Responsive Behaviours Symposium VII - Building Resilience: Caring for the Care Provider 

ICCER is proud to announce its 7th annual Responsive Behaviours Symposium, Building Resilience: Caring for the Care Provider.

Speakers will be presenting from both Edmonton and Calgary sites (ECHA 2-140 and Faculty of Rehab Med, U of A Calgary Campus room 320). There is no cost to attend at either host site. Because there is no cost to attend at host sites, no refreshments or lunch will be provided for this event. 

*Please note: There are no seats left to attend at either host site (Edmonton Clinic Health Academy rm 2-140 or U of A Calgary Campus rm 320). There is still space available to register via Zoom webinar! 

Registration is available via Zoom webinar! We encourage those participating via webinar to watch with a group to promote discussion. There is a cost of $75/site for non-ICCER members to attend via Zoom webinar. There is no cost for ICCER organizational* and individual members.

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AGENDA

8:30 - 9:00 AM - Registration & webinar set-up 

9:00 - 9:15 AM - Welcome & introductions - ICCER

9:15 - 10:00 AM - Building Resilience in Your Team - Lynne Moulton & Tammy Damberger

As an individual you may strive for integration of mindfulness and resiliency into your life. These same skills may be utilized in the work environment to assist with coping and thriving in a person-centred care setting with its inherent stress from demands and responsibilities. So how do you and your team members integrate these skills into the 24/7 world of continuing care teams who may include some or all of: the person in care, their family, care team members, physicians, consultants and managers?

This presentation will provide strategies to assist in practicing being present in work situations when providing support to your team colleagues. Strategies will include reflection on your own unique experiences and the intersection of generational and cultural/organizational differences.

10:00 - 11:00 AM - Building Resiliency Through Mindfulness - Lynn Anderson & Rebecca Low 

Caregiving for another can be both rewarding and stressful, whether it's your profession or if you're a family member. Stress is an inevitable part of our lives at home and at work. How we choose to manage our stress can have a significant positive or harmful impact on our physical, mental and emotional health. Mindfulness practice is a simple and effective approach that can be used to prevent and manage stress and build resiliency. In this presentation, we'll be exploring mindfulness practices, provide information on research and neuroscience, explore why this is relevant to healthcare providers, and share ways to begin your own mindfulness journey. 

11:00 - 11:15 AM - BREAK

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM - Music and Mindfulness Tools for Self-Care - Fleur Hughes

This presentation will demonstrate how music and mindfulness techniques can be incorporated into a self care routine. How can receptive music therapy techniques assist in reducing fatigue and burnout? How do mindfulness tools (breath, being present and body awareness) allow individuals to manage their personal wellbeing? The presentation will include research and descriptions of mindfulness and receptive music therapy, and also discuss the development of a manageable self care routine.

12:15 - 1:00 PM - LUNCH BREAK (Note: No lunch will be provided for the session)

1:00 - 1:45 PM - Psychological Health in the Workplace: Carewest's Journey - Darrell Lang 

In this session, participants will learn how Carewest began an initiative to get an understanding of the psychological health of its employees and hear about some of the resources and approaches it is using to promote psychological well-being at work. Participants will be provided with information on what resources and tools exist to help them start down a similar path.

1:45 - 2:45 PM - The Aggressive Behaviour Risk Assessment Tool (ABRAT-L): A new tool to help predict resident aggression in LTC - Brigette Berry & Lori Young 

2:45 - 3:00 PM - Closing remarks

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NOTE: There are no seats left to attend at either host site  (Edmonton Clinic Health Academy rm 2-140 or U of A Calgary Campus rm 320). If you would like to be added to a waitlist, please contact Emily Dymchuk (emily@iccer.ca, 780-248-5634).

*ICCER member organizations: Bethany Care Society, Bow Valley College, CapitalCare, Carewest, College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (staff only), Edmonton Chinatown Care Centre, Excel Society, Extendicare, Good Samaritan Society, Keyano College, Lifestyle Options, NorQuest College, Shepherd's Care Foundation, Sherwood Care, St. Michael's Health Group, University of Alberta, Wing Kei