Writing Case Notes - June 24, 2025
A facilitated, virtual workshop where those who have completed the Record Keeping and Documentation for Mental Health Professionals online course can extend their learning and explore the fundamentals of note taking.
This is an opportunity to:
- Connect with other registrants of the record keeping course
- Work with an expert facilitator to fine-tune your note taking skills
- Ask questions about the record keeping course
- Use a case study to explore best practices
- Identify your own areas for improvement in note taking and documentation
Presenter: Lisa Wilvert, MPS, RP
Date: Tuesday, June 24 2025 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Who Can Attend: OAMHP Members and Non-Members
Lisa Wilvert (she/her)
MPS, RP
Lisa Wilvert is a Registered Psychotherapist and a member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO).
Located in Stratford, Ontario, Lisa has been in psychotherapy practice since 2009. Her experience includes supporting individuals in various mental health programs that include first responders and their families; rehabilitation; readiness and return to work; and employee assistance.
From a client-centred perspective, Lisa works with adults experiencing various clinical symptoms and concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, life transitions, and grief and loss.
Her integrated counselling approach draws on therapeutic models that include relational, psychospiritual and psychodynamic. Lisa offers modalities that include mindfulness-based, compassion-based; experiential; cognitive and behavioural therapies. She enjoys supporting individuals as they encounter life’s challenges to find and experience balance, purpose, meaning and joy.
Lisa’s training and education includes a Master of Pastoral Studies with a focus on Buddhist approaches to mental health and a graduate certificate in Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy from Emmanuel College in the University of Toronto. Lisa has also a Specialist Certificate in Applied Mindfulness Meditation from the Clinical Mindfulness and Psychotherapy program at the University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work.
Since 2022, Lisa has been actively engaged on the Professional Development Committee and has recently stepped into the roles of Vice Chair of the Professional Development Committee and Director-at-Large of the Board of Ontario Association of Mental Health Practitioners (OAMHP). Lisa is committed to supporting the career progression of mental health practitioners with continuing learning and professional development opportunities.
A Peer Circle is an interactive discussion focusing on gaining a better understanding of practice standards. To get the most from this online session, please consider having your camera on and engaging fully in discussion with your own personal experiences. Please note that the Peer Circle will not be recorded to ensure the privacy of all participants. Learn more about Peer Circles.
February 20 - Expanding & Advertising Competency Areas, Changing Practice & Client Care
Date: Thursday, February 20 2025 - 1:00pm-3:00pm EST
Facilitated by: Jaime Lee, RP
Who Can Attend: OAMHP Members and Non-Members
CECs: 2
March 19 - Contingency Planning
Date: Wednesday, March 29 2025 from 7:00pm-8:00pm
Facilitated by: Jane Alway, RP
Who Can Attend: OAMHP Members and Non-Members
CECs: 2
April 22 - Supervisee Responsibility
Date: Tuesday April 22, 2025 from 3:00pm-4:00pm
Facilitated by: Katharine De Santos, RP
Who Can Attend: OAMHP Members and Non-Members
CECs: 2
May 13 - Managing Dual Relationships & Contingency Planning
Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 from 12:00 PM–2:00 PM
Facilitated by: Terri Roberton, RP
Who Can Attend: OAMHP Members and Non-Members
CECs: 2
June 26 - Peer Circle
Date: Thursday, June 26, 2025 from 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Facilitated by: Jaime Lee, RP
Who Can Attend: OAMHP Members and Non-Members
CECs: 2
March 4 - Advertising Testimonials & Professional Boundaries
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 10:00am-12:00pm
Facilitated by: Liana Palmerio-McIvor, RP
Who Can Attend: OAMHP Members and Non-Members
CECs: 2
April 11 - Working with Minors & Obtaining Consent
Date: Friday, April 11, 2025 from 10:00am-12:00pm
Facilitated by: Laure-Marie Carignan, RP
Who Can Attend: OAMHP Members and Non-Members
CECs: 2
May 5 - Peer Circle: Case to be announced
Date: Monday, May 5, 2025 from 7:00 PM–8:30 PM
Facilitated by: Jane Alway, RP
Who Can Attend: OAMHP Members and Non-Members
CECs: 2
June 3 - Peer Circle: Case to be announced
Date: Tuesday, June 3 4:00 PM–5:00 PM
Facilitated by: Laura McNeilly, RP
Who Can Attend: OAMHP Members and Non-Members
CECs: 2
This facilitated 90-minute session is a “study group” to help you feel confident and prepared to write the CRPO’s Case-Based Assessment. This program has been developed by experienced OAMHP facilitators who have first-hand knowledge of the Case-Based Assessment. OAMHP is offering this program as a support to OAMHP members.
This April, we are offering four free Peer Support Group for those CRPO registrants who are writing the CRPO’s Case-Based Assessment. Please note: you only need to attend one! This event is for OAMHP members only.
- Friday April 4, 2025 from 1:00-2:30pm (Jane Alway, RP)
- Tuesday April 8, 2025 9:00-10:30am (Liana Palmerio-McIvor, RP)
- Thursday April 17, 2025 from 9:00-10:30am (Liana Palmerio-McIvor, RP)
- Wednesday April 23, 2025 from 1:00-2:30pm (Jane Alway, RP)
Save the Date! OAMHP Symposium September 18, 2025
Mark your calendar for the OAMHP Symposium on September 18, 2025, once again at the Ontario Bar Association Conference Centre in Toronto—with both in-person and virtual attendance options.
Building on the success of last year’s event, this one-day symposium will bring together mental health professionals from across Ontario for engaging discussions, expert-led sessions, and valuable networking opportunities.
What You Can Expect:
- A thought-provoking keynote on the human and professional side of mental health
- Sessions on finance, professional supports, referrals, and mentorship
- Breakout discussions on assessments, diagnosis, and treatment integration
- Regulatory college presentations, student poster sessions, and networking
Stay tuned for more details, including session topics and speakers. We look forward to seeing you there!
Date: September 18, 2025
Hybrid: In-Person & Virtual
Location: OBA Conference Centre, 20 Toronto St., Toronto
Call for Workshop Proposals
We’re looking for engaging and insightful workshops for this year’s symposium! If you have expertise to share, we invite you to submit a workshop proposal in one of the following areas:
- Balancing the human and professional side of mental health
- Finances for mental health professionals
- Assessments and diagnosis
- Treatment modalities
- Professional supports (referrals, mentorship, supervision, etc.)
- Networking and community-building
Please complete this form and send to services-coordinator@oamhp.ca
PAST EVENTS
In this experiential workshop, participants will gain an introductory understanding of Internal Family Systems (IFS). Through breakout groups, hands-on activities, open discussions, and brief lectures, attendees will explore key concepts like resistance, permission granting, Self, and Parts, while practicing techniques to connect with their own Parts. Resources for continued IFS engagement will also be provided.
Risk Mitigation with Lisa Hamilton 
Case Based Assessments - Peer Support Groups
Thriving in the Mental Health Landscape: A Symposium for Ontario Practitioners
Supervision: The Evolution of Practice 
Writing Case Notes Workshop Got a Professional development workshop or session to propose?
Please complete this form and send to services-coordinator@oamhp.ca