CMHA Well-being Learning Centre

The Canadian Mental Health Association Manitoba and Winnipeg’s Well-Being Learning Centre is a mental health and well-being campus that promotes recovery, well-being, and knowledge.

OCD Centre Manitoba

The OCD Centre was founded in 1995 and began with volunteers who wanted to distribute OCD information and community resources so individuals, families, as well as health professionals, could easily share current OCD knowledge. Over the years we have grown to offer support and services for OCD and hoarding disorders. In 2020, The OCD Centre became partners with CMHA Manitoba and Winnipeg. 

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first-aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may be at risk of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.

Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT)

CMHA Manitoba and Winnipeg and the Bruce Oake Recovery Centre now offer the Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) program, designed to help people supporting a loved one with a mental illness or substance use challenge. 

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Living Life to the Full

This enjoyable, interactive course introduces principles of the Five Areas Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) model and will help you understand your feelings and what to do about them.
In eight, enjoyable 90-minute sessions – one per week – this course helps people to make a difference to their lives. Each session is expertly moderated and includes a booklet. Participants are taught how to deal with their feelings when fed up, worried, or hopeless, and learn skills that help them tackle life’s problems.
For more information on this course, visit the Living Life to the Full national website (https://livinglifetothefull.ca)

Living Life to the Full for Youth

Living Life to the Full for Youth is a fun and interactive course for youth dealing with mild to moderate low mood and/or anxiety. This course will leave youth with the tools to get the most out of life. This course has been shown to improve mood and well-being and reduce stress and anxiety. This group format also provides social support and reduces isolation. 

CMHA has several workshops and presentations available for community groups and professionals. See course descriptions below. To find out more, please contact Sheryl Giesbrecht at sgiesbrecht@cmhawpg.mb.ca . Let us know if you have an idea for a different workshop or presentation topic.

Understanding Mental Health Experiences 

During this workshop you will gain basic knowledge of common mental health problems. It can be helpful to be aware of the signs and symptoms that may indicate whether a person is struggling with a mental health problem. Topics covered include:

• A common understanding of mental health, well-being, and mental illness 
• An overview of diagnosis’ including signs and symptoms
• Information on stigma and myths
• Tips on how to start conversations about mental health
• Strategies to maintain mental health and well-being

This is a two-hour workshop delivered in person or online to your group or team.

Older Adults and Mental Health Experiences

This workshop, for older adults, will look at mental health problems and growing older. Topics covered include: 

• A look at common mental health problems in the older population
• Where to seek help
• Strategies for mental health and well-being 
• Community resources available for older adults

This is a 90-minute workshop delivered in person or online to your group or team.

Working with Older Adults with Mental Health Experiences – For Service Providers 

Are you a professional service provider that works with older adults? If you would like to learn more about the signs and symptoms and the various mental health issues that an older adult may experience, this workshop is a good choice. We will share strategies and resources that can be helpful in your role. Our intention is to increase confidence when working with older adults who may express mental health experiences. This is a 2 hour workshop delivered in person or online to your team.   

Supporting Mental Health Recovery for Service Providers 

Recovery is the process of re-defining and re-building your life with the experience of mental health issues. This workshop is an opportunity for health professionals and service providers to explore various approaches to recovery and well-being they can use in their workplace and role.  We will define recovery as an individual journey and share communication strategies to convey hope and strength-based values. There will be opportunities for discussion in this course and some activities to build skills. This is a two-hour workshop delivered in person or online to your team. 

Nurturing Empathy 

Empathy is the gift of being able to put yourself in another person’s shoes and see the world from their perspective and life experience. This online course will describe the gift of empathy and indicate how it is different from sympathy. We will discuss how to have empathy for oneself and how empathy affects relationships. We look forward to connecting with you as you nurture your empathy to become a superpower! This is a 2-hour workshop delivered in person or online to your group or team.   

Insights into OCD

OCD is a mental illness that is made up of two parts: obsessions and compulsions. It is a distressing experience that can cause anxiety. This course will provide information about signs and symptoms of OCD and explore the experience of obsessions and compulsions. Treatment options and strategies to manage OCD will be shared. (2-hour session)

Insights into Hoarding Disorder

Hoarding is defined as the acquisition of, and inability to discard items even when they appear to have no value. Hoarding behaviour and the experience of hoarding disorder is extremely complicated and personal. This course will provide information about signs and symptoms of hoarding disorder and provide ideas regarding treatment options and how to provide compassionate support to a person struggling with hoarding. (2 hours in length)

Mental Health First Aid – Standard

Mental Health First Aid – Standard (Face-to-Face) is a 9-hour course for adults to learn how to support a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or experiencing a mental health crisis.