DCO Discourse...
Moving Forward Through Partnerships
About the show
Discussions on topics related to mental health, addictions, and life in Ontario, Canada. We aim to provide our listeners with tools and resources that will help them to improve their own mental health and wellness, as well as tools to help them support their family members, loved ones, and their communities at large. If you would like to provide feedback and/or request future topics, please use the following link: https://forms.gle/MhSNiyMm2c2xsiv8A.
We regret to announce that the ONTX text and chat program will cease operations on November 30th, 2023. Text and chat services will remain available until that date, however, they will no longer be accessible starting December 1st, 2023. If you are seeking support alternatives, we encourage you to visit our website at www.dcontario.org/locations to locate your nearest Member centre, some of which provide their own text and/or chat support services.
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Episodes
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Episode 135: Cultural Intelligence from an Indigenous Perspective.
August 30th, 2021 | Season 1 | 19 mins 16 secs
cultural intelligence from an indigenous perspective. aboriginal issues
This week we finish off our current series on Racism and Cultural Intelligence by sharing a conversation between Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at DCO, and Eliza, a young Haudenosaunee woman. Eliza shares some of her experiences with racism, openly talks about her struggles with her mental health, and provides some advice around gaining cultural intelligence within Indigenous communities. If you or someone you know is need of support for any reason, please visit our website at www.dcontario.org for informat
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Episode 134: Cultural Intelligence
August 23rd, 2021 | Season 1 | 18 mins 1 sec
cultural intelligence
On this week’s episode Caitlin Plant, Program Manager for Distress and Crisis Ontario, has a conversation with Lorna Anderson, a psychotherapist from the Waterloo area, on the topic of cultural intelligence. Lorna explains what it is, why it’s important, and how we might go about building our own cultural intelligence.
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Episode 133: Jassy and Hannah on Racism
August 16th, 2021 | Season 1 | 41 mins 28 secs
jassy and hannah on racism
This week, Hanna sits down with her gran Jassy for us again and the two of them have an honest conversation about racism and diversity in Canada. They each share their unique perspectives and provide suggestions on how to respectfully approach the process of learning about other cultures.
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Episode 132: Racism Resource Podcast
August 9th, 2021 | Season 1 | 10 mins 34 secs
This week Caitlin Plant, program manager for Distress and Crisis Ontario, shares a variety of resources surrounding racism and building cultural intelligence. These resources are meant to provide support for those experiencing racism and to help persons who would like to expand their knowledge and change their practices to become better allies. If you need support, please remember that our Member Centres exist to help you in whatever way you require. Visit www.dcontario.org/locations to find one near you.
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Episode 131: Islamophobia
August 2nd, 2021 | Season 1 | 31 mins 48 secs
This week Caitlin Plant, Program Manager for Distress and Crisis Ontario, is joined by Sarah and Mifrah from the Coalition of Muslim Women in Kitchener-Waterloo to speak about Islamophobia, cultural intelligence, and allyship. If you would like to learn more about any of the topics discussed today, you can visit CMW’s website at https://cmw-kw.org/.
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Episode 130: DCO Programs and services Sampler
July 26th, 2021 | Season 1 | 18 mins 44 secs
This week we wrap-up our introduction to Distress and Crisis Ontario with some information on and examples of the additional programs and services DCO offers to the community and our Member Centres. If you would like to know more about any of the information shared in this podcast, check out our website or reach out to us by email at [email protected].
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Episode 129: DCO - Member Info Podcast
July 19th, 2021 | Season 1 | 12 mins 10 secs
member info podcast
This week’s podcast is a resource-based summary of our Member Centres as we continue to share different aspects of our organization with you. Caitlin will be providing a little bit of information about each of our member centres in the hopes that it will provide greater awareness of the resources they offer across the province. All contact information for our centres can be found at www.dcontario.org/locations.
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Episode 128: DCO - ONTX
July 12th, 2021 | Season 1 | 14 mins 15 secs
ontx
In this week’s podcast we continue our introduction to Distress and Crisis Ontario by providing some information on the Ontario Online Text Crisis Service, or ONTX Program
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Episode 127: DCO - Who we are
July 5th, 2021 | Season 1 | 19 mins
dco - who we are
This week, Caitlin sits down with Neta Gear, Distress and Crisis Ontario’s (DCO) Executive Director, to officially introduce DCO as an organization as well as providing information on who we are, what we do, and how to become a Member.
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Episode 126: Jassy's Story
June 28th, 2021 | Season 1 | 40 mins 17 secs
jassy's story
Hana and her Gran Jassy share with us some of Jassy's tips on resiliancy derived from 84 years of experience
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Episode 125: Valéry Brosseau on the impact of volunteering
June 21st, 2021 | Season 1 | 13 mins 21 secs
valéry brosseau on the impact of volunteering
In today's episode Valéry Brosseau, a passionate speaker, writer and mental health advocate, shares how volunteering has had a powerful impact in her life.
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Episode 124: Nursing during a pandemic
June 14th, 2021 | Season 1 | 20 mins 40 secs
nursing during a pandemic
This week Caitlin interviews a good friend of hers who works as a nurse at a small-town hospital, and who has been working throughout the pandemic. They discuss the many challenges that COVID-19 has presented in the medical field this year, as well as some of the positives.
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Episode 123: Ontario's Reopening plan
June 7th, 2021 | Season 1 | 14 mins 40 secs
ontario's reopening plan
In this week's episode Brenda covers Ontario's reopening plan, an update on the vaccines and reopening anxiety. Information shared is as of June 5th. Information is subject to changes in the upcoming future.
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Episode 122: Caregiver Resources Podcast
May 31st, 2021 | Season 1 | 15 mins 18 secs
caregiver resources podcast
In this week's episode Brenda shares a list of resources for caregivers.
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Episode 121: Compassion fatigue and how to handle it.
May 24th, 2021 | Season 1 | 12 mins 8 secs
compassion fatigue and how to handle it
In this week's episode, Brenda shares research about compassion fatigue and how to handle it.
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Episode 120: DCO - Caregiving Roundtable
May 17th, 2021 | Season 1 | 34 mins 58 secs
caregiving roundtable
This week Caitlin is having a conversation with Laila and Elma, in which they each discuss a unique perspective of caregiving: caregiving as a parent, as an adult child providing care to a parent, and as an employed caregiver outside of the home. They discuss the similarities and differences in these types of care, share some of their struggles and accomplishments, and give some advice as to the support one may give to the caregivers in their lives.