Windz Institute Information

The Windz Institute is the home of Brief and Narrative Therapy Training and Research. We are operated by ROCK Reach Out Centre for Kids Centre of Learning and are located in Oakville, Ontario. We represent the unwavering values, vision and passion at ROCK for promoting and achieving optimal mental health with children and families by increasing knowledge and building capacity with the professionals who serve them through accessible, affordable, high quality training. As the home of brief and narrative therapy training, education, research and community outreach, our service philosophy is non-pathologizing and client-centred, focusing on what is strong in people, rather than what is wrong in people. We offer advanced training and education in Oakville as well as training at your organization. Our Certificate Programs, Workshops and Off Site Training are based on innovative knowledge and practice-based research. Our workshops, certificate programs and conferences reflect collaborative, strength oriented ideas and practices that address current service gaps and social issues. Our therapeutic approach is highly effective in walk-in clinics, single session therapy, brief services, longer-term environments, or any service that aims to provide people the help they need, when they need it. We also provide consultation to organizations and communities who are interested in adopting a competency–oriented philosophy and practice and produce conferences that create forums that make it possible to speak to gaps in knowledge and address current social issues. In order to offer the highest quality and most current training available, our faculty and adjunct faculty team are comprised of locally and internationally renowned teachers and trainers who share a passion for non-patholigizing, collaborative and competency-oriented approaches to working with people.