Event Date: Dec 17, 2025

Join the Behavioural Supports Ontario Provincial Coordinating Office as we dive into the new Meaningful Engagement Resource Guide: Evidence-Based Activities for Older Adults. Co-created with clinicians, educators, family care partners, and people with lived experience, this guide brings forward practical, culturally inclusive, non-pharmacological strategies that strengthen connection, reduce distress, and enhance quality of life for older adults. Together, we’ll explore a variety of approaches and key tools within the guide, including the My Personhood Summary© and the Five Senses Framework, to support engagement while reducing reliance on chemical and physical restraints. This webinar will empower every member of the care team from point-of-care staff to volunteers, with the tools and inspiration needed to bring purpose, dignity, and meaningful moments into everyday interactions with older adults.
 
 
     


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Presenter(s):


Melanie Beaulieu, BScN, RN, Psychogeriatric Resource Consultant – Sudbury, Manitoulin, and Parry Sound, North East Behavioural Supports Ontario, North Bay Regional Health Centre
 
Mélanie is a bilingual Registered Nurse with more than 18 years of experience in geriatric and dementia care across long-term care, community, and hospital settings. In her current role as a Psychogeriatric Resource Consultant in Northeastern Ontario, she supports older adults with complex mental health needs and provides education and practical strategies to caregivers and healthcare teams. Committed to person-centered care, Mélanie values the unique stories and lived experiences of those she supports. She is a strong advocate for non-pharmacological approaches and integrates these principles into her daily practice. Outside of her professional role, Mélanie enjoys spending time outdoors with her spouse, sons, and family dog.


Mélissa Laroche, RN, MN BA, BScN, GNC(c)
 
As the Advanced Practice Nurse in Geriatrics at Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa, I serve as a Clinical Nurse Specialist and lead three specialized geriatric team: the Geriatric Medicine Consult Service, the Dementia Behavioural Support Team, and the Geriatric Emergency Management (GEM) Nursing Team- supporting 14 clinicians dedicated to enhancing care for older adults. I am also the Co-Chair of the BSO Acute Care Collaborative, where I work alongside provincial partners to advance evidence-based, person-centred approaches for older adults living with dementia. My personhood is fuelled by strong coffee, a good book, and a lifelong dislike of broccoli.  


Courtney Stasiuk-Mohr, CTRS (she/her), Project Specialist, Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) Provincial Coordinating Office at the North Bay Regional Health Centre
Courtney Stasiuk-Mohr is the Project Specialist with Behavioural Supports Ontario Provincial Coordinating Office at the North Bay Regional Health Centre. As part of her role, Courtney co-leads the Person-Centred Language initiative, as well as other initiatives focused on clinical tool development and dissemination, communications, and capacity building. Courtney is also the BSO Provincial Coordinating Offices’ Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion representative. She is actively working and collaborating with others to enhance capacity among team members, fostering more inclusive, culturally safe, and accessible practices across healthcare systems – honouring the needs, beliefs, and values of others. 

She is a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) with an Honours Degree in Leisure and Recreation with a concentration in Therapeutic Recreation from Brock University and an advanced diploma in Physical Fitness Management (FLBU). Courtney is deeply committed to enhancing the quality of life for individuals across all sectors through personalized and meaningful engagement informed by life experiences.
Her passion for enhancing lives is also reflected in how she honours her own personhood beyond the healthcare space. In her spare time, you’ll find her poolside in her head coach role, mentoring coaches and teaching artistic swimming to young athletes in her community, or “couch-side”, catching up on all her favourite reality TV shows.