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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. 

If you are looking for a past webinar that CACFT offered you may find it in the 'Store" on this website. Members can find Free Webinars on this webpage, after they login. 

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Parental Alienation Study Group - Save the Date 

September 10-12, 2025 - CT Time Zone

Toronto, ON In-Person

Two Day Conference 

Please click here to learn more


ONLINE EFT WORKSHOP: ATTACHMENT INJURY RESOLUTION MODEL (AIRM)

Date: Sat, October 4, 2025

Time: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM EST

Facilitator:

Dr. Herman Chow, RP, RMFT, CCFT

Certified EFT Therapist & Supervisor (EFIT, EFCT, EFFT)

CACFT Supervisor Mentor

AAMFT Approved Supervisor

CRPO Supervisor


The Attachment Injury Resolution Model (AIRM) is designed for clinicians with foundational knowledge of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). AIRM is a Stage 2, evidence-based process within EFT that focuses on helping couples repair and heal from deep relational injuries—such as infidelity, betrayal, or emotional neglect.

This interactive workshop, based on the AIRM program developed by Dr. Lillian Buchanan and Lorrie Brubacher, will guide participants step-by-step through the 8 stages of AIRM. Dr. Herman Chow will break down the complex AIRM—built on successful Stage 1 de-escalation and withdrawer engagement—into accessible and applicable interventions. Please click here for more information. Early Bird ends August 4, 2025

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


Psychotherapy with teens: A 21st century approach 

with Marshall Korenblum, MD, FRCP(C).

July 9, 2025 

9:30  am - 12:30 pm ET


Equip yourself with the latest insights on adolescent brain development, risk behavior, and the impact of digital tools like AI and apps on therapeutic relationships. This training will prepare you to meet teens where they are—biologically, emotionally, and digitally—while enhancing your therapeutic impact in a 21st-century context. Learn more here. CACFT members can find a discount code in the Monday Updates. CEU: 3 hours


Depression in adolescents:

Evaluating ‘acting out behaviour’ – mad, bad or sad?


with Marshall Korenblum, MD, FRCP(C).

July 16, , 2025

9:30 am - 4:00 pm ET


Depression in adolescents and acting out behaviour is often misunderstood, or misdiagnosed. This timely training equips professionals with a comprehensive framework to identify, assess, and treat depression in teens. All while addressing stigma, risk-taking behaviours, and barriers to care. Learn more here. CACFT members can find a discount code in the Monday Updates. CEU: 6 hours 

Self-harm in teenagers: The spectrum from non-suicidal

self-injury to suicidality


with Marshall Korenblum, MD, FRCP(C).

July 18, 2025

9:00 am - 4:00 pm ET

This training explores the spectrum of self-harming behaviors in teenagers. From Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) to suicidality. Drawing on the latest evidence and real-world clinical experience, this training equips professionals with the tools to better understand and intervene in these urgent mental health issues. Learn more here. CACFT members can find a discount code in the Monday Updates. CEU: 6 hours 


Treating trauma in children, youth and families

with Janine Lawford, MSW, RSW.

July 21, 2025 

9:00 am - 4:00 pm 

This training explores how trauma impacts children and families and how to best support these clients to identify myriad traumatic responses and encourage healing in the family system. Learn to recognize the effects of trauma, to understand the many manifestations of complex developmental trauma and incorporate this understanding into your work. Learn more here. CACFT members can find a discount code in the Monday Update. CEU: 6 hours 

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

The Calgary Family Therapy Centre

August 11 - 21st, 2025 

Approved by CACFT for 60 CEUs. 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. 

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

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.

Explore Leading Edge Seminars

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.
  • Develop systemic relational knowledge and skills for improving mental well-being
  • Enhance your practice or pursue further education
  • Build a foundation in the growing family and couple counselling profession
  • Suitable for a range of social- and health-services fields
  • Online, part-time study

Apply by June 30, 2025 to start your graduate certificate this fall!

Please click here for more information. 

Please share with other professionals to grow couple and family therapy as a profession!

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)

     

    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

    • Resources offered:
    • Virtual and in-person workshops across Canada 
    • Private/On-location group training
    • On-demand training videos
    • Free mental health resources
    Learn more at www.ctrinstitute.com/


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