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Healthcare professionals are exposed to others’ suffering on a regular basis through the very nature of their work. Empathic distress can be experienced as a normal consequence of empathic connection with those who are suffering. Compassion, rather than leading to fatigue and burnout, is a way of responding to others’ suffering that can strengthen our fortitude and benevolence. Drawing upon research and various models of compassion, you will discover mindfulness and compassion based practices that promote greater positive affect, connection, and resilience, even in the face of suffering. Through transformational meditative practices you will learn to activate your natural capacity for compassionate presence while strengthening your inner resources, ultimately improving the quality of care for yourself and others. Understand the evolutionary basis of compassion and the neuroscience supporting the efficacy of mindfulness and compassion for improving wellbeing and reducing the risk of burnout. Experience mindfulness and compassion meditative practices aimed at cultivating self-awareness, attunement to others, empathic concern and resilience. Learn to detect signs of empathic distress and the barriers to compassionate presence with yourself and others. Discover various methods of transforming empathy into compassion to enhance our response to suffering. Increase and maintain satisfaction and fulfillment in your life and career, while remaining in your healthcare occupation.

This introductory 12 weeks course provides the skills you need to begin front-end development in today’s ever changing IT landscape. Angular 16 and TypeScript which is now considered one of the most popular JavaScript framework for front-end development. Skills in Angular 16 and Restful Web Services are regarded essential for full-stack developer in today’s competitive IT world. Learn the fundamental concepts of front-end web development using HTML, CSS, TypeScript and Angular 16. The course covers beginning to advance topics in the Angular 16 framework such as the concepts of one-way vs two-way data binding, AngularJS Services and Single Page Application development. In addition, students will learn how to create Restful Web Services using the SpringBoot (Spring framework) and calling Restful web services through Angular 16 client. Finally, you will learn how to deploy your Angular 16 and Restful Web Services application work on Amazon Web Service, to demonstrate your skills to potential employers Design and produce a simple web application using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Angular 16. Learn fundamental Angular 16 concepts such as One-Way vs Two-Way data binding, Services, Dependency Injection, Inversion of Control and Single Page Application Development.  Learn how to code and debug Angular 16 using Microsoft Visual Code and Google Chrome Learn how to deploy and showcase Angular 16 and Restful Web Services application on Amazon Web Service, on Tomcat 9. 

This online self-study course is your starting point for the Certificate in Translation in order to work as a full or part-time translator. Using modern translation theory, you'll acquire essential tools and develop a strong awareness of the issues that Arabic translators face. You'll learn how to preserve the meaning, style, syntax and tone of the original text, without being literal, and become proficient in analyzing, understanding and correctly translating complex real-world documents. Learn translation in the fields of law, commerce and literature. All course materials are available electronically. You communicate with your instructor electronically and share at least three webinars with the whole class.  Acquire introductory tools for translation. Understand the principles and goals of a high-quality translation. Prepare for upper-level translation courses.  

Learn how to translate English into Arabic, whether in the fields of law, commerce or literature. Gain skills that will help you critically analyze and accurately translate more complex documents, preserving the essence and integrity of the written word. All course materials are provided in PDF format and you communicate with your instructor by email and webinar.  Handle common translations of language structures. Avoid anglicisms and awkward syntax. Translate subtle and nuanced thoughts into written form. Translate complex material.

To work as an English-Arabic translator, you must be able to render complex ideas from the fields of law, commerce and literature. This livestream course will build your qualifications and skills. You'll learn to critically analyze and accurately translate documents and get feedback on your written translations. All materials are provided in PDF format and you communicate with your instructor by email and webinar.  Handle common yet difficult translations. Avoid anglicisms and awkward syntax. Translate subtle and nuanced thoughts into written form. Make complex material accessible.

To work as an English-Arabic translator, you must be able to handle complex business and cultural demands. With this self-study Level III course, you're well on your way. Continue to build your analysis and translation skills and qualifications. Get supportive feedback on your oral and written translations. All materials are provided in PDF format and you communicate with your instructor by email.  Handle common yet difficult translations. Avoid anglicisms and awkward syntax. Render subtle and nuanced thoughts into written form. Translate more complex material.

