The Oasis in Kanata is pleased to announce we have set up a Caregiver Matters support group on Facebook.  This private group is meant to provide a safe and confidential space for caregivers to support each other.  It is a substitute for the Caregivers Matters monthly support group that is currently not able to meet due to Covid-19 restrictions.

The group will be monitored to ensure rules of conduct are being upheld.  Topics will be posted occasionally by a member of The Oasis in Kanata program committee to spark discussion.  However, the space is meant for members to post their own thoughts, feelings, and questions for response by other caregivers of people living with mental illness.

If you are a caregiver and would like to join this group, click here and request to join by clicking on the Join button.  After answering a few questions and reading the terms and conditions, the Administrator will approve your request as soon as possible.

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View a short video which explains The Oasis in Kanata‘s background and services offered.

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NOTE: Please check our Web site prior to each event to confirm details.

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PREVIOUS EVENTS

≡  2020  ≡

February 10: Regaining Vitality (information session)

January 20: Financial Planning for Caregivers (information session)

≡  2019  ≡

November 7 –  28: Wellness Workshop (4-week workshop)

October 28: Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (information session)

October 8 – 29: Change Management and Motivational Interviewing (4-week workshop)

September 16: Limit Setting and Communication (information session)

June 17: Navigating the System (information session)

June 1: Third Annual Caregiver Retreat (half-day event)

May 13: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (information session)

April 15: Understanding the Teenage Brain (information session)

March 18: Depression (information session)

February 11: Stress Reduction for Caregivers (information session)

February 9 – May 11: ON-BPD Family Connections Course (12-week course)

January 14: Conversations about Change (information session)

≡  2018  ≡

November 19: Overcoming Resistance to Treatment (information session)

October 15: The Pyramid of Family Care (information session)

September 17: Coping with PTSD (information session)

September 11 – October 30: PSO Family WRAP (8-week course)

June 18: Mental Health Caregiver Guide (information session)

June 9: Second Annual Caregiver Retreat (half-day event)

May 28: Maintaining Healthy Relationships (information session)

May 5: A Taste of Mindfulness (half-day workshop)

March 19: Mood and Anxiety Concerns (information session)

February 12: Compassion: How Art Therapy Can Help (information session)

February 10 – May 5: ON-BPD Family Connections Course (12-week course)

January 15: Is the ODSP for you? (information session)

≡  2017  ≡

November 20: Talking about Eating Disorders (information session)

November 14: PSC Employment Opportunities (MICA co-sponsored information session)

October 16: Exploring the Possibilities (information session)

September 20 – November 22: Family-to-Family Education Course (ten-week course)

September 18: Communication, Boundary-setting, and Self-care (information session)

June 10: First Annual Caregiver Retreat (half-day event)

May 29: Caregivers and Sleep (information session)

April 17: Caregivers and Trauma – Recognition and Healing (information session)

March 20: Gaining and Maintaining Balance (information session)

January 30 – April 8: ON-BPD Family Connections (twelve-week course)

January 16: Family Wellness and Coping Plans (information session)

≡  2016  ≡

November 24: Mobile Crisis Team (information session)

October 24: Lived Experiences (information session)

September 19: Caring for Caregivers of Youth (information session)

May 16: Reducing Stress and Developing Resilience (information session)

April 18: Staying Strong – Care for the Caregiver (information session)

April 16: safeTALK (half-day workshop)

March 21: Health Headlines – Hope or Hype? (information session)

January 18: Caregivers and Powers of Attorney (information session)

January 9 – March 19: ON-BPD Family Connections (eleven-week course)

≡  2015  ≡

October 24: Mental Illness Caregivers Association Summit 3 (co-hosted with MICA)

September 21: Naturopathy – Going beyond Anti-depressants (information session)

September 8 – October 27: Mindfulness Skills for Well-being (eight-week course)

May 25: The Will to Meaning – The Life and Works of Viktor Frankl (information session)

April 20: Housing and Mental Illness (information session)

February 22 – May 10: Dealing with Psychosis (eight-week course)

February 9: Borderline Personality Disorder (information session)

January 21: The Police and the Caregiver (information session)

≡  2014  ≡

November 17: Cognition and Psychosis (information session)

October 21: Managing Difficult Emotions (information session)

September 15: Mental Illness – Effects on the Family (information session)

May 27: Self-harm, Suicide, and Emergency Planning (information session)

March 24: From Grief to Hope (information session)

February 10 – March 3: Strengthening Families Together (four-week course)

January 20: Financial Issues for Caregivers (information session)

≡  2013  ≡

December 16: Managing Holiday Stressors (information session)

November 19: Care for the Caregiver – Importance of Looking after Oneself (information session)

October 21: Communication Skills – Where Do We Go from Here? (information session)

September 23: Mental Illness – A Family’s Journey (information session)