2025

APHASIA INSTITUTE SCA™ CORE Training | WORKSHOP

In this 2-day online workshop: Participants develop an understanding of Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCA™) theory, and demonstrate skill in SCA™ techniques through role-play. Participants then expand knowledge of SCA™ practicing techniques with clients; demonstrate skills relative to SCA™applications; and develop an implementation plan to enable communicative access in their workplace.

2024

APHASIA INSTITUTE: 21st CLASS KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE SERIES | WEBINAR

A four part webinar series hosted by leading aphasia researchers on the following topics: Strategies to Integrate Communication Therapy and Daily Life Activities, A Case for Therapeutic Aphasia Assessment: An Adult Learning Approach, Supporting Functional Reading Tasks for People with Aphasia using TTS (text-to-speech technology), and Semantic Feature Analysis to Support Natural Conversation in Groups.

CANADIAN BURN CONFERENCE (9TH ANNUAL) | CONFERENCE

A three-day conference on the topics of the acute and long-term management of burns across all medical and rehabilitative methods of care.

2023

COGNITIVE ORIENTATION TO DAILY OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE (CO-OP) | WORKSHOP

A multi-session workshop series provided by the Toronto Stroke Network (TSN) educating and training clinicians providing rehabilitative care to stroke survivors on a client-centred, performance-based, problem-solving approach that enables their clients’ achievement of goals through a process of strategy use and guided discovery.

2022

TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE | WEBINAR

A two-part webinar series covering the principles of trauma-informed care and the neurobiological impacts of exposure to trauma across the lifespan. This series addressed the challenges individuals with a trauma history face when accessing healthcare and how to utilize a range of personal and organizational practices to implement trauma-informed healthcare services.

2021

CANADIAN BURN ASSOCIATION WEBINAR SERIES | WEBINAR

A five-part webinar series which occurred from February to September 2021 addressing the current practices in medical, psychosocial, and both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation for burn survivors.

2019

ALL OUR VOICES: VOICE SYMPOSIUM | WORKSHOP

Continued to develop and refine skills in assessment and therapeutic intervention for voice disorders of developmental, behavioural, and acquired neurogenic origin.

2018

COGNITIVE COMMUNICATION DISORDERS: LEVEL TWO | COURSE

Expanded on key topics and methods explored in CCD: Level One. Current best practices were also reviewed.

2017

GOAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING® (GMT) | WORKSHOP

Acquired background information and skills to deliver evidence-based cognitive rehabilitation interventions in a group setting. This course focused on higher level clients with executive dysfunction as their main barrier to independent living.

2016

BEST PRACTICE IN THE IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT, AND TREATMENT OF OROPHARYNGEAL DYSPHAGIA | COURSE

A two-day course reviewing the most current research and recommended clinical practices in dysphagia management.

2015

APHASIA TREATMENT ACROSS THE MODALITIES | WORKSHOP

Continued to develop and refine skills in assessment and therapeutic intervention for receptive and expressive language disorders in adults in this full day in-person workshop.

CANADIAN BURN SYMPOSIUM (2ND ANNUAL) | CONFERENCE

Attended this two-day conference and acquired a deeper understanding for the acute and long-term management of burns across all medical and rehabilitative methods of care.

2014

COGNITIVE COMMUNICATION DISORDERS: LEVEL ONE | COURSE

Acquired a deeper understanding of acquired cognitive communication disorders across the lifespan, with a specific focus on assessment and treatment methods.