BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//CFS Western - ECPv6.16.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://cfswestern.mb.ca
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for CFS Western
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Los_Angeles
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20220313T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20221106T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20230312T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20231105T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20240310T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20241103T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20250309T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20251102T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20260308T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20261101T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20270314T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20271107T090000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T160000
DTSTAMP:20260511T151636Z
CREATED:20260114T202700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T151636Z
UID:5876-1778747400-1778774400@cfswestern.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Annual Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:Foundations of Healing & Growth Conference 2026\nRegistration Deadline: Tuesday\, May 5th at 4:00 PM \nJoin Child & Family Services of Western Manitoba for a full-day professional development conference at the Victoria Inn Hotel in Brandon\, featuring the renowned Dr. Emily Wang. \nMeet Our Speaker: Dr. Emily Wang\nWe are honoured to welcome Dr. Emily Wang\, a nationally and internationally recognized leader in mental health and trauma-informed practice. With over 30 years of experience\, Dr. Wang began her career as a frontline worker at the Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School in Chicago and has dedicated her work to understanding the impact of trauma on development. \nDr. Wang holds a Master of Science in Educational Psychology\, a Master of Arts\, and a PhD in Clinical Psychology. She frequently presents to educators\, clinicians\, caregivers\, Indigenous communities\, and government ministries across Alberta and British Columbia. From 2017–2018\, she led the Ministry of Children’s Services provincial training of the Neurosequential Model (NM) across Alberta.  \nDr. Wang served as Senior Director of Clinical Advancement at Hull Services\, is a Specialist in Infant–Parent Mental Health\, and a Mentor for the Neurosequential Network.  \nConference Topic\nUnderstanding the impact of stress and the value of relationships in child development. An introduction to core concepts and practical application of the Neurosequential Model. \nConference Schedule\n\n8:30am – 9:00am: Registration\n9:00am – 12:00pm: Morning Session\n12:00pm – 1:00pm: Lunch\n1:00pm – 4:00pm: Afternoon Session\n\nPricing\n\n$275\nEarly Bird: $250 ended April 15\, 2026\n\nImportant: If you do not receive a confirmation email within 24 hours of registration\, please contact Surien at Surien.fourie@gov.mb.ca to confirm your registration. \nRegistration is now closed for this event.
URL:https://cfswestern.mb.ca/event/annual-conference-2026/
LOCATION:Victoria Inn Hotel & Conference Centre\, 3550 Victoria Ave\, Brandon\, Manitoba\, R7B 2R4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:General Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cfswestern.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/EventBlog-Template-25.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260505T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260505T180000
DTSTAMP:20260217T152512Z
CREATED:20260130T170647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T152512Z
UID:5886-1777971600-1778004000@cfswestern.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Milestones Preschool Wellness Fair
DESCRIPTION:Milestones Preschool Wellness Fair\nTuesday\, May 5\, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMKeystone Centre – Upper Concourse | Brandon\, MB \nThe Milestones Preschool Wellness Fair is a free community event for families with 3- and 4-year-old children. This fair is designed to help ensure your child is healthy\, supported\, and ready for kindergarten by bringing essential services together in one convenient location. \nFamilies can access a range of free developmental screenings and supports\, including: \n\nGeneral Development\nPre-Kindergarten Immunizations\nSpeech & Language\nHearing\n\nFree informational displays will be open until 5:00 PM\, offering parents and caregivers helpful resources and guidance to support their child’s growth and development. \nEvery child who attends will receive a free book\, generously provided by Sunset Rotary\, helping build early literacy skills at home. \nParents and caregivers can also: \n\nSpeak with representatives from Service Canada & the Canada Revenue Agency about benefits available to your family\nApply for your child’s Social Insurance Number (SIN)(Please bring your child’s birth certificate\, parent’s SIN card\, and photo ID)\n\nEnjoy door prizes and grand prize draws throughout the day! \nPlease note: Registrations are accepted until 5:00 PM. \nThis is a great opportunity to check in on your child’s development\, ask questions\, and feel confident as you prepare for the transition to kindergarten — all at no cost to your family. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://cfswestern.mb.ca/event/milestones-preschool-wellness-fair-2/
LOCATION:MNP Hall\, Keystone Centre\, Brandon\, 1175 18th St Unit 1\, Brandon\, MB\, R7A 7C5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:General Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250515T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250515T160000
DTSTAMP:20260313T182404Z
CREATED:20250218T213018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T182404Z
UID:5714-1747297800-1747324800@cfswestern.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Annual Conference 2025
DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline – Sunday\, May 11th at 8:00pm.\nJoin us for a full day conference at the Clarion Hotel in Brandon led by Dr. Michael Cheng. \nDr. Michael Cheng is a child\, youth and family psychiatrist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). He is an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa. He is the co-founder of a mental health website\, https://www.eMentalHealth.ca\, and a recipient of the Order of Ontario. He is a post-pandemic parent of two\, and has first-hand experience with the modern parenting challenge of keeping our kids off those darned devices. As a child psychiatrist\, his approach focuses on (re)connecting children\, youth and families to people and activities that bring purpose\, belonging\, meaning and hope\, while addressing any (brain) barriers that might be getting in the way. \nJoin us for Growing Up Wired: The Impact of Screens on Childhood \nConference Topic: Screen Time in Children\, Youth and Families: The Good\, The Bad\, the Ugly and What Professionals Can Do About It \nBy the end of this session\, participants will be able to: \n\nList the elements for mental wellness\, which include basic needs and higher needs (purpose\, belonging\, meaning and hope)\nList the elements for resiliency;\nDescribe how modern society and screen time (such as video games and social media) can block mental wellness and resiliency in children\, youth and families;\nProvide preventive guidance to families on how to prevent problematic technology use (PTU)\, and have a healthier relationship with technology;\nIdentify problematic technology use (PTU) in children\, youth and families;\nProvide strategies for helping a typical child\, youth and family with problematic technology use (PTU);\nIdentify when there may be other issues (including but not limited to depression\, anxiety\, neurodivergence\, ADHD\, autism spectrum\, sensory processing\, learning differences\, complex trauma\, self-regulation issues\, executive function issues).\nAdapt interventions when faced with other issues (including but not limited to depression\, anxiety\, neurodivergence\, ADHD\, autism spectrum\, sensory processing\, learning differences\, complex trauma\, self-regulation issues and executive function challenges).\n\n  \nPRICING \n\n$275\n\nRegistration is now closed for this event.
