Individual
Mindfulness Everyday (BC) (ON) (Virtual)
SmartEDUCATION (Stress Management and Resiliency Techniques) is an evidence-based, trauma sensitive and EDI aware program designed to address the needs to educators. The 20 hour program is delivered in a workshop setting, consists of 8 x two hour sessions, a 4 hour silent retreat and includes home practice.
Starling Minds (BC) (NWT) (ON) (QC) ($)
Starling Minds is a digital mental health platform that reduces absence and disability costs by delivering immediate, unlimited, and personalized digital Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). The Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan (OTIP) selected Starling Minds to deliver personalized mental health programs for more than 160,000 Ontario-based educators.
The Well Teacher ($)
This book provides teachers in the K-12 system with tips, tools, and information on how to improve personal well-being and address teacher wellness barriers. (This resource was given by the Ontario Teachers’ Federation to teachers who attended the 2022 OTF/Affiliate Symposium on mental health).
The Teacher App: A more Resilient Canada (BC) (ON) (QC) (NYC)
This app aims to help teachers take care of themselves and feel stronger when it comes to navigating mental health. This can be achieved through community and providing services to connect, heal, and learn.
The Regulated Classroom is a new somatosensory and Polyvagal-informed approach to cultivating conditions for felt safety in the classroom. It is a collection of practices and tools for educators to embed into daily routines and activities in order to promote a more consistently regulated and stable environment for learning.
Cultivating Awareness And Resilience (NYC) (Virtual) ($)
CARE is a unique professional development program that helps teacher handle their stress and rediscover the joys of teaching. They offer a four day retreat at the Garrison Institute (NYC), a series of weekend sessions or a three day model with follow-up.
This website contains strategies for things such as balancing your personal and professional life, ensuring your personal wellness, and developing effective time management strategies.
Positive Teacher Well-Being with Dana Fulwiler. The Podclass is an educational podcast developed by Ever Active Schools. The first series is a collaboration with the Werkland School of Education that looks at maximizing the health and well-being of students and teachers.
Kevin Waldbillig is a Registered Psychotherapist and former educator who understands the challenges teachers face. He provides personal counselling and psychotherapy for those seeking treatment for stress management, depression, anxiety grief and much more. Continuous professional development and lifelong learning are foundational elements of his journey
Emerged as a key finding from the Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Emotional Labour in Educational Workers research study. Create a HEARTcare plan to figure out how you respond to occupational stress and distress, ways to identify crisis and trauma work, and investigate available interventions to restore or maintain your emotional and mental health.
SGBA harrassment and bullying toolkit provides common definitions and language, describes the impact of bullying and harassment on mental health and outlines promising practices to address bullying and harassment.
SGBA workplace discrimination and bias toolkit provides common definitions and language along with promising practices to help address workplace discrimination
When you display your blue elephant, you show that you care about the wellness of others and demonstrate that this is a safe place to talk about mental illness, without fear of being viewed differently.
Sign up to access free evidence based tools, apps and programs on mental health.
Bounceback (ON)
Free guided self-help life-skills program that participants work with to develop coping techniques so they can overcome challenges.
Burnout Toolkit includes strategies to prevent and combat burnout in the workplace.
The Working Mind ($)
Brought to you by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, The Working Mind is an evidence-based program designed to promote mental health and reduce the stigma around mental illness in the workplace.
Mind Beacon (FR) ($)
MindBeacon is changing mental health care by making support available to every Canadian. Services include guided CBT programs, video or phone sessions with a therapist and in-person therapy appointments.
“I think it is really hard as a teacher to admit you don’t have everything under control”
Dentistry
In the “Enhancing the Wellness of Canadian Dentists" report, it was suggested that a program similar to the Canadian Armed Forces mental health program would help improve dentists' resilience. “Road to Mental Readiness Program” helps Canadian Forces (CAF) members and their families recognize mental illness earlier and seek help
This webinar, that was hosted by Newcom Media in celebration of International Women’s Day, features renowned Canadian entrepreneur, Michele Romanow, on how to build resilience and overcome obstacles to achieve success in your life and career.
This 8 week long program teaches self-care practices that help buffer daily stress and build resilience.
yogadentist.ca offers some tips on meditation and resources for those who plan to meditate in a high-tech way.
A resource available to dentists who want to have an edge in their life and their practice. Whether you want to learn to say “no” to your limited time schedule, clean out the clutter out in your life, reconnect with what’s most important to you, find meaning in your work, or more balance in your life, a personal coach can help you do it.
This resource is a national anti-stigma campaign designed to eliminate the stigma associated with mental Illness.