
LEAD Conference Agenda
Thursday, June 11, 2015
8:00 am to 9:00 am Registration and Refreshments
9:00 am to 9:15 am Welcome to King’s University College
9:15 am to 10:45 Keynote Address: Dr. Cathy Chovaz
“A Strengths-Based Approach within Intersectionality”
10:45 am to 11:00 Break and Refreshments
11:00 am to 12:00 pm Setting the Stage: A Strength Based Approach to Mental Health
Interpreting: Judith Thomas
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Lunch Provided
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Interactive Role Play Workshop
Facilitators Include: Dr. Jonathan Chapman, Azad Najfi, Sue Allen and Dr. Jane Upfold
Scenario 1: Private counselling session
Scenario 2: Emergency Room Consultation with a patient experiencing psychosis.
Scenario 3: Group Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
2:30 pm to 2:45 pm Break and Refreshments
2:45 pm to 4:30 pm Presentation of Scenario Outcomes to the Larger Group
4:30pm-4:45pm Closing Remarks
Thank you to SLIS-Sign Language Interpreting Solutions for generously sponsoring our afternoon break
Thank you also to Rebecca Grundy with Connect Counselling at The Canadian Hearing Society for providing funds to support our interpreting team.