Mindfulness informed end of life care assumes that compassion is the core intention of all health care. Yet how many of us have been trained in compassion as a response to suffering, illness and death? Can compassion be cultivated as a skill set and knowledge base? Can it become a learned behavior that promotes resiliency in ourselves and others? How does the scientific evidence inform our current understanding of compassion? Building on thetransformative practices of friendliness, loving kindness (metta), tonglen, and attitudes of gratitude, this workshop takes a closer look at compassion based models of practice. Identify the epistemes or epochs that define our world view, informing our understanding of suffering and our perceptions of personhood in life and end of life care Distinguish between sympathy, empathy, compassion and their implication for resiliency in health and end of life care Examine the contemporary compassion literatures Explore the relationship between mindfulness meditation and secure attachment (inter and Intra-personal neurobiology) Consider the embodiment of vulnerability in end of life care as an act of compassion towards self and others

In this course you explore how mindfulness and mindfulness meditation can impact on pain and pain management by changing our perspective on the experience of pain and suffering. You will also explore western and eastern views that can inform how we live with pain and suffering, the research into neuro-plasticity and pain, as well as the idea that we can change our brain and thereby change our mind and our experience with pain. Research has shown both that mindfulness meditation enhances the effectiveness of medication, and that pharma-care is more effective when it is accompanied by a therapeutic relationship. Social neuroscience suggests there are no single brains yet people who are suffering often feel quite alone. These pieces of research indicate that we should not underestimate the power of relationships, especially in end of life care situations. Outline the traditional view of pain and how neuroscience is informing a change to that understanding Explore attitudinal approaches to “knowing” that can shift perceptions of pain and suffering Outline the mindfulness pain management literature within the context of several author’s work Identify the qualitative and qualitative language of conveying pain (including pain scale, pain adjectives, art therapy) Learn mindfulness informed practices to reduce or resolve pain and suffering

There are many strategies of care within the scaffolding of end of life care counseling. This includes grief and bereavement theory, narrative work, brief solution focused therapy, dignity therapy, expressive arts, and existential counseling to name a few. In this course you will explore the integration of mindfulness and mindfulness meditation into these traditional therapeutic modalities. The new sciences of quantum physics and neuroscience are challenging scientific materialism, which is a new way of approaching health care and health care systems. As a part of this,  you will also explore how the new sciences are supporting a shift towards holism. Consider how the new sciences can inform our practices in health and end of life care, Identify the four foundational philosophies that support mindfulness meditation practices Explore ways to integrate mindfulness meditation into traditional models of counseling in end of life care Identify the shift from scientific materialism to holism Reflect on a new model of end of life counseling which is based on personhood and is existential by nature of its subjective practices and inquiry

The OAA Admission Course is a mandatory requirement for licensure for all Intern Architects and Licensed Technologist OAA in Ontario. The OAA Admission Course covers topics related to regulatory matters, legal issues, practice issues and information specific to Ontario and is designed to supplement the applicant's formal professional education and practical experience. Quizzes In the course you will be asked to complete a series of Confidence Quizzes, which contain a set of 20 multiple choice questions each. This quiz functions differently than traditional quizzing, as they allow you to retake any question you are unsure about the answer and/or select an incorrect answer, and you may retake them as much as you'd like to. Successful course completion involves receiving a score of 100% on each quiz which is based solely on the core module content.  For Architects. The OAA Admission Course qualifies for 27 structured learning hours under the OAA Continuing Education Program. Architects must complete module quizzes to earn structured learning hours. To claim CE Credit hours architects should either consent to have their information shared with OAA at the time of registration OR submit a copy of their Grade Report to OAA. Grade Report documentation is usually available within 4-6 weeks after the course end date. Once grades are available, students will be informed by email, and given instructions on how to access grades. Architects with incomplete grades, who do not plan to complete the course, should contact learn@utoronto.ca for information on how to obtain module level documentation.  Module 01AC Professional Responsibility, Ethics and Membership in a Self-Regulating Profession (CE Credit Hours = 3) Module 02AC The Construction Act (CE Credit Hours = 3) Module 03AC Legal Aspects: Professional Liability and Architects Contracts (CE Credit Hours = 3) Module 04AC Planning and Development Approvals (CE Credit Hours = 3) Module 05AC Ontario Building Code Act and Building Permit Application Process (CE Credit Hours = 3) Module 06AC Ontario Building Code Compliance Data: Concepts and Code Analysis (CE Credit Hours = 6) Module 07AC Bid Theory and Bid Practice (CE Credit Hours = 3) Module 08AC Construction Contract Administration and General Review (CE Credit Hours = 3) Professionalism, the Architects Act and Regulations  Legal Aspects and Contracts  The Ontario Building Code  Bid Theory and Practice  Planning and Development  Construction Act  Contract Administration and General Review