Global Speaker Webinar: Approaches to Care
Tags: February 2023, Vol. 3, Issue 2
On March 27th, the Faculty of Social and Community Services (FSCS) hosted a Global Speaker Webinar on Approaches to Care - Mental Health & Addictive Behaviours, in partnership with Saxion University, in the Netherlands. This free webinar brought together an expert working in the sector of mental health and addictions, from both Canada and the Netherlands, to share their work. Students from both universities attended, and had the opportunity to learn, and compare, the approaches being taken in both countries, in the same field of work, and ask questions directly to the field experts. Amanda Lamb, Director of the Centre for Family Initiatives at Pine River Institute in Canada, spoke about the Maturity Model, an emotional development model used at Pine River. She was joined by Dr. Neomi van Duijvenbode, a Health Psychologist & Researcher at the Centre of Intellectual Disability and Psychiatry, in the Netherlands, who presented on dual and triple diagnoses.
Global Speaker Webinars offer students a free and accessible way to expand their global perspectives and networks, which is truly an essential skill in today’s globalized world. The FSCS has hosted Global Speaker Webinars in partnership with different academic institutions globally on various topics, including Local and Global Supports for Children and Youth, Understanding Neurodiversity, and Supporting Quality of Life for Seniors.
