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Lunch & Learn Webinars
These FREE addiction and mental health education sessions focus on the 3 R’s: reduce stigma, receive information, and reflect on strategies.
Each Lunch & Learn webinar is intended to provide participants with introductory information regarding addiction and mental health challenges that may affect children, youth, or adults, evidence-based research, possible treatment options, supportive strategies, and information/resources for further support. When topics are presented as a series, participants can attend one or all sessions.
Understanding Anxiety Series
Part 2: Calming Our Bodies
In this session, we will review how the body reacts to stress triggers, ways we can start to notice the body’s stress responses, and strategies for regulating ourselves and those we care for.
Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
For adults supporting their own wellness or the wellness of a child, youth, or loved one.
Part 3: Settling Our Minds
In this session, we will look at how anxiety can lead to negative thoughts and thinking traps that can hold us back. Strategies for encouraging more realistic thinking will be discussed.
Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
For adults supporting their own wellness or the wellness of a child, youth, or loved one.
Part 4: Overcoming Avoidance
In this session, we will discuss how avoidance of stressors can increase our stress response over time. We will discuss ways to manage stressful situations in steps and effective coping skills.
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
For adults supporting their own wellness or the wellness of a child, youth, or loved one.
Building Executive Functioning Skills
Promoting Success in Learning
In these Lunch & Learn webinars, we will review and discuss ways to support the development of your child’s executive skills such as working memory, inhibition, and mental flexibility.
Part 1: The Impact of Executive Functioning
In this session, we will look at what executive functions are, their importance in our daily lives, and how executive skill difficulties may impact our children.
Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
12:00 – 1:00 pm
For caregivers of children in grades K-6; for adults only.
Part 2: Supporting Executive Functioning Development
In this session, we will focus on three foundational executive functions and strategies for supporting our children as they grow in their skills.
Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
12:00 – 1:00 pm
For caregivers of children in grades K-6; for adults only.
Alberta Health Services is proud to offer FREE online programming for parents and caregivers who support children and youth, as well as sessions for adults looking to support their own wellness. Sessions are live and interactive. Our aim is to increase awareness and reduce the stigma around addiction and mental health challenges, provide participants with evidence-based information, and offer strategies that promote health and resilience. Click to learn more.
