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SUMMARY:Talk for Youth by Youth with Jack.org - Mental Health Week
DESCRIPTION:If you’re aged 13-25 years old\, join us on Zoom during Mental Health Week for a Jack Talk. Help end the silence around mental health! \nJack Talks are mental health presentations delivered by young people to young people. Trained and certified youth speakers use the power of personal stories and mental health education to inspire\, engage\, educate and equip young people to look out for themselves and their peers. \nFun fact: 80% of Jack Talks audiences say they walk away with a better understanding of their mental well-being. Now\, that’s a win-win! \nOn the agenda? Topics like bullying\, dealing with depression\, self-esteem\, 2SLGBTQ\, and more\, from academic stress to immigrant experiences. We’ve got it all covered! \nRegister for your Zoom link. \nParents are welcome to join too. \nAbout the speakers \nMary Feltham: Mary is a graduate from Grenfell Camps\, obtaining a BSc in Psychology and BSc in Nursing.  Now Mary lives with their many animals\, and works as the chairperson for the Canadian Federation of Students – Newfoundland and Labrador\, advocating for the rights of all students. \nMara So: By day\, Mara is a Lab Manager for a cognitive psychology lab at Dalhousie University.  She graduated from Dalhousie in 2020 with a BSc (Hons) in Neuroscience and a Certificate in Animal Behaviour.  By night\, she crafts\,cosplays\, and takes care of her 2 year-old Golden Retriever named Rocco.  In addition to volunteering as a Jack Talks speaker for Jack.org\, she also volunteers as an EAL tutor for ISANS\, and as a Crisis Responder for Kids Help Phone. \nAbout Jack.org \nJack.org is a charity that trains and empowers youth to have a positive impact on mental health in their communities. They are working towards a Canada where all young people understand how to take care fo their own mental health and look out for each other. A Canada without shame\, and where all those that need support\, get the help they deserve. With a national network of thousands of young leaders\, they’re only just getting started. \nQuestions? \nFor more information about Youth Talk on Mental Health\, please contact Verity\, WE Mind Mental Health Program Coordinator\, by email or phone at 418-684-5333\, ext. 11932.
URL:https://veq.pigecommunication.com/event/talk-for-youth-by-youth-with-jack-org-mental-health-week/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Quebec\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Verity Jordan":MAILTO:vjordan@jhpartners.net
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SUMMARY:Beyond appearances: Understanding eating disorders
DESCRIPTION:Beyond appearances: Understanding eating disorders is a workshop given in English by Anorexia and Bulimia Québec (ANEB) informing about eating disorders and how to support and communicate with someone living with an eating problem. \nThrough this 1.5 hour workshop given on Zoom\, you will have an opportunity to learn about the following: \n\nChallenges related to body image.\nUnderstanding the problems caused by different eating disorders.\nSpotting the signs that someone may have an eating problem.\nFactors that may make someone more likely to develop an eating disorder.\nInformation about new types of eating problems like bigorexia\, binge-eating disorder and alcoholorexia.\nLearning about grossophobia\, the fear or hatred of overweight people\, and how it can harm others.\nHow to think carefully (develop a critical eye) about messages from the diet industry and society about how you should look.\nCommunicating with and helping someone who has an eating disorder\, while also knowing your limits as a caregiver.\n\nYou will also find out more about the organisation ANEB Québec including their mission and the different services that they provide. \nRegister here. \nYou will receive the Zoom link by email when you register.  We will send a reminder email with the Zoom link one day before the workshop. \nANEB-Québec \nAnorexia and Bulimia Québec (ANEB) is a non-profit organization that guarantees free\, immediate and specialized help to people with an eating disorder and to their loved ones.  Their help and reference line is available 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m. at 1 800 630-0907 or 514 630-0907. \n  \n\n\nQuestions? \nFor more information about Beyond appearances: Understanding eating disorders\, please contact Verity\, WE Mind Mental Health Program Coordinator\, by email or phone at 418-684-5333\, ext. 11932. \n\n\n \nThe views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
URL:https://veq.pigecommunication.com/event/beyond-appearances-understanding-eating-disorders/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Quebec\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Verity Jordan":MAILTO:vjordan@jhpartners.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240320T230000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240321T003000
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SUMMARY:No Parent is Perfect
DESCRIPTION:Parenthood is a beautiful and rewarding experience\, but it can also have its fair share of anxiety and stress. Parental anxiety can stem from various concerns such as your child’s well-being\, development and future. Left unaddressed\, parental anxiety can have a significant impact on both parents’ mental health and your family’s overall dynamic. \nWhether you’re a future parent\, a first-time parent\, or have been on this journey for a while\, this workshop is for you  It aims to provide you with valuable insights and practical strategies to manage your anxiety as a parent through the following: \n\nExplore common triggers and underlying factors that contribute to parental anxiety\, such as pressures from society\, wanting to be perfect and fear of failure.\nLearn how to identify the signs and symptoms of parental anxiety in yourself (and your partner)\, as well as how it may show up in your child’s behaviour.\nDiscover resources to help you become more resilient when facing the challenges of parenthood.\n\nWith over 30 years of experience as a psychoeducator\, Julie Fraser will present this 1.5-hour online workshop and Q&A session. \nRegister for your Zoom link. \nQuestions? \nFor more information about this No Parent is Perfect workshop\, please contact Verity\, WE Mind Mental Health Program Coordinator\, by email or phone at 418-684-5333\, ext. 11932. \n\n \nThe views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
URL:https://veq.pigecommunication.com/event/no-parent-is-perfect/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Quebec\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Verity Jordan":MAILTO:vjordan@jhpartners.net
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SUMMARY:Improve Your Well-Being with Positive Psychology
DESCRIPTION:Improve Your Well-being With Positive Psychology is a 5-week course to promote mental health and empower you to live a life filled with meaning. Given in English by the Association canadienne pour la santé mentale filiale de Québec\, this course centres on the strengths in character and behaviours that can help you thrive in your everyday life. \nPositive psychology is defined as “the scientific study of positive human functioning and flourishing on multiple levels.” Each 1.5-hour long session of this course in positive psychology will address one of the following aspects of the PERMA mode: \n\nPositive emotions\nEngagement\nRelationships\nMeaning\nAchievement\n\nRegistration for this course is required because there is a limit of 15 participants. You also must be willing to commit to attending the course from start to finish. It will take place at 7:00 p.m. on five Thursdays between March 14 and April 11\, 2024. \nAre you ready to sign up?  If so\, register here \nQuestions? \nFor more information about this Improve Your Well-being With Positive Psychology course\, please contact Verity\, WE Mind Mental Health Program Coordinator\, by email or phone at 418-684-5333\, ext. 11932. \n\n \nThe views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
URL:https://veq.pigecommunication.com/event/improve-your-well-being-with-positive-psychology/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Quebec\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Verity Jordan":MAILTO:vjordan@jhpartners.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240207T230000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: How to Apply for Jobs with the Government of Canada
DESCRIPTION:// Webinar\n\n\nDid you miss our last Info Session about Applying for Jobs with the Government of Canada back in October?\n\n\nHere’s another chance with Y4Y Quebec & HR reps from the Public Service Commission of Canada.\n\n\n\nLearn more about GC jobs\, how to apply to job postings and get tips and advice on how to answer pre-screening questions\, select what to include in your resume and cover letter\, and how to prepare for the interview process.\n\n\n\nThis ONLINE session is especially relevant for youth\, but ALL are welcome to attend as the tips and advice are useful for any applicant.\n\n\n\nTo register: https://bit.ly/47Hiwmu\n\n 
URL:https://veq.pigecommunication.com/event/webinar-how-to-apply-for-jobs-with-the-government-of-canada/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Quebec\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Susanna Tang":MAILTO:susanna.tang@veq.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240118T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240118T030000
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SUMMARY:The Grief Recovery Method Course
DESCRIPTION:For eight weeks\, come together over Zoom with CMA Medeiros\, a trained and certified specialist in the Grief Recovery Method.  In this Grief Recovery Method course\, she will guide you through the following: \n\nMeet\, discuss grief\, reactions\, and responses to grief.\nGet a clear view of how grief can build up.\nPractice compassion for yourself and others\,\nDevelop deep listening skills and start to increase your vocabulary related to emotions.\nAcquire practical lifelong skills for processing and dealing with loss and grief.\nLearn how to listen and support others moving forward.\nGain tools to help you recognize your feelings and emotions tied to losses\,\nEquip yourself to make choices about moving through grief that won’t weigh you down.\n\nThis learning experience is about two skills that go hand in hand: How to compassionately witness others who grieve and learning how to be present with your own grief. \nImportant notes \n\nThere will be class discusion during the sessions and weekly homework.  Homework will include reading\, writing and journaling exercises.\nWe require you to register for this Grief Recovery Method course as places are limited. Due to the nature of this course\, we request that you commit to attending the course from beginning to end for the full 8-week duration.\nTo find out if this course is the right course for you\, we encourage you to attend an information session before the course begins.\n\nRegister here for this 8-week course. \nYou will receive the Zoom link by email after you register. \n\nFor more information \n\n\nResearch at Kent State University has shown that The Grief Recovery Method approach is evidence-based and effective.  It helps grievers deal with the pain of emotional loss in any relationship.  To find out more about this method and to download free e-books on grief\, visit the Grief Recovery website. \nQuestions? \nPlease contact Verity\, WE Mind Mental Health Program Coordinator\, by email or phone at 418-684-5333\, ext. 11932. \n\n\n \nThe views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
URL:https://veq.pigecommunication.com/event/the-grief-recovery-method-course/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Quebec\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Verity Jordan":MAILTO:vjordan@jhpartners.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240111T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240111T020000
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SUMMARY:The Grief Recoery Method: Introductory Session
