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We all go through challenges and tough times. Our personal resilience can play a big role in how we recover from our challenges and overcome the tough times we face. This course will explore different tools and strategies which can be helpful in growing our resiliency and navigating the challenges we encounter, in a safe and confidential peer environment.

Growing up is hard to do! This online course (delivered via Zoom) will be offered over 5 weeks (5 X 1 hour sessions). This will be a safe place to learn about things like relationships, money management, self-care and other aspects of being a happy, healthy adult. This course is aimed at 16-24 years old and is run by two trained facilitators, one of whom has lived experience with a mental illness or substance use disorder.

Healthy relationships are key to our well-being. This multi-week, online course (8 X 1 Hour) focuses on how to build and maintain healthy friendships. Each week, we will explore a new topic, such as communication, conflict, values, trust, commitment and more. Join us for 8 weeks on Zoom and see what a difference it can make to your friendships!

Having access to affordable, nutritious, and tasty food is super important. So is knowing how to make the most of the food and resources we have on hand to make this happen. You’re invited to join us in a friendly and supportive peer setting to learn more about this. Baking Basics is a safe place to talk with your peers while learning how to bake and create delicious food! This 4-session course runs once a week for 2 hours each week, in-person at Prosper Place. We are located at: 10455 - 172 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5S 1K9. We hope you’ll join us. Limit of 4 participants per class. 

Boundaries are so important. They keep you safe and let others know what’s OK and what’s not. This two-hour online interactive course (hosted on Zoom) will introduce you to the basics of establishing, protecting and respecting boundaries.

Building better boundaries involves learning how to set boundaries, talking to others about your boundaries, and showing others you respect their boundaries. This four-week course (4 X 2 hours) will introduce you to what boundaries are, the various types of boundaries, why they are important, and help you practice setting boundaries to help you improve your overall wellness. This is interactive online course is hosted on Zoom.

Being a parent, grandparent, or caregiver isn’t without its challenges, or its rewards. And let’s face it, caring for our children is one of the most important jobs there is! Caring for ourselves while taking care of those we love and support can be tough, but mastering self-care can be a “game changer” for us as caregivers and can be extremely beneficial to those we care for.   Join us in in a safe, and confidential peer setting, where you can share your experiences and explore practical tools and resources to support you in your “caregiving journey”. This course has been developed based on the needs and challenges identified by community partners and individual community members, and is geared towards supporting the needs of parents, grandparents, and caregivers of children ages 5-10 (not exclusively).

Grab a cup of coffee and join us for a discussion about mental wellbeing. Each week we will explore a new topic, using materials from one of our Recovery College courses and drawing upon the experiences of those in attendance. So why not join us for a little boost to your week! Run by two trained facilitators, one of whom has lived experience.

In this two-hour interactive online course, we will explore how to identify and manage anxiety. We will share skills and approaches to help us better understand and cope with anxiety. All classes are delivered via video conferencing and run by two trained facilitators, one of whom has lived experience with anxiety.

In this multi-week (8 X 1 hour) interactive online course, we will delve deeper into how to identify and manage anxiety. Each week, we will explore a new skill, approach or tool to help us better understand and cope with anxiety. All classes are delivered via video conferencing and run by two trained facilitators, one of whom has lived experience with anxiety.

Do you find it hard to start a conversation? Or once it's started, flounder to keep it going? Are you uncomfortable with difficult conversations? This course will help you strengthen your conversation skills and explore ways to constructively handle conflict. This is a multi-week online course (8 hours in total) offered via Zoom. It is run by two trained facilitators.

Cooking Basics: Learn to master the basic cooking skills that will elevate you to a culinary force to be reckoned with! We’ll start with some of the basics of food preparation and graduate to the fundamentals of preparing a wonderful meal! Cooking Basics is a safe place to talk with your peers while learning how to create delicious and nutritious meals! This 6-session course runs once a week on Fridays, for 2 hours, July 22- August 26 (10 AM – Noon), in-person, at Prosper Place. We are located at: 10455 - 172 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5S 1K9. Call 780-426-7861 for directions or information. We hope you’ll join us! Limit of 4 participants per class. 

Having access to affordable, nutritious, and tasty food is super important. So is knowing how to make the most of the food and resources we have on hand to make this happen. You’re invited to join us in a friendly and supportive peer setting to learn more about this. Creative Sandwiches is a safe place to talk with your peers while learning to make the most of what we have on hand, and learning how to make amazing sandwiches while we do so! This 4-session course runs once a week for 2 hours each week, in-person at Prosper Place. We are located at: 10455 - 172 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5S 1K9. We hope you’ll join us. Limit of 4 participants per class. 

Life can take a toll on our stress levels, our moods, our sense of control, our sense of the future, and our confidence. The best antidote to these impacts is self-compassion. This 1-hour interactive course will help you rediscover self-compassion and provide some tools to build this skill.

Life can take a toll on our stress levels, our moods, our sense of control, our sense of the future, and our confidence. The best antidote to these impacts is self-compassion. This 1-hour interactive course will help you rediscover self-compassion and provide some tools to build this skill.

