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Happy new year!

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📣 What is your school routine?🍎📚

For more information, check out Althea's work at:

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Shannon Burton is one of our clinics Registered Social workers. She recently has attended two talks; The Black Child & Family: Emotional and Psychological Challenges of Intergenerational Trauma and Ethically and Culturally Competent Assessment of Black Children. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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"Intentional or unintentional, cultural differences can open the door to subpar treatment of Black people seeking mental health treatment. Racial and ethnic disparities in mental⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
health treatment in Black communities often come about because of stereotyping, bias, and play therapists’ uncertainty. Often, the therapeutic relationship is viewed as an unequal distribution of power, so a treatment provider’s perception of how Black people present in therapeutic spaces may colour their judgments and the level of respect they accord Black clients. Cultural competency, cultural empathy, and cultural humility are vital product and process components of proving effective and responsible mental health treatment to Black communities." ~Shannon Burton⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

🍎📚School is coming!📚🍎

Shannon Burton is one of our Psychotherapists. She works as a Registered Paediatric Social Worker with experience in the school board as a Social Worker/Attendance Counsellor as well as providing therapy for children and youth in private practice. Shannon's method of therapy stems from these two areas of education and experience. From the ages of 6-18 Shannon uses the tool of reviewing report cards to assess the child or teens development on an educational level. She believes that with report card examination she can better help the patient through understanding their strong and weak areas. This is part of her initial intake and allows for a general understanding from others points of view. With this information Shannon can gauge the child's reading and writing, along with visual, verbal, and behavioural difficulties. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ With younger children aged 4 years to 6 years, Shannon will specifically review "self regulation and well being" and "belonging and contributing" sections of Ontario report cards. To learn about the type of learning Shannon is working with, she will review "literacy and mathematic behaviours" sections as well as "problem and innovating". When report cards are unavailable for Shannon's viewing or no longer relevant due to age, she will also review any psychological assessments and allow for the people closest to the child to offer their input. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ To book an appointment with Shannon or learn more about her practice, click the link in our bio or call the clinic at 416.820.8588⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #socialwork #reportcards #learning #mentalhealthishealth #mentalhealthadvice #mentalhealthadvocacy #mentalhealthwarriors #therapyiscool #cbttherapy #talktherapy #psychotherapists #anxietyanddepression #depressionandanxiety #OhanaWellnessClinic #RMT #massagetherapy #reflexology #acupuncture #TCM #chinesemedicine #naturopathy #alternativemedicine #chiropractic #therapy #westendtoronto #torontohealth

Rethink.Relearn.Repeat.
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10 fun facts about Sunflowers:

🌻THEY'RE NATIVE TO THE AMERICAS.

🌻THEY WERE BROUGHT TO RUSSIA BY ROYALTY.

🌻THEIR POPULARITY STANDS THE TEST OF TIME.

🌻THEY TRACK THE SUN.

🌻 THE WORLD'S TALLEST SUNFLOWER REACHES 30 FEET AND 1 INCH.

🌻 THEY HAVE TRAVELED TO SPACE.

🌻 THEY CAN BE USED AS SCRUBBING PADS.

🌻 THEY HAVE AN INDIGENOUS HISTORY OF HEALING CHEST PAIN.

🌻 THEY ARE ACTUALLY COMPRISED OF THOUSANDS OF TINY LITTLE FLOWERS.



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Participated in an awesome training today! 💥🧠💥

A Wednesday quote...

Hope everyone had a wonderful time celebrating Pride Toronto's 40th month- long lineup of parties!

Including over 70 individual events showcasing more than 130 2SLGBTQ+ artists, 14 party collectives, and seven community committee programs. The full month of program concluded with two Festival Weekends centred around community, education, and of course, celebration!!!

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We have been nominated for BEST family therapy, wellness centre and medical health centre! Check us out!

🧠🤸‍♂️🧘Children’s Mental Health Week May 3 to May 9 🧠🤸🧘‍♀️

"Annually, Mental Health Week is acknowledged during the first week of May with an emphasis on children’s mental health. Local child and youth mental health agencies and Children’s Mental Health Ontario, which represents nearly 100 children and youth mental health centres across the province are reminding families that we remain open to provide mental health services in our community.

Now more than ever, Ontario’s community mental health and addictions public providers want families to consider their mental health and well-being during this unprecedented time of COVID-19.

Prior to COVID-19, demand for kids’ mental health services was high with a waitlist of 28,000. Wait times varied between three months to two years depending on where you live and the type of service required. COVID-19 has brought an increase in mental health deterioration and an increased demand for services."

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One of my go-to introductory activities for kids who love Minecraft!!!
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Check out Accordva for more ideas!

Research shows that when rain sounds enter people's brains, the brain unconsciously relaxes and produces waves, which are very close to the brain state when a human sleeps. Rain sound is usually between 0 and 20 kHz. 🧠🌧

Happy Friday Folks! Time to decompress, unwind and enjoy a beautiful view!

Happy International Women's Day!



Happy Social Work Week!

❄Mindfulness during the winter months!

It’s important to understand that there is no single way to teach mindfulness. Each child is different and with unique needs, strengths, and curiosities. Here are winter themed mindfulness activities. The images are some strategies that teach the skill of self-awareness in different ways during the winter!

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Explaining love, acceptance and caring to children can be challenging! Check out these children's books about love and families to help guide the conversation!
Happy love day and family day!
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Emotional Intelligence (aka EQ)🧠 is very different when compared to the meaning of Intelligence Quotient (aka IQ).📚

What is Emotional Intelligence:

🧠 Empathy- The ability to understand someone else’s position

🧠 Motivation- To be able to work towards your goals

🧠 Self-Awareness- The ability to recognize your emotions, strengths, and emotions

🧠 Self-Regulation- The ability to manage your emotions and impulses

🧠 Social Skills- To be able to manage relationships.

💭Ignorance is Bliss💭
"If you do not know about something, you do not worry about it." - Online Oxford Language Dictionary
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Yah or Nah⁉️

👉The most misunderstood developmental stage in children.

👉However, one of my favorite developmental stages to work with. 💗

http://www.ohanawellnessclinic.com/new-events/what-age-is-pre-teen/

What age is Pre-Teen - Ohana Wellness Clinic | Bloor West Village Get answers from our child therapist about everything to do with your tween, including what age is pre-teen, brain development and more.

Therapy is an investment in yourself and your family. 🫂 Let's make 2021 better together!

Engaging a Child in Therapy:

✔Find time to talk. Let them know they are not in trouble.

✔Position yourself in a place of relaxation, open stance and authenticity.

✔When the child discusses experiences, thoughts, concerns and emotions, take their comments seriously.

✔Explain that a social worker is there to help, listen and support.

Why write a handwritten letter?✉📃

✒Add that extra level of demonstrating how important the recipient is to the sender.

✒Personal artifact that can be cherished.

✒Others understand the effort that goes into writing a handwritten letter, so it is always appreciated.

✒The act of writing often makes people feel happier.

✒It helps people pause about thoughts and indicate deeper meaning.

Happy Monday 🗓

Wishing families a safe and healthy NYE. May 2021 be an amazing year! 🥳


✴Merry & Bright✴

Wishing you a safe holiday season full of laughter, love and light.