The Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health has listed The Connect Parent Group under their “Evidence In-Sight: Attachment based therapy for children, youth and families (ages 6-18)” report. The Evidence In-Sight report covers existing, evidence-informed interventions targeting parents of adolescents that focus on attachment principles. To …
On Wednesday October 26th, 2016 Dr. Moretti presented at the 8th Biennial Prairie Child Welfare Symposium in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Reclaiming Connections Workshop also took place all day (9 am – 3:30 pm). Please see below for the workshop description! Reclaiming Connections Workshop The development of culturally sensitive and …
The Adolescent Health Lab will be presenting at the 4th annual Heart and Mind Conference on October 22, 2016 at the Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey, BC. Abstract: Resilience through Relationships: Promoting Attachment Security in Adolescence A sense of security in relationships is a profound source of resilience. This is especially …
The Adolescent Health Lab presented research at the Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre. Click the links to view the posters presented! Bartolo, T., & Moretti, M. M. (2011). Rejection sensitivity and aggression in adolescence: Examining the role of anger rumination. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research …
Högström, J., Olofsson, V., Özdemir, M. et al. (2016). Two-Year Findings from a National Effectiveness Trial: Effectiveness of Behavioral and Non-Behavioral Parenting Programs. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. doi:10.1007/s10802-016-01780 Abstract Long-term follow-up studies of selective parent training (PT) programs are scarce, particularly in the case of effectiveness trials conducted within regular care …
Between April 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016, Connect facilitated the following, province-wide: 5 leader training workshops (Oct 2015, Jan 2016, Feb 2016, Mar 2016, Mar 2016) 90 trained leaders 80 Connect Parent Groups 991+ participants 818+ of whom completed the groups, representing 757+ families, with 1,527+ children/youth Click here …
In February 2016, Simon Fraser University named seven new Canada Research Chairs as part of the $260-million in support for Canada’s post-secondary institutions. “Since its establishment in 2000, the Canada Research Chairs program has helped SFU boost its research and innovation capacity,” says SFU’s research vice-president Joy Johnson. “Today’s investment …
Last Fall, Connect was chosen as the provincial recipient of the 2015 Premier’s Award in Innovation! Click here to see the full video of The Connect Story. Developed in collaboration between the Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre and Simon Fraser University, the Connect Parent Group addresses a critical gap in services …
Rachelle Yu, the AHL’s senior research assistant and lab coordinator, attended the 96th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association in Long Beach, California in April. She presented a poster on attachment, affect dysregulation and ODD/depressive symptoms in a sample of high-risk youth. To see the program for WPA 2016, …
The Adolescent Health Lab attended the 7th International Attachment Conference (IAC) this year in New York City, NY on August 6-8, 2015. The conference was organized by staff and students at The New School for Social Research with sponsorship and support from the Society for Emotion and Attachment Studies (SEAS). We were very …
