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This information exchange, sponsored by Reach, is by parents for parents. It's content is guided by Reach's mission to provide choices for families, be family centered, facilitate inclusion, and exist as a quality resource. The information is meant to meet the needs of a multitude of families' interests. We caution readers that Reach does not investigate all claims, and that claims made are not necessarily endorsed or recommended by Reach. Readers are encouraged to undertake further investigation on their own of items noted.
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 Reach News
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Positive Parenting Workshop! Positive Parenting:The Basics and Beyond. For Parents of children of all agesA two-part interactive approach to creating a positive, supportive atmosphere for all of your family interactions. You will learn: Positive strategies for dealing with difficult behaviour, how to defuse power struggles, offer appropriate choices, be consistent, provide consequences, model appropriate behaviour and much more!
Facilitated by: Camille Netherton & Pam Collins
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Two Thursdays, April 4 & 11, 2013
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6-9:30pm
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Reach Child and Youth Development
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(Near the Boundary Bay Airport)
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Register by email: here
Or phone:
604-946-6622, ext. 359 Or fax: 604-946-6223
Participant Information:
$20 workshop fee can be paid at the door. Cash or cheque only.
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Reach Presentation: Executive Functioning and Children. Executive functions are the way in which the brain processes appropriate actions, plans, and filters through information. These are the thinking skills involved in self-monitoring, sustaining attention, memory, planning, and inhibition. Many children have difficulties in this area. In this workshop we will discuss what executive functions are, as well as practical ways parents can help children to develop these types of skills.
Facilitated by: Kelly McGregor, POPARD Behaviour Consultant, BCBA
Date: Thursday May 9, 2013
Time: 7 - 8:30pm
Location: Reach Child and Youth Development
Society #3 - 3800 72nd Street in Ladner
(Near the Boundary Bay Airport)
Register by email here or call 604-946-6622 ext 359
Participant Information:
$20 workshop fee can be paid at the door. Cash or cheque only.
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Social Smart Group - Learning Social Skills and Using them!
Social skills are one of the most important skills that children need to learn. More importantly, children need to have the opportunity to use the social skills they have learned. Social Smart Group is a program that provides a natural setting where children will be learning and practicing the social skills through playing, chatting, snacking, outing, and more. Social Smart Group is a 1.5-hour program that runs once a week for 9 or 10 weeks. There will be 6 - 8 children in the group, programmed by one behaviour consultant and one group facilitator. Throughout the weeks, our goal is to help strengthen their social skills by guiding, coaching, and supporting their social interaction with their peers
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Who: Grade 5 - 7 boys and girls
Time: Tuesday, 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Dates: April 16 - June 11, 2013
Location: 10921 82nd Ave, North Delta
Cost: $630 per child for 9 weeks
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Who: Grade 2 - 4 boys and girls
Time: Wednesday, 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Dates: April 10 - June 12, 2013
Location: 10921 82nd Ave, North Delta
Cost: $700 per child for 10 weeks
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Registration - TEL: 604-946-6622, ext 300 or Email here
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New Support Group for Reach Parents at Two Locations
Thanks to everyone who has come to the new parent support groups at Reach. This is a place where parents of children can come to talk and share ideas, stories and solutions. Whether you are new to diagnosis, treatment, advocacy and adjustment to your child's additional needs or you are an experienced parent who can give new parents a helping hand or you are struggling at any point in your journey, come and share with us.
Here are the dates and times (you can come to both):
North Delta
Every second Tuesday of the month
6:30 - 8:00
11425 84th Avenue (Play & Learn Centre)
South Delta
Every fourth Wednesday of the month
6:30 - 8:00
#3 - 3800 72nd Street (Reach main site near Boundary Bay Airport)
Call if you want more information (604) 946-6622 Ext 347 See you there!!
- Parent Circle: Parent Support Circle is a free, monthly, confidential parent gathering with a focus on parenting children with ADHD or behaviour challenges. Led by trained facilitators. The last Friday of every month from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
at Reach, #3 3800 72nd street Ladner
To register call Lisa at 604-946-6622 ext.342 or email here
or call Bella at 604-569-3110 or email here
- We're building a child development centre in the heart of the community. Click here to find out how you can help.