Everyday Confidence: Self-confidence is all about trusting in ourselves and believing in our own abilities. It can be very helpful in helping us to prepare for the experiences and situations we encounter. Confidence can help propel us forward with people and opportunities that present themselves in our lives. But what happens when that confidence is not there? The good news is that confidence is a skill and can be learned and practiced. It can grow with us as we progress through our life journeys.    In this course we will learn to grow and develop our own self-confidence in a safe and confidential peer environment. The course runs once a week for 6 weeks on Tuesday afternoons, in-person or online. Limit of 12 participants per class. 

Self-confidence is all about trusting in ourselves and believing in our own abilities. It can be very helpful in helping us to prepare for the experiences and situations we encounter. Confidence can help propel us forward with people and opportunities that present themselves in our lives. But what happens when that confidence is not there? The good news is that confidence is a skill and can be learned and practiced. It can grow with us as we progress through our life journeys.    In this course we will explore ways to grow and develop our own self-confidence in a safe and confidential peer environment. The course runs once a week for 6 weeks on Tuesday evenings, online.

When a loved one is struggling with a mental health concern, it can be challenging to keep our own sense of balance. This multi-week, online course (8 X 1 hour) and will help caregivers build resilience, connection, and hope. This online course is offered on Zoom and run by two trained facilitators, one of whom has a lived experience of supporting a loved one's recovery journey.

CMHA Recovery College Edmonton & the Fort Saskatchewan Multicultural Association present: Building Your Toolbelt: Caring for Others and Yourself (3 x 2 hr.) When supporting a loved one with their mental health, it’s common to feel confused, overwhelmed, and exhausted. This course will teach you how to improve your communication skills, develop a plan to preserve your energy, and improve your ability to set effective boundaries. This online course is aimed at caregivers and is run by two trained facilitators, one with lived experience with a mental illness or substance use disorder and will take place on Zoom on the following dates: Tuesdays May 16, 23 & 30, 2023 from 7-9pm

The Fort Saskatchewan Multicultural Association and CMHA Edmonton Recovery College present Building Better Boundaries: Building Better Boundaries involves learning how to set boundaries, talking to others about your boundaries, and showing others you respect their boundaries. This four-week course (4 X 2 hours) will introduce you to what boundaries are, the various types of boundaries, why they are important, and help you practice setting boundaries to help you improve your overall wellness. This is interactive online course is hosted on Zoom.  

The Fort SK Multicultural Association and CMHA Recovery College Edmonton present Adulting 101: Growing up is hard to do!  This course will be offered over 5 weeks (5 X 1-hour sessions). This will be a safe place to learn about things like relationships, money management, self-care, and other aspects of being a happy, healthy adult. This course is aimed at youth and is run by two trained facilitators, one of whom has lived experience.   

The Fort Saskatchewan Multicultural Association and CMHA Edmonton Recovery College present Developing Self Compassion: Life can take a toll on our stress levels, our moods, our sense of control, our sense of the future, and our confidence. The best antidote to these impacts is self-compassion. This 1-hour interactive class will help you rediscover self-compassion and provide some tools to build this skill.

The Fort SK Multicultural Association and CMHA Edmonton Recovery College present Stress Management: Many people are experiencing increased levels of stress in our ever-changing world. This 1-hour online, interactive class (hosted on Zoom) will look at how our minds and bodies react to stress, and explore way to manage and cope with stress, as well as how to establish balance in these uncertain times.  

The Fort SK Multicultural Association & CMHA Edmonton Recovery College present Surviving the Pandemic and Moving Forward: Since the arrival of COVID, we’ve all experienced changes and challenges. How much of what we feel is because of COVID, related stress, changes, and limitations, and how much is part of life? How do we move forward following the impacts of the pandemic, and move past our uncertainties and challenges as we work towards returning to our pre-pandemic lives, routines, relationships, and careers? In this course we’ll talk about managing anxiety, practicing boundaries, and developing or returning to helpful habits, routines, and lifestyle changes. This course is aimed at professional adults and students, and is run by two trained facilitators, one with lived experience with a mental illness or substance use disorder. Please register online or you can contact Lana Santana at the Fort SK. Multicultural Association if you are interested in registering for this course: lana.santan900@gmail.com

Goal Setting: It all starts with a dream and thinking about “all the things” we would like to accomplish in our lives. In this course, we will learn how to recognize our dreams and to define specific goals for ourselves, to help us to reach for our dreams.  We will work to create a plan to help us in our journeys to accomplish this, in a safe and confidential peer environment. The course runs once a week for 6 weeks, for 2 hours, and will be offered in-person at Prosper Place Clubhouse, located at: 10455 - 172 Street NW, Edmonton, AB We hope you’ll join us! Limit of 12 participants per class. 

What makes us happiest?  Join us for this four week course (2 hrs per evening) to learn skills to improve your mood, bounce back from challenges, and make time for what matters most to you.

