guest on this Facebook Live broadcast talking with
correctional officer William Young about all things 1st
responder mental health related.
Video
As Published (youtube)
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2020-06-30
Living Works / Center For Suicide Prevention - Start
Program
This online course trains you to recognize when someone
has thoughts of suicide and take action to connect them to
an intervention provider.
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2020-06-22 (2 Days)
Virtual Trauma Summit 2020
The Virtual Trauma Summit 2020 took the place of the
original actual event, but remained a ‘conference with a
difference’. Nine keynote presentations by the World’s
leading experts and six pre-recorded workshops describe a
range of modalities on trauma treatment.
Notable Keynote Speakers Included
- Bessel van der Kolk, Psychiatrist and Author of The
Body Keeps The Score
- Peter Levine, Founder of Somatic Experiencing
- Stephen Porges, Neuroscientist, creator of Polyvagal
Theory
- Gabor Mate, Expert on Addicitions and mind/body
illnesses
- Dan Siegal, Clinical professor of psychiatry and
author
Notable Workshops Included
- CISM - a comprehensive staff support system
- The Rhythm of Regulation: Building Safety From A
Polyvagal Perspective
- Introduction to Breath, Body and Mind
- Trauma Healing with Human Givens
- Oxytocin and Trauma:The healing Power of Love
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2020-06-15 (9 Weeks Starting September)
Goal Management Training Study (Homewood Health Research
Institute)
Participant in an experimental trial of Goal Management
Training (GMT) being conducted online. The study aims to
reduce cognitive difficulties and improve everyday
functioning in public safety personnel with PTSD. Research
has shown that individuals who are experiencing
post-traumatic stress often also experience difficulties
in many parts of cognitive functioning, like memory,
learning, and attention. Such difficulties can have
negative impacts, including less productivity at work or
home and changes in social functioning. At present, very
little research has been done to investigate whether
cognitive difficulties can be targeted through a specific
treatment approach.
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2020-02-20 (2 days)
Mental Health First Aid Course
MHFA Basic is a course intended for adults interacting
with adults (18 years and older). This courses focused on
the four most common mental health disorders including
substance related, mood related, anxiety and trauma
related, and psychotic disorders. Participants who took
this course are well prepared to interact confidently
about mental health with their family, friends,
communities, and workplaces
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2020-01-22
Gravenhurst Fire Speaking Event
Talk and presentation to the department firefighters and
senior officers about my mental health journey including
the milestones achieved, the mistakes made, lessons
learned and PTSD/Depression symptoms as they manifested
within me.
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2020-01-14
Interview For Input/Feedback
Provided input and feedback for the development of a
national peer-to-peer support app for 1st responders being
developed by Defence Research and Development Canada in
conjunction with the Canadian Institute For Public Safety
Research and Treatment and RCMP.
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2019-12-18
Webinar - How To Safely Communicate About Suicide
Words Matter: How to Safely Communicate About Suicide
presented by the National Action Alliance For Suicide
Prevention.
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2019-10-09
Invisible Wounds Conference for 1st Responders
In addition to increasing awareness of how to build
resiliency skills to help deal with occupational stress
injuries, this conference assisted First Responders
interested in learning about and addressing relationships
issues, anger, and mental health challenges, including,
but not limited to, hypervigilance, anxiety, panic
attacks, depression, PTSI, and PTSD.
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2019-07-25, 2019-10-30
Focus Group Participant
Focus Group for the development of a mental health app
for 1st responders run by McMaster University's Faculty of
Health Sciences and funded by the Canadian Institutes of
Health Research.
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