Click here to see our WEBSITE! 
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Help a Parent?
- Mom2Mom brings 24-hour peer support to special needs moms. A free support helpline for mothers of special needs children has expanded its services to Somerset County and beyond. Cherie Castellano, a licensed mental health counselor and mother of two sons has developed Mom2Mom, a free, 24-hours a day, seven-days-a-week helpline for mothers of special needs children. Click here to read more
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Autism -
Moving Toward a Multi-Treatment Approach to Autism: The Whole is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts. Treatments such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA, or Intensive Behavior Intervention (IBI) in Canada), play therapies such as Floortime and The Son-Rise Program, and biomedical protocols such as DAN! each specialize in a narrow yet important range of strategies following particular ideologies of autism and treatment. More importantly, most of the highly specialized programs available to families of children with autism either do not interface with other possible complementary treatments or flat out reject and criticize treatments that are different from their own. Some proponents of ABA, for example, have been fairly vocal in rejecting play therapies, biomedical treatments, and any other "not scientifically proven" approach. In the same way, ardent play therapists denounce behavioral methodologies as somehow less humane. Ironically, Dr. O. Ivar Lovaas himself, considered the pioneer of ABA, wrote in his seminal instruction manual The ME Book that "...no one approach will solve all the problems of developmentally disabled persons. Rather, the persons who try to help these individuals need to draw upon a variety of concepts and teaching techniques." Furthermore, "The 'teacher-therapist-parent' has to be flexible, innovative, and able to draw upon a variety of techniques and procedures" (p.3, 1981). With a nod to Dr. Lovaas's prescient remarks, I believe that the extreme "we're right, you're wrong" positions simply aren't inclusive enough and that a diplomatic meeting-in-the-middle would lead to a multifaceted approach that would be even more appropriate and more effective than any single approach alone. Click here to read more
- Animals Boost Socialization For Kids With Autism. Having a dog, cat or even a guinea pig nearby increases the chances that children with autism will engage socially with people around them, a new study suggests. Kids with autism were more likely to talk, look at other people's faces and make physical contact when in the presence of animals as compared to toys, researchers reported Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE. Moreover, the children laughed and smiled more and they were less likely to frown, cry or whine. Click here to read more
- Brothers with autism swim with confidence. When you watch the Wissahickon Swim team practice, you can't help but notice the dynamic duo of brothers Dan and Will Haggerty who had quite the debut season. The 17 and 15-year-old are as close as two can be, down to their struggles with autism. But in the pool, they thrive.
- VIDEO: Joshua Littman, a 12-year-old boy with Asperger's syndrome, interviews his mother, Sarah. Joshua's unique questions and Sarah's loving, unguarded answers reveal a beautiful relationship that reminds us of the best-and the most challenging-parts of being a parent. CLick here to see this video!
- Visiting Disney World with my Asperger's son triggered an epiphany. I'm not sure when my profound sense of guilt was "built" into my brain, but somewhere along the path of life I was bestowed with a very strong sense of feeling badly when I wasn't doing things the way I felt they should be done. A forgotten birthday card or unreturned e-mail has been known to keep me awake at night. And while I admit that my overactive guilty conscience could be taken care of with a little more planning and less procrastination, I often feel trapped by the mysterious standards that demand we all behave in a relatively timely, civil and expected manner. Is it possible to live a guilt-free life? It was with this heightened sense of wrong- and right-doing that I headed to Disney World with my family last March Break. My wife and our two sons were looking forward to a few days of theme-park fun amid the hordes of sun-soaking vacationers. To deal with the hordes, we had in our hip pocket a secret weapon - one that would propel me past the sanity-sapping lines, but headlong into a very personal and, of course, guilt-inspired epiphany. Click here to read more
- With 'World Of Jenks,' MTV Tackles Transition. MTV is putting a spotlight on the ups and downs facing those with disabilities as they transition to adulthood, with a documentary-style series following a 21-year-old with autism.
