CFMHN PRESENTS: Jaqueline Simms, RN, BN, MN -Defence Mechanisms - How do we understand them and plan care for clinical practice.
Date: February 28th
Workshop Time: 10AM - 12PM (MST) or 12PM - 2PM (EST)
Duration: 2 Hours
Cost: $90.00 for Members/Non-Members
Register at: https://www.cfmhn.ca/virtual-education
➡️ Join us virtually via Zoom link (to follow) and be part of the conversation!
Jaqueline's Bio & Workshop Objectives:
Defence Mechanisms - How do we understand them and plan care for clinical practice? For anyone who ever wondered why clients demonstrate defense mechanisms and what can we, as nurses, do to support clients, this session is for you.
This interactive webinar will highlight common clinical presentations of defence mechanisms - how we as nurses identify them and plan care.
Participants will be provided an opportunity to:
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Increase knowledge of defence mechanisms and possible rationale why clients present with them.
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Develop and enhance clinical skills to create a plan of care to support effective therapeutic relationships.
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Engage in a safe and generative environment to develop clinical practice in mental health nursing
The session will be hosted virtually via Zoom. Zoom Link to follow.
Group participation in case study scenarios is expected.
There will be Knowledge check ins during the session and a quiz completion at the end of the session to provide feedback.
Completion of webinar certificate sent to participants post completion.
Except for personal or self-care related workshops, all workshops will be recorded.
Refund policy:
75% refund more than two weeks in advance
25% refund one week in advance
0% refund less than one week in advance
ABOUT THE CFMHN
The Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses (CFMHN) is the only national voice for psychiatric and mental health nursing in Canada. Our members include Registered Psychiatric Nurses, Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Practical Nurses and Nurse Practitioners from coast to coast to coast.
We are linked with two other national powerhouses for our advocacy work: the Canadian Nurses’ Association and the Canadian Alliance of Mental Illness and Mental Health.
Our mission is to provide a national forum for nurses with an interest in mental health to LEARN, GROW, UNITE and INFLUENCE health policy and decision makers to make a sustainable positive change in the mental health for all.
