Working Stronger 2025: Alberta’s Workplace Mental Health Conference
Dates: October 28–29, 2025
Location: The Westin, Edmonton
Hosted by: CMHA Alberta & Centre for Suicide Prevention
At this premier workplace mental health event, ALIGN will present: “Fostering Safe, Supportive Workplaces in Community Services: A Culturally Informed Approach to Psychological Health and Safety.”
This interactive session will:
- Introduce the structure and purpose of the Well-Being Toolkit
- Explore the seven domains of well-being
- Highlight the principle of parallel practice and its link to staff wellness and reconciliation
- Feature real-world implementation stories and group reflection exercises
Our Children Our Way 2025: National Forum for Indigenous Child & Family Well-Being
Dates: November 2–5, 2025
Location: Vancouver Convention Centre
ALIGN will co-present with Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society: “Parallel Process: The Link Between Practice as Ceremony in Service Delivery and the ALIGN Well-Being Toolkit.”
This session will:
- Explore the alignment between Bent Arrow’s Practice as Ceremony model and ALIGN’s Toolkit
- Emphasize relational practice, cultural identity, and community self-determination
- Use storytelling and practical tools to demonstrate how ceremony and Indigenous worldviews can be integrated into everyday service delivery
These events offer valuable opportunities to engage with ALIGN’s work in advancing culturally safe, psychologically healthy practices across sectors.