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Workshop/course descriptions

  • Anger: Understanding, Preventing, and Managing Anger

    Internal dialogue, anger management, communication, addressing conflict.
    Participants must attend all four workshops.

    Length: 3-hours

  • Inclusion and Respect at Defense (IRD)
    This training will help you understand the fundamentals of a respectful workplace and distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate behaviors within the Department of Defense.

    It will also highlight the importance of psychological safety, inclusive practices, and a trauma-informed approach to foster a healthy and welcoming work environment for everyone.

    Lenght: Full day (8am to 4pm)
  • Marital Communication
    Marital Communication: Conflict Management
    Learn to better understand and defuse tensions in your relationship.
    This course covers simple strategies for communicating effectively, expressing your needs, and managing conflicts without escalation.

    Lenght: 2hr-workshop
  • Les essentiels de la nutrition
    By the end of this course, members will know which foods to add to their diet to balance their daily energy and e intake.
    They will also be able to read nutrition labels and identify sources of fat and sugar.

    Length: 3.5hr workhop
  • Nutrition on a budget
    By the end of this course, you will be able to understand the role of nutrition in promoting health and preventing chronic diseases, prepare a healthy meal, use the nutrition facts panel when making food choices, identify various ways to prepare a meal, manage food costs, and, most importantly, adopt mindful eating strategies.

    Lenght : 3.5hr-workshop
  • Sports Nutrition
    The human machine and its energy, fuel sources, nutrition, and type of training, refueling at the right time.

    Length: 3.5hr-workshop
  • Optimizing Your Daily Sleep
    Beliefs and attitudes, falling asleep, changing habits, naps

    Length: 2-hour workshop
  • Respected in the CAF
    “Respect in the CAF” is an interactive workshop designed to help participants: understand the nature and consequences of sexual misconduct in the CAF; explore and practice witness intervention strategies; learn best practices; and know where to refer individuals for more specific information

    Duration : 1 day (8am to 3:30pm)
  • Healthy Communication

    Addressing conflict, improving communication, the collaboration model.

    Participants must attend both workshops.

  • Psychological Distress
    This course begins with an introduction to the concept of psychological distress: its definition, origins, and contributing factors. It then focuses specifically on cognitive distortions (automatic negative thoughts), as they constitute a central mechanism that can lead to or exacerbate psychological distress. Strategies for identifying and managing these distortions are also presented to promote better regulation of thoughts and mental well-being

    Lenght: 3-hour workshop
  • Stress: Understanding Stress to Manage It Better
    In this course, we will define what stress is and its potential impacts at work. We will also discuss tips and advice for better managing it, as well as strategies to reduce the risk of burnout.

    the participant must attend all 3-classes
    Lenght: Each workshop is 3-hour
  • Communication techniques
    In this course, we will cover various communication techniques that are useful both professionally and personally in order to optimize social skills.

    Lenght : 4-hours
  • Generational trends
    Generational trends: Understanding each other better to communicate better
    This course explores generational differences in a military context, identifying their origins, strengths, weaknesses, and sources of conflict. It highlights the challenges of intergenerational communication. Concrete solutions are proposed to foster better understanding and effective collaboration

    Lenght: 3-hour workshop

Express Workshops 90-minutes

  • Calming the inner fire
    Calming the Inner Fire: Understanding and Controlling Anger
    In this presentation, participants will learn more about anger by identifying, among other things, the various emotions involved as well as the situations that can intensify or calm it. Finally, they will learn techniques to slow the rise of their anger and prevent it from erupting

    90-minute workshop
  • From Resilience to Resilience
    From Resilience to Resilience: How to Bounce Back and Grow Stronger
    Members will learn the difference between mental strength and resilience, including the concepts and characteristics of the latter. They will also acquire practical tools to build their resilience and cope with life’s challenges.

    90-minute workshop
  • The plate of happiness
    Discover the impact of nutrition on well-being, the role of essential nutrients, the importance of the gut microbiome, and some tips for improving your eating habits.

    90-minute workshop
  • Psychological Suffering
    This course begins with an introduction to the concept of psychological distress: its definition, origins, and contributing factors.
    It then focuses specifically on cognitive distortions (automatic negative thoughts), as they constitute a central mechanism that can lead to or exacerbate psychological distress.
    Strategies for identifying and managing these distortions are also presented to promote better regulation of thoughts and mental well-being

    90-minute workshop
  • Gaining a Better Understanding of Addictive Behaviors
    This course explores why addiction can develop, how it takes hold, and the factors that make some people more at risk than others.
    The most commonly used substances and their effects are also discussed.
    The goal is to better understand the realities surrounding addiction and its impact on health and well-being.

    90-minute workshop
  • Optimizing Your Daily Sleep
    Beliefs and attitudes, falling asleep, changing habits, naps

    90-minute workhops
  • Work-related stress
    The various sources of stress at work and the link to burnout.

    90-minute workshop

On-demand Workshops*

  • Ergonomics at work
    This course on office ergonomics covers the optimal positioning of your monitor and chair, as well as the efficient layout of office supplies such as your mouse, keyboard, and paper holder. It will also explore the advantages and disadvantages of sitting and standing positions and how to adopt them properly. Finally, it will provide you with strategies to prevent fatigue when working at a screen and thus promote a healthy and productive work environment.

     
  • Injuries Prevention
    Causes of injuries, proper equipment, prevention exercises, importance of posture (when running).
  • Sleep
    Sleep patterns and attitudes, falling asleep, changing habits, naps.
  • Sports recovery strategies

    Learn proven recovery methods (e.g., self-massage, cold water immersion, compression stockings, etc.) and when and how to use them.




     
  • Stress at work
    The various sources of stress at work and the link with burnout.
  • Utilisation saine des technologies
    Usage des technologies: Quand faut-il se déconnecter?

* All workshops can be booked on request. A minimum of 10 participants is required.

Contact

Valcartier Health Promotion

Bldg 516 - Valcartier Sports Centre

418-844-5000 ext: 666-4677

promosante.valc@forces.gc.ca