Chad DenDanto, left, who has autism, is one of three young adults whose lives are documented by filmmaker Andrew Jenks on MTV's "World of Jenks." (MTV)
Chad DenDanto, now 23, is one of three young adults featured on the network's "World of Jenks" premiering Monday at 11 p.m. ET. The show, beginning its second season, features host and documentarian Andrew Jenks living with each subject for a year and filming their journeys. Click here to read more
- Teaching students with autism about their learning strengths and weaknesses by Michelle Garcia Winner. Over the years, I observed so many students get upset by the fact they had "autism" or "Asperger's Syndrome" or "ADHD" and in as much as they could verbalize these terms aloud they still didn't seem to understand what their learning challenges actually were. I also observed many adults explaining to students that the reason they were having difficulty socializing, studying, and learning was that they had "autism" or "Asperger's Syndrome", or "ADHD." I thought this was a really abstract way of explaining to a student with limited abstract thinking how best to understand their own learning challenges. I also have observed that for many of our smart but socially not-in-step students, that they were using their label as an excuse for not working at learning new ideas; they interpreted the fact that they had a diagnostic label as a reason to not continue to learn. Click here to read more
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Understanding and Treating Self-Injurious Behavior. Written by Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D. Self-injurious behavior is one of the most devastating behaviors exhibited by people with developmental disabilities. The most common forms of these behaviors include: head-banging, hand-biting, and excessive self-rubbing and scratching. There are many possible reasons why a person may engage in self-injurious behavior, ranging from biochemical to the social environment. This paper will discuss many of the causes of self-injury and will describe interventions based on the underlying cause. Click here to read more
- NBC 9 News. New Progam Attemps to Re- Train The Brain
This video shows us how iLs (INTEGRATED LEARNING SYSTEMS)is a relatively new approach to helping students with autism and a variety of other learning disabilities.
Ls ( Integrated Listening System ) programming effectively "re-train" parts of the brain involved in learning communicating and moving.This week's feature from KIDSMATTER comes from a news broad cast on NBC 9 news, outlining the positive effects the iLs program has achieved when integrated with autistic children. Click here to see the video
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Autism Speaks - Transition Guide: In this guide, provided by Autism Speaks, you'll find an extensive resource for teens with autism transitioning to adulthood. Covers everything from living arrangements, legal and finance matters, relationships, and more. (A free PDF download).
- Subject: ABA Summer Camp Survey
Sara White and I are considering running our ABA Summer Camp again if there is enough interest and consensus on the type of camp. If you have a child entering into K-grade 12 in Surrey, and would be interested- could you please fill out this survey?
Click here for survey
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Spring Break Social Skills Camp presented by New Step Consultations Services Inc.In small group settings, each participant will be given the opportunity to interact with other children/teenagers of similar age through variety of arts and craft activities, snack making, sports, games and outdoor activities. Most importantly, each participant will also learn valuable relationship development skills specifically related to taking part in a group setting.
Ages: 6-17 years old (spaces are limited)
Dates: Week 1: March 18-22, 2013
Week 2: March 25-29, 2013
Time: 9am-3pm
Location: Unit #238 - 11590 Cambie Rd.(corner of No. 5 Rd & Cambie Rd- CAMBIE PLAZA, beside the Cambie public library)
Price: -$350 (each week) by funding -$392 (each week) by personal cheque
Discount is available if student is registered for both weeks
Registration: Contact Joanna Chau @ (604) 765-4327 or email here Reg. deadline: March 8, 2013
- Friend 2 Friend Social Learning Society is pleased to present the 2013 March Break Play Groups Program! This program is designed for children with autism (Novice Players) or related needs and their peers/siblings (Expert Players). Each program has a maximum of 5 children (2-3 Novice Players and 2-3 Expert Players). The programs run for 2.5 hours in length, from Monday, March 18th through Thursday, March 21st (4 day program). To register, contact our office by emailing HERE or call 604-528-0560.
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Pivot Point proudly announces PEERS the only evidence based Social Skills Training program for teens with ASD and other developmental disabilities. Fourteen weeks of great classes for teens and their parents starts March 4, 2013 in Cloverdale! Small class sizes, and pre-assessment required, so register early!Email here or call 604-531-4544
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Neurofeedback for Autism and ADHD. Neurofeedback can be an effective alternative to medications in the treatment of symptoms related to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Neurofeedback has been found to be effective in changing brain function and creating substantial improvements in clinical symptoms in children, adolescents, and adults who have numerous different biologic brain conditions. These disorders include such things as epilepsy, attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and learning disabilities (Hammond, 2005).
