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Trauma Healing Certificate Program

Building Resilience With a Mind-Body Approach

November 16, 2026 - November 20, 2026
(09:00 AM - 04:00 PM EST )
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Venue TBA
Facilitators Jolene Heida, MSW, RSW, Tom Walker, MSW, RSW
30
Continuing Education
Credit Hours (CEC)
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Trauma Healing Certificate Program - Toronto - November 16-20, 2026; 9am-4pm Eastern Time
$ 1999.00 CAD (regular rate)
$ 1750.00 CAD (*early rate)
*early rate expires 10/20/2026
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Trauma Healing Certificate Program - Toronto - November 16-20, 2026; 9am-4pm Eastern Time
$ 1999.00 CAD (regular rate)
$ 1750.00 CAD (*early rate)
*early rate expires 10/20/2026
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Total Price: $0.00 USD
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Trauma Healing Certificate Program - Toronto - November 16-20, 2026; 9am-4pm Eastern Time
$ 1999.00 CAD (regular rate)
$ 1750.00 CAD (*early rate)
*early rate expires 10/20/2026

This five-day training explores trauma’s emotional, psychological, physical, and spiritual impacts. Beginning with how trauma affects the brain and nervous system, you’ll explore a framework for managing and resolving trauma, along with valuable strategies for trauma counselling.

You will learn to establish safety, manage flashbacks, heal through holistic body-oriented strategies, and promote resilience and post-traumatic growth. The last day of the program will be an integrative experience where you will examine your own experiences of vicarious trauma, so you can develop a personalized coping plan. The last day will also have opportunities to apply what you’ve learned to a variety of complex case studies.

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion, participants should be able to:

  • Identify key symptoms of trauma, including PTSD
  • Define the helper’s role in supporting trauma survivors
  • Identify principles of body-based counselling approaches, including present awareness, resourcing, and self-regulation
  • Develop support plans to help clients prepare for trauma processing and build affect and sensation tolerance
  • Identify key vulnerabilities and strengths in your practice, and develop strategies to transform vicarious impact into resilience

Method of Delivery

Presentation, Personal Reflection, Small Group Discussions, Experiential Practice

Note: A printed manual for this workshop is included, and received at the event.

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Some of the Topics Included

  • Understanding Trauma
  • Trauma Treatment
  • Body-Oriented Approaches
  • Helper's Role
  • Stabilization and Integration
  • Vicarious Trauma and Resilience

Target Audience

This is an intermediate level workshop for social service and health care professionals, counsellors, social workers, school personnel, and anyone supporting people who have experienced trauma.

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The fees above are for a live event and do not include any copyright or licensing fees for creating recordings or reproductions of the workshop. Participants may not use AI tools or other technology to capture, transcribe, or replicate facilitator content without prior written consent. Exceptions may be granted for accessibility purposes—please contact us in advance to discuss accommodations.

Facilitator: Jolene Heida

MSW, RSW

Jolene (she/her/kwe) is of Métis (Cree-Scots), Ukrainian, and European ancestry. She was born and raised in Northwestern Ontario on the Robinson-Superior Treaty territories and currently resides with her family in the area known as Tkaronto. She is a PhD Candidate at York University, where she specializes in Indigenous social work and decolonial approaches to teaching and learning. Jolene is a Registered Social Worker and trauma therapist with over 25 years of leadership experience in community, government, and healthcare settings. In addition to training with CTRI, Jolene owns a private practice which focuses on combining Indigenous knowledge, land-based practices, and trauma-focused therapy to support healing for individuals and communities. Jolene is a passionate educator, researcher, and clinician whose work emphasizes collaborative relationships, self-determination, and heartfelt connections.

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Facilitator: Tom Walker

MSW, RSW

Tom has over twenty-five years of experience in the field of mental health and addictions within the social service sector and in private practice. His background includes working in front line, management and senior leadership roles. In addition to training with CTRI, Tom is a Human Factors Specialist with Ornge where he provides trauma support and therapeutic interventions for paramedics and staff. His responsibilities with Ornge also include therapeutic interventions, debriefing staff and the development and implementation of a peer support program. Tom believes that real change happens through relationship, authenticity and empowerment. He is a gifted facilitator who integrates real world experiences into practical examples in the workshops he facilitates. Read blogs written by Tom here.

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