Osanis Inclusion Services Inc.

Mental Health First Aid Essentials Training
2025-11-20 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | Harbour Room, 722 Cormorant Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1P8, Canada
Join us for a transformative full-day workshop designed to equip you with the essential skills and confidence to support mental health in yourself and others. The MHFA Essentials course offers practical knowledge to help you recognize, respond, and intervene in mental health challenges, from everyday signs of stress to crisis situations.
This course, delivered over 7 hours with breaks, is perfect for individuals wanting to learn how to support those experiencing mental health struggles, while also enhancing their own mental well-being. Whether you’re a workplace leader, community volunteer, or just someone passionate about mental health advocacy, this course will deepen your understanding of mental health, reduce stigma, and build a strong foundation in supportive communication.
Throughout the course, participants will learn how to:

Recognize mental health changes: Understand the differences between mental health, mental illness, and mental health conditions. Learn to spot signs of declining mental health across its continuum.
Respond to mental health crises: Master the ALGES framework to apply empathy, reassurance, and appropriate responses in real-world scenarios, including crisis situations like suicidal thoughts.
Support others with respect: Practice effective communication techniques that challenge mental health stigma and emphasize recovery-oriented support.
Self-care strategies: Discover essential self-care practices to maintain your own mental health while helping others.

By the end of the course, you’ll be empowered to provide mental health support to those in need and take proactive steps to care for your own mental health.
Important Note: A minimum of 8 participants is required for the training to proceed. If fewer than 8 participants are confirmed 48 hours prior to the session, the course will be rescheduled in accordance with MHCC’s group size policy.
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations must be submitted via email (training@csshsa.ca) at least 5 business days before the scheduled course to receive a refund or reschedule.
Late cancellations or no-shows are not eligible for refunds or rescheduling.

The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada's 4th National Virtual Conference
2025-11-22 | Virtual Event
An empowering day of learning, collaboration, and advocacy for parents, educators, professionals, and caregivers supporting individuals with learning disabilities (LD).
This year’s theme — The Power of Partnership — reflects LDAC’s mission to promote the full participation of children, youth, and adults with learning disabilities in school, work, and life. Whether you’re a caregiver navigating your child’s diagnosis, a teacher looking for proven tools, or a professional working to support inclusion, this conference delivers practical knowledge, actionable strategies, and powerful connections.
Your participation directly supports LDAC’s national advocacy, research, and programming — supporting the 5.6% of Canadians living with learning disabilities — and the educators, professionals, and families who stand beside them.

Early Bird Registration – $50 + $5.75 HST (ends Nov. 4, 2025)
General Admission – $75 + $8.63 HST

Link to Register

Community ASIST Workshop individual registration
2025-11-24 09:00 - 2025-11-25 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | Need2 Office, 2390 Arbutus Road, Victoria, BC, V8N 1V7, Canada
ASIST is a two-day workshop that provides suicide first aid training to participants. This training provides participants with the competencies needed to prevent suicide by recognizing signs, providing a skilled intervention, and developing a safety plan to keep someone alive.
You do not need to work in the health or mental health field to take ASIST. We need people in all roles in the community to be ASIST trained to create a suicide-safer community!
The cost of the workshop is $325. Student rate is available upon request.

The workshop will take place at the NEED2 office.
Lunch, coffee/tea and snacks will be provided

To register visit our website here
Questions; email communityeducation@need2.ca

Members Club: Early Childhood Development and Resilience
2025-11-25 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Virtual Event
When and What Time?
November 25th, 2025 || Virtual (Zoom)
English: 12:00 – 1:00pm ET
Price?
Free and exclusive to members
Get your member discount code HERE
Resource
Training Portal: Early Childhood Development and Resilience
Why Attend?
Members Club is a quarterly online gathering of members designed to provide family support workers with a dedicated space to connect, share, and grow together. This club is an opportunity for Families Canada members to engage in activities and events, focused on fostering open conversation and encouraging members to build their networks and enhance family support services.
Session Overview
Who: Moderated by early childhood development expert and former executive director of Abilio Centre, Isabelle Vinet.
What: We’ll be discussing: Early Childhood Development and Resilience (Watch here before Members Club)
Resilience is not genetic but built over time through connection and supportive environments fostered by caregivers and/or family support professionals. In this e-module and discussion session, learn what resilience is, what it means in the early years, why it matters, and how you can help.
Where: Register and receive the virtual Meeting Link
When: November 25th, 2025 || 12-1pm ET
Fee: FREE for Families Canada members. Get the member discount code from your member portal here or sign up for membership here
What you need to do

