The Canadian Mental Health Association Ottawa branch offers training programs and workshops for professionals, employers, educational institutions and the general public who work with or care for persons living with a mental illness. We offer programs in both English and French by qualified and certified instructors.
Our training season runs from September to June each year for general public programs and workshops. An overview of the sessions we have planned for the 2019-2020 season are listed below.
We also offer on-demand sessions of many of our programs throughout the year based on your group or organizational needs. For more information on how to request an on-demand training session, please visit our training request page.
Course Descriptions
For detailed information on each of the courses below please click the links. For a snapshot of when programs are currently scheduled for, please jump to the 2019-2020 Event Schedule and filter by “training” under the category option.
- ASIST
- ASIST 11 Tune-Up
- BounceBack
- Integrated Treatment for Concurrent Disorders
- Intensive Case Management Training
- Mental Health Works
- Motivational Interviewing
- Advanced Motivational Interviewing
- Myths and Realities of Mental Illness
- safeTALK
- Suicide to Hope (S2H)
2019 – 2020 Training Season Overview
Registration
You must register online for training. You can access our online system by clicking here, via the Events schedule or the individual course descriptions throughout the site. Registrations must be paid via Visa or Mastercard, we do not accept cash or debit cards.
If you cannot register online or you are experiencing difficulties with the online tool, please call our office at 613-737-7791, ext 217.
All program registration deadlines are one week prior to the event date, so be sure to register in advance as we cannot accept late registrations.
Cancellations and Refunds
Full refunds, less a $20.00 administration fee, will be given when a written request is received seven days prior to the date of workshop. Registration may be transferred to another person. There will be a $25.00 charge on all returned cheques.
If we need to cancel your training session, you will receive an email notifying you of the cancellation. If we are running the session again during the training season, you will have the option to transfer your registration to later in the year. If we are not running another session or you do not wish to transfer your registration, we will refund you the cost of the program in the same manner in which you originally paid.
Parking
Limited meter parking is available for a maximum of $10.00 per day, payable by coin or credit card.
Meals
Coffee, tea and water will be served for all public programs and we recommend participants bring a bagged lunch for full day events. There is also a small variety of local cafes or restaurants in the area should you wish to purchase your lunch.
Location
CMHA Ottawa Branch
1355 Bank Street, 4th Floor, Suite 402
Ottawa, Ontario
The building is south of Riverside Drive, opposite Billings Bridge Plaza.
LOCATION UPDATE
***Please note that we will be moving our office location in the fall of 2019. The new office will be located at 311 McArthur Road.
Please check back with us on our official move dates and pay special attention to your registration details and emails from the team confirming your training location. If your location is changed after your registration is complete, a team member will notify you by email.
Parking at the new location will be free of charge and on a first come, first served basis.
Frequently Asked Questions
We try to keep our information up to date and to proactively answer your questions. To review the current FAQ section, click here.
For additional questions or information please contact our Learning & Development team at education@cmhaottawa.ca or call us at 613-737-7791 ext 217