March 11 – March 12
Climate change is bringing longer, more extreme wildfire and flood seasons. There is a shift in how we acknowledge substance use and addictions. A renewed movement for equity is on the rise, and even Canada’s famous RCMP are being called to account for systemic workplace issues. This conference will look at big challenges in the workplace, how real-world organizations have addressed them, and what tools you need now for the big changes ahead.
March 11 – Day 1: Big Challenges
8:00 | Registration and Breakfast |
9:00 | Opening and Welcome Kathyrn Gretsinger, Conference Emcee Marissa Nahanee, Chinook SongCatchers Laird Cronk, President, BCFED |
9:15 | Executive Overview – Dr. Joti Samra One of Canada’s leading workplace mental health consultants with a big-picture overview of the key issues and conversations going on in workplace mental health. |
9:30 | Working in Everyday Emergency – Barb Clark, Richard Consalvi and Tuesday Andrich Ground your day learning from three individuals whose work puts them in emergency conditions on a regular basis. Whether from the fields of health care or wildfire response, these are stories that help us understand the impact of chronic stress on workers. |
10:15 | Coffee and conversation break |
10:30 | Addiction: Not a One-Size-Fits-All Disease – Dr. Evan Wood Dr. Wood is an addiction medicine physician, a UBC Canada Research Chair and the Executive Director of the BC Centre on Substance Use. He is an advocate for all evidence-based interventions to prevent and reduce the challenges presented by substance use from harm reduction programs to recovery oriented systems of care. |
11:00 | Funny, You Don’t Look Crazy! – Victoria Maxwell Victoria’s talk about employment before, during and after bipolar disorder, anxiety and psychosis is described as “exceptional and irreverently funny.” |
12:00 | Lunch |
1:00 | Workshops (concurrent sessions)
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2:30 | Coffee and conversation break |
3:00 | World Café discussion session An interactive plenary session to draw knowledge from all participants and facilitate conversations from all walks of life. |
4:30 | A Conversation with Bev Gutray Retiring CEO Bev Gutray shares reflections and insights from 26 years of leading CMHA BC, including developing the Bottom Line Conference. |
4:45 | Day 1 adjourns |
March 12 – Day 2: Big Changes
8:00 | Registration and Breakfast |
9:00 | Turning Things Upside Down to Save Lives in Australia – Jorgen Gullestrup A passionate voice for the participation of everyday people in health promotion, Jorgen Gullestrup was a licensed plumber by trade before embarking on now over ten years’ work in the field of suicide prevention. His project Mates in Construction has reduced suicide deaths in Australia’s construction industry from over two times the national average. Introduced by Keynote Presenting Sponsor, the Mental Health Commission of Canada |
10:15 | Coffee and conversation break |
11:00 | Under Arrest: Taking on Canada’s biggest bullying and harassment case at the RCMP – Megan McPhee Megan McPhee has led some of Canada’s most important class actions, including those against the iconic Royal Canadian Mounted Police – arguably Canada’s toughest workplace culture challenge. Ms. McPhee will share what she has learned tackling pervasive, systemic workplace challenges, and the changes they demand. |
12:00 | Lunch Presentation: CMHA Workplace Excellence Awards |
1:15 | Workshops (concurrent sessions)
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3:00 | Coffee and conversation break |
3:30 | Closing Remarks Hon. Judy Darcy, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, BC |
4:00 | Conference adjourns |