Skills-Training Workshops & Presentations Available

Dr. McHolm enjoys the opportunity to disseminate information related to children’s mental health through educational and skill-building workshops. She has experience offering workshops on a wide range of topics and to varied workshop audiences (e.g., parents, educators, mental health professionals). Both time-limited introductory workshops (i.e., 1-2 hours in length) and more comprehensive full-day training scenarios are available.

Workshop topics include (but are not limited to):
  • Helping children overcome selective mutism: A skills-training workshop for parents and professionals


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 Will my child overcome selective mutism? (1-2 hours) 
 

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 Social relationships and the child with selective mutism (1-2 hours)
 

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 Supporting the self-esteem of children with selective mutism (1-2 hours)

 

  
 

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 Anxiety disorders among school-aged youth (1-2 hour or full-day)
 

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 Behaviourally challenging children within the school setting (1-2 hour or full-day)
 

 

  
 

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 Cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) for youth: A skills-training workshop series for professionals (workshop series)
 

 

 • What is CBT?: A primer workshop
 

 

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CBT for Anxious Youth: A skills-training workshop

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CBT for Depressed Youth: A skills-training workshop

Workshops are offered on a fee-for-service basis, guided by a flat rate fee. Speaker fees include both direct (e.g., presentation time) and indirect service hours (e.g., planning for workshop, development of workshop exercises and hand-outs).

For more details regarding workshops and presentations available, interested parties are welcome to contact Dr. McHolm by email at dr_mcholm@sympatico.ca