SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Trauma can affect every part of a child’s development—and professionals need practical strategies to respond.

There is still time to join Janine Lawford, MSW, RSW, for this live, family-focused training on supporting children, youth and families impacted by trauma. Strengthen your ability to:

• Recognize the effects of trauma in children and adolescents
• Understand the many manifestations of complex developmental trauma
• Support stabilization and healing
• Use relationships to promote recovery
• Work with parenting in the context of trauma

Treating trauma in children, youth, and families
July 20, 2026 | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET | 6 CE hours
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💡 Today we learned that procrastination is not always simply a matter of motivation, productivity or time management.

Thank you to Dr. Sanjay Rao for leading this engaging training and sharing practical, CBT-based approaches that clinicians can apply across different areas of their clients’ lives to assess and treat procrastination more effectively.

Looking for more practical approaches to supporting clients with specific clinical concerns?

Explore our upcoming live and on-demand professional development opportunities:
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Procrastination can show up in therapy as more than avoidance.

For many clients, it can become a broader pattern affecting work, school, home life, relationships and overall functioning.

In this interactive training, Dr. Sanjay Rao will explore procrastination through a CBT lens, including:

• Common patterns, causes and presentations
• Links between procrastination and mental health
• How to distinguish procrastination as a primary concern
• A systematic protocol that can be applied across different areas of life

Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for procrastination: New perspectives in mental health
July 15, 2026 | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET
Facilitator: Sanjay Rao, MBBS, MD, FRCPsych, FRCPC, MBA

🔗Register today: https://cvent.me/Q5vVKb
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Today we learned that understanding the “why” is key to compassionately supporting youth who use substances.

🙏 Thank you to Leora Rich for leading this thoughtful training on the connection between trauma, substance use, harm reduction and trauma-informed care.

Explore more trauma-informed learning opportunities to build your confidence in supporting children, youth and families:
🔗 https://sickkidscmh.ca/learning-institute/our-courses/