Webinars and Courses
Events listed below are not all CACFT/ACTCF events
but we believe they are of interest to MFTs.
CACFT/ACTCF has not reviewed the content of the events offered below, except for those that have been given pre-approved CEUs from CACFT. The events are not listed in any particular order. Not all courses will be approved for CEUs. Although we do our best to have all details below correct, CACFT is not responsible for any errors.
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VIRTUAL Case-Based Assessment (CBA) Workshop
From The Teaching Clinic of Danny Seto
Our next virtual CBA Workshop for Fall 2025 will take place via Google Meet on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 from 9:45am to 1:00pm Eastern Time.
This will be an intensive 3-hour virtual workshop which will review sample scenarios from CRPO, our own mock scenarios, as well as useful tips and strategies when completing the assessment itself.
Regular rate: $100.00 + HST
Submit the following form to register: https://forms.gle/VB2baQGHKjBdSGED8 Should you have any further questions, please contact juanna@dannyseto.ca.
Living Systems Fall Conference - "Aging: Individual Challenge or Family Opportunity? October 17 & 18, 2025 In -Person and Online This conference will explore the process of human aging and what contributes to greater resilience and adaptation. Our keynote speakers will discuss the science of the physical, emotional, and relational dynamics of aging. A Bowen family systems perspective will also be presented on a range of topics, from dementia, caregiving, estate planning, to retiring well. Research, application, and innovative approaches to thinking and engaging with both the broader processes and the everyday aspects of aging will be explored. Please click here to learn more. CACFT Saskatchewan Branch is Hosting: Internal Family Systems Workshop October 24 and 25th, 2025 In-Person Only The IFS event is an Internal Family Systems (IFS) Workshop, designed as an educational event for mental health workers in Saskatchewan. It aims to provide professional development in Internal Family Systems for mental health professionals across the province. Please click here to learn more and to register. Early Bird ends September 30, 2025. Anyone is welcome to join. Loving Across Racial and Cultural Boundaries: Interracial and Intercultural Relationships and Mental Health Conference Presented by: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) October 24-25, 2025 We are pleased to announce an upcoming conference exploring the intersections of interracial and intercultural relationships, mental health and well-being! As societies become increasingly diverse, romantic partnerships that cross racial, ethnic, and cultural boundaries present a complex and multifaceted reality, full of both unique challenges and profound enrichment. This conference seeks to create a collaborative, engaging and inclusive space to share research, clinical practices, personal narratives, and community-based insights on the psychological, emotional, and relational dimensions of mixedness and cultural hybridity. Please click here to learn more about this opportunity. Advanced Certificate in Couple and Family Therapy Studies Fall registration is open. This is a perfect opportunity for individuals interested in exploring major theories, central concepts and foundational approaches of couple and family therapy practice. Courses offered this fall include: Theories and Methods of Family Therapy: Foundations of the Field Couples and Families in Transition Learn more about the Advanced Certificate in Couple and Family Therapy Studies here. |
Families Canada is excited to invite you to a special virtual event that explores the power of connection across generations:
This session is designed for anyone developing or even just considering an intergenerational program involving children up to 4 years of age. We’re thrilled to welcome Andrew Fleck Children’s Services (Ottawa), who will share their experiences and reflections from years of facilitating meaningful relationships between young children and older adults in diverse settings. Please click here to learn more and to register.
The Do More Agriculture Foundation
At The Do More Agriculture Foundation, we recognize that those working in agriculture face unique stressors and barriers to care—and that mental health professionals and service providers play a vital role in bridging that gap.
Do you or your team work with rural clients or those in the agriculture industry? Join The Do More Agriculture Foundation for AgCulture—a free virtual training led by Bonnie Taylor, MSW, RSW, a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. This session is designed to equip mental health professionals with the tools, context, and cultural insight needed to support farmers, ranchers, and ag workers.That’s why we’re inviting your team (CACFT members) to take part in our free AgCulture training. Designed specifically for mental health professionals and support workers, this virtual session builds awareness, empathy, and understanding of life in the agricultural sector. Learn more and register here.
