Self-Advocacy Four-week Course

Get your day off to a good start by doing a few small things together online with like-minded people who could use a morning boost. We do some belly breathing, grounding, gratitude and activity planning together every weekday morning. This week's learning emphasis is boundaries.

Get your day off to a good start by doing a few small things together online with like-minded people who could use a morning boost. We do some belly breathing, grounding, gratitude, and activity planning together every weekday morning. This week's learning emphasis is the STOPP technique.

Get your day off to a good start by doing a few small things together online with like-minded people who could use a morning boost. We do some belly breathing, grounding, gratitude, and activity planning together every weekday morning. This week's learning emphasis is the STOPP technique.

Gratitude is one of the easiest ways to improve our mental health. In this one hour workshop we will identify what gratitude is, how it works, and how it contributes to our overall wellbeing. We will also learn how to get the most out of your practice, and even take some time to be grateful together. If you do not receive an email from us regarding your successful enrollment, please call us at 403-967-0473. Practicing Gratitude meets once for an hour in person or online over Zoom. Once you register on this website our address and a secure zoom link will be sent to you by Email. If you have any questions, call us at 403-967-0473 or email at recoverycollege@reddeer.ab.ca(CA-PG)

Caregiver Connections is a peer support group to help parents, partners, and caregivers of those with a mental health concern and/or addiction to support one another. This program is offered on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM MST. We meet on-line over Zoom and in our comfortable Learning Centre at Suite 303, 4805 48 Street in downtown Red Deer. Once you have enrolled, you can drop-in every week. Session discussions vary and include topics such as self-care, boundaries, communication tools, and available resources. If you do not receive an email from us regarding your successful enrolment, please call us at 403-967-0475. Caregiver Connections meets once weekly for 2 hours. Register on this website. A zoom link will be sent to you by Email, and you are always welcome to join us in-person. If you have any questions,  call us at 403-967-0475. (CA-CC)  

Get your day off to a good start by doing a few small things together online with like-minded people who could use a morning boost. We do some belly breathing, grounding, gratitude, and activity planning together every weekday morning. This week's learning emphasis is the STOPP technique.

Our Friendship Circle Support Group focuses on developing relationships, learning together and having a good time. We meet on-line over Zoom and in our Learning Centre at Suite 303, 4805 48 Street in downtown Red Deer. Once you have enrolled, you can drop-in every week. If you do not receive an email from us regarding your successful enrolment, please call us at 403-967-0475. Friendship Circle meets on Wednesday afternoons for 1.5 hours. Register on this website. A zoom link will be sent to you by Email. If you have any questions, or prefer to attend in person, call us at 403-967-0475. (CA-FC)

Get your day off to a good start by doing a few small things together online with like-minded people who could use a morning boost. We do some belly breathing, grounding, gratitude, and activity planning together every weekday morning. This week's learning emphasis is the STOPP technique.

Based on the emotional regulation work of Marcia Linehan, this 1.5 hour, interactive workshop is designed to help us plan for situations that can be difficult emotionally. Skills to manage emotions develop over time and have to be exercised in order to stay strong and effective. Intense or unexpected emotions can feel overwhelming and difficult to manage, but utilizing the ABCs can help to curb the impact of even the most intense emotions. If you do not receive an email from us regarding your successful enrolment check your junk mail, please call with any more issues: 403-967-0475. ABCs of Emotional Coping meets once for a 1.5 hours. It is offered online over Zoom and in person at our comfortable Learning Centre in downtown Red Deer. Register on this website. A zoom link and our address will be sent to you by Email. If you have any questions, call us at 403-967-0475. (CA-ABC)

Come write with us! We all hear about the therapeutic benefit of journaling. Do you have trouble getting started before the floodgates of emotion and healing run onto the page? No problem! We use prompts and time for self-reflection in a safe, welcoming space for you and your emotions. Everything remains optional if it feels right to you to pursue. You may be surprised what you uncover in your words. If you do not receive an email from us regarding your successful enrolment, check your junk box.  Please call us at 403-967-0475 for more assistance. Journaling for Self Awareness meets on alternating Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:00pm MST. It is offered both online over Zoom and in-person at our Learning Centre at #303 4805 48 St. in the Mid-City Plaza across from the new courthouse building and Sorenson bus station.  Register on this website. A zoom link will be sent to you by Email. If you have any questions, or prefer to attend in person, call us at 403-967-0475 (CA-JSA)