This is a zoom webinar/conversation on how to lead online support groups during the COVID-19 pandemic from experienced trauma therapists.

An effective pandemic response and recovery must include accessible, high quality mental health care without overburdening the mental health system. We believe free online support groups are one solution to support the resilience of our communities.

Counsellors at Peak Resilience will be presenting our framework to any mental health professional who wants to use it or adapt it to encourage the rapid scaling of a free, sustainable mental health response to these intense times. This event is open to mental health service providers in BC and across Canada. For service providers in fee-for-service settings, running a free or by-donation support group during physical distancing can be a way to give back while still maintaining your regular practice.

Registered Clinical Counsellors and Registered Social Workers from Vancouver’s Peak Resilience Counselling are leading a new (free) online support program for anyone affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently we have four streams of the one hour group program operating once per week (with approximately 10 participants per group). We know that we can't help everyone- which is why we want you to join us!

We’d like to share our approach, resources and best practices with mental health service providers across the province, so that more communities have access to safe, high quality, free support during COVID-19 and mental health practitioners don’t have to reinvent the wheel and can use our resources if they like.

We'll be sharing:

• Our group outline/framework
• Group informed consent form
• Themes from our first few groups
• We will discuss how we provide trauma informed care during these times
• We want your ideas to add to our list!

We are hoping to get as many people for our live recording as possible to encourage diversity of opinion and the ability to croudsource information to add to our best practices.

FAQs

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Please email connect@peak-resilience.com with any questions.

This event is open to all people, but we are presenting the information with the assumption that people attending will have a basic level of understanding of group therapy/support groups in general.

Thank you!