Leadership can mean different things to different people. It can be how someone influences others socially, at work, and in life. Leadership can be about how you live your life how you relate to others. It can also describe people who look to appreciate the strengths and talents in others, and who provide encouragement and support. There are many kinds of leaders. Leadership is a skill and can be learned and developed. In this course, we will look at developing and growing basic leadership skills in a safe and confidential peer environment. The course runs once a week for 6 weeks and will be offered in-person at Prosper Place Clubhouse, located at: 10455 - 172 Street NW, Edmonton, AB We hope you’ll join us! Limit of 12 participants per class. 

Since the arrival of Covid, we’ve all experienced changes and challenges. How much of what you feel is because of Covid related stress, and how much is part of life? This online course will be offered over 3 weeks (3 X 1-hour sessions). We’ll talk about managing anxiety, practicing boundaries, and developing healthy habits and routine. This course is aimed at adults, 18 + years old and is run by two trained facilitators, one with lived experience with a mental illness or substance use disorder.

Since the arrival of Covid, we’ve all experienced changes and challenges. How much of what you feel is because of Covid related stress, and how much is part of life? This online course will be offered over 3 weeks (3 X 1-hour sessions). We’ll talk about managing anxiety, practicing boundaries, and developing healthy habits and routine. This course is aimed Youth, 16-24 years old, and is run by two trained facilitators, one with lived experience with a mental illness or substance use disorder.

This course has been developed specifically for men, or those providing support to men.  The purpose of this course is to help us learn about how we can keep on top of our game in the face of stressful situations. This course will also help us to learn how to take control of our responses in the face of difficult situations through learning healthy awareness skills. You’ll be a master mind in no time!

As we continue to observe physical distancing guidelines, it is more important than ever to remain socially connected. This one-hour online interactive class will explore why connection is so vital and discuss ways to protect our mental health by remaining socially connected.

e4c in partnership with CMHA Edmonton presents Confront the Discomfort In this two-hour interactive online course, we will explore how to identify and manage anxiety. We will share skills and approaches to help us better understand and cope with anxiety. All classes are delivered via video conferencing and run by two trained facilitators, one of whom has lived experience with anxiety.

REACH Edmonton and Edmonton Recovery College Present: Developing Self Compassion: Life can take a toll on our stress levels, our moods, our sense of control, our sense of the future, and our confidence. The best antidote to these impacts is self-compassion. This 1-hour interactive class will help you rediscover self-compassion and provide some tools to build this skill.

REACH Edmonton and CMHA Recovery College Edmonton: Stress Management: Many people are experiencing increased levels of stress in our ever-changing world. This 1-hour online, interactive class (hosted on Zoom) will look at how our minds and bodies react to stress, and explore way to manage and cope with stress, as well as how to establish balance in these uncertain times.

REACH Edmonton in partnership with CMHA Edmonton presents Shades of Self Disclosure. Learning who to talk to, and how much and when to share our story can be tricky. This free course talks about safe and appropriate ways to share information about your mental health. This is a 2-part online course via Zoom, and is run by 2 trained facilitators, one with lived experience.

Growing up is hard to do! This in-person course will be offered over 5 weeks (5 x 1 hour sessions). This is a safe place to learn about things like relationships, money management, self-care, and other aspects of being a happy, healthy adult. This course is aimed at 16-24-year-old individuals, and is run by two trained facilitators, one of whom has lived experience. The course will take place at the Spruce Grove Public Library, which is located 35 -  5th Avenue in Spruce Grove.  Please reach out to Spruce Grove FCSS at 780-962-7618, or Recovery College at 780-414-6300 for the registration code to sign up for the course. For general questions please email recoverycollege@cmha-edmonton.ab.ca for more information. 

What's more important, thinking or feeling? Both! How we think and what we think can often make us feel better or worse. This one-hour course will help you learn about yourself and how your thoughts can affect how you feel and act. We will explore ways you can use your thoughts to help you deal with challenges and skills you can implement to help keep you grounded during these uncertain times. This is a one-hour, interactive, in-person course.

What's more important, thinking or feeling? Both! How we think and what we think can often make us feel better or worse. This two-hour course will help you learn about yourself and how your thoughts can affect how you feel and act. We will explore ways you can use your thoughts to help you deal with challenges and skills you can implement to help keep you grounded during these uncertain times. This is a two-hour, interactive online course, hosted through Zoom.

The road to recovery is not a straight line and it’s not something we can do on our own. Each person’s recovery journey is unique, but we can share some tools to add to your toolbox to help. This multi-week online course (4 X 2-hours) will be run by two trained facilitators, one of whom has lived experience with mental illness or substance use.

Learning who to talk to, and how much and when to share our story can be tricky. This free course talks about safe and appropriate ways to share information about your mental health. This is a 2-part online course via Zoom, and is run by 2 trained facilitators, one with lived experience.

This workshop is a brief orientation into what stigma looks like from various perspectives, the impacts of stigma on those with mental illness, and how we can support the de-stigmatization of mental illness and move towards a recovery-oriented mindset to support those they know who are experiencing mental illness.

Many people are experiencing increased levels of stress lately. This one-hour online interactive class (hosted on Zoom ) will look at how our bodies react to stress and what we can do to manage our stress to find balance in these uncertain times.

Many people are feeling very tired and fatigued right now. This one-hour online interactive class will explore sleep and fatigue and why we may be feeling so tired lately.