Identifying and working through problematic parenting patterns in child and adolescent treatment using EFFT with Adele Lafrance, PhD, C.Psych. October 7, 2025 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm ET Applying emotion-focused family therapy (EFFT) to support healthier family dynamics. Learn more here. CACFT members can find a discount code in the Monday Update. | Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy Part 1: An experiential introduction to the model with Cleo Haber, BSW, MSW, RSW. October 10, 2025 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm ET This training will provide an experiential introduction to IFS therapy for clinicians who are curious to learn about IFS. Learn more here. CACFT members can find a discount code in the Monday Update. |
The How-To-Of Non-Pathologizing Counselling
Michael Towers
November 6, 2025
9:00 am to 4:00 pm (PST)
This workshop builds on the principles and theories of non-pathologizing by explaining how to listen to the client's protest language and draw out the preferred narrative and identity. Please click here to learn more. Michael has a new book "Protest Language: The How-to-Of Non-Pathologizing Counselling?
The Vanier Institute of the Family
Celebrating diversity. Advancing family well being.
The Vanier Institute of the Family is a national, independent think tank committed to enhancing family wellbeing by making information about families accessible and actionable.
Research snapshot: Children in Out-of Home Care in Canada
Research snapshot: Newcomer Women's Experiences of Intimate Parter Violence in Canada
EFIT: Transform Anxiety into Security
November 22, 2025
9:30am - 12:30pm EST
Online
Facilitator:
Dr. Herman Chow, RP, RMFT-SM CCFT
EFIT: Transform Anxiety into Security” is the Eighteenth installment of the Online EFT workshop series that will hone your EFT skills. The focus of this workshop is to help therapists effectively work with clients struggling with anxiety. Anxiety may surface in the therapy room as a primary presenting concern (e.g., Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder), as a component of broader mental health challenges (e.g., Borderline Personality Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder), or as the emotion fueling negative relational interactions (e.g., couple conflict, family disconnection). Early Bird ends October 22, 2025 Please click here to learn more.
Applied Internal Family Systems (IFS) Practice Certificate
Presented by Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Social Work Professional Development
in Partnership with Red Maple Coaching and Consulting
The Applied Internal Family Systems (IFS) Practice certificate will help you understand each client as a unique and complex system who has an innate capacity for self-leadership and healing. The program is comprised of two parts:
Part 1: Foundations of IFS Practice.
Part 2: Deeper Applications of the IFS Model
This two-part program will require 80 hours of learning through: ...... Please click here to learn more about the program. Or click here. This has not been reviewed by CACFT/ACTCF.
“3 Keys to Reigniting Your Emotional & Physical Intimacy.”
This is your chance to:
✨ And yes—it will be fun, engaging, and interactive, with plenty of space for your questions during a live Q&Awith me at the end.
You can choose the date that works best (It is at the same time, each day)
Tuesday, Sept. 9
Saturday, Sept. 13
Thursday, Sept. 25
⏰ 8 AM Pacific, | 11 AM Eastern | 12 PM Atlantic and 4 PM in Ireland and the UK
When you register, you’ll also receive a Beautiful Workbook the day before to guide your experience.
Reserve your spot now: CLICK ON THE LINK: Women Need Connection Workshop
Brain Story Certification Course
Presented by the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative
Complete at your own pace on our virtual learning platform
The Brain Story Certification Course is a free, online, 20-hour, self-paced, in-depth course featuring leading neurobiology and mental health experts about the science of brain development and its impact on health outcomes. Developed with the intention of being accessible to individuals of all backgrounds, this course covers topics ranging from healthy relationship building to attachment styles to stress. At the end of the course, learners not only take away a thorough understanding of brain development but also ways in which that understanding can be applied to build resilience in children, adults, and families.
The Brain Story Certification Course has been approved for CEUs by The Canadian Association for Couple and Family Therapy. For more information and to enroll in the course, please click here.
