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WEVAS® Courses

NEW: WEVAS® 2.0 Online Certification Course

Developed by Canadian Psychologists employed as provincial emotional/behavioural specialists (Est. 1993).

WEVAS® 2.0 skills are an integral part of developing peaceful, safe, and caring environments.

Learn WEVAS® 2.0 skills to prevent and deescalate anxiety, agitation, aggression and assault.

Return yourself and others to an optimal Attentive Attuned State using WEVAS® 2.0 communication skills and responses.

Support and peacefully interact with people experiencing a diversity of needs (emotional, intellectual, cognitive, behavioural, physical, mental health, medical).

Certify for employment purposes.

Develop personally and professionally. Experience healing.

NEW: WEVAS® 2.0 Facilitator Certification Course

5 day Training: April 28-29-30 and May 8-9, 2025

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Course Options:

In Person

In-person WEVAS® 2.0 Certification: 2 or 3 day options

Group sizes: 18-24 participants typical; number flexibility.

WEVAS® activities are done with the entire class and in small groups of 6, 3, 2, and individual participants.

Two day WEVAS® 2.0 Fundamentals Certification Course

(12 hours, 5 modules) Attentive Attuned, Anxious, Agitated (Level 1 &2), Aggressive

Three day WEVAS® 2.0 Comprehensive Certification Course

(18 hours, 7 modules) Attentive Attuned, Anxious, Agitated (Level 1 &2), Aggressive, Assaultive, Aware Accessible

Note: Facilitators may offer the course in a modular format with multiple 3-hour sessions, each session covering one module.

In-person WEVAS® 2.0 Certification Refresher: Two 1 day options

One day WEVAS® 2.0 Fundamentals Certification Course Refresher: Anxious, Agitated, Aggressive Focus

6 hours. For those who took the 2 day in-person Fundamental course.

Skills covered: Attentive Attuned, Anxious, Agitated (Level 1 &2), Aggressive State.

Participants eligible for the One day Anxious, Agitated, Aggressive Fundamentals Certification Refresher must pass (80%) the online multiple-choice quiz.

Online

Self-paced, activity-based (aprox. 12 hours, 7 modules)

Skills covered: Attentive Attuned, Anxious, Agitated (Level 1 & 2), Aggressive, Assaultive (does not include protective strategies), Aware Accessible

One day WEVAS® 2.0 Comprehensive Certification Course Refresher: Anx, Agit, Aggr, Assaultive, Aware

6 hours. For those who took either the 12 hour Online Course or the 3 day in-person Comprehensive Certification Course.

Skills covered: Attentive Attuned, Anxious, Agitated (Level 1 &2), Aggressive, Assaultive, Aware Accessible State.

Participants eligible for the One day Comprehensive Certification Course Refresher: Assaultive / Aware must pass (80%) the online multiple-choice quiz.

New: WEVAS® 2.0 Online Quiz

All participants who take an in-person and/or online course will pass (80%) an online multiple-choice quiz in order to obtain their certification.

All participants who complete the certification requirements for an in-person and/or online WEVAS® 2.0 Certification course will receive a certificate issued by WEVAS Inc after the instructor registers the participant with WEVAS Inc. The Facilitator verifies that all modules, taken in order, and an online quiz are passed (80%) and completed.

The WEVAS® certificate is often requested by employers to verify certification for job applications, and evidence of ongoing professional development.

WEVAS® uses a “process teaching” format that allows people to identify effective skills that they have developed already and to become aware of the impact of some of their less effective strategies.

Throughout the training participants have the opportunity to share their effective skills with others, to develop new skills, and to practice these.

Participants have the opportunity to learn the skills needed to continue assessing and developing new skills as they interact with children/youth/adults.