Supports Available
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For CLGW Employees
Looking for one-to-one support?
Counselling, coaching and therapy are available to you in two ways:
- CLGW partners with Cathy Kuehni for individual coaching sessions. All you need to do is complete this referral form*, and email it the address on the form to get started.
- CLGW partners with Compass Community Services for counselling and therapy. Your sessions are confidential, and Compass has a variety of counsellors, trained and specializing in different areas, to help. They offer virtual, phone, and in-person counselling so if they don't have a location that is convenient to you, there are options! Getting set up is easy - just call their main line (519-824-2431 or toll free 1-844-724-6040) and use ext. 46 to start getting set up with a therapist and an appointment. See the EAP brochure here.
Looking for a little advice or help getting connected with therapy? Check out our Facts About Therapy and Getting the Help that I Need guide.
We hosted a variety of Mental Health and Behaviour Therapy talks.
That includes talks about:
- Dealing with Challenging Behaviours
- Antecedent Strategies
- Introduction to Applied Behaviour Analysis
- Hope-filled Healing from Unresolved Trauma
- Compassion Fatigue - Building Resilience
- Understanding Your Anxiety - Building Resilience
Those are now available on demand, for your watching and learning at: https://clgw.ca/cope-with-hope-video-channel
To access this video channel, you will need to be on a CLGW computer, or logged into the VPN.
Prefer to take mental health learning and support into your own hands? We've assembled some helpful resources that respond to employee-requested Cope with Hope topics.
Dialectic Behaviour Therapy or DBT
- Skills List from DBT Self Help: https://www.dbtselfhelp.com/html/dbt_skills_list.html
This is a very basic outline list of the DBT skills for convenient reference. Learning to be mindful, to focus, to breathe will help make the application of the modules be more effective. It is paramount to your success in reducing stress and coping. Remember: Sometimes the skills will not work. This is when you need to quickly go to the Distress Tolerance module and take taking a vacation from the situation that you are in, practice radical acceptance, do a lot of self soothe, and distract activities. The key to success is the practice of DBT skills. - Skills, Worksheets and Videos for DBT: https://dialecticalbehaviortherapy.com/
Find videos, worksheets, and more for building DBT Skills that help you take control of your thoughts, emotions, and relationships. Focusing on mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness - DBT Skills videos playlist by Sunrise Residential Treatment Center: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWJtSH82G9LerggOwdNeWpdRbqGW5QUSI
Playlist includes videos about interpersonal skills, self soothing, radical acceptance, TIPP, and more. - DBT-RU - YouTube – more DBT skills videos
Anxiety
- Free downloadable PDFs from Anxiety Canada: https://www.anxietycanada.com/free-downloadable-pdf-resources/
Includes many how to documents, planning documents, and more.
Self-help Series
- CAMH COVID-19 Booklet Series: https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-health-and-covid-19/faq-and-resources/self-help-booklet-series
This booklet series provides a number of resources tailored for people with developmental disabilities and COVID-19. It can equip you to talk about COVID, that anxious feeling we all have, how to work through feeling down, and so much more.
Mindfulness
Emotions
Validation + Emotion Coaching
- Emotion coaching for Caregivers - Validation [PDF]
- It's Not About The Nail - YouTube – great video about validation – people don’t always want us to problem solve! They just want us to listen
- Inside Out Sadness comforts Bing Bong - YouTube – another great video showing Joy (invalidation) vs. Sadness (validation)
Grounding
Other helpful resources
- Taking your thoughts to court - YouTube – CBT technique for worry thoughts
- The Struggle Switch - By Dr. Russ Harris - YouTube – why it is helpful to not struggle with our emotions
- The Dandelion Story - YouTube – learning to accept difficult experiences and emotion
- Brené Brown on Blame - YouTube – Blame
- Brené Brown on Empathy vs Sympathy - YouTube – empathy vs. sympathy
Experiencing something difficult as a team? Looking for strategies that will help everyone take positive steps forward?
Team coaching is available on request. Specific subject matter, such as compassion fatigue, is available for teams to participate and learn more, in an effort to strengthen dynamics and relationships.
Please reach out to your Supervisor if you and a few of your team members feel coaching might be a good fit for you.
For People Supported
One to One Counselling is available for the people who are supported residentially through CLGW. Please connect with your DSP or Supervisor for next steps and the referral form.
Distress line
The Distress line is available 7 days a week from 8 am to 10 pm. There is no cost and it is completely confidential. Trained volunteers can offer an empathetic ear when you are feeling alone, stressed or overwhelmed.
The numbers are: 1-888-821-3760 or (519) 821-3760
LGBTQ+ Support Line
Trained volunteers provide free and confidential access to support and referrals to community resources as well as an inclusive space to talk.
The number is: (226) 667-3760
Crisis line
Here247 is a free crisis line operating 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The staff can connect you to needed mental health and addiction services, help de escalate a situation, provide skills in the moment as well as empathy and non judgment.
The number is: 1-844-HERE247 or 1-844-437-3247
Prefer to take mental health learning and support into your own hands? We've assembled some helpful resources that respond to employee-requested Cope with Hope topics.
Dialectic Behaviour Therapy or DBT
- Skills List from DBT Self Help: https://www.dbtselfhelp.com/html/dbt_skills_list.html
This is a very basic outline list of the DBT skills for convenient reference. Learning to be mindful, to focus, to breathe will help make the application of the modules be more effective. It is paramount to your success in reducing stress and coping. Remember: Sometimes the skills will not work. This is when you need to quickly go to the Distress Tolerance module and take taking a vacation from the situation that you are in, practice radical acceptance, do a lot of self soothe, and distract activities. The key to success is the practice of DBT skills. - Skills, Worksheets and Videos for DBT: https://dialecticalbehaviortherapy.com/
Find videos, worksheets, and more for building DBT Skills that help you take control of your thoughts, emotions, and relationships. Focusing on mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness - DBT Skills videos playlist by Sunrise Residential Treatment Center: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWJtSH82G9LerggOwdNeWpdRbqGW5QUSI
Playlist includes videos about interpersonal skills, self soothing, radical acceptance, TIPP, and more. - DBT-RU - YouTube – more DBT skills videos
Anxiety
- Free downloadable PDFs from Anxiety Canada: https://www.anxietycanada.com/free-downloadable-pdf-resources/
Includes many how to documents, planning documents, and more.
Self-help Series
- CAMH COVID-19 Booklet Series: https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-health-and-covid-19/faq-and-resources/self-help-booklet-series
This booklet series provides a number of resources tailored for people with developmental disabilities and COVID-19. It can equip you to talk about COVID, that anxious feeling we all have, how to work through feeling down, and so much more.
Assessment and Management Framework
- Assessment tool for behaviour change in people with developmental disabilities: https://cddh.monashhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/amf-2018.pdf
This assessment and management tool walks through presentation, context, assessment and provisional diagnosis, and initial management strategies from the Monash Health team.
Mindfulness
Emotions
Validation + Emotion Coaching
- Emotion coaching for Caregivers - Validation [PDF]
- It's Not About The Nail - YouTube – great video about validation – people don’t always want us to problem solve! They just want us to listen
- Inside Out Sadness comforts Bing Bong - YouTube – another great video showing Joy (invalidation) vs. Sadness (validation)
Grounding
Other helpful resources
- Taking your thoughts to court - YouTube – CBT technique for worry thoughts
- The Struggle Switch - By Dr. Russ Harris - YouTube – why it is helpful to not struggle with our emotions
- The Dandelion Story - YouTube – learning to accept difficult experiences and emotion
- Brené Brown on Blame - YouTube – Blame
- Brené Brown on Empathy vs Sympathy - YouTube – empathy vs. sympathy
We now has occupational therapy available for the people who are supported residentially through CLGW. OT is a great resource to further understand and plan for a person's individual needs to best support that person.
If you think OT may be right for a person supported, please connect with your Supervisor for next steps.
Cope with Hope Partnership
CLGW
Providing Behavioural Supports, BT Talks, and more!
Five Star Relationships
Providing Counselling, Coaching and Mental Health Talks
Cathy Kuehni
Providing Coaching and Mental Health Talks
Sarah Brown
Providing Occupational Therapy
We are offering mental health and behavioural supports to help our employees, the people we support, and their families to:
- Mindfully accept our experiences.
- Bridge communication and conflict gaps.
- Rebuild mental health foundations and resiliency.
As a team, we want you to feel supported. We want you to feel heard, and to offer spaces and strategies where you can feel hopeful again.