Learning & Resources
Shalem Mental Health Network
Upcoming Workshops
Registration is now open for the following workshops. Explore all of our Trainings, Professional Development and Resources below.
Fundamentals of Clinical Supervision Course
Ticket Start From CAD950
Professional Development for Mental Health Professionals
Trainings for Community Members
Hold Me Tight® – Couples Weekend Workshop
Join us for a Couples Weekend Workshop! The Hold Me Tight® Workshop, developed by Dr. Sue Johnson is a weekend workshop designed for couples around seven conversations based on the new science of love and the wisdom of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT). The...
FaithCare – Learning to Grow Restorative Churches
After this three-day classroom training, participants will have the tools they need to support the implementation of restorative practice in their congregations. Some of the topics covered are: what does it mean to be a restorative church, how to facilitate circles,...
WrapAround Facilitator Training
Shalem’s partnership with Wrap Canada allows us to offer Wrap Canada’s WrapAround Facilitator training. Trainings are given by Mark Vander Vennen, MA, M.Ed, R.S.W., Shalem’s WrapAround program trainer and coach and Co-Director of Wrap Canada’s WrapAround Training...
Professional Development for Mental Health Professionals
Dyadic Developmental Practice and Psychotherapy (DDP) – Level 1 Training
This is an introductory four-day training course on Dyadic Developmental Practice, Psychotherapy and Parenting (DDP), an intervention model developed by Dr. Daniel Hughes, Clinical Psychologist, USA. DDP is based on attachment theory and interpersonal neurobiology and...
Dyadic Developmental Practice and Psychotherapy (DDP) – Level 2 Training
This Level 2, four-day course on Dyadic Developmental Practice, Psychotherapy and Parenting (DDP), builds on the ideas and skills introduced in Level 1. It focuses on gaining a deeper understanding of the theory, successes and barriers experienced by participants in...
Fundamentals of Clinical Supervision
This course for Psychotherapist, Couple and Family Therapists and Social Workers interested in developing their supervision knowledge and skills. The course emphasizes the integration of supervision theory with selected supervision practice issues. It features a...
Resources
Choosing Hope: an Act of Resistance
[6 minute read]TL;DR: Hope is a deliberate act, a form of resistance. Hope doesn’t erase pain, but give us courage to face it. There are four dimensions of hope: emotional hope coexists with lament, cognitive hope fosters agency and pathways forward, spiritual hope...
The Vulnerable Path of Leadership
[7 minute read] TL;DR: The trend toward leadership characterized by humility and vulnerability is being challenged by many current leaders choosing a model of leadership based on a more dominant and distant approach. Both Dominant and Vulnerable styles of leadership...
Power in Relationships: Controlling or Empowering?
[7 minute read] TL;DR: All relationships involve power. Power can be handled well to empower others or misused to control or abuse. In our partner relationships and families, we tend to handle power in either power-over or power-with ways, or sometimes neglect to use...
Publications
Can We Talk but Still Stay Together
North American Association of Christians in Social Work, 2022 Vander Vennen, M., & Braganza, M. ABSTRACT Restorative practice is increasingly being used in numerous Canadian contexts, including social work practice, to resolve conflict in emotionally healthy ways....
Why We Pay Outsiders to Counsel our Congregation Members
Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 2020 Rick Csiernik, M.S.W, Ph.D., R.S.W., David Knezevic, BSW, MSW, RSW, Marg Smit-Vandezande, M.S.W., R.S.W, and Mark Vander Vennen, MA, M.Ed, R.S.Wc ABSTRACT A Congregational Assistance Plan...
Perceptions of Congregational Assistance Plan Counselors
Social Work & Christianity, Vol. 44, No. 4 (2017), 23–3, Journal of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work Rick Csiernik, Kristi Darnell, & Mary Lynn Trotter A Congregational Assistance Plan (CAP) using an affiliate counselor model to...
Glossary of Terms
Art Therapy
Art therapy offers a creative way to express and articulate emotional experiences that may be difficult to put into words. This type of therapy can be a comfortable way for children and teens to begin talking about problems. Art therapy works from the basic principle...
Attachment Therapy
Attachment therapy emphasizes the significance of attachment relationships in shaping a person's emotional and psychological development. The theory suggests that early interactions between infants and their primary caregivers form the basis for a child's emotional...
Faith-Informing Practice
As a Christian organization. we are committed to serving God through a faith-informing professional practice. Our values are rooted in Jesus’ inspirational message of love and hope for all people. We compassionately journey with people of all faiths. We ensure a safe...