Wilfrid Laurier University
Certificates
We offer 15 non-credit professional development certificates. Our courses provide experiential, interactive learning opportunities through online and remote training options. All of our courses are facilitated by highly qualified, knowledgeable instructors with considerable experience in their area of expertise. You can take any of the courses associated with our certificates without working towards earning the certificate. These courses have not been reviewed by CACFT/ACTCF. Please click here for more information.
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) Certificate Course
Join EFT developer Sue Johnson's hand-selected team of trainers to discover the empirically validated approach that's now the gold-standard for treating couples
Her Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) approach revolutionized our field by offering the clear, structured roadmap we need to guide partners from disconnection to deeply connected, fulfilling relationships — even when working with relationships troubled by issues such as trauma, anxiety, and grief. Please click here to read more about this event.
Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute
CTRI’s mission is to inspire learning and improve lives. They provide training (in-person and online), consulting and free resources in the areas of trauma, mental health and counselling skills.
Upcoming Workshops
Attachment - Strategies for Fostering Connections January 8, 2025 9 - 4pm CT
View the full live virtual workshop schedule here.
EMDR Training: Integrating EMDR into your Clinical Practice [5-Day Intensive]
Join Esta Porter of EMDR Consulting for a course that teaches mental health clinicians the foundations of EMDR through lectures, videos, demonstrations, and practice sessions between participants.
This course meets all of EMDRIA's requirements for an EMDR Basic Training Course. Upon completion, participants will have applied the Adaptive Information Processing theoretical approach to psychotherapy, demonstrated the eight phases of EMDR therapy, and identified how to utilize EMDR with a variety of clinical populations. Special instruction is given on varying applications of bilateral stimulation that uses a client-centered approach by addressing the needs of each individual client. Please click here for more information.
Leading Edge Seminars
Since 1993, Leading Edge Seminars has been serving mental health and human services professionals with ground-breaking continuing education seminars on a wide range of topics facilitated by today’s leading clinicians. Delivered online and in-person, at Leading Edge Seminars, you’ll get the speakers you love, the content you want, and the skills you need.
Why not try the University of Guelph's OpenEd's Couple and Family Therapy Studies continuing education courses and program? Expand your knowledge and develop practical skills. Please click here for more information about the courses in the Advanced Couple and Family Therapy Studies Program.
University of Lethbridge in Canada
New!!! Graduate Certificate in Couple and Family Counselling Studies now offered by the University of Lethbridge in Canada (One year, Online).
In this Graduate-level Program in Couple and Family Counselling, you will explore the dynamics of family communication, structures and systems to enhance your mental health-care skills without committing to a master's program.Apply by June 30, 2025 to start your graduate certificate this fall!
Please click here for more information.
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ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTIONS
A self paced, online course all about AAI. This comprehensive course is a must for any health professional.
Please click here for more information.
ABOUT THE ATLAS INSTITUTE FOR VETERANS AND FAMILIES (THE ATLAS INSTITUTE)
The Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families works with Veterans, Families, service providers and researchers to bridge the divide between research and practice so Veterans and their Families can get the best possible mental health care and supports. The Atlas Institute was originally established as the Centre of Excellence on PTSD and Related Mental Health Conditions.
Projects and resources from the Atlas Institute include
Envision is a Canada-based provider of online workshops for mental health professionals. We seek to make learning accessible and attainable no matter the stage of a professional's career. With our online format, we are able to bring international leading presenters to your screen, wherever you are, in an interactive way, that outshines any conference room.
Click here to explore our upcoming live events & be sure to explore our catalogue of home study courses where you can learn at your own pace. CAMFT members are eligible for a 15% discount for any general online workshop or home study course up to 8 hours long. To see the discount code please login to www.camft.ca and click on Envision under the "membership' menu tab.
Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute
CTRI’s mission is to inspire learning and improve lives. They provide training (in-person and online), consulting and free resources in the areas of trauma, mental health and counselling skills