Many children with ASD suffer from related symptoms and these often obstruct learning for children and further impact their success in school and other activities. Neurofeedback training can produce significant and lasting results.
For more information send us a message Here
- Fraser Valley Autism Society (FVAS) Click here for website!
- The Fraser Valley Autism Society has resumed its free monthly meetings
for the season. Meetings will alternate between Chilliwack and Abbotsford on a monthly basis. For more information please visit Our website here or email HERE
Karen Davis,President, Fraser Valley Autism Society
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ADD/ADHD -
Tame the ADHD Witching Hour: After-School Survival Strategies. Does your ADHD child return home from school mentally exhausted, physically edgy, and starving -- all at the same time her meds are wearing off? Here are ADD expert Terry Matlen's afternoon survival strategies for parents and kids.
- Routines that Work for ADHD Children Customize this hour-by-hour routine for your ADHD child - and make your mornings, homework time, dinners, and bedtimes less stressful. Free ADHD handout from ADDitude... ADHD children thrive on routines that make them feel safe, secure, happy. Click here to get this free resource
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Down Syndrome
- Andy Strunk, Jennifer Lawrence's biggest fan: 'She did it!'. A couple of hours before Jennifer Lawrence nabbed an Academy Award for Best Actress, Andy Strunk -- aka Jennifer Lawrence's biggest fan -- was practicing his celebration dance in the den of his Indian Hills home."Woo Hoo," he said. He wanted to be prepared for when his former neighbor and Kammerer Middle School classmate took the stage to claim her Oscar."Oh My God! That's my girl! She did it! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah," said the 23-year-old, who has Down syndrome, while jumping up and down, clapping and pumping his fists in the air. Click here to read more and see a video!
- Down Syndrome: Today, more then ever, you need our kids.
Several months ago, I was speaking with a friend who had been volunteering in her daughter's kindergarten classroom. The teacher had asked her to do some individual surveys with the children to see how many could identify the numbers up to thirty. (This, mind you, was the first semester of kindergarten!) One little girl, as she tells it, identified a few then asserted anxiously, "But I know this one. It's 'five'. I'm five too." As I listened to her story, besides feeling horror at the whole idea of test anxiety in kindergarten, my reaction was, "Oh man, are they lucky to have Adara in their class!" Adara has Down syndrome, as does my 21-year-old daughter Chrystal. Adara's parents, like ourselves a while back, waged and won the campaign to have their child included in the regular kindergarten at her neighborhood school. Thanks to her efforts, Adara is currently providing, free of charge, the following gifts to her classmates and teachers: Click here to read more
- You are Invited to a Delta Down Syndrome Support Group meeting: OUR GOALS ARE
· To provide guest speakers (Reach therapists, community
professionals and other programs) to discuss common issues
· To provide support and information to families in Delta who
have a child with Down Syndrome
· To help connect parents of children with Down Syndrome
· To provide monthly meetings for parents and their children
· To provide on-site child minding while you attend the
discussion
When: First Thursday of each month
Where: Reach Developmental Preschool North Delta
10921 - 82nd Avenue, Delta, BC
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cost: No charge
Light refreshments provided
Please RSVP to Sarah Garnham at 604-946-6622 extension 321.
or email here
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- Langley - FASD adoptive and foster parents. Monthly support group meetings for those with children who have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Info: Jamie, 604-530-5917.
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Medical - The Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre and the FORCE Society for Kids' Mental Health are pleased to announce an amazing lineup of educational events for the first half of the year 2013. Starting in January, we will be providing youth, families, educators and health professionals with opportunities to learn about topics from bullying, internet addiction, autism, cannabis use, and self-harm to developing self advocacy skills and involving dads in mental health care. These events are free of charge and open to everyone in British Columbia. To find out more about the dates, topics, and how you can join in, view our poster or visit our website HERE .