DESCRIPTION:Join CMA Medeiros\, a trained and certified Grief Recovery Method Specialist\, on Zoom for an introduction session to discover if the 8-week Grief Recovery Method course is right for you! \nWe encourage you to attend the Introduction Session if you are interested in attending the 8-week Grief Recovery Method course. \n\nThe Grief Recovery Method Introduction Session involves a group discussion about “What is Grief?” and describes the course format\, what participants can expect from the Grief Recovery Method course\, and what the Method expects from participants. \n\nIn the 8-week Grief Recovery Method course\, CMA will guide you through the following: \n\nMeet\, discuss grief\, reactions\, and responses to grief\, and get a clear view of how grief can build up.\nPractice compassion for yourself and others\, develop deep listening skills\, and start to increase your vocabulary related to emotions.\nLearn a practical lifelong skill for processing and dealing with loss and grief and how to listen and support others moving forward.\nEquip yourself with a set of tools to recognize your feelings and emotions tied to losses\, and to make choices about moving through grief that won’t weigh you down.\n\nRegister for the Introduction Session. \nThe Zoom link for the Introduction Session will be sent out by email after registration. \nRegistration for the 8-week course will open after the Introduction Session. \nFor more information \n\n\nResearch at Kent State University has shown that The Grief Recovery Method approach to helping grievers deal with the pain of emotional loss in any relationship is evidence-based and effective.  To find out more about The Grief Recovery Method and to download free e-books on grief\, visit the Grief Recovery website. \nQuestions? \nPlease contact Verity\, WE Mind Mental Health Program Coordinator\, by email or phone at 418-684-5333\, ext. 11932. \n\n \nThe views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
URL:https://veq.pigecommunication.com/event/the-grief-recoery-method-introductory-session/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Quebec\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Verity Jordan":MAILTO:vjordan@jhpartners.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230301T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230301T010000
DTSTAMP:20260501T114641
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SUMMARY:Quebec City Women's Club February Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Invited speaker: Lisa Matthes\, Postdoctoral fellow in Oceanography\, Takuvik Joint International Laboratory\, Université Laval /CNRS \nTitle: The role of advanced robotics in studying the Arctic under-ice light field \nZoom link: https://ulaval.zoom.us/j/66544948499?pwd=aTRKejBsVnVGdDUvK0doemUzOWZwZz09 \nThe Arctic Ocean has been the epicentre of climate change with a much faster warming rate compared to the globe. This warming causes the sea ice cover to shrink rapidly with a large impact on all levels of the Arctic marine food web\, from polar bears to microscopic algae. Oceanographic studies of the changes in this remote and hard-to-access region are often limited to small areas and/or short time periods\, which hampers predictions about the future of the sea ice ecosystem. This talk will provide insights on how recent advancements in underwater robotics help to extend the knowledge about the development of phytoplankton blooms throughout the year. Together\, we will look at how optical and biological data are collected by remotely operated and autonomous platforms over larger spatial and temporal scales to better understand the marine ecosystem in Baffin Bay. \nLisa Matthes: After graduating with a master’s degree in Marine Biology from the University of Rostock in Germany and a PhD degree in Arctic Research at the University of Manitoba\, Lisa Matthes joined the Takuvik International Research Laboratory as postdoctoral fellow in April 2021. Her research work focuses on light availability in the marine ecosystem and how it controls the magnitude and timing of Arctic primary production. She is specifically interested in how a sea ice cover impacts light propagation in the underlying water column and how it affects phytoplankton throughout the Arctic growth season. To find answers to these questions\, she deploys optical sensor packages in combination with advanced underwater robotics and collects water samples for many biological parameters during field expeditions in the Arctic and sub-Arctic Ocean. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://veq.pigecommunication.com/event/quebec-city-womens-club-february-presentation/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Quebec\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Debbie Stowe":MAILTO:debbie@stowe.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220310T233000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220311T010000
DTSTAMP:20260501T114641
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SUMMARY:Leveraging Your LinkedIn Part 2 Networking & Feedback Session
DESCRIPTION:Increase your LinkedIn connections!  VEQ is pleased to host YES Employment + Entrepreneurship again for the second part of our FREE online workshop series about LinkedIn.  \nIn this interactive session\, you will: \n\nExchange feedback with fellow returning (or new!) participants on their LinkedIn profiles\nDraft requests for informational interviews\nChat about your industries\n\nAlso featuring our special guest Mariève Tanguay-Lessard Talent Acquisition Advisor for the Central Quebec School Board. Learn about job opportunities at the CQSB and get a recruiter’s take on what to include in your LinkedIn profile. \nNote: Participation in Workshop 1 is not a prerequisite for Workshop 2. Pre-registration is required.\n \nTo register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vfuqqrjIrGtwQm431fpf_2jW2qmLNTOeT \nQuestions? Contact Susanna at 418-683-2366 x222 or susanna.tang@veq.ca
URL:https://veq.pigecommunication.com/event/leveraging-your-linkedin-part-2-networking-feedback-session/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Quebec\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Susanna Tang":MAILTO:susanna.tang@veq.ca
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