Get your member discount code Here
Watch the E-Module Here (We recommend watching before the event)
Register for the Event Here
No training portal account yet, create your account Here
Not yet a member, sign up for membership Here

Who Can Benefit from This Session?
If you have direct interactions with families and children as part of your work, then this session is for you! Your job title might be:

Family support practitioners
Perinatal support worker
Early years worker
Resource mother
Home visitor
Social worker
Nurse, pediatrician, family doctor, or health care worker

Discussion Moderator

Isabelle Vinet
Psychoeducator
Isabelle Vinet holds a master’s degree in Psychoeducation from the Université de Montréal. Over the past 20 years, she has focused her professional activities on translating scientific knowledge on early childhood development into action.
She served as the executive director of Abilio-Childhood Knowledge Dissemination Centre an organization whose mission is to promote proven practices aimed at fostering the well-being of children from an early age. Abilio prevention programs have all undergone a rigorous evaluation process that has been in place for over 30 years in Quebec.
Abilio also encompasses the dissemination activities of the Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development (www.enfant-encyclopedie.com), a unique virtual resource with international reach that compiles the world’s best knowledge on early childhood development.
Register Here

Disability Tax Credit for Mental Health Conditions
2025-11-25 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual Event
Join our FREE webinar on Disability Tax Credit (DTC) for Mental Health Conditions, hosted by Dr. Gurdeep Parhar!
Discover how to apply for the DTC, learn about eligible mental health conditions, and get important updates on the Canada Disability Benefits Program.
Reserve your spot for November 25, 2025, at 4pm PST / 6pm CST / 7pm EST.

REGISTER HERE

Fed Skills Workshop
2025-11-25 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual Event
Join us for a Fed Skills Workshop!
Interested in expanding or developing your skills?
Join a Fed Skills workshop to connect with other youth from care and learn about subjects like: Peer Support; Justice, Equity Diversity & Inclusion; Leadership, and much more!
Participants will receive a certificate of completion for each workshop which can be used for job or school applications or go towards SAJE life skills hrs.

NEXT Fed Skills Workshop
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Who can attend:
Youth in and from care in BC between the ages of 14-28
When:
Tues Nov 25, 6-7PM
Where:
Virtual – Teams
After completing this training you should:
Understand the concepts: justice, equity, diversity and inclusion
Understand systems of power and privilege
Gain greater understanding of personal bias
Know what intersectionality means
Know what strategies to support justice, equity, diversity and inclusion

Wills & Estate Planning
2025-11-25 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual Event
Becoming well-informed about wills, trusts and estate planning is necessary to secure the financial future of your loved one with a disability. In this workshop, Geoffrey White will explain how to arrange your estate, prepare a will, and the various ins and outs of setting up a trust specifically for your relative or loved-one with a disability.
REGISTER HERE

Lunchtime Education Kernel: Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities: Presented by PAC Outreach Program (POP)
2025-11-26 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual Event
We would like to invite you to participate in an upcoming educational session hosted by the PAC Outreach Program. This session will focus on mental health and developmental disabilities, specifically designed for professionals and individuals who provide support to adults with intellectual disabilities. Your involvement in this important discussion would be greatly valued.
Date: November 26, 2025
Time: 12 pm to 1 pm
Format: Virtual via MS Teams
To register, please use this link: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams

Now What? A beginning conversation to support families when our kids begin experimenting with substances
2025-11-26 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual Event
Learning that our kids are using substances can be scary. Our fears about substance use can affect how we react. Learn with us while Victoria Keddis hosts a conversation with Douglas Hardie, Registered Clinical Counsellor and Program Coordinator of Island Health’s Child, Youth and Family Mental Health and Substance Use Programs. This is a beginning conversation to help parents self-reflect on how they show up to talk to their kids about their substance use.
Join us and other families for this video presentation and discussion that’s facilitated by a FamilySmart Family Peer Support Worker.
6:30pm-8:00pm Pacific Time (most of British Columbia)
7:30pm-9:00pm Mountain Time (Alberta)
These events are funded for parents and caregivers living in the Province of British Columbia and for CASA families in Alberta. If you are from another province or territory, or live outside of Canada, we welcome you to visit our video library at www.familysmart.ca/videos and use our resources. Thank you.
REGISTER HERE