MARCH 21 Cross Cultural - Infant Mental Health
APRIL 11 Gender Identity
MAY 23 Role of Recreation in Recovery
JUNE 20 Parental Mental Illness
Time Thursdays, 12-1pm (PST)
Registration PHONE 604-875-2084 or 1-800-665-1822
EMAIL HERE
WEB HERE
- Mind Matters e-newsletter provides new resources and programs offered by Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) BC Division and is committed to the mental health of British Columbians. Click here for the current edition
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National Inclusive Education Awards
Nominations for the 2013 Inclusive Education Awards are now open! Download your nomination form here. The deadline for nominations is May 22, 2013.
About the awards: To highlight National Inclusive Education Month and to bring attention to the many positive examples of inclusive classrooms and schools across the country, the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) has created a national certificate of recognition to be bestowed upon recipients who have made positive contributions to inclusive education in their province or territory.
The BC award recipients will be recognized at our 2013 Conference in Vancouver at the end of May. Click here to see previous winners!
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Technology -
Power Up! Apps for Kids with Special Needs and Learning Differences
If your child has a special need or learning difference, you've come to the right place. Common Sense Media gets lots of requests for product recommendations from parents whose kids struggle with traditional learning. Some of their kids have a hard time with schoolwork; others have trouble staying on task or find it difficult to express their feelings.
No matter which hurdles your kid faces, the apps and other media included in Power Up can give them an added boost. We don't expect an app to be a complete solution, of course. Working with kids who face challenges requires lots of time, attention, and patience on the part of a parent, teacher, or other adult caregiver. Our goal is to offer you a host of fun, well-designed apps that were recommended and tested by field experts. We hope they can become a part of your toolkit as you work with your child.
Apps are arranged by challenge area and difficulty level. For each challenge area, we've included an informational overview with a list of typical challenges that kids face, help for choosing apps that match kids' needs, and further resources. You'll also find Power Tips with ideas for other activities you can do. Click here to learn more!
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Reputable Online Safety Information.
You've come to the right place! SOLOS is working hard to positively educate children, youth and adults about online safety. A registered charity, we have provided pro-social and non-shaming values based workshops, presentations, assemblies and publications to over 85,000 British Columbians since 2002. SOLOS' publications combine expertise in both technology and child and youth development. Click here to learn more
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Ministry Information
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February 19, 2013
NEWS RELEASE
Balanced Budget 2013 invests in families
- Ministry of Children and Family Development:Responsible for providing a range of services and supports for children and youth with special needs and their families.
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Workshops and Training -
Pinwheel Education Series January-June 2013 Topics Lineup
MARCH 21 Cross Cultural - Infant Mental Health
APRIL 11 Gender Identity
MAY 23 Role of Recreation in Recovery
JUNE 20 Parental Mental Illness
Time: Thursdays, from 12-1pm
Cost: Free, open to everyone!
To join the teleconference:
Telephone: DIAL 1.877.291.3022, enter CODE 4611577#, press *6 to mute after
you are connected
Questions? Contact us:
PHONE 604.875.2084 TOLL-FREE 1.800.665.1822 or email here
- Friend2Friend Facilitator's Workshop Spots are filling up quickly!
The Friend 2 Friend Facilitator's Workshop is a full-day workshop designed to support those who wish to implement the Friend 2 Friend Autism Demystification Packaged Program entitled Can I Play Too? Autism Demystification Puppet Presentation Packaged Program in inclusive community settings to children ages 3 through 11.
