Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute (CTRI)

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In this week’s blog, CTRI Director of Indigenous Services Melanie Bazin and Managing Director Nathan Gerbrandt discuss the importance of seeking out both Indigenous and Western ways of being, learning, and seeing the world. Learn about embracing a two-eyed seeing perspective to - guide our reconciliation journey - align our values - embrace active knowledge - incorporate ceremony and spirituality into our work Dig further here: https://bit.ly/3YKUo1h

When you want to help, but don't want to burn out... Helping others is rewarding, but it can come with a hidden cost. Burnout, vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, these are all signs that you need to prioritize YOUR mental health as a helper. Remember the ABCs of prevention: 1️⃣ Awareness: You're probably often focused on the needs of others, and forget to check in with yourself - until it feels too late. Creating moments of self-awareness through journaling or meditation can make a huge difference in staying grounded and help you be proactive before overwhelm takes over. 2️⃣ Balance: Your schedule needs to reflect a balance of work, play and rest. Map out your week so all three areas get some attention, and don't feel guilty for making time to relax and play! Self-care is just as much part of your job as the care you provide to others. 3️⃣ Connection: When secondhand stress builds reach out to your support person! This could be a friend, peer, supervisor or therapist. Every helper goes through this, but few talk about it. And remember to celebrate your successes! You are doing incredible work, don't forget that! You can't pour from an empty cup! You deserve to put yourself first. 🫗🥇 #VicariousTrauma #SelfCare #TraumaInformed

Today is the day! Have you registered for our FREE Management and Supervision webinar at 1 PM CT? If not, don’t worry—you can still join us here! https://lnkd.in/gr_sjDh4 Transform your leadership journey with ACHIEVE CEO Eric Stutzman and Managing Director Wendy Loewen. Learn how to build a high-performing team culture that drives results. Invest in your leadership growth and empower your team’s success. See you at 1 PM CT! #LeadershipDevelopment #WorkplaceCulture #Management #FreeWebinar

Eric always has such insightful things to share, I encourage all to join us for what is sure to be a great webinar.

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Join me tomorrow for a live webinar with ACHIEVE Centre for Leadership, where I’ll present four foundational principles every manager and leader should bring to their work with teams. Many leaders step into management without ever learning these core principles, making success feel like a constant challenge. But it doesn’t have to be that way. I’ll share what we’ve found to be essential for effective team leadership, offering each principle as a question you can ask yourself to stay focused on what matters most. Hope to see you there!

FREE Webinar: Management and Supervision 🗓️ Tomorrow – Don’t miss out! Boost your team's performance and lead with impact. Join our FREE Management and Supervision webinar on October 29 at 1 PM CT. Transform your leadership journey with ACHIEVE CEO Eric Stutzman and Managing Director Wendy Loewen, and discover how to build a high-performing team culture that drives results. In this 45-minute webinar, you’ll learn: - About the role team leaders play in creating a healthy culture - How to elect team members based on principles that will lead toward greater team health - The number one way that leaders can build trust - How to create alignment among your team and the organization Invest in your leadership growth and empower your team’s success. 👉 Register Now! https://vist.ly/3mjzwpn

For those in helping roles, BPD relationships can be intense and stressful. In this week’s blog, learn 9 key strategies for support such as: 1️⃣ Show confidence and respect. It is important that support people approach the relationship in a way that promotes trust and respect. 2️⃣ Be trustworthy. As a support person, it is important for you to be consistent and honest. 3️⃣ Manage conflict with attachment. Attachment is about caring over the long term and riding out good and bad times together. 📖 Read the full blog by AnnMarie Churchill, PhD to learn more about these strategies and how you can support someone with BPD: https://bit.ly/3BScF3B

Anxiety often gets a bad rap. Understandably, many clients see it as something to “solve” or eliminate—who wouldn’t want to avoid the discomfort of a pounding heart, shaky hands, or racing thoughts? But here’s the thing: anxiety isn’t inherently bad—it’s normal, just like hunger. It serves as an internal signal, drawing attention to what’s important. In moderate doses, anxiety can actually be helpful. You’ve likely felt it before. Maybe a little pre-exam anxiety gave you the energy and focus you needed to study—and enough concern to ensure you got a good night’s sleep before the big day. However, when anxiety escalates beyond a manageable level, it turns from helpful to harmful. Perhaps you have a client who initially feels anxiety as butterflies in their stomach, but as it increases, their whole body shakes, and they feel nauseous—making it hard to function. As a helper, guiding your clients to recognize their anxiety levels—whether low, moderate, or high—builds self-awareness. It also gives them the tools to self-regulate so they can harness the benefits of anxiety without being overwhelmed by it. Use our resource to help your clients become aware of the physical sensations associated with different feelings. It can help reduce tension and shift them into a calmer state. Anxiety can be managed. With the right perspective and tools, it could even be an ally in achieving goals. Have you checked out our webinar this month? It’s available on our website for free! #MentalHealthMatters #CounsellingSkills #AnxietySupport