Becoming a More Emotionally Mature Parent
2025-11-26 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual Event
This workshop explores: ways to improve emotional maturity, supporting ourselves as parents and supporting our children in a way that allows them to grow and gives them the space to be their true selves.
REGISTER HERE

FASD Housing Solutions - Part 1: What We’ve Learned So Far
2025-11-28 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual Event
In this webinar recording, viewers will learn about the ChOoSE research initiative where the goal is to co-create innovative housing solutions for those with FASD. The webinar recording will also include a presentation from a member of the CanFASD AFECT committee, sharing his experience with finding housing as an adult with FASD. This webinar is a recording and was originally shown April 26th, 2024. Viewers will have the chance to watch the recording while also receiving new updates on the ChOoSE housing website and be able to ask questions in real time. This webinar acts as a refresher before part two of the housing series happens in January of 2026.

Holiday Care Kits
2025-11-28 10:30 - 15:30 (America/Vancouver) | Federation of BC Youth in Care Networks Office, 360-555 Sixth Street, New Westminster, BC, V3L 5H1, Canada
Request your Holiday Care Kit!
The winter holidays can be a difficult time. We want to remind you
that you’re supported and cared about this holiday season!
Holiday Care Kits are a package of goodies from us to you.
They are for youth in and from care
between the ages of 14-28, as well as Fed Alumni.
Apply for a FREE kit below:
Request a Kit
Want to Get involved in our Holiday Program?Help us Build over 500 Holiday Care Kits!
We need your help to spread some Fed magic this holiday season!
We are looking for youth and adult volunteers to help build our holiday care kits!
Date:
November 28, 2025
Time:
10:30AM-3:30PM
Where:
New Westminster, BC
Training:
Hands on training provided during build
Other:
Lunch and snacks provided
Contact Marcey at marcey.amaya@fbcyicn.ca or 604-355-2530 to learn more about this opportunity!

The Ripple Effect: How Complex Grief from Suicide Loss Shapes Our Bodies, Minds, and Connections (A Webinar)
2025-11-29 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual Event
This online webinar is designed for community members 19 yrs+ who have experienced the loss of suicide. This session will be different from NEED2’s regular peer support group meetings, as it will be more activity-based and focused on the psychoeducation around grief and loss.
November 29th, 4-6 pm online
Please note:
– This is a free webinar and will be held online over zoom
– Spots are limited so please register if you would like to attend
– Registration will close at 5pm on Nov 27th
– Registered participants will receive the zoom link for the webinar by email on Friday, November 28th
For questions, please reach out to supportgroup@need2.ca

Children in Care - A Group for Parents and Caregivers
2025-12-02 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual Event
A support group for those with kids in care, considering care, or feeling pressured to place their kids in care.
Only families who have experienced this unique journey truly understand the challenges it brings. Whether due to removal, a special needs agreement, or a voluntary care agreement, placing a child with extra support needs into the Ministry’s care is an incredibly difficult and emotional decision. Families often face feelings of guilt, judgment, and isolation during this process. You’re not alone. Join us for an open and heartfelt conversation with other families who share your experience. This is a space for parents and caregivers to connect, share, and support one another without fear of judgment.
Let’s come together to find hope, resilience, and connection.
** PLEASE NOTE: This meeting is reserved for families with a member with a disability and self advocates only ** Family Support Institute of BC (FSI) is a provincial not-for-profit society committed to supporting families who have a family member with a disability.
FSI is unique in Canada and the only grassroots family to family organization that has a broad volunteer base. FSI SUPPORTS AND SERVICES ARE FREE TO ANY FAMILY

Inspired Educators Cafe
2025-12-02 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual Event
Join Cari Rawling and Rian Bennett, Northern Ambassadors at Early Childhood Educators of BC (ECEBC), in an online dialogue around the experience of being an early years professional in the north. They will reflect on current challenges, emerging areas of support, and hopes for early childhood education spaces in the north.
When: December 2nd, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm – 8 pm
Where: Zoom
Register Here

Disability Poverty in Canada: Learning from Today to Make Tomorrow Better
2025-12-03 10:00 - 10:50 (America/Toronto) | Virtual Event
On December 3, 2025, DWP is excited to bring a wide variety of presentations from people with lived experience, service providers, academic and community researchers to our free, virtual symposium.
There are two streams available, each with a different set of speakers, presentations and panellists. You are welcome to sit in on speakers from both streams that interest you. Replay videos of both streams will be on the DWP YouTube channel after the event.
ASL, English & French closed captioning, as well as Simultaneous French translation, will be provided. LSQ will be available for Stream A only for the first two hours: Opening Remarks and the discussion on Barriers to Housing for People in Quebec.

