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Mental Health Professional Development

AHVNA is proud to be offering paid professional development with a focus on understanding Mental Health for Early Childhood Educators working in licensed childcare centres, out-of-school care programs, and dayhomes.

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Welcome Early Childhood Educators

In partnership with the Government of Alberta, we aim to equip Educators with the knowledge and tools to support children to manage stress, regulate emotions, and face the challenges of our world with strength, support, and compassion.

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MindUp for ECEs

Evidence-based and easy to implement, MindUP helps you develop the mental fitness to build a happier, healthier and more balanced life. The MindUP Program teaches the strategies and skills you need to find optimism, build resilience and create solutions for life's challenges.
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Kids Have Stress,
Too!® for ECEs

This research-based program is built on an experiential learning approach. Its aim is to help educators (and parents!) create teachable moments to introduce stress management strategies and build emotional resiliency. Provides educators with practical, developmentally appropriate, engaging activities for students.
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Kimochis®
for ECEs

On the surface, Kimochis are a family of cuddly critters and a big bowl of emotions. Underneath, Kimochis is a proven system for helping kids grow and transform by dealing skillfully with their feelings.
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Introduction to Infant and Early Mental Health for ECEs

Introduction to Infant and Early Mental Health sessions provide an overview of early development with a focus on infant and early mental health. Some key concepts and theoretical models that will be explored are the importance of relationships, the developing brain, understanding behaviours, cultural competence, and embedding a family approach into your practice. Practical applications to support these concepts as well as reflective questions will be provided to consider in your practice as you work with infants, young children, and their families.
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Mental Health First Aid for ECEs

Mental Health First Aid is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem, experiencing the worsening of an existing mental health problem, or in a mental health crisis.
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Mental Health Resources
We've compiled resources to support children's Mental Health, check them out!
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Early Childhood Educators in Alberta, we provide mental health focused training for you with release time! Register now!
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"The YMCA of Northern Alberta is thankful to partner with AHVNA to provide our Early Childhood Educators access to Mental Health Training. This training helps us increase the quality of care and ensures that all children attending our Child Care programs receive the supports they need."
Tricia Ridgeway Stroud
Tricia Ridgeway StroudChild Care Program Manager Northern Alberta YMCA
“We are beyond thrilled to be facilitating such timely and important training and coaching to Early Childhood Educators. Mental Health concerns in children and youth are on the rise, and the training will expand educators’ current knowledge of child development. Our hope is that as we connect with Educators, we will collectively increase the mental well being of Alberta’s children and youth, so they will thrive as they grow.”
AHVNA Early Childhood training
Aia Hughes and Carly VilleneuveProgram Coordinators
"Healthy social and emotional skills are important building blocks for young children's long-term mental health and well-being, and having educators that are skilled in supporting this development benefits children, families and the community."
Adine Shuchuk
Adine ShuchukExecutive Director, Jasper Place Child and Family Resource Society
“Alberta’s government is building a comprehensive recovery-oriented system of care for mental health and addiction. Prevention is a key part of this system. This funding will help early childhood educators promote positive mental health and thus prevent more serious negative outcomes for many kids.”
Mike Ellis
Mike EllisAssociate Minister of Mental Health and Addiction
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