Education and Training - Virtual or On-Site

Kurtz Social Work offers training and workshops on a variety of topics related to working with youth with histories of trauma, adversity, problematic and harmful sexual behaviours, mental health concerns, and parenting issues.

Below is a list of certificate and workshop presentations that are available for professionals and/or parents and caregivers.

Please contact us for more information and pricing.

Now, for the details…

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Mental Health First Aid Certificate Training

Available in three formats

Adult Standard (virtual, 1 full or 2 half-days)
Adult Standard (hybrid of virtual and in-person, 1 full or 2 half-days)
Basic (2 full-days in-person).

Understanding Therapy for Youth Who Engage in Sexual Harm

Information for Service Providers and Parents

Workshop, 2-hours

Self-Care Strategies to Prevent Burn Out and Promote Professional and Personal Quality of Life

For helping professionals

Workshop, 2-hours

Understanding Trauma and Trauma-Informed Practice

For helping professionals

Workshop, 2-hours

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Insights for Caregivers of High Risk Youth

The Impact of Trauma on Mental Health and Behaviour

Workshop, 2-hours

Trauma-Informed Fostering: The Joys and Challenges

5 sessions of 2-hour workshops covering caregiver self-care, trauma-informed parenting, child and adolescent mental health concerns, attunement, attachment, and therapeutic parenting skills

Childhood Sexual Development and Responding to Problematic/Harmful Sexual Behaviour

For parents/caregivers

Workshop, 2-hours

Holding Space

For managers in high stress workplaces to support staff well-being

Workshop, 3-hours