Early Years and School Age Navigation
2025-12-03 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-17 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual Event
Caring for little ones with extra support needs is marked by joy, fear, and overwhelm, usually all in the same day! Navigating the toddler and preschool years or if the school years are on the horizon, can be a uniquely challenging time. Join Cari Rawling, (ECE/parent), and Heather Beach (parent), for supportive sessions on Navigating the Early Years. We are here to listen, provide resources, and create a safe place to discuss the parenting experience of young children with diverse abilities.
Family Support Institute of BC (FSI) is a provincial not-for-profit society committed to supporting families who have a family member with a disability. FSI is unique in Canada and the only grassroots family to family organization that has a broad volunteer base. FSI SUPPORTS AND SERVICES ARE FREE TO ANY FAMILY
REGISTER HERE

Aging Caregivers
2025-12-03 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-12-17 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual Event
We cannot slow the aging process in ourselves or in the people we care for! As we get older, our ability to care for our family member becomes more and more difficult. Planning our own future, and the future of our loved ones can be a terrifying process. Will we be able to provide the necessary care? Will they be well cared for in the future, after we are gone? What can we do to make the future easier? Connecting with other families in similar situations is the best way to problem solve and figure out what will work best for our specific situations. Join our call with other “mature” parents and caregivers and we can problem solve together!

Family Support Institute of BC (FSI) is a provincial not-for-profit society committed to supporting families who have a family member with a disability. FSI is unique in Canada and the only grassroots family to family organization that has a broad volunteer base. FSI SUPPORTS AND SERVICES ARE FREE TO ANY FAMILY

Pebbles Workshop
2025-12-04 09:30 - 15:30 (America/Vancouver) | NWR FASD Office, 10502 103 St., High Level, AB, T0H 1Z0, Canada
The Workshop:

Provides a basic understanding of the role of the brain in the behaviours observed in individuals with FASD
This session helps the individual to explore the complexity of this disability and discuss the type of strategies needed to support individuals impacted with FASD within the home and community
There is opportunity to discuss specific behaviours within the home, community and classroom settings

When:
Dec. 4, 2025
Where:
NWR FASD Office
10502 103 St. High Level

Armstrong/Online: Attend this professional opportunity on grief and loss
2025-12-08 09:30 - 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual Event
This is a one-day workshop for professionals who work with children, youth and families. The workshop offers practical tools, insights, and approaches on supporting young clients navigating experiences of grief and loss. Attend in-person in Armstrong, BC in November, or virtually in December.
Location:
Sage Cottage | Armstrong, BC
Monday, November 10, 2025, from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Virtual workshop:
Monday, December 8, 2025, from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

A Research Agenda for Inclusive Education (Book Launch)
2025-12-09 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Hybrid (In Person and Virtual)
Book Launch – A Research Agenda for Inclusive Education
Check out the book launch of A Research Agenda for Inclusive Education, written by Inclusive Education Canada associates Jacqueline Specht, Steven Sider, and Kimberly Maich!

December 9, 12PM – 1PM EST
Hybrid and in-person at Western University

More information >
Register >

Beyond the headlines: The toxic drug crisis
2025-12-10 13:30 - 15:00 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual Event
In the fourth installment of the Beyond the Headlines conversation series, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, will sit down with Jonny Morris, CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division, and Lisa Lapointe, B.C.’s former Chief Coroner, about one of the most pressing issues in B.C.: the ongoing toxic drug crisis.
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Event details
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Time: 1:30 – 3 p.m. PST
Method: Via Zoom webinar(opens in a new window) or livestreaming on our website.
How to register
Registration is not required to watch the conversation. However, those who register and join via the Zoom webinar option will be able to submit questions during the event and may hear them answered live.

