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Training: WEDNESDAYS
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
1. Introduction to Essential F/ACT Principles and Practices
Target audience: New ACT and FACT staff working on a team for less than 2 years. (More experienced staff wanting a refresher course in basic ACT & FACT best practices are also most welcome.)
Course Directors: Roger Renaud, Stephanie Robinson, Lisa Appleby
Four 3 hour sessions via Zoom.
Dates: Oct 14, 28 & Nov 11, 25 (2020)
Time: Wednesdays 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Cost: Free for staff on OAAF member teams. ($100 per person for non-members).
Note: This course will be repeated annually.
It will be presented again on Sept 15, 22, 29 & Oct 6 (2021)
Check course # 7 on the registration form to register for the repeat course.
Mental Health Law Review
Target audience: All F/ACT staff
Course Director: Michael Bay JD
Three 3 hour sessions via Zoom.
Dates: Oct 21, Nov 4 & 18 (2020)
Time: Wednesdays 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Cost: Free for staff on OAAF member teams. ($100 per person for non-members).
Risk Management for Dangerous & Justice Involved Clients
Target audience: All F/ACT staff
Course Directors: Lisa Appleby, Anita Bloemen, John Maher, Jennifer Julian
Three 3 hour sessions via Zoom.
Dates: Dec 2, 9, 16 (2020)
Wednesdays 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Cost: Free for staff on OAAF member teams. ($100 per person for non-members).
Peer Specialist Role & Training
Target audience: All Peer Specialists
Course Directors: Ravi Sarin, Diane Versace
Three 3 hour sessions via Zoom.
Dates: Jan 13, 20, 27 (2021)
Time: Wednesdays 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Cost: Free for staff on OAAF member teams. ($100 per person for non-members).
CBT for Psychosis
Target audience: Team members providing CBT for psychosis
(psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists)
Course Director: Nicola Wright PhD
Six 3 hour sessions via Zoom.
Dates: Feb 3,10,17, 24 & March 3,10 (2021)
Time: Wednesdays 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Cost: Free for staff on OAAF member teams. ($100 per person for non-members).
OAAF Virtual Conference March 17, 2021 to June 30, 2021 via Zoom
As a result of COVID-19, the in-person OAAF conference that was rescheduled from September 2020 is now being converted to an entirely virtual program that runs from March 17, 2021 to June 30, 2021 via Zoom (16 weeks).
Every Wednesday from 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM there will be two or three presentations (1.5 hour workshops, 1 hour talks).
- Presentation topics will, when possible, be grouped in sequences that reflect discipline specific interests (e.g. nursing issues presented on the same day).
- There will be one keynote speaker presenting each month.
Cost: Free for all staff on OAAF member teams. ($300 per person for non-members).