This full-day session will focus on understanding the model and how to implement the Can I Play Too?: Autism Demystification Puppet Presentation Packaged Program to children aged 3 through 11. The Workshop will be held at our new Play Centre located at 2941 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC, Canada on Friday, March 8th from 9:30am-4:00pm. This workshop is designed for small group training, registration is limited to a max of 30 attendees and spots are filling up quickly! For details on how to register for the Facilitator's Workshop, click here
- Getting Ready for the Real World How Schools & Families Can Prepare Adolescents with Autism for the Social Challenges of Adulthood. Children with ASD grow up, and as the numbers of adolescents and adults with ASD expand, we need to consider how to prepare them for the challenges of adult life. This presentation will provide an overview of the components of effective, behavioral analytic intervention with older learners. Specific topics include community transition, employment, behavior support, healthy sexuality, and quality of life.Friday, March 8th - Vancouver Presented by: Peter Gerhardt, Ed.D.Click here for more information
- Mar 7-8, 2013, R&R Autism Introductory and Intervention Workshop, Vancouver, BC. What will the R&R Introduction and Intervention Summary Workshop teach? Research and clinical experience with most of the popular current treatment models to better understand best practice and define core deficits in ASD. The development of referencing and social cognition in typical children and the remediation of these skills in children with ASD including the development of eye contact, gaze following, joint at tention, reciprocal referencing in conversations and peer interactions. Social referencing as a pivotal and prerequisite skill for
later developing language and peer interactions. The development of regulation from initial adaptations to the later development of self regulation. Videos of activities and hands on practice with activities for each stage of intervention.March 7-8, 2013, 9am-3pm
Multi-Purpose Room 1 Creekside Community Centre 1 Athlete's Way, Vancouver, BC
604-257-3056. Click here for more information
- Supporting your Child's Special Education. Learning Disabilities Association Fraser South presents . A one day workshop for Parents and Caregivers of children with Learning Disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Disorder
Saturday, March 9, 2013 | 9 am to 3 pm
LDAFS Resource Centre
201 - 13766 - 72 Avenue, Surrey
$35 Full Day Workshop Payable by MC, Visa or Cheque
Please register at 604.591.5156 or email here
- Mentoring Boys:How to talk so boys will listen and listen so boys will talk... Vancouver, March 9, 2013
Barry MacDonald's most popular parenting workshop will provide you with practical wisdom to strengthen your parenting and mentor your son into a man of courage and compassion.
"This workshop changed our family life. I had no idea how frequently I was frustrating my son by expecting him to listen and attend to me in ways that were counterproductive. My son now smiles at me when I suggest that we should go for a walk to talk about a charged issue."
Rebecca Williams, Calgary Click here for more information or to register
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Stand Together 2013 Friday, 22 March 2013 at 8:00 AM - Saturday, 23 March 2013 at 5:30 PM (PDT) Multi-Faceted Training for Caregiving Professionals March 22nd & 23rd, 2012 - Richmond, BC Foster and adoptive parents, child care workers, educators and other professionals are invited to the Annual Stand Together Conference. Some of North America's leading experts will provide practical strategies and techniques for working with our most vulnerable children and youth. Executive Airport Inn 7311 Westminster Highway Richmond, BC - Rick Hansen, Dick Burt, Karyn Purvis, Nicholis Watkins, Bradley Dick, Mary Jo Fetterly, Click here for more information!
- Touch Therapy for Liddle Kidz™ with Autism (ASD). Finally, an advanced pediatric massage therapy training program for healthcare professionals who wish to provide touch therapy for children with Autism (ASD). The Liddle Kidz™ Foundation course is an intense, fun and effective way to advance your pediatric massage therapy skills and embrace children who have been diagnosed with one of many developmental disorders that includes autism, Asperger's Syndrome, attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), pervasive development disorder (PDD), and nonverbal learning disorder (NLD). Founded by master teacher and philanthropist Tina Allen, the Liddle Kidz™ Foundation offers a new, comprehensive, research based training course and teaches students what they really need to know to become an advanced professional in the area of pediatric massage therapy. Any experienced healthcare professional will tell you that there is a world of difference between learning how to massage a child from a book or DVD, and knowing how to provide the best care to meet a child and families needs, however, there are few opportunities to learn the skills they really need from a working healthcare professional who has provided infant and pediatric massage education throughout the world.
- REACH presents Positive Parenting: The Basics and Beyond
For Parents of children of all ages. A two-part interactive approach to creating a positive,
supportive atmosphere for all of your family interactions. You will learn: Positive strategies for dealing with difficult behaviour, how to defuse power struggles, offer appropriate choices, be consistent, provide consequences, model appropriate behaviour and much more!
Facilitated by: Camille Netherton & Pam Collins
Date:Thursday, April 4 & 11, 2013
(You need to attend both days)
Time: 6-9:30pm
#3 - 3800 72nd Street in Ladner
(Near the Boundary Bay Airport)
Location: Reach Child and Youth Development
Register by email: here Or phone: 604-946-6622, ext. 359 Or fax: 604-946-6223
$20 workshop fee can be paid at the door. Cash or cheque only. - 1-Day Workshop 1 Day Workshop Taught by Anat Baniel April 