Register for the Zoom webinar(opens in a new window)
Or register by contacting engagement@bchumanrights.ca

If you don’t want to register, you can still watch the livestream at: bchumanrights.ca/beyond-the-headlines
A note on accessibility and translation
Closed captioning will be available at this event. If you have other accessibility requirements, please contact us at engagement@bchumanrights.ca.
If you have a translation request, please contact us at engagement@bchumanrights.ca at least two weeks prior to the event and we will do our best to accommodate.

FREE Webinar - Autism and the Senses
2025-12-10 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual Event
Join the Adult ADHD Centre and Adult Autism Centre for a special free webinar, “Autism & The Senses,” presented by Dr. Gurdeep Parhar and Dr. Anita Parhar.
Explore how autism—and, in some cases, ADHD—can impact sensory experiences and why this is important for adults living with neurodiversity. This session is ideal for individuals with ADHD and/or autism, as well as for caregivers, family members, and professionals who support them.
REGISTER NOW

SEA: For Adults online workshop
2025-12-18 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual Event
A 90 minute online suicide prevention workshop developed by NEED2 to provide foundational information about suicide that is accessible and relevant to adults; no matter their role in the community.
December 18, 2025 6:30-8pm
Once you’ve registered you will receive the zoom link the day before the workshop.
Register Here.

Indigenous Caregivers Circle
2025-12-21 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual Event
We welcome you here to connect and share with other Indigenous caregivers in a culturally safe and respectful space. We acknowledge and celebrate different perspectives around disability, while recognizing the unique barriers that Indigenous families with disabilities face in a colonial society.
This group is for any Indigenous caregiver (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) who cares for a loved one with any disability, with or without a diagnosis, regardless of their age or gender, calling in from anywhere in BC. Remember: It takes a village to raise a child. Maybe you’ll find part of your village here.
This Family Hangout launches on December 21, the day of the Winter Solstice.
Sunday, December 21, 2025, at 6:00 pm
This Family Hangout will take place every month, on the 3rd Sunday of the month.
REGISTER HERE

Youth ADHD Coaching Program
2026-01-07 19:30 - 20:45 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual Event
Youth ADHD Group Coaching Program
Now 10 weeks long! Begins January 2026
In this dynamic and engaging program, youth aged 16-24 will not only learn more about ADHD and the impact it can have on life, but will also gain tools and techniques to set themselves up for success and learn how to grow from past experiences and can achieve their goals.
Grounded in Positive Psychology, this program will help youth develop your own toolkit of skills and behaviours that will help them create the life they want.
Limited spots remain! Register now to secure your spot.
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REFOCUS: Reinforcing Executive Functioning with Optimism, Compassion, Understanding, and Support
2026-01-08 16:30 - 2026-04-02 17:30 (America/Vancouver)
REFOCUS Parenting Program
Does your child have difficulty focusing? Does your child have difficulty following directions? Does your child have difficulty handling strong emotions? If you said” yes” to one or more of these questions, your child might be having difficulties with executive function. Executive function can impact working memory, flexible thinking and self-control. And, it can affect all aspects of life at school and at home
In this 10-week interactive course, parents and caregivers will learn about executive function, how executive function affects children and teens, and, they will learn tools and strategies to help their children increase these skills.
Through a combination of psychoeducation, self-reflection, role-play, real-life practice and experimentation, participants will gain insight and skills to help their young people be more successful. In between sessions, participants will have an opportunity to practice applying the strategies in their own lives.
Topics include:
Inhibition, Emotional Regulation, Motivation, Attention, Shifting, Working Memory, Planning, Organization, and self-monitoring
PLEASE NOTE: This program is not a webinar and requires your active participation to fully benefit from it. Sessions will not be recorded to protect your privacy.
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REFOCUS – Winter Session 2026
Begins: Thursday January 8th, 2026 – 10 weeks
Date: Thursday, January 8, 15, 22, 29, Feb 5, 12, 19, 26, March 5 & April 2, 2026 (No session on March 12th, 19th & 26th)
Time: 4:30pm PST/ 5:30pm MST/ 7:30pm – 9pm EST/ 8:30pm AST
Facilitator: Dr. Megan Smith
Fee: $175 + HST
Please note that this program is refundable up to 7 days before the program starts. As of January 1st, the registration fee is non-refundable. Thank you for your understanding.
REGISTER HERE
