Grace Health Centre

Early Bird Discount will be end on March 1, 2024 at 5pm.

Registration deadline will be on March 15, 2024 at 5pm.

Term 2 "Hanging Tight on the Ride" Program Schedule:

Date: March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2024 (Every Tuesday)

Time: 7pm-8:30pm (Toronto Time)

Ten 1.5-hour sessions in total.

Dr. Chen’s is one of the course leads, her services are covered by OHIP for Ontario residents, the non-physician facilitator’s fees are covered in the course fee.

Physician fee is covered by OHIP for participants who have OHIP card. Hence, we ask for OHIP information.

This course runs for 10 weekly sessions every Tuesday at 7pm-8:30pm (Toronto Time, EST) on our virtual platform.

Each session will revolve around a certain topic that is accompanied by a key conversation and several hands-on exercises that require your active participation. 

Course fees (covering non-physician facilitation and course material costs) may be eligible for private insurance coverage claims under Social Worker - for Online Group Therapy. Your private insurer determines and approves the eligibility of the claim. You will receive an invoice to send to your insurer.  

Participants who successfully applied for sponsorship from Grace Health Centre will be asked to help with demonstrations of the exercises by the course lead and to grant permission to use these demonstrations to benefit other participants. 

Demonstrations will be part of the course materials for use by Grace Health Centre, other organizations and groups.

Applicants who agree to grant permission will be considered first.

All of the provided information will be protected.

Ontario Resident's Payment Options:

Pay By ETRANSFER

e-transfer to email address: therapy@gracehealthcentre.ca

Password: [your surname + last 4 digit of your registered phone number]

Example:

Name: Alex Chen
Phone number: 647 456-7899

Password: chen7899

Participant's Agreement

1. This is an educational program that does not replace the need for professional help and medications. Participants need to continue their current treatment during the course. Even though the facilitators are trained and licensed mental health professionals, they are not acting as a professional counsellor in their role as course facilitator. 

2. Participants need to be stable, able to commit the time required, concentrate, absorb the key concepts, complete the basic exercises and not to be at risk to themselves or others so that a safe and productive learning environment can be maintained. The facilitators will ask participants who need additional help to consult their helping professionals. Participants are required to attend an in-person or virtual screening appointment at the clinic.  The virtual screening requires a referral from the participant’s family physician whereas the in person screening does not require a referral and is recommended for participants who do not have a current family physician.

3. Attendance of all virtual sessions, engaging with course material for each session and participation in the in class discussions, sharing, self-reflection and skill building exercises, and keeping your camera on are essential for maximum benefit and growth.

5. For optimal learning, participants are encouraged to review each lesson in the handbook and other learning materials.

6. Participants will keep the personal sharing and discussion confidential to protect each other.

7. Participants who are absent for emergencies, illness and other reasons beyond their control are expected to notify the facilitator as soon as possible.

8. I acknowledge that my personal growth is my own responsibility and am willing to take this responsibility by engaging and renewing my way of thinking, beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviour and experience without avoiding, or blaming myself or others. I understand that I am fully and solely responsible for the results and decisions that I make regarding my use of this course. I release the facilitator, the program developer and all related institutions and organizations from any and all liability and accept full responsibility for my involvement in this course and the use of any related materials.

9. Participants can support each other through mutual acceptance, understanding, validation, empathy, prayer and encouragement. 

10. In emergency situations or times when the participant is at imminent risk of hurting him/herself or others, then he or she will need to go to the closest emergency department or call 911 for immediate assistance.

12. Participants agree to be involved in photographs, recording, testimonies, and the production of short audio- visual clips for promotion, distribution at discretion of course facilitators, record-keeping for the purposes of helping other course participants. 

13. Participants understand the risks of using electronic communication and that Grace Health Centre team will use reasonable means to protect the security and confidentiality of information sent and received using email and/or text messages. However, because of the risks outlined below, the team cannot guarantee the security and confidentiality of electronic communications. 

• Use of electronic communications to discuss sensitive information can increase the risk of such information being disclosed to third parties.
• Despite reasonable efforts to protect the privacy and security of electronic communication, it is not possible to completely secure the information.
• Electronic communications can introduce malware into a computer system and potentially damage or disrupt the computer, networks, and security settings.
• Electronic communications can be forwarded, intercepted, circulated, stored, or even changed without the knowledge or permission of the GHC Team or the patient.
• Even after the sender and recipient have deleted copies of electronic communication, back-up copies may exist on a computer system.
• Electronic communications may be disclosed in accordance with a duty to report or a court order.
• Participants acknowledge and understand that despite recommendations that encryption software be used as a security mechanism for electronic communications, it is possible that communications with the team using the Services may not be encrypted. 

14. Participants understand that Grace Health Centre will keep participant information private and secure.