Workshops and Webinars for Caregivers

To support you and your family’s mental health during COVID-19, staff from EveryMind and AYSP are offering free workshops and webinars for caregivers on a variety of topics, such as:

• Gaming and Internet challenges
• Parenting and youth substance use
• Parenting and social media/Internet use
• Building resiliency
• Coping with COVID-19 anxiety
• How to talk to kids so they’ll listen
• Supporting children and youth with anxiety, depression and/or OCD
• Managing stress in teens

Please note that while professionals are welcome to attend these workshops and webinars, they are designed for a caregiver audience.

Registration Process

You can register online for any of the workshops and/or webinars by clicking on the links below. You will be redirected to Eventbrite to complete the registration process.

You can also call 905-451-4655 and a member of the WhereToStart.ca team will be happy to assist you.

The following webinars will be facilitated child and youth clinical psychologists from EveryMind. 

Effective Consequences for Misbehaviour: Problem Solving Through Curiosity, Connection & Collaboration with Dr. Karen Brozina-Hawley, C. Psych. (1 hour, 15 minutes)

Wednesday, January 20th at 1pm ET
Thursday, February 11th at 11am ET
Tuesday, March 2nd at 11am ET
Tuesday, March 30th at 11am ET

How to Talk to Kids So They’ll Listen with Dr. Mariko Estrada, C. Psych. (1 hour)

Thursday, January 21st at 12pm ET

Helping Caregivers Understand and Manage Social Anxiety Disorder During COVID-19 with Dr. Jason Plasky, C. Psych. (1 hour)

Thursday, February 25th at 11am ET

Building Resilience in Children with Dr. Mariko Estrada, C. Psych.  (1 hour)

Thursday, February 25th at 1pm ET
Wednesday, March 31st at 12pm ET

Helping Caregivers Understand and Manage Generalized Anxiety Disorder During COVID-19 with Dr. Jason Plasky, C. Psych. (1 hour, 15 minutes)

Thursday, January 28th at 11am ET

Helping Caregivers Understand and Manage OCD During COVID-19 with Dr. Jason Plasky, C. Psych. (1 hour)

Thursday, March 25th at 11am ET

The following online workshops will be facilitated child and youth mental health specialists from EveryMind and AYSP. 

Gaming and Internet Challenges
Tuesday, January 19th at 6pm ET

Parenting and Youth Substance Use
Tuesday, February 16th at 6pm ET

Managing Stress in Teens
Wednesday, January 27th at 6pm ET

Gaming and Internet Challenges
Tuesday, March 23rd at 6pm ET

Parenting the Internet Generation
Wednesday, February 10th at 6pm ET