Continuing Education Opportunities

Disability Tax Credit Applications: Practical Guidance for Psychologists Completing the Mental Functions Section

Friday, October 16, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Mountain. Live on Zoom, and recorded.

The Disability Tax Credit opens the door to the RDSP and the Canada Disability Benefit, but an application often turns on how well the mental functions section describes real functional impairment, and that part usually lands on the psychologist.

This free session walks through the DTC criteria most relevant to psychologists, how to describe functional restrictions in specific, behaviourally anchored language, and when to provide supplementary information or connect a client with further support. It is also clear about the limits, because not every client with a diagnosis will qualify.

In this session:

- Which DTC criteria matter most for psychologists

- Writing functional restrictions in specific, behaviourally anchored language

- When to provide supplementary information, and when a client will not qualify

- Where to point clients for DTC, RDSP and Canada Disability Benefit support

Presenters:

Solana Vannus, Plan Institute, gives the overview.

Cynthia Minh, Director of National Programs, Disability Alliance BC, works through the form itself.

Hosted and moderated by Chris Pawluk, Registered Psychologist, Director of Learning, Hexagon Psychology.

One hour of presentation, followed by up to an hour of questions.

Presented by Hexagon Training in partnership with Plan Institute and Disability Alliance BC. Both partners are nonprofits, and the session is free.

Register: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hexagontraining.ca/course/dtc-primer&source=gmail&ust=1787151623226000&sa=E

This is a free Webinar. No CE credit. 

https://psychologistsassociation.glueup.com/event/paa-conference-2026-167599/

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

Conducting Effective and Adherent Individual DBT Sessions | Sept 17-18, 2026 | 12 CE  credits | Early bird rate: $480 +GST

Learn how to organize sessions and set priorities when clients have multiple, complex presenting problems. Additional topics include using diary cards effectively, addressing therapy-interfering behaviours, incorporating chain analysis, balancing validation and problem solving.

Register today: https://dbtvancouver.com/our-events/conducting-effective-and-adherent-individual-dbt-sessions/

Intro to DBT - DBT Foundations and Individual Therapy | Mondays from 11:30am – 1pm, Fall 2026 | 18CE credits | $720 +GST

Start your career as a DBT clinician here. Learn the foundations, theory, structure, and core individual therapy principles and strategies in DBT. Topics include DBT assessment strategies (diary card, chain analysis), DBT behaviour change strategies (problem-solving, exposure), synthesizing acceptance and change based strategies.

Register today: https://dbtvancouver.com/our-events/fall-2026-winter-2027-intro-to-dbt-course/

Group discounts are available for workshop registrations groups of 3 (10%) and groups of 5+ (15%). Email info@dbtvancouver.com for  discount codes and any questions you may have!

Somatic Attachment Psychotherapy Online 2 year Training ​with Lisa Mortimore, PhD and Stacy Adam Jensen, MEd

Early relational experiences forge a neurophysiological and psychological template of self, often creating insecure attachment, distorting the development of self, and impacting relational functioning. Corresponding affect management strategies, attachment patterns, and dysregulation of the Autonomic Nervous System, impact one’s self perceptions, world, and identity. This legacy of trauma deeply impacts the integrity of the self, creating a split between psyche and body. Therapists are called to facilitate shifting of affect management strategies, attachment patterning, and support the maturation and development of complex right brain functioning to heal relational trauma, including insecure attachment, PTSD, and chronic shame, rather than merely working with symptom reduction. This SAP training responds to this call, offering an immersive educational experience for therapist education and evolution.

The 6, 4-day clinics utilize interactive lecture, discussions, demonstrations, experiential exercises, and coached practice sessions. We delve into theoretical and conceptual understandings of: attachment trauma and application to practice, interpersonal/relational psychodynamic principles and practices; emergent neuroscience research; trauma studies; embodiment studies and practices. Twelve group consultations included.

MARCH 2026 COHORT:  March 5 – 8; June 11 – 14; October 15 – 18, 2026; Year two dates tba 

$1100 per clinic plus GST

Information - https://bringingthebody.ca/somatic-attachment/

One-at-a-Time (OAAT) Counselling Training: Open Enrollment

Stepped Care Solutions is offering open enrollment for in-demand training workshops focused on One-at-a-Time (OAAT) Counselling – often called Single Session Therapy (SST). Sessions run throughout the year, providing flexibility to accommodate diverse schedules. No prerequisites are required.

This training is for anyone who wants to learn and practice an OAAT Counselling approach to support people in the moment. Whether you are new to OAAT Counselling or want a refresher, our training is designed to meet your learning needs and enhance your skill set. Learn more click here.