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Este curso le ofrece a la comunidad de habla hispana en el área conurbada de Toronto con experiencia previa en la escritura, la oportunidad de profundizar y avanzar en la creación literaria en su propio idioma. Todo tipo de proyecto narrativo es bienvenido (cuento, novela, autobiografía). Los participantes trabajarán el (los) texto(s) de su elección, los cuales se revisará(n) minuciosamente en el taller. Se harán lecturas además que refuercen los conocimientos narrativos y literarios de los participantes. This course is tailored to the needs of Spanish-speaking writers who already have experience writing, or a narrative project that is already advanced. Participants will have the opportunity to work in depth and advance a literary project in their native language. All narrative projects are welcome (short-story, novel, memoir). The participants’ work will be meticulously workshopped in class. Appropriate readings will be assigned in order to strengthen the writers’ literary and narrative knowledge and abilities. Comprender cómo hacer un texto literario más interesante y conmovedor. Tener un borrador avanzado de un capítulo (o capítulos) de novella, o uno o más cuentos terminados al final del curso. Mejorar uno o más textos literarios mediante la crítica constructiva y la re-escritura.

If you already know the basics of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), this course will take you deeper into the theory behind it and its core treatment strategies. You'll use in-depth chain analyses to better understand problems and plan your treatment approach. You'll learn how to manage in-session problem behaviour, strengthen validation strategies and decrease polarization. You'll acquire skills you can apply within a full DBT program or within other psychotherapeutic approaches, and emerge better equipped to help clients with multiple disorders. Construct an individualized case formulation. Perform chain analyses and integrate results with what is already known. Generate a solution analysis. Help clients work through moments of emotional vulnerability and increase validation. Apply dialectical strategies to reduce polarization.

Enhance your individual Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) practice with this hands-on course. You'll get advanced training in problem analysis, case formulation and treatment design. You'll work through real cases – including your own – and present clinical questions. Each two-hour session combines theory, practice and experiential exercises such as skills-modeling, role-playing and consultation. You'll hone the DBT knowledge and skills you've already acquired to correctly analyze a client's situation, design solutions that address their discomfort, increase validation and address issues that arise during treatment. • Conduct a comprehensive chain analysis and construct a treatment plan that addresses specific behaviours. • Blend advanced problem-solving strategies with validation strategies. • Use the six levels of validation to manage client distress. • Address maladaptive primary emotions and contingency problems in treatment. • Implement phone-coaching strategies and apply suicide-crisis protocols.  

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps clients improve their emotional health through four core concepts: mindfulness; distress tolerance; emotion regulation; and interpersonal effectiveness. In this course will develop your knowledge and skills in all four core areas. You'll learn how to structure DBT skills groups, teach in a more engaging manner, address problem behaviours and help clients get the most out of their homework. You'll emerge better equipped to help clients who struggle with emotional and interpersonal difficulties to lead less troubled, more satisfying lives.    Prioritize treatment targets in skills groups  Know how DBT’s four core skills (mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness) can help people with multiple disorders.  Lead an effective mindfulness practice.  Use DBT strategies to address problem behaviours and resistance.  Teach skills from DBT’s core modules and how they apply to diverse problems.

Learn how to implement a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Consultation Team within your own treatment setting. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to structure a Consultation Team based on common agreements, breaking down any barriers that might impede your team’s progress and smooth functioning. You’ll assess and identify treatment problems in depth, design the most effective solutions and monitor client progress. You’ll learn to present your own cases more clearly and concisely than ever, and benefit from group consultation and discussion.  Construct a DBT Consultation Team with strategic intent.  Present more clear and concise case formulations.  Monitor treatment progress more effectively.  How to apply DBT strategies in others’ cases.  Address common team problems and eliminate barriers to progress.

Register for this course to reinforce the sentence structures presented in Italian I and II. Take it after completing 1016 Level II or at the same time as Level II. We’ll start at the beginning and finish speaking more fluently of actions in the present and the past. We’ll explore ways to make your speaking and writing more natural and effective. You’ll learn through hands-on exercises, games and discussions, as well as short videos and presentations Feel more at ease with the idea of grammar, its terms and usefulness. Express your own thoughts in written and spoken Italian applying the present and past tenses. Enlarge the vocabulary that is important to you, your comprehension and fluency. Acquire practical information about fascinating aspects of Italian society, culture, traditions and lifestyle.

Natural language processing (NLP) can help your enterprise improve strategy and operations through deeper understanding of its products, processes and customers. In this 12-week course, you’ll learn to process natural language and textual data and derive actionable insights using state-of-the-art NLP algorithms and techniques. You’ll apply advanced machine learning and deep learning techniques to explore real-world problems related to textual-data processing, and create language-aware solutions. You’ll also use open source production-ready Python libraries to build your own chatbot application. Learners have the option to attend this course in-class or remotely. Each in-class session will be livestreamed through high quality audio/video interactive webinars for learners attending online.  Apply NLP techniques to better understand and improve the way you do business. Solve complex real-world problems related to textual data. Build language-aware solutions using advanced machine learning techniques. Use Python to perform text classification and topic modeling, graph analysis, and visual steering.  Create your own chatbot application.

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 Spanish to English 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.  

Validation is as critical to the design process as upfront user research. While exploratory research offers valuable insights into user needs, goals and challenges before product development, validation (or evaluative research) allows you to test the product during or toward the end of the development lifecycle for any potential usability problems. In this six-week online course, you’ll learn how to plan, prepare for and conduct design validation though usability testing and other evaluative research methods. You’ll also learn how to analyze testing data and report actionable insights to stakeholders. Incorporate design validation into the overall design process Apply common validation methods appropriate to each design Analyze and report evaluative data Use your findings to innovate and improve

Interaction design lies at the heart of user experience design in that it relates to how users interact with the product, system or service. It deals not just with the physical functionality of a product, but also the emotional experience it evokes. In this six-week online course, you’ll learn how to successfully apply the principles of interaction design. You’ll also get to leverage best practices for design patterns in common usage scenarios for better usability and overall user experience. Apply the principles of interaction design to increase usability, efficiency and emotional gratification Incorporate usability best practices for better desktop/mobile user experience Generate and present ideas and concepts through sketches, wireframes and prototypes Solve common interaction design problems by leveraging established design patterns and tools