Shalem Mental Health Network

Receiving the Gift

shalem_admin — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:58:40 +0000

Mark Vander Vennen will be preaching at Maranatha CRC in Bowmanville on Sunday, May 19th. The message is entitled “Receiving the Gift”. Maranatha CRC is part of Shalem’s CAP program.

Mental Health: The Faith Today Interview

shalem_admin — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:12:55 +0000

Mark Vander Vennen was featured in the May/June issue of Faith Today in an interview by Karen Stiller. In this article Mark spoke about what mental health means for a Christian, when to go for therapy, and how Christians can stop saying inappropriate things to each other during rough times. Read the complete article here.

Bringing EAP to Faith Communities: Genesis of a Canadian Congregational Assistance Plan

shalem_admin — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:42:23 +0000

Mark Vander Vennen and Marg Smit-VandeZande together with Ken Van Wyk and Ric Csiernik recently had the following professional journal article published in the Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health. The article titled: ”Bringing EAP to Faith Communities: Genesis of a Canadian Congregational Assistance Plan“ can be found here.

Annual General Meeting

shalem_admin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:49:16 +0000

Please join us for our Annual General Meeting on Monday, June 10, 2013. Rev. Bruce Schenk from IIRP Canada will speak on the topic of Building Health Relationships in Workplaces. The meeting will be held at Faith Christian Reformed Church in Burlington at 7:30 pm. Please see this file for complete details. Join us to hear exciting details about Shalem’s 50th Anniversary and current programs. We will also launch the Centre for Workplace Engagement! We would be honoured if you could join us!

Becoming a Stronger Community Together

shalem_admin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:24:58 +0000

Mark Vander Vennen and Anne Martin will be presenting a three day workshop on Becoming a Stronger Community Together at the Quisqueya Chapel, Port-au-Prince, Haiti on April 23 – 25, 2013.

Annual Cangrands Conference

shalem_admin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:36:10 +0000

Betty J.B. Brouwer will be presenting at the annual Cangrands conference on July 24, 2013. This conference takes place at a Ignite Camp & Retreat Centre. For more information and to register for this conference visit, Cangrands website.

Attachment-Focused Parenting: Connecting, Nurturing, and Restoring Hope

shalem_admin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:18:04 +0000

Betty J.B. Brouwer will be presenting a workshop at the North American Council on Adopted Children’s (NACAC) annual conference in Toronto on August 8th and 9th, 2013. For more information and to register, please visit NACAC.

Restorative Justice: An Introduction and Facilitator Training

shalem_admin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:33:55 +0000

Anne Martin and Ron Cameron will be presenting an Introduction to Restorative Justice and Facilitator Training at Redeemer University on July 2 – 5th, 2013. This training is offered through Edifide’s Summer Institute. For more information and to register, please … Continue reading →