Open to students.

Unsure about your future career path? Worried about the major you chose? Explore your passions and all the options open to you for getting on the right career track. Presented by Michael Huston. All workshops are held from 10 a.m. – noon

Dates: Sep. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 24 and Dec. 8

Please register online to access the webinars.

For more information or to indicate your interest in being contacted about future sessions, please contact us at counselling@mtroyal.ca.

Graduation is the goal of post-secondary studies, but as the time approaches many students struggle with a mix of emotions. Excitement, pride and relief are common, but so too are fear, fatigue and trepidation. We'll talk about how to walk through this time of transition in a mindful way – drawing on resources and supports, making space for grief and recovery, and creating a pathway forward that support ongoing wellbeing. Presented by counsellor Dr. Janet Miller.

Date: Nov. 23

Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Please register online to access the webinar.

For more information or to indicate your interest in being contacted about future sessions, please contact us at counselling@mtroyal.ca.

Open to students.

Open to students, faculty and staff.

This year, the Survivor Love Letter campaign will be offered in the form of buttons! Pin-back buttons are frequently used to communicate the issues that we care about. Come create wearable art that promotes messages or imagery of care and support to survivors of sexual violence in this button-making workshop.

This workshop will be facilitated by students Logan Brisson and Kendra Varga with professional support available.

Everyone welcome!

Please check back in September for new training dates and times

For more information about button-making, watch this video. 

Learn more about the Survivor Love Letter Campaign at MRU and see submissions from previous years.

Open to students.

The Stepping Up workshop is a relationship violence prevention program open to all students at Mount Royal University. Bringing together students of all backgrounds, ages and genders, Stepping Up aims to break down barriers to healthy relationships. Interactive activities help participants identify the differences between healthy, unhealthy and abusive behaviours, and where to turn if they or someone they know needs help.

The Stepping Up Workshop consists of two key components: 

1. Peer-facilitated workshop sessions
2. Participant community projects following the workshop sessions

Find out more on our website.

• Please check back in September for new training dates and times

Many thanks to the Government of Alberta, Ministry of Human Services for continued funding of the Stepping Up program.

Open to students.

Are you putting need to do tasks off? Learn what gets in the way of doing what you need to do and manage procrastination. Improve productivity with developing skills in time management, setting priorities and motivation.

Date: Nov. 15

Time: 2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Please register online to access the webinar.

For more information or to indicate your interest in being contacted about future sessions, please contact us at counselling@mtroyal.ca

Open to students.

Is your anxiety about exams negatively impacting your performance? Learn best strategies for managing your nerves and leveraging that tension to improve outcomes.

Date: Nov. 29

Time: 2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Please register online to access the webinar.

For more information or to indicate your interest in being contacted about future sessions, please contact us at counselling@mtroyal.ca

Do your moods have too much say in what you end up doing? Learn how to respond to moods and gain strategies for improving motivation and performance.

Date: Nov. 8

Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Please register online to access the webinar.

For more information or to indicate your interest in being contacted about future sessions, please contact us at counselling@mtroyal.ca

Open to students.

Being able to talk to your professor to leverage their knowledge and support can sometimes be nerve-wracking. Join counsellor, Mirjam Knapik, and Mental Health Peer, Salomé Faria, to learn how to increase your comfort and skills for reaching out to your professor, and connecting in ways that support your success and enjoyment of learning.

• Please check back in September for new training dates and times

For more information or to indicate your interest in being contacted about future sessions, please contact us at counselling@mtroyal.ca

Open to students.

The Inquiring Mind workshop increases awareness of mental health, reduces the stigma of mental illnesses, and provides resources to maintain positive mental health and increase resiliency.

The Mental Health Commission of Canada created this program and all participants will receive a certificate of completion. Participants will be required to attend both days in order to receive a certificate. 

• For the Fall semestre The Inquiring Mind workshop will be offered on the following dates: 
  • Tuesday, September 27th & Thursday, September 29th, 2022 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (both days). Register here
  • Monday, October 24th & Wednesday, October 26th, 2022 - 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (both days). Register here
  • Tuesday, November 22nd & Thursday, November 24th, 2022 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (both days). Register here

For more information regarding The Inquiring Mind please contact the Healthy Campus Team at healthycampusteam@mtroyal.ca. 

Open to students.

Do you feel stressed? Overwhelmed? Burned out? Join counsellor, Janet Miller, and Mental Health Peer, Kaitlyn Squires, to learn how to make stress work for you and gain strategies to reduce stress overload.

Date: Oct. 5

Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Please register online to access the webinar.

