Psychospiritual Continuing Education: One Day, Two Courses
An online continuing education workshop for registered psychotherapists and other helping professionals exploring mindfulness, emotional regulation and resilience.
| Format/Location: | Online (Continuing Education) |
| Registration deadline: | April 22, 2026 |
| Register: | Register online |
Registration and fees
| Morning session (9 a.m. – 12 p.m.) | $300 + HST |
| Afternoon session (1 p.m. – 4 p.m.) | $300 + HST |
| Full day (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.) | $500 + HST |
Morning session (9 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
Attentional Stability and Emotional Regulation
Foundations for flourishing in the caring profession
Overview:
This course explores the first pillar of flourishing in helping professions: cultivating attentional stability and emotional regulation through mindfulness training. Participants will review the neuroscience underpinning these capacities and the evidence supporting their benefits. Emphasis will be placed on experiential learning and day-to-day strategies that strengthen personal and situational awareness.
Presenter: Dr. Agnes Wong (MD, PhD, FRCSC)
Dr. Agnes Wong is a professor of ophthalmology, neurology and psychology at the University of Toronto, and a staff ophthalmologist and senior scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children. She was ordained as a chaplain by the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Wong’s latest book, The Art and Science of Compassion: A Primer — Reflections of a Physician-Chaplain (Oxford University Press), has received critical acclaim.
Afternoon session (1 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
Cultivating Resilience
Buddhist ways of working with gratitude, awe and elevation
Overview:
This course introduces key Buddhist understandings of emotions, with a focus on the moral emotions of gratitude, awe and elevation. Participants will explore how these emotions are represented in Buddhist literature, engage with practices that support their intentional cultivation and consider how these methods can strengthen emotional regulation, self-awareness and professional resilience.
Presenter: Dr. Jennifer Bright (RP, PhD)
Dr. Jennifer Bright is the Wutai Shan Venerable Douqi Assistant Professor of Buddhist Spiritual Care at Emmanuel College, University of Toronto. She is a registered psychotherapist. Her research and teaching focus on Buddhism, medicine and healing, Buddhist theology and practice, Buddhist approaches to emotion and decolonial pedagogies in Buddhist theological education.
