Resources

Discover articles, frameworks
and stories that support
trauma-informed,
human-centred practice.

Imagine Institute for Learning is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the capacity of relationship-based professionals through human-centred, trauma-informed training and organizational support.

Since 2001, we’ve partnered with funders and organizations across sectors to help build a confident, compassionate and skilled workforce ready to meet complex, real-world challenges.

We believe that learning doesn’t end when the session does—it continues through reflection. By pausing to listen, learn, and adapt, we ensure our work stays aligned with our values. This spirit of ongoing reflection is guided by Heather Boonstra, our Reflective Practitioner, who helps us bring intentionality and consistency to everything we do.

“As a Reflective Practitioner, I bring intentionality and consistency to the questions Imagine asks of themselves and their stakeholders… supporting meaningful, culturally responsive data while reminding the team to notice the impact on their own hearts and minds.”

Heather Boonstra

Reflective Practitioner

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Resources

Imagine Institute gives you permission to download and share the following resources. Please do not alter the materials or content in any way. These resources are made available to the public through a partnership with Alberta Health and United Way of Edmonton Capital Region.

Training Inventory Framework

Imagine Institute for Learning’s complete list of training and services

Community Mental Health Training Framework

A practical guide to core competencies across six domains: Mental Health Awareness, Addiction & Substance Misuse, Brain Development & the Impact of Trauma, Trauma-Informed Care, Workplace Wellness and Suicide Prevention.

Community Mental Health Engagement Framework

Practical tools and activities to spark community-level engagement around mental health.

Learning Immersion Manual

A compilation of current mental health-related training available for professionals across various sectors. The resource looks at six domains related to mental health: Mental Health Awareness, Addiction and Substance Misuse, Brain Development and the Impact of Trauma, Trauma-Informed Care, Workplace Wellness, and Suicide Prevention.

Need Help Tool

A quick reference guide for mental health supports and emergency contacts in Edmonton.

Visit the mental health action plan website to download a customizable guide for other regions or access the guide in different languages.

Compassion to Action: From Enforcement to Coffee and Empathy-Led Security

How our Compassion to Action program helped security staff lead with empathy, transforming a mall into a space of safety, dignity and connection for people experiencing homelessness.

Power of Love: The Brick Learning Centre

How caring relationships and trauma-informed practices help students move toward hope, self-confidence and graduation.

Making a Difference: When Effective Training Meets People and Settings Ready for Change

How Imagine’s training energized and engaged a community—transforming the conversation around mental health in their community.

Shared Wisdom Guide: Stories and Resources for using Evidence in Practice

A practical, heart-centred collection of evidence-informed approaches for community mental health.

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