Events

Please join us for a Community Education Event at the Kitchener Public Library Central branch (meeting room C) on Thursday October 20, 2022 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. 

Clinical psychology graduate students Mahsa Sadeghi, Jolie Ho, Sarena Daljeet and Kendra Wasson will present a workshop on Mindfulness.

What Does Mindfulness Mean?  Exploring the Science and Practice of Mindfulness

Please join us for a Community Education Event at the Kitchener Public Library Central branch (meeting room C) on Thursday November 17, 2022 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. 

Clinical psychology graduate students Jasmine Zhang, Charlotte Aiken, and Aliya McNeil will present a workshop for parents and caring adults on Teens and Social Relationships.

Teens and Social Relationships

Please join us for a Community Education Event at the Forest Heights Library on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. 

TECHNOLOGY AND MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

Please join us for a Community Education Event at the Kitchener Public Library Central branch on Thursday November 30, 2023 at 7:00pm. 

Understanding Obsessions and Compulsions

Please join us for a Community Education Event at the Kitchener Public Library Central branch on Thursday January 11, 2024 at 7:00pm. 

What is Self-Compassion and How Can We Use it?

Have you wondered what self-compassion really is? Do you want to bustsome self-compassion myths? Are you unsure how to actually incorporateself-compassion into your life? This introductory workshop will answer theabove questions and more with experiential activities and research-basedinformation.

Please join us for a Community Education Event at the Kitchener Public Library Central branch on Tuesday November 26, 2024 at 7:00pm. 

Clinical psychology graduate students Van Bui, Sophie Kudryk, and Alexa Nordine will present a workshop for the general public titled:

Is this Common? Differentiating Shyness from Social Anxiety

Social anxiety reflects a common mental health concern associated with intense anxiety and a fear of judgement from others that is experienced before, during, and after social events. Clinical psychology graduate students from the University of Waterloo will discuss how social anxiety may present and how to differentiate it from shyness and normative social concerns. This program will provide listeners with an understanding of social anxiety and its impact on individuals. Tips and strategies for feeling comfortable in social situations will also be shared. 

Please come & register at the following link: https://kpl.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=136961

Please join us for a Community Education Event at the Kitchener Public Library Central branch on January 28th, 2024 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.

Clinical psychology graduate students Brianna MacPherson, Chantelle Castelino, and Fatima Wasif will present a workshop for the general public titled:

Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) through the lifespan

The workshop will take place in the Central Library, Meeting Room C, 85 Queens Street North, Kitchener.  Registration has just opened and is required (please see link below)

ADHD has become increasingly prevalent in children, adolescents and adults. Led by graduate students in Clinical Psychology at the University of Waterloo, this talk will help you understand how ADHD might present across the lifespan, exploring these symptoms through a lens of neurodiversity.

Please come & register at the following link: https://kpl.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=160461