Events Calendar
Addictions 101 - March
March 29, 2018 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Peterborough Lions Community Centre, 347 Burnham St, Peterborough, ON K9H 1T5, Canada
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Join the Peterborough Drug Strategy and the Question of Care project for a one-day introduction to topics related to substance use and recovery.
Opioid Overdose Response Training for Workplaces
April 4, 2018 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Peterborough Public Health, 185 King St, Peterborough, ON K9J 2R8, Canada
Join Peterborough Drug Strategy and Question of Care for free Opioid Overdose Response Training. Designed for agencies and businesses, this training is offered free of charge and is open to front-line workers, service providers, and staff.
Facilitated by Chris Jardin, Harm Reduction & Education Coordinator at PARN - Your Community AIDS Resource Network.
Organizer:
Peterborough Drug Strategy
qoc@peterboroughdrugstrategy.com
First Stage Trauma Treatment - April
April 12, 2018 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Peterborough Lions Community Centre, 347 Burnham St, Peterborough, ON K9H 1T5, Canada
Join the Peterborough Drug Strategy and the Question of Care project for a one-day interactive workshop on first stage trauma treatment. Develop new ways to integrate trauma-informed practice into your work and share safety and stabilization techniques with clients. Intended for social workers, addiction counsellors, mental health case managers, nurses, shelter workers, or anyone in a helping profession. Coffee, tea, and water will be provided.
Bursaries available by request.
Organizer:
Peterborough Drug Strategy
qoc@peterboroughdrugstrategy.com
Overdose Response Training for Bars and Restaurants
April 30, 2018 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Peterborough Public Health, 185 King St, Peterborough, ON K9J 2R8, Canada
Combining alcohol with opioids increases the risk of overdose. If your business serves alcohol, having naloxone and ensuring staff know how to use it could help save a life.
A limited number of free naloxone kits are available for early registrants ($175 value).
Opioid Overdose Response Training for Workplaces
May 2, 2018 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Peterborough Public Health, 185 King St, Peterborough, ON K9J 2R8, Canada
Join Peterborough Drug Strategy and Question of Care for free Opioid Overdose Response Training. Designed for agencies and businesses, this training is offered free of charge and is open to front-line workers, service providers, and staff.
Facilitated by Chris Jardin, Harm Reduction & Education Coordinator at PARN - Your Community AIDS Resource Network.
Organizer:
Peterborough Drug Strategy
qoc@peterboroughdrugstrategy.com
Bridges out of Poverty
May 22, 2018 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Peterborough Lions Community Centre, 347 Burnham St, Peterborough, ON K9H 1T5, Canada
Join the Peterborough Drug Strategy and the Question of Care program for a one-day interactive training session to learn about the Bridges out of Poverty Framework. Bridges out of Poverty is a framework for understanding poverty and the hidden rules of economic classes.
The workshop will be delivered by Suzie Johnson (City of Peterborough), a certified Bridges trainer.
Tickets are sold on a cost-recovery basis. Bursaries are available upon request.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills - May
May 24, 2018 9:00 am - May 25, 2018 3:30 pm
Peterborough Lions Community Centre, 347 Burnham St, Peterborough, ON K9H 1T5, Canada
Join the Peterborough Drug Strategy and the Question of Care project for a two-day interactive training workshop practicing Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills and tools. Explore ways to integrate DBT skills into your workplace and practice. Intended for social workers, addiction counsellors, mental health case managers, nurses, shelter workers, or anyone in a helping profession. Coffee, tea, and water will be provided.
Bursaries available by request.
Organizer:
Peterborough Drug Strategy
qoc@peterboroughdrugstrategy.com
Opioid Overdose Response Training for Workplaces
June 13, 2018 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Peterborough Public Health, 185 King St, Peterborough, ON K9J 2R8, Canada
Join Peterborough Drug Strategy and Question of Care for free Opioid Overdose Response Training. Designed for agencies and businesses, this training is offered free of charge and is open to front-line workers, service providers, and staff.
Facilitated by Chris Jardin, Harm Reduction & Education Coordinator at PARN - Your Community AIDS Resource Network.
Organizer:
Peterborough Drug Strategy
qoc@peterboroughdrugstrategy.com
Addictions 101 - June
June 15, 2018 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Peterborough Lions Community Centre, 347 Burnham St, Peterborough, ON K9H 1T5, Canada
Join the Peterborough Drug Strategy and the Question of Care project for a one-day introduction to topics related to substance use and recovery. The session will cover a range of information related to substance use including, viewing substance use on a continuum, substance use effects, how people make change, review of abstinence approach and harm reduction approach, recovery treatment options in Ontario, stamping out stigma and recovery concepts.
Bursaries available by request.
Organizer:
Peterborough Drug Strategy
qoc@peterboroughdrugstrategy.com
First Stage Trauma Treatment - June
June 29, 2018 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Peterborough Lions Community Centre, 347 Burnham St, Peterborough, ON K9H 1T5, Canada
Join the Peterborough Drug Strategy and the Question of Care project for a one-day interactive workshop on first stage trauma treatment. Develop new ways to integrate trauma informed practice into your work and share safety and stabilization techniques with clients. Intended for social workers, addiction counsellors, mental health case managers, nurses, shelter workers, or anyone in a helping profession. Coffee, tea, and water will be provided.
Bursaries available by request.
Organizer:
Peterborough Drug Strategy
qoc@peterboroughdrugstrategy.com
Mental Health 101
July 3, 2018 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Peterborough Lions Community Centre, 347 Burnham St, Peterborough, ON K9H 1T5, Canada
Join the Peterborough Drug Strategy and the Question of Care project for a one-day interactive workshop on mental distress recognition and response and suicide support practices. Learn about a variety of mental illness as well as simple verbal de-escalation techniques and communication strategies.
Opioid Overdose Response Training for Workplaces
July 4, 2018 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Peterborough Public Health, 185 King St, Peterborough, ON K9J 2R8, Canada
Join Peterborough Drug Strategy and Question of Care for free Opioid Overdose Response Training. Designed for agencies and businesses, this training is offered free of charge and is open to front-line workers, service providers, and staff.
Facilitated by Chris Jardin, Harm Reduction & Education Coordinator at PARN - Your Community AIDS Resource Network.
Organizer:
Peterborough Drug Strategy
qoc@peterboroughdrugstrategy.com