SILA Skills is different in many different ways:

1. All of our workshops and seminars are live (no prerecorded videos!)

2. Our facilitators are practicing what they teach every day.

3. All of our work is founded in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.

While we empathize with individuals seeking clinical support, we do not offer those services.

A workshop is an in-depth look at how DBT-informed skills can transform how one approaches a high-stress work or home environment.

Our workshops have:

1. Personalized training based on participant's registration responses.

2. Multiple ways to access - 1 day, 2 day, 4-part, 6-part and more.

3. Practice and review built-in.

4. Opportunities to actively participate in every class.

5. Free ongoing review and practice through monthly Skills In Action sessions.

A seminar is an introduction to workshop training via a specific work or home related pain point that DBT-informed skills can help.

Seminars

1. Are short (1-2 hours in length)

2. Have little participation involved.

3. Are a one-of activity. There are no further connections.

As you can see from the previous question, there are different time commitments to workshops and seminars.

Generally, workshops are from a full day event to several days, depending on the workshop outcomes.

Seminars are generally 1-2 hours, depending on the seminar outcomes.

To see the exact timing of the events, go to our registration page.

SILA Skills is funded by donations and income produced from workshop and seminar events.

We are also a benefactor of fundraising events held by Tom's Walk for Mental Health Society (www.tomswalk.ca)

As a non-profit, SILA Skills appreciated donations to continue sharing skills with all Canadians.

To donate you can e-transfer treasurer@silaskills.org, donate through Donor Box, or send a cheque to the address below.

Thank you for your interest!

As of today, SILA Skills does not have charity status so cannot issue tax receipts.

Thank you for understanding.