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Sydney Waring, Aleece Katan, Tyler Eschenwecker and Jasmine Zhang presented an excellent and engaging workshop on Mental Health 101 to individuals working in the legal profession including lawyers, paralegals, law clerks and assistants. The event was hosted by the Waterloo Region Law Society. 47 participants were in attendance for the talk, held over Zoom.

Workshop Summary

We are pleased to offer a Positive Parenting Program Group for parents of youth ages 12 to 16 years (Teen Triple P Level 4) provided through a virtual teletherapy format at the CMHRT this fall. 

In a new article from The Conversation, Dr. Dillon Browne and colleagues discuss their research on the mental health of children and families during the pandemic and highlight strategies that can help parents support their children as they return to the classroom.

Congratulations to Dr. Dillon Browne, a professor in Clinical Psychology at the University of Waterloo, on being awarded an Ontario Early Researcher Award (ERA) for his project entitled “Promoting Children’s Mental Health in Ontario: A Whole-Family Approach to Research and Practice.” Dillon’s award will help him further grow his Whole Family Lab and support student training in family therapy methods and in designing and executing clinical science in mental health settings.

Three Clinical Psychology graduate students at the University of Waterloo: Sydney Waring, Aleece Katan and Sarena Daljeet, published a wonderful infographic from their Mental Health 101 workshop in the most recent CPA student newsletter. Click here to see their Covid-19 and Well-Being Infographic.

Dr. David Moscovitch, a Clinical Psychologist at the University of Waterloo, published a study that was highlighted in CTV News today, titled Mask Use May Lead to More Stress for People with Social Anxiety.

CMHRT Community Education Outreach

Mental Health 101 Workshop

Held on May 14 2021

Sydney Waring, Aleece Katan, and Sarena Daljeet presented an excellent and engaging workshop on Mental Health 101 to University of Waterloo graduate students on May 14, 2021. The Arts Graduate Studies office hosted the event which was attended by about 20 graduate students, and the feedback was highly positive. 

Workshop Abstract

CMHRT Community Education Outreach - Mental Health 101 Workshop

Sydney Waring, Aleece Katan, and Serena Daljeet presented an excellent and engaging workshop on Mental Health 101 to graduate students in the Tri-University History Program on Feb 5, 2021. Held via Zoom, the workshop included three components. First, Sarena reviewed current research on the impact of the pandemic on mental health, particularly for graduate students. Next, Aleece shared helpful signs and symptoms of mental wellness, stress and heightened reactivity, and mental health disorde

One of our UW Clinical Psycology faculty, Dr. Dillon Browne, along with one of his graduate students, Jackson Smith, and Jean de Dieu Basabose from the Sanctuary Refugee Health Centre, have published an article in the Journal of Refugee Studies. The article is called Refugee Children and Families During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Resilience Framework for Mental Health. 

The Canadian Psychological Association and the Council of Professional Associations of Psychologists have released an article about a strong majority of Canadians wanting improved access to psychologists.