Calendar
Inclusive Leadership: Theory to Practice
Mar 27 - 28, 2025
In this two-part workshop, participants who are in leadership roles or new to leadership will evaluate their own competencies and identify those that they can develop to create and foster inclusive, accessible workplaces and spaces.
Building Your Conflict Management Competencies
Apr 1, 2025
In this workshop, participants will assess their conflict competencies through a behavioral lens and will learn how to channel conflict from negative stressful situations to positive stress-free ones.
Practical Intervention Skills: Effective Strategies for Complex Mental Health & Addictions (formerly Motivational Interviewing)
Apr 7 - 17, 2025
This workshop provides an overview of trauma-informed, strengths-based and practical intervention skills to assist individuals facing multiple barriers, including complex mental health and addictions.
Creating Interactive Digital Meetings and Learning Sessions
Apr 9, 2025
During this workshop, participants will explore a range of options to enhance learner engagement during meetings and learning workshops. A range of digital resources will be presented along with opportunities for hands-on learning.
OW Directives and SAMS Training: Emergency Assistance: Supporting Stability Supports
Apr 9 - 11, 2025
In this workshop participants will learn to assess eligibility for Emergency Assistance, complete an application in SAMS and manage ongoing cases.
Being Trauma Informed (formerly Trauma Informed Care)
Apr 22 - 30, 2025
This introductory-level training will explore trauma, vicarious trauma and trauma-informed practice through a social justice lens and strength-based lens.
Addressing Hoarding: Evidence-Based and Trauma-Informed Approaches
Apr 24, 2025 - May 2, 2025
This workshop provides those seeking a practical and trauma-informed approach to understanding and supporting individuals struggling with hoarding and excessive acquiring.
Making Difficult Conversations Easier Series
Apr 29, 2025 - May 29, 2025
In this three-part workshop you will explore the construct, traps and pitfalls of difficult conversations, why they may go wrong and how to approach, plan and execute them in a more successful manner, using practical tips, tools and real-world...
Fundamentals of the Internal Review Process and Preparing for Social Benefits Tribunal
May 5 - 8, 2025
This four-part, online, interactive workshop will provide you with the fundamental tools required to review casefile decisions at Internal Review and to prepare arguments to defend your offices decisions at the Social Benefits Tribunal (SBT).
Transformative Leadership (formerly Managing Human Services Through Change)
May 6 - 23, 2025
This workshop will help participants understand the mechanics and the culture of change, and develop strategies to lead teams, departments and communities through change.
2025 OMSSA Exchange Conference
May 13 - 14, 2025
Join us for OMSSA's 75th Anniversary at our Exchange Conference taking place at Delta Hotels Toronto Airport & Conference Centre.
Crisis Intervention: Strategies for Effective Verbal De-Escalation in Stressful Situations (Formerly De-Escalation Strategies for High Stress Situatio
May 22 - 23, 2025
This workshop provides essential skills for managing and diffusing crises, using effective verbal intervention, prevention, and de-escalation techniques.
Strong Back and Soft Front: Trauma-Informed Leadership and Skills Workshop
May 27 - 29, 2025
Participants will engage with concepts of vicarious trauma and burnout, and will learn to support and lead staff in meaningful ways using micro, mezzo, and macro approaches.
Fundamentals of Transformative Mentoring and Coaching
Jun 2 - 13, 2025
This program will enable leaders to develop the interpersonal and transformative skills needed to successfully leverage the talents of staff.
Building Your Conflict Management Competencies
Jun 3, 2025
In this workshop, participants will assess their conflict competencies through a behavioral lens and will learn how to channel conflict from negative stressful situations to positive stress-free ones.
Crisis Intervention: Strategies for Effective Verbal De-Escalation in Stressful Situations (Formerly De-Escalation Strategies for High Stress Situatio
Jun 16 - 17, 2025
This workshop provides essential skills for managing and diffusing crises, using effective verbal intervention, prevention, and de-escalation techniques.
OW Directives and SAMS Introduction: The Basics
Sep 11 - 17, 2025
In this workshop, participants will focus on refreshing their knowledge of Ontario Works and SAMS.
Being Trauma Informed (formerly Trauma Informed Care)
Sep 11 - 18, 2025
This introductory-level training will explore trauma, vicarious trauma and trauma-informed practice through a social justice lens and strength-based lens.
Mental Health First Aid
Sep 17 - 18, 2025
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the support provided to a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis.
Building Your Conflict Management Competencies
Sep 26, 2025
In this workshop, participants will assess their conflict competencies through a behavioral lens and will learn how to channel conflict from negative stressful situations to positive stress-free ones.
Political Acuity
Oct 2 - 9, 2025
This workshop will use case-based discussions to explore new approaches to thinking and analysis that will remove the mysteries of what it means to think politically and enhance the quality of our analysis and capacity for strategic thinking.
Inclusive Leadership: Theory to Practice
Oct 2 - 3, 2025
In this two-part workshop, participants who are in leadership roles or new to leadership will evaluate their own competencies and identify those that they can develop to create and foster inclusive, accessible workplaces and spaces.
Making Difficult Conversations Easier Series
Oct 6, 2025 - Nov 5, 2025
In this three-part workshop you will explore the construct, traps and pitfalls of difficult conversations, why they may go wrong and how to approach, plan and execute them in a more successful manner, using practical tips, tools and real-world...
Transformative Leadership (formerly Managing Human Services Through Change)
Oct 15 - 24, 2025
This workshop will help participants understand the mechanics and the culture of change, and develop strategies to lead teams, departments and communities through change.
Addressing Hoarding: Evidence-Based and Trauma-Informed Approaches
Oct 21 - 31, 2025
This workshop provides those seeking a practical and trauma-informed approach to understanding and supporting individuals struggling with hoarding and excessive acquiring.
Creating Interactive Digital Meetings and Learning Sessions
Oct 22, 2025
During this workshop, participants will explore a range of options to enhance learner engagement during meetings and learning workshops. A range of digital resources will be presented along with opportunities for hands-on learning.
Mindful Self Compassion
Oct 22, 2025 - Nov 26, 2025
Over six weeks, in these one-and-a-half hour, once-a-week sessions, participants will learn skills that can be used on the job and to provide a safe space for self-compassion topics to be explored.
Fundamentals of the Internal Review Process and Preparing for Social Benefits Tribunal
Oct 27 - 30, 2025
This four-part, online, interactive workshop will provide you with the fundamental tools required to review casefile decisions at Internal Review and to prepare arguments to defend your offices decisions at the Social Benefits Tribunal (SBT).
Strong Back and Soft Front: Trauma-Informed Leadership and Skills Workshop
Nov 3 - 14, 2025
Participants will engage with concepts of vicarious trauma and burnout, and will learn to support and lead staff in meaningful ways using micro, mezzo, and macro approaches.
Compassion Fatigue
Nov 4 - 6, 2025
This interactive two-day workshop not only defines and assesses your compassion fatigue, but helps you build the tools to effectively address and manage it.
Fundamentals of Transformative Mentoring and Coaching
Nov 10 - 21, 2025
This program will enable leaders to develop the interpersonal and transformative skills needed to successfully leverage the talents of staff.