URL:https://cfswestern.mb.ca/event/ac2025/
LOCATION:Clarion Hotel & Suites\, 3130 Victoria Ave\,\, Brandon\, Manitoba\, R7B 3Y3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:General Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240515T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240515T160000
DTSTAMP:20240508T205321Z
CREATED:20230816T213042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240508T205321Z
UID:3979-1715763600-1715788800@cfswestern.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Restoring Resilience Conference
DESCRIPTION:Restoring Resilience with Dr. Michael Ungar\nSystemic Approaches to Nurturing Resilience among Children\, Youth and Families \nMichael Ungar\, Ph.D.\, is a Family Therapist and Professor of Social Work at Dalhousie University where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Child\, Family and Community Resilience. His research on resilience around the world and across cultures has made him the number one ranked Social Work scholar in the world\, with numerous government agencies\, not-for-profits and businesses relying on his research and clinical work to guide their approaches to nurturing individual\, organizational and community wellbeing under stressed. He’s the author of 17 books for parents\, educators\, mental health professionals\, and employers\, including his most recent work Change Your World: The Science of Resilience and the True Path to Success\, a book for adults experiencing challenges at work and at home\, Working with Children and Youth with Complex Needs: 20 Skills to Build Resilience\, a book for mental health professionals\, and I Still Love You: Nine Things Troubled Kids Need from their Parents\, an accessible guide for parents seeking to build their children’s resilience. As well as having received numerous awards for his work\, including the Canadian Association of Social Workers National Distinguished Service Award\, Dr. Ungar also maintains a blog which is called Nurturing Resilience which can be read on Psychology Today’s website. \nhttps://cfswestern.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Annual-Conference-2024.mp4\n  \nConference Topic: Systemic Approaches to Nurturing Resilience Among Children\, Youth and Families with Complex Needs \n When working with children\, youth and families who experience the multiple challenges of addictions\, mental health problems\, and social marginalization (e.g.\, poverty\, family violence\, racism\, and other factors)\, mental health services can have a greater influence when they focus less on problems and more on the factors that promote resilience. In this workshop\, Dr. Michael Ungar will show that resilience is a process that is nurtured by service providers who match their interventions to their client’s needs\, negotiating to make services both available and accessible in ways that people experience as culturally and contextually relevant. This workshop will present a social ecological approach to service design and delivery that makes mental health and addictions services strengths-focused and resistance-proof\, drawing on the capacity of a client’s friends\, family member\, teachers and community as potential sources of support. \nParticipants will learn how to identify and encourage seven factors associated with resilience: supportive relationships; a powerful identity; a sense of personal control\, agency and power; social justice and fair treatment; belonging\, purpose\, and spirituality; and cultural rootedness. Michael will share both his research and stories from his clinical practice that illustrate what effective\, ecologically complex services look like. Participants will have an opportunity to talk about examples of effective services from their own workplace\, as well\, and find solutions for clients who are difficult to engage.  The core principles of the approach\, navigation and negotiation\, will be discussed in relation to several service design principles that combine clinical work with advocacy and case management to create effective services that clients value. Several themes will be discussed with regard to service design\, including coordination of services across “silos”\, continuity of services over time\, the need for cultural sensitivity\, and how services can show they are effective \nRegister for the Restoring Resilience Conference: \nRegistrations have closed for this event.
URL:https://cfswestern.mb.ca/event/annualconference2024/
LOCATION:MNP Hall\, Keystone Centre\, Brandon\, 1175 18th St Unit 1\, Brandon\, MB\, R7A 7C5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:General Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240423T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240423T170000
DTSTAMP:20240315T191221Z
CREATED:20240315T191221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T191221Z
UID:5144-1713862800-1713891600@cfswestern.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Milestones Preschool Wellness Fair
DESCRIPTION:Save the date! Preschool Wellness Fair April 23 at the Keystone Centre.
URL:https://cfswestern.mb.ca/event/milestones-preschool-wellness-fair/
LOCATION:MB
CATEGORIES:General Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231122T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231122T190000
DTSTAMP:20231030T211653Z
CREATED:20231030T191537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231030T211653Z
UID:4559-1700676000-1700679600@cfswestern.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Foster Parent Recruitment Information Session
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to Child & Family Services of Western Manitoba’s Foster Parent Recruitment Information Session: \n\nDate: Wednesday\, Nov. 22\, 2023\nTime: 6-7pm\nLocation: Family & Community Development Centre (Unit 4 – 613 10th St. Brandon)\n\nNo registration required. Drop ins welcome. Learn about becoming a foster parent in your community. \nHOSTED BY THE AGENCY’S RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM.\nFor more information\, call 204-726-6103 \n \n 
URL:https://cfswestern.mb.ca/event/foster-parent-info-session/
LOCATION:MB
CATEGORIES:General Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cfswestern.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EventBlog-Template-3.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR