Educational Events

As part of its online professional development information, MDPAC maintains a list of educational events which may be of interest to its members and to primary care physicians who provide psychotherapy. To list an educational event on this webpage, please forward the name of the event, date, location, and website address of the organization hosting the event to our email.  

 

 

December 2024

 

Integrating IFS Techniques for Trauma Resilience
December 6 & 7, 2024 via ZOOM
For more details or to register, visit https://www.cmbh.ca/event/integrating-ifs-techniques-for-trauma-resilience/  
Approved for 6.5 hours of MDPAC Group CE credits and 1 hour of MDPAC CCI credits (automatically calculated when MDPAC member submits Group CE hours).

 

Two Part Workshop Series: Working with Emotions in Psychotherapy – Part 2: Assess, Regulate, Activate, and Transform Emotions in Psychotherapy
December 6-7 2024   11:00AM (EST) - 2:15PM (EST) via ZOOM
For more details or to register, visit https://www.cpeh.ca/assess-regulate-activate-and-transform-emotions-in-psychotherapy 
Approved for 6 hours of MDPAC Group-CE credits and 1 hour of MDPAC CCI credits (automatically calculated when MDPAC member submits Group CE hours).

 

Improving Care for Young People with Body Dysmorphic Disorder
December 10th, 2024   11:40 AM to 12:40 PM   via ZOOM
Presented by OMA Section on Primary Care Mental Health
For more details and to register, please email pcmhsection@gmail.com 
Approved for 1 hour of MDPAC Group CE credits 

 

Body Image Disturbances in Psychiatric Populations - Diagnosis and Management
December 16, 2024  7:30 - 8:30 pm EST via ZOOM
Hosted by the OMA Section on Primary Care Mental Health.
To register, visit https://forms.gle/JzceaKUgfhmBnqYVA To get more information: pcmhsection@gmail.com 
Approved for 1 hour of MDPAC Group-CE credits.

 

January 2025

OPA Psychotherapy Day 2025
Saturday, January 18, 2025     8:30am - 1:00pm ET     Virtual Event
For more details and to register, visit https://eopa.ca/events/2025/01/18/opa-psychotherapy-day-2025 

 

February 2025

Advanced Empathic Attunement, Phase 2: Broadening Your Skills
February 7 & 8 2025  11:00am – 2:15pm (EDT) via ZOOM
For more details or to register, visit https://www.cmbh.ca/event/online-training-advanced-empathic-attunement-part-2/ 
Approved for 6 hours of MDPAC Group CE credits and 1 hour of MDPAC CCI credits (automatically calculated when MDPAC member submits Group CE hours).

 

Working with Negative Body Image, Chronic Dieting, and Emotional Eating An Emotion Focused Approach
February 26 & 27, 2025 - 11am-2:15 EST
For more details or to register, visit https://www.cpeh.ca/working-with-negative-body-image--chronic-dieting--and-emotional-eating--an-emotion-focused-approach 
Approved for 5.5 hours of MDPAC Group-CE credits.

 

 

OTHER PROGRAMS 

Foundations of Indigenous Cultural Safety
3-hour, self-paced course
For more details or to register, visit https://iphcc.ca/cultural-safety-training/ 

Approved for 3 hours of MDPAC Self-Directed CE credits

 

Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 
April & May 2024 (9am -1pm ET on April 17/18, April 24/25, May 1/2, May 8/9)
Online via ZOOM
For more details and to register, visit https://cmbh.space/event/online-training-dialectical-behavior-therapy-for-complex-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-2/ 

Approved for 28 hours of MDPAC Group CE credits.

 

 

Counselling and Psychotherapy in Family Medicine
Year-long  program starting September 29 2023.
For more details and to register, visit www.cpd.utoronto.ca/cpfm/ 

Approved for 13 hours of MDPAC Group-CE credits per week-end x 5 week-ends (total 65 hours). Approved for 2 hours of CCI per week-end (automatically calculated when MDPAC member submits Group CE hours) - total 10 hours

and 2 hours of MDPAC CCI credits per Mentoring session x 4 sessions - total 8 hours.

 

Introduction to Infant-Parent Psychotherapy
A series of 15 seminars
FRIDAYS in FALL 2023/ WINTER 2024
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EST
September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3, 10, 17, 24, December 1, 2023; January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 16, 2024
All seminars will be held online via videoconference
Fee: $600 Mental Health Professionals, $200 Students
Click Here to REGISTER NOW 
Questions? info@capct.ca | 416.690.5464 | www.capct.ca

 

Toronto Psychoanalytic Society Seminars: 2024/2025 Programs

Toronto Psychoanalytic Society (TPS) is a not-for-profit association of professional psychoanalysts engaged in the development and advancement of clinical psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic thought in Toronto. It was founded in 1965 as a branch of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society (CPS), a component society of the International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA) founded by Freud, with headquarters in London, England.

