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 Registration Limit: 700 

No refunds after Friday October 11, 2024

 Registration Information

$105.00

$65.00

$65.00

$65.00

$105.00

As per NSTU Operational Procedure 14 E. IV.: receipts of payment and attendance will not be distributed until the conference has concluded.

 Location

Citadel High School

1855 Trollope Street | Halifax, NS

 Conference Schedule

8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Keynote (Dr. Alexa Bagnell)

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

  Keynote

Dr. Alexa Bagnell

Dr. Alexa Bagnell is the Chief of Psychiatry at IWK Health and Professor & Head, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Dalhousie University.  She completed medical training at Dalhousie University and post graduate training at Harvard University, returning home to start her career at IWK in 2003.  She is co-founder of the treatment of anxiety group (TAG) program at IWK Health in 2005, and in 2013, established the first obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) clinic in Eastern Canada at the IWK to provide evidence-based treatment and consultation services for Halifax and Maritime youth with OCD.

Her leadership focus is on child and youth mental health system continuous improvement initiatives to improve access, inclusivity, and quality of care for children and youth with mental health and addictions disorders in our region.  Alexa is a strong advocate for mental health education and resources and frequently presents in schools, community and in the media to increase knowledge about mental health and to promote help seeking in young people.

For the NSSCA Conference October 2025, Dr. Bagnell will share her work in the field of anxiety, as well as a discussion of  strategies and interventions that are presently being used in treatment.  Dr. Bagnell will also share current and evidence based resources.

 Agenda

Friday October 25, 2024 

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Lael Radkey

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Capacity: 780

Dr. Alexa Bagnell

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Capacity: 780

Paula Hutchison

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Capacity: 780

Heather Cameron
Anna Plaskett

Anna & Heather Anna and Heather met over 20 years ago while studying music therapy at Acadia University where they developed their skills in using music to motivate, inspire, heal, and connect.

Anna Plaskett, BMus, CMT, MTA  Anna is a musician and music therapist based in Punamu'kwati'jk/Dartmouth. She has played and sung backup with numerous recording artists over the past 20 years and released her debut solo children’s album “To the Moon and Back” in 2017. In her music therapy practice, Anna works towards helping people of all ages and levels of ability to experience the power of making and responding to music to tap into the wellness that exists within themselves.

Heather Cameron, BA, CMT, MTA  Heather was brought up surrounded by music in Pictou County. The fiddle, guitar, bagpipes and piano soon became her constant companions, and early on she developed her beautiful, soulful voice. Heather knew well the power of music to reach people, which led her to study music therapy. This brought her out west, where she further developed her playing and therapy skills before returning home to Nova Scotia in 2015. Heather released her debut full-length album ‘Neverland’, a collaboration with J.P. Cormier, in 2018. 

Register here!

 Registration Limit: 700 

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