Alberta Health Services Workshops

To register for any of the workshops listed below, go to:
community.hmhc.ca/sessions/

Taming Anxiety Gremlins
​Feb 20, 2020 @ 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Bishop Pinkham School
​Anxiety is at epidemic levels among children and teens. This workshop will promote parent and teachers' understanding of anxiety and teach them how traditional ways of offering help may unwittingly feed into the child's worries and associated behaviours. Participants will learn effective tools to help children manage their anxiety to promote their resilience and overall well-being.

Teen Mental Health: Depression
Feb 24, 2020 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School
Adolescent Depression will present parents/caregivers with an overview and trajectory of depressive symptoms, guidance in helping teens identify and manage them, and resources and interventions designed to have a mitigating effect.

Taming Anxiety Gremlins
March 5, 2020 @ 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Marion Carson School
Anxiety is at epidemic levels among children and teens. This workshop will promote parent and teachers' understanding of anxiety and teach them how traditional ways of offering help may unwittingly feed into the child's worries and associated behaviours. Participants will learn effective tools to help children manage their anxiety to promote their resilience and overall well-being.

Teen Mental Health: Anxiety & depression
March 9, 2020 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Western Canada High School 
TBA

ADHD & Executive Functioning *also available via webinar*
March 10, 2020 @ 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
East Lake School
This session will be an overview of ADHD and how issues with impulsivity and/or inattention impact children's ability to manage their environments. The session will also explore the impact ADHD has on Executive Functioning and how it relates to managing everyday tasks, and meeting daily expectations at home and at school, including social, emotional, behavioural and academic demands.