BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Psychologists’ Association of Alberta - ECPv6.15.13.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Psychologists’ Association of Alberta X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://paadev.pderaswebsites.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Psychologists’ Association of Alberta REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20240310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20241103T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20260308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20261101T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20251009T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20251009T120000 DTSTAMP:20260414T125036 CREATED:20250226T185814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T150016Z UID:69848-1760000400-1760011200@paadev.pderaswebsites.com SUMMARY:An Alternate Reality: What Psychologists Need to Know about Long COVID Assessment\, Interventions\, and Advocacy DESCRIPTION:*This is a two-part workshop (Long COVID Adults and Long COVID Kids)\, though registration in both sessions is not necessary. A 15% discount will be applied if you register for both sessions. Please contact cpd@paa-ab.ca if you are interested* \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abstract \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We live in an alternative reality of a prolonged and severe health pandemic. Long COVID (or Post-COVID syndrome) is a complex and multi-faceted post-viral illness affecting millions of children and adults worldwide. Long COVID is a life-changing illness that is misunderstood and often met with stigma and medical gaslighting\, including by psychologists. The current prevalence of Long COVID is one out of every five adults and one out of every four children\, with numbers considered low due to lack of testing and formal diagnosis. This two-part webinar will provide psychologists\, counsellors\, and mental health therapists with an overview of the current research on how Long COVID impacts children and adults\, strategies to avoid the damage of stigma and medical gaslighting\, and evidence-based and novel approaches to assessment\, interventions\, and advocacy. Current research\, case studies\, and lived experiences will be highlighted. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Intended Audience \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Psychologists\, Therapists\, Counsellors and Mental Health workers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Learning Objectives \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Understand the alternative reality of individuals now living with the life-changing illness of Long COVIDUnderstand the complexity of the interaction between physical and mental health issues associated with Long COVID (i.e.\, fatigue\, dysautonomia\, insomnia\, anxiety\, depression\, ADHD-type symptoms\, grief and loss\, PTSD)Understand stigma and medical gaslighting associated with Long COVIDIdentify contraindications in assessment and interventions for Long COVIDIdentify appropriate psychological measures for assessing quality of life\, functional capacity\, executive functioning\, and mental health issues associated with Long COVIDIdentify evidence-based and novel interventions for symptom management of Long COVIDIdentify evidence-based workplace accommodations for return to workExamine the importance of awareness and advocacy initiativesUnderstand the importance of providing and maintaining in-office preventive measuresUnderstand maskingIdentify evidence-based best practice resources for support and advocacy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Presenter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Angela Grace\, Ph.D.\, R. Psych \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Angela Grace\, Ph.D.\, is a Registered Psychologist\, educator\, and passionate advocate for health and wellbeing.  She is a Long COVID survivor who has spent the last three years saving her own life by seeking to understand the complexities of Long COVID\, its’ impact on quality of life and mental health\, and exploring evidence-based and novel interventions. She is now a Long COVID advocate who works with adults\, children\, and families to help them manage symptoms and advocate for workplace and school accommodations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cancellation and Refunds \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cancellation and refunds may be applied for by email or phone call to the PAA Continuing Professional Development Officer.  Cancellations received fourteen (14) days prior to the Continuing Professional Development activity will receive a full refund of the registration fee\, less a $35.00 + GST processing fee. PAA reserves the right to cancel any activity\, in which case a full refund of the registration fee will be provided. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Continuing Education Credits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Psychologists’ Association of Alberta (PAA) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) to offer Continuing Education (CE) for psychologists. This workshop is offered for three (3.0) hours of CE Credit. Full attendance at the workshop is required to receive Continuing Education Credits. Partial credit will not be awarded\, and late arrivals or early departure will preclude awarding of Continuing Education Credits. PAA maintains responsibility for the program. URL:https://paadev.pderaswebsites.com/event/what-psychologists-need-to-know-about-long-covid-10-09-2025/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://paadev.pderaswebsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Oct-2-3.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR