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Education

Compass helps care providers access a range of educational resources, toolkits, and webinars on child and youth mental health and substance use.

Toolkits

The Compass Toolkits provide evidence-based information on the assessment and treatment of common child and youth mental health disorders. The Toolkits also contain curated information care providers can share with families.

Webinars

Compass hosts a variety of online learning opportunities. The Compass Connections Webinar series explores a range of topics to support providers in the assessment, management, and treatment of mental health and substance use concerns.

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Introduction to SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to Treatment)

PHSA

Introduction to SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to Treatment)

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Let’s Work Together: Engagement and Relationship Building in Acute Settings with Youth who Use Substances

PHSA

Let’s Work Together: Engagement and Relationship Building in Acute Settings with Youth who Use Substances

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Introduction to the Provincial CYSU Guideline for Acute Care & Foundations of Youth Substance Use

PHSA

Introduction to the Provincial CYSU Guideline for Acute Care & Foundations of Youth Substance Use.

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Lunch & Learn: BC Comprehensive Clinical Care Pathway for C&Y Eating Disorders

Dr. Tara Tandan and Dr. Katie Mitchell

Learn about the new BC Clinical Care Pathway for Child & Youth Eating Disorders in this Lunch & Learn with Dr. Tara Tandan and Dr. Katie Mitchell, now available on the Compass Mental Health website.

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School Counsellors Series: Autism in High School

Dr. Randall Gillis

Dr. Randall Gillis speaks to BC School Counsellors on supporting high school school-age children with Autism/Developmental Disabilities.

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School Counsellors Series: Autism in Elementary School

BC Children's Hospital

Dr. Robin Friedlander and Clinician Eddie Chau speak to BC School Counsellors on supporting elementary school-age children with Autism/Developmental Disabilities.

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Ask The Expert: Child & Youth ADHD

Dr. Priya Watson

Join Dr. Priya Watson as she speaks to the Fraser Northwest Division of Family Practice.

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Academic Rounds: Does ADHD Treatment Kickstart My Heart Disease?

Doctors Susan Baer and Dean Elbe

Watch BCCH Child & Adolescent Psychiatry's Academic Lecture Series w/ Doctors Susan Baer and Dean Elbe as they discuss two new studies on Cardiovascular Disease and ADHD.

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School Counsellors Series: Self-Injury, Depression & Suicide

BC Children's Hospital

Webinar recording of the February 7, 2023 Child and Youth Mental Health Webinar Series for BC School Counsellors.

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Approaches to ADHD in Primary Care

BC Children's Hospital

ADHD presentation and common comorbidities, approaches to the assessment of ADHD; and management options for ADHD and its comorbidities. Recorded June 28, 2023

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Compass Connections: Eating Disorders in Primary Care

BC Children's Hospital

Recording of the Compass Program Webinar on Eating Disorders in Primary Care. Recorded October 4, 2023.

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School Counsellors Series: Navigating Anxiety in Schools

BC Children's Hospital

Webinar recording of the January 17, 2023 Child & Youth Mental Health Webinar Series for BC School Counsellors.

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Compass 101

BC Children's Hospital

Recording of the Compass 101 webinar providing an overview of the Compass Mental Health program. Recorded Feb 14, 2023

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Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Behaviour in C&Y

BC Children's Hospital

Webinar recording of the October 25th, 2022 Pediatric Urgent Care Virtual Education Series.

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Youth Concurrent Disorders: Service Navigation

BC Children's Hospital

Webinar recording from the April 26, 2022 Compass Connections Webinar Series: Youth Concurrent Disorders - Session 2 (Service Navigation).

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Youth Concurrent Disorders: An Overview

BC Children's Hospital

Webinar recording from the April 22, 2022 Compass Connections Webinar Series: Youth Concurrent Disorders - Session 1.

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Is it Psychosis? Compass Lunch & Learn Webinar Recording

BC Children's Hospital

Recording 6/13/22 Lunch & Learn 'Is it Psychosis? An Approach to Psychotic Experiences in Primary Care for Youth' by Dr. Sandra Westcott

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Self-Injurious Behaviour in People with Severe Intellectual Disability

Dr Chris Oliver

Seminar on Self-Injurious Behaviour in People with Severe Intellectual Disability: Causes, Assessment, and Intervention by Dr. Chris Oliver. Recorded 2021.

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Building A Successful School Year - the High School Years

BC Children's Hospital

The third of three webinars in the series, "Supporting Children and Youth with School Avoidance and Refusal within the Context of Mental Health and COVID-19". Recorded on August 26, 2020.

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Neurodevelopmental Disorders Series: Autism Plus - Identifying co-morbid Psychiatric Conditions (Session 1/3)

Children's Healthcare Canada

The first of a three-part webinar series related to neurodevelopmental disorders.

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Neurodevelopmental Disorders Series: Aggression in Children with Autism and related NDD (Session 2/3)

Children's Healthcare Canada

A second part of the three part webinar series related to neurodevelopmental disorders.

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Neurodevelopmental Disorders Series: Case Presentations (Session 3/3)

Children's Healthcare Canada

A final part of a three series pre-recorded webinar series related to neurodevelopmental disorders.

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2021 Annual Neuropsychiatry Lecture

Dr. Chris Oliver

Dr. Chris Oliver discusses influences on behaviour and wellbeing in people with severe intellectual disability and complex needs. Feb 8, 2021.

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Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Children & Youth

BC Children's Hospital

Part 1/3 of series. Webinar recording from the October 18, 2021.

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Treating Self-Harm in Children & Youth

BC Children's Hospital

Part 2/3 of series. Webinar recording from the October 25, 2021.

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SIB, Autism & Other Neurological Conditions

BC Children's Hospital

Part 3/3 of series. Webinar recording from the November 1, 2021.

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Somatization in Pediatric Populations

BC Children's Hospital

Part 1/3 of series. Webinar recording from November 28, 2022

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Somatization: Communication Strategies

BC Children's Hospital

Part 2/3 of series. Webinar recording from December 5, 2022.

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Somatization: Treatment Strategies

BC Children's Hospital

Part 3/3 of series. Webinar recording from December 12, 2022.

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Compass 101

BC Children's Hospital

Join us to learn more about the Compass program, our team, and how we support care providers in BC.

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Overview of ADHD

BC Children's Hospital

Part 1/3 of series. Webinar Recording from the June 10, 2021.

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Complex ADHD Treatment

BC Children's Hospital

Part 2/3 of Series. Webinar recording from the June 17, 2021.

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Rolling with ADHD: A Clinician's Guide

BC Children's Hospital

Part 3/3 of series. Webinar recording from the June 24, 2021.

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Provincial Least Restraint Guideline: Chemical Restraint

BC Children's Hospital & Child Health BC

Series part 2/2. Webinar recording from June 27, 2022.

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Overview of the Provincial Least Restraint Guideline

BCCH & Child Health BC

Series part 1/2. Webinar recording from June 9, 2022.

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Managing School Avoidance in the Elementary Years

BC Children's Hospital

The second of three webinars in the series, "Supporting Children and Youth with School Avoidance and Refusal within the Context of Mental Health and COVID-19". Recorded August 19, 2020.

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Introduction to School Avoidance

BC Children's Hospital

The first of three webinars in the series, "Supporting Children and Youth with School Avoidance and Refusal within the Context of Mental Health and COVID-19". Recorded on August 12, 2020.

Resources

Compass shares information and resources on a wide range of mental health and substance use challenges that have been curated with clinical experts from the BC Children’s Healthy Minds Centre and our partner organizations.