CAPSA Training
Turn Awareness Into Action Across Your Organization
Our interactive and engaging trainings equip organizations and teams with the knowledge, tools and confidence to address stigma, support substance use health and apply compassionate practices in workplaces, communities and systems. These trainings are unique to CAPSA, as they are developed and delivered by researchers and educators, informed by their lived and living expertise.
Whether you’re seeking to raise awareness, shift perspectives, or build deep practical skills, our suite of training options supports learners at every level. From introductory overviews to immersive workshops, participants walk away with actionable strategies that improve communication, strengthen relationships, and enhance outcomes for the people and systems they serve.
Who are these trainings for?
CAPSA trainings are designed for professionals across sectors who want to improve how they understand, communicate, and respond to substance use and stigma. This includes:
- Workplace leaders, HR professionals, and unions seeking healthier, more inclusive workplaces
- Health and social service providers aiming to deliver compassionate, evidence-informed care
- Educators and administrators supporting students, staff, and communities
- Nonprofit, government and private sector teams focused on equity, inclusion, and community impact
What you can expect from our training?
Real Results!
Confidence Built:
97% feel ready to apply a Substance Use Health approach.
93% can create their own roadmap to compassionate care.Skills gained:
97% are more knowledgeable of barriers caused by stigma.
98% leave with actionable compassion skills.Knowledge Applied:
98% of organizations report changes to policies and practices after 6 months.
93% can identify and challenge false beliefs that impede compassion.Engaging Experience:
99% found our facilitators engaging and informative.
Stigma Ends With Me
Substance Use Stigma & Health
Stigma Ends With Me
The Foundations
Join this transformative, evidenced-based, 2-hour training, that will uncover biases and shift perspectives towards people who use substances.
Stigma Ends With Me
Deepening the Practice
Join CAPSA for an immersive and comprehensive half-day workshop designed to explore the profound effects of stigma on individuals, particularly in the context of its impact towards the health of people who use substances, on many interconnected levels.
Stigma Ends With Me
The Basics
This one-hour session provides participants with an introduction to stigma and its harmful effect on people’s Substance Use Health. Attendees will gain an awareness of the issue and have an opportunity to participate in a Q&A discussion.
The Practice of Compassionate Care
Staying Well While Helping Others
Compassionate Care
The Foundations
Join this innovative and evidence-based 2-hour training that will strengthen your ability to practice compassion when caring for others. Uncover false beliefs that contribute to cycles of frustration and fatigue. Gain an understanding of approaches that model health while supporting those you care for by discovering your roadways to compassionate care. This training is your opportunity to build a skillful practice that can make a difference in societies, systems and people needing care.
Compassionate Care
Deepening the Practice
Join CAPSA for an immersive and comprehensive half-day workshop designed to provide practical tools and concepts to counter frustration and fatigue, to maintain your wellness while caring for others. Gain the necessary skills to challenge false beliefs and to guide ourselves to compassionate practices. The workshop format encourages active participation and fosters a collaborative learning environment, allowing participants to engage deeply with the content. You will leave this workshop with the knowledge and skills to identify and develop a healthy roadway to compassionate care.
eLearning Modules
This interactive and self-paced modular program will educate employees on the wide-reaching and harmful effects of substance use stigma, that impacts the 78% of people living in Canada who use substances.
What People Are Saying
"I think this information will benefit me greatly as I enter a career as a social service worker."
"There is so much value in this training and I believe this should be mandatory learning for all students, educators, and organizations as substance use surrounds us all. "
"I thought it was fantastic, very informative and well delivered."
"It was so amazing to hear more about substance use health and to tweak my own framing about substance use and how I can talk about it."
"Lovely presentation! I really appreciated the knowledge as well as the lived experience. Very beneficial and important information for health care professionals to best help the patients we care for."
"The session was excellent. Very informative and thought provoking. Allowed me to reflect on my own practice and the health system in which I work."