 

2024/2025 Extension Programs:    https://torontopsychoanalysis.com/extension-program/

 

2024 – 2025 Scientific Programs: https://torontopsychoanalysis.com/scientific-program/#

 

57th ATPPP Scientific Session - The Disabling Object  https://torontopsychoanalysis.com/scientific-program/57th-atppp-scientific-session/

Presenter: Jay Crosby, PhD

Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm ED

 

 The Contribution of Creative Responses to the Experience of Shame in Couple Psychotherapy and Exploring the Role of Blame in Couple Relationships within the Triangular Setting of Couple Psychotherapy https://torontopsychoanalysis.com/scientific-program/scientific-meeting-experience-of-shame-role-of-blame/

Saturday, March 22, 2025: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (1 hr break)

Presenter: Amita Seghal, PhD

 

58th ATPPP Scientific Session - Wild Psychoanalysis https://torontopsychoanalysis.com/scientific-program/58th-atppp-scientific-session/

Presenter: Elizabeth Rottenberg, PhD

Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT

 

30th Annual Day in Psychoanalysis

Date: Saturday, April 26,2025: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm EDT

 

 Fundamentals of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (FPP) Application Deadline: March 1, 2025    https://torontopsychoanalysis.com/training-study/fundamental-psychoanalytic-perspectives/

 For more information ; www.torontopsychoanalysis.com

 

ADVANCED TRAINING PROGRAM IN PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY (ATPPP) Application Deadline: February 28, 2025 https://torontopsychoanalysis.com/training-study/advanced-training-program-in-psychoanalytic-psychotherapy/

For more information www.torontopsychoanalysis.com

 

 

Other Sites Relevant to  Continuing Professional Development

CAMH - http://www.camh.ca/en/education/about/AZCourses/Pages/cbt_si.aspx

Canadian Group Psychotherapy Association -http://cgpa.ca

Centre for Mindfulness Studies - http://www.mindfulnessstudies.com/

Jack Hirose & Associates Inc. - http://www.jackhirose.com/upcoming-workshops

Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education - http://www.cme.hms.harvard.edu/

Leading Edge Seminars - http://www.leadingedgeseminars.org/

Mission: Empowerment!  http://www.missionempowerment.ca

Mount Sinai Psychotherapy Institute - http://www.mountsinai.on.ca/care/psych/staff-education-programs/mspi/

New England Educational Institute - http://www.neei.org/aboutus/default.aspx

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education - http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/cpl/Community/index.html

Ontario Medical Association - https://omamentalhealth.wordpress.com

Oshawa Psychotherapy Training Institute - http://www.oshawapsychotherapytraining.com

Psychotherapy Ottawa - www.psychotherapyottawa.com

Psychotherapy Practice Research Network - Therapeutic Alliance-Focused Training and Clinical Supervision: pprnet@uottawa.ca

Toronto Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis - www.ticp.on.ca

Toronto Psychoanalytic Society - www.torontopsychoanalysis.com

 

WEBINARS

On-Line CPD Activity: Mind-Brain-Gene - Toward Psychotherapy Integration
Approved for 12 hours of MDPAC Self-Directed CE credits
For more information or to register, visit http://www.jackhirose.com/upcoming-workshops 

Psychotherapy e - Resources (PTeR)
Approved for a Minimum 3-8 hours per module of MDPAC Online Group-CE credits to a maximum of 42 hours. 
For more information or to register, visit https://pter.mcmaster.ca 

Autism Spectrum Disorder: Strategies to Help Individuals with ASD 
Approved for 2 of MDPAC Self-Learning credits hours
For more information or to register, please visit http://www.jackhirose.com/upcoming-workshops

 

Anxiety & Trauma in Children & Adolescents: Treating this Increasing Condition
Approved for 2 of MDPAC Self-Learning credits hours
For more information or to register, please visit http://www.jackhirose.com/upcoming-workshops

 

Play Therapy: The Power of Play Techniques for Child & Adult Healing
Approved for 2 of MDPAC Self-Learning credits hours
For more information or to register, please visit http://www.jackhirose.com/upcoming-workshops

 

Working with Traumatized Teens: How to Get Unhooked
Approved for 2 of MDPAC Self-Learning credits hours

For more information or to register, please visit http://www.jackhirose.com/upcoming-workshops

 

The Essential DBT Skills Toolkit
Approved for 2 of MDPAC Self-Learning credits hours
For more information or to register, please visit http://www.jackhirose.com/upcoming-workshops 

 

Learning to Lean into the Storm: Strategies & Interventions for High-Risk Youth
Approved for 2 of MDPAC Self-Learning credits hours
For more information or to register, please visit http://www.jackhirose.com/upcoming-workshops 

 

Advanced Mindfulness Toolbox for Rewriting the Brain
MDPAC Self-Learning credits 2 hours for each of 6 module = 12 hours of MDPAC Self-Directed CE
For more information or to register, visit http://webinars.jackhirose.com/


Teens, Anxiety and Depression: Active Strategies to Move Teens Forward
MDPAC Self-Learning credits 2 hours for each of 3 module = 6 hours of MDPAC Self-Directed CE
For more information or to register, visit http://webinars.jackhirose.com/

 

The Evidence-Based and Individualized Treatment of Depression
MDPAC Self-Learning credits 2 hours for each of 6 module = 12 hours of MDPAC Self-Directed CE
For more information or to register, visit http://webinars.jackhirose.com/



The Personality Disorder Toolbox: Practical Strategies for Meeting the Challenges of Your Most Difficult Cases
MDPAC Self-Learning credits 2 hours for each of 6 module = 12 hours of MDPAC Self-Directed CE
For more information or to register, visit http://webinars.jackhirose.com/

 

The 10 Best Ever Anxiety Management Techniques
MDPAC Self-Learning credits 2 hours for each of 6 module = 12 hours of MDPAC Self-Directed CE
For more information or to register, visit http://webinars.jackhirose.com/

 

Sex, Intimacy & Addiction in the Digital Age
MDPAC Self-Learning credits 2 hours for each of 6 module = 12 hours of MDPAC Self-Directed CE
For more information or to register, visit http://webinars.jackhirose.com/

 

 

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