For more information or to indicate your interest in being contacted about future sessions, please contact us at counselling@mtroyal.ca

"Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self." May Sarton. Loneliness is an emotion experienced by many. As a student, you may have found yourself in a sea of people, but struggle to feel connected. Join Sonya in this webinar where we will explore this very human experience and talk about actions that can help you connect positively with others and yourself.

Date: Sep. 26

Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Please register online to access the webinar.

For more information or to indicate your interest in being contacted about future sessions, please contact us at counselling@mtroyal.ca

Open to students.

Do you feel like worries are controlling your life? Is anxiety a problem for you? This workshop will help you understand what anxiety is and give you tools and strategies for coping. Presented by Dr. Mirjam Knapik.

• Please check back in September for new training dates and times

For more information or to indicate your interest in being contacted about future sessions, please contact us at counselling@mtroyal.ca

Open to students.

 "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn how to surf." – Jon Kabat-Zinn

Learn practical steps to increase your resiliency and intentional activities that will help you flourish in your personal and academic lives. Presented by Sonya Flessati.

Date: Oct. 31

Time: 5:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.

Please register online to access the webinar.

For more information or to indicate your interest in being contacted about future sessions, please contact us at counselling@mtroyal.ca

Open to students.

Falling asleep in class? Trouble getting a good night's sleep? Learn about the biology of sleep, as well as tips and strategies for getting to sleep and staying asleep. Presented by Sonya Flessati.

Date: Oct. 27

Time: 5:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.

Please register online to access the webinar.

For more information or to indicate your interest in being contacted about future sessions, please contact us at counselling@mtroyal.ca

Open to students, faculty and staff.

ASIST is an interactive and practice-based course that teaches participants how to provide suicide first aid interventions. Through completion of the training, participants will be able to:

• understand how personal and societal beliefs and values impact views on suicide
• provide tailored guidance and suicide first aid
• identify an effective safety plan and know how to implement it
• recognize important components of suicide prevention

This workshop is not recommended for people who have had a recent suicide loss.

• ASIST workshop will be offered on Tuesday, October 11th and Wednesday, October 12th, from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (both days in-person). Currently, the workshop is fully booked and at its maximum capacity; If you want to be part of the waitlist, please fill out the following FORM, and if there is a cancellation, we will contact you back.

For more information about ASIST please contact the Healthy Campus Team at healthycampusteam@mtroyal.ca.

Open to students, faculty and staff.

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) is a certified suicide prevention program. It supports people in learning to recognize signs of distress and builds awareness of suicide. We want to create a strong campus where people are educated and aware of how to support others.

This program includes a certificate of completion and can be used toward Social Work practicum hours.

To request access to QPR Gatekeeper Training, please submit our request form.

For more information regarding QPR, or if you have difficulties accessing the training, please contact the Healthy Campus Team at healthycampusteam@mtroyal.ca.

Open to students, faculty and staff.

safeTALK is a 3.5hour workshop that alerts one to warning signs that are indicating risk of suicide. At a safeTalk workshop, you’ll learn the importance of recognizing signs, communicating with the person at risk, and connecting them to intervention resources for further support.

• For the Fall semestre safeTALK workshop will be offered on the following dates:
  
  • October 31st, 2022 from 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM. Register here
  • November 24th, 2022 from 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM. Register here

For more information regarding safeTALK please contact the Healthy Campus Team at healthycampusteam@mtroyal.ca.

Open to students, faculty and staff.

“Vulnerability is the core, the heart, the center, of meaningful human experiences.” Brene Brown. Interested in conversations about what it means to "Dare Greatly"? Please join counsellor Sonya Flessati for four online conversations that will help you to tap into your courage to live authentically. We will explore how to move from worry, perfectionism, numbing, and self-criticism, to gratitude, acceptance, true comfort and valuing self and others.

Dates: Tuesdays Oc. 4, Oct. 11, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Those who can commit to the four sessions will receive a copy of the book Daring Greatly. Please register online to access the webinars.

For more information or to indicate your interest in being contacted about future sessions, please contact us at counselling@mtroyal.ca

Open to students, faculty and staff.

Harm Reduction & Naloxone Training is a two-hour training where participants learn about harm reduction practices, the current state of the opioid crisis in Alberta, and how to respond to an opioid poisoning. This includes how to administer naloxone, the medication used to reverse opioid poisonings. A certificate of completion is available for those that are interested

• Wednesday, October 19, 2022  |  10 a.m. - noon - Register here
• Thursday, November 3, 2022  |  2 p.m. - 4 p.m. - Register here
• Monday, December 5, 2022  |  1 p.m. - 3 p.m. - Register here