Bringing together research, treatment, and support
Everyone is welcome to join the one-day symposium on the topic of occupational stress injury. Geared towards front-line service providers, practitioners, not-for-profit agencies, researchers, staff, volunteers, and students; all will find immense benefit attending. Occupational stress injury, also known as compassion fatigue or burnout, occur frequently in people who work in the emergency services and if left untreated, can result in PTSD, addiction, and suicide. Our symposium aims to bring everyone together to share information and best practices, current research, facilitate support, and mobilize knowledge.
Details
Add to Calendar- Mount Royal University – Ross Glen Hall (EC 1050)
4825 Mount Royal Gate SW
Calgary, Alberta T3E 6K6
Canada
Get Driving Directions- Cost is $60 (contact Diana Festejo Executive Director Legacy Place Society directly for education bursary if you are are employed or spouse of First Responder or Military Agency affiliated with Legacy Place Society)
- Participant registration outside of Legacy Place Society education bursary support link is https://www.cvent.com/events/a-symposium-on-occupational-stress-injury/registration-c1156d4bdc504b898731960c1c931193.aspx or contact Event Organizer Dr Scharie Tavcer at email link http://www.cvent.com/events/a-symposium-on-occupational-stress-injury/contactus-c1156d4bdc504b898731960c1c931193.aspx
Agenda
8-8:30 – Registration and coffee service
8:30-8:45 – Welcome address
8:45-9:35 – Panel 1: Canadian Perspective
9:40-10:40 – Panel 2: Municipal Approaches
10:45 – 11:15 – Nutrition break and browse displays
11:20 – 12:10 – Panel 3: Research
12:15 – 13:30 – Lunch and browse displays
13:30 – 14:15 – Panel 4: Corrections
14:20 – 15:15 – Panel 5: People with lived experience
15:15 – 15:45 – Nutrition Break and browse displays
15:45 – 16:30 – Panel 6: Treatment Options
16:30-16:40 – Closing address
Click on link for Speaker Bio speakers
A Symposium on Occupational Stress Injury
Bringing together research, treatment, and support
Panel 1: Canadian perspective
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Anita Watts – Wellness/Mental Health Strategy Advisor “K” & “G” Divisions
- Road to Mental Health Readiness in the Canadian Forces
- Major Laforest – Social Work Officer, 1 Field Ambulance clinic
- University of Calgary and the Mental Health Commission of Canada
- Dr. Andrew Szeto – Director, Mental Health Strategy
Panel 2: Municipal approaches
- Calgary Police Service Peer Support Team – Sgt. Chris Gauvin
- Calgary Police Service Psychologist -Dr. Adriana Celser
- Calgary Humane Society Animal Cruelty Investigations -Officer Brad Nichols
- Managing OSI’s in The City of Calgary Fire Department -Chief Steve Dongworth
Nutrition Break
Panel 3: Research
- The Wellness Project with Alberta Police-Based Victim Assistance Units
- Dr. Scott McLean & Dr. Scharie Tavcer & Dr. Pat Kostouros, Mount Royal University
- Vulnerabilities at Work: Exploring Occupational Stress among Animal Law Enforcement Officers in Alberta
- Dawn Rault PhD(c), University of Calgary
- Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment: Research Updates
- Dr. Nick Carleton, University of Regina
Lunch & Browse Displays
Panel 4: Corrections
- Solicitor General of Alberta
- Sgt. Jamie Miskow High Risk Caseworker Calgary Correctional Centre
- Correctional Service of Canada
- Nathalie Dufresne-Meek, Director General at National Headquarters
Panel 5: People with lived experience
- Erik Johanson – Corrections
- Pete Barker – Policing
- Dave McAllister – Paramedics
Nutrition Break
Panel 6: Treatment options
- Alberta Health Services
- Psychologist
- The Use of Prolonged Exposure in the treatment of PTSD
- Psychologist
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