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Mindset Matters – Where Shared Experiences Connect People

Wednesday, December 6^th – 10:00am ET – 11:00am ET

Featuring Elizabeth Gough, a First Responder Spouse – Living with and Loving a First Responder with an Operational Stress Injury

About the Speaker:

Elizabeth is a First Responder spouse of both a Canadian Armed Forces reservist and Police Sergeant. Her husband of 20 years, Andrew Gough CD is a Military Police/Close Protection Operator and medically retired Police Sergeant with London Police Service. Together they founded V-EH! Veterans and Everyday Heroes in 2019 – a federal not-for-profit organization. They have spoken on a number of platforms, sharing their journey through an OSI to offer their reflections

Mindset Matters – Where Shared Experiences Connect People

Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program

Wednesday, September 27^th – 10:00am ET – 11:00am ET

Featuring Retired Edmonton Police Officer Scott Jones – Teaching What I Need to Learn – Perspectives on Wellness from a First Responder

About the Speaker:

Scott was a police officer for 30 years and has worked in numerous areas including patrol, Crisis Negotiation, Homicide and Child Protection. He has recently transitioned into a Civilian role as a Wellness Navigator in the Employee and Organizational Wellness Branch at the Edmonton Police Service. He is married with two grown children. As a strategy for caring for his own wellbeing, Scott has practiced yoga

Mindset Matters – Where Shared Experiences Connect People

In this incredible session, we had the privilege of hosting Joe Roberts, famously known as The Skidrow CEO, along with Retired OPP Constable Scott MacLeod. Their paths crossed in a moment of crisis back in 1991 when Scott responded to Joe’s distress call, initially perceiving him as “just another addict going to jail.” Little did he know that this encounter would spark a life-changing journey for Joe, propelling him from the streets of Vancouver as a homeless skid row addict to becoming an esteemed business and community leader.

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Mindset Matters – Where Shared Experiences Connect People

Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program

May 16^th, 2023 – 1000 – 1130 ET

Featuring Skidrow CEO Joe Roberts and Retired OPP Constable Scott MacLeod – The Distress Call That Changed Their Lives

Hosted by Dalton Associates CEO Carl Dalton

Register:

https://daltonassociates-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vEOa_JZLQiet1-PkXn4yDA

Mindset Matters – Where Shared Experiences Connect People

Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program

April 26^th, 2023 – 1000 – 1100 ET

Featuring OPP Inspector Derek Banks – Derek’s Mental Health Journey and Return to Work

Register:

https://daltonassociates-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T1AAKp3sSa-qt66KwOlmIQ

About the Speaker:

Derek Banks started his career with the OPP in 1995. He has served at the Mount Forest, Orillia, and Huronia West Detachments.  He spent 16 years with the Emergency Response Team leaving in 2015 to return to general patrol duties as a platoon Sergeant. Derek took a leave of absence in 2016 to focus on his personal wellbeing.  Since returning to duty, Derek has become involved with Peer Support work, mentoring and shares his story

Mindset Matters – Where Shared Experiences Connect People

Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program

February 22^nd, 2023 – 1000 – 1100 ET

Featuring John Flesher – John’s Journey from Cop to Counsellor

Our Encompas Mental Health Awareness and Communication webinar series has been rebranded as “Mindset Matters – Where Shared Experiences Connect People.”

Our goal with this Encompas series remains the same – to bring mental health awareness and promote open communication about mental health and wellness. Join us each month for insightful discussions, useful wellness tips, and a supportive community.

About the Speaker:

John is a retired Police Sergeant, now Registered Psychotherapist, and brings 30 years of front-line law enforcement experience and the passion for

Did you know that, similar to the US, 1 in 10 Canadians talked with a healthcare professional about their alcohol use in the past year?  Yet for the most part, medical professionals have under-communicated the harms associated with everyone’s favorite socially accepted substance of choice.

But the latest scientific evidence has revealed a new sobering truth: alcohol is worse than we thought. The just released guidelines state that to remain within the low-risk range of consumption, people should drink a maximum of two drinks each week. Much lower than the 2012 guidelines which considered low-risk drinking to be under 15 drinks a week for men, and under 10

Mental Health Awareness and Communication Series

Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program

January 25^th, 2023 – 1000 – 1100 ET

Featuring Laura Kloosterman, Executive Director of Badge of Life Canada

About the Speaker:

Laura Kloosterman is a retired OPP officer with 32 years of experience. During her career, she was involved in several different positions with various units within the OPP, from witness protection, recruitment, dignitary protection and retired as a Constable from the Professional Standards Branch.

Laura has been a strong advocate for mental wellbeing and acknowledging everyone’s own personal resilience. Her journey has taught her sustainable growth equals sustainable happiness.

Her role with Badge of Life Canada started several years ago while

The Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program has connected with and vetted a new resource for Members, which focuses on the science and treatment of substance use.

Substance use disorders are a common mental health challenge that affect people from all walks of life. That said, sometimes treatment options are inaccessible – such as a long-term residential program, or frequent in-person groups or individual sessions. Fortunately, virtual treatment can allow people to overcome these barriers to recovery. ALAViDA, Canada’s first virtual substance use management care provider, is a science-based solution that delivers an immersive experience developed by medical professionals with a comprehensive background on substance use disorders and delivered by technology. ALAViDA’s

By Diana Ballon

Tend Academy offers first responders two online courses, one on staying grounded when doing stressful work, and the other on the essentials of compassion fatigue. Course material is provided through workbooks, resource guides and video that you can use on your own time, and be assured of complete confidentiality.

Staying grounded in stressful work

This course will help first responders learn strategies to prepare for, cope with and reset following a stressful situation. Rather than being reactive or avoiding difficult situations, users learn to be centred so they can choose consciously how they want to respond. The course