CPA Ontario

Experiencing stress and some anxiety is a regular part of life and we usually find ways of adjusting. There may be times when it feels like a lot more than that. During those times we might feel easily overwhelmed by some situations and it gets harder to handle or cope with some life or daily events. For many who have experienced a traumatic event, such as a car crash or some other debilitating event, it could be even harder to handle such situations. That trauma may have had a big impact on how we cope and adjust. Understanding the difference between stress and post traumatic stress and recognizing its impact on us becomes very important.

This Information Forum will focus on understanding what post traumatic stress disorder means, the signs of experiencing it and some strategies about coping and adjusting, as related to people who have experienced physical loss as a result from a traumatic event.

This will be of interest to adults who have a spinal cord injury or physical disability, their family members, front line workers, health care practitioners, researchers, rehabilitation specialists, legal professionals, researchers and students.

GUEST SPEAKERS:

Nancy Wardrop, MSW, RSW

Nancy is the Clinical Lead for Traumatic Stress Service in the Mental Health Program at London Health Sciences Centre. She has over 20 years of experience in Mental Health, in the areas of mood disorders and traumatic stress disorders. She was also part of the Spinal Cord Injury team at Parkwood Hospital for 6 years. Nancy is part time faculty at King’s College, UWO in the faculty of Social Work.

Sue Minns, Motivational Speaker. “I choose the red shoes.”

Sue knows first hand what stress is all about. She will share accounts of her diagnosis of MS, breast cancer, job loss and a family house fire and how she chooses to meet life’s trials head on. As a motivational speaker and humourist, she’ll be thought provoking and sensitive; she’ll be entertaining and encouraging.

SPINAL CORD INJURY (SCI) INFORMATION FORUM

THIS EVENT IS FREE & A LIGHT LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED

Please RSVP by June 9th, 2008 to Cassandra

Tel: 519-433-2331 Ext 223 Fax: 519-433-3987 cassandra.lebel@cpaont.org

We would like to recognize our sponsors for this event:

Lerners Injury Law and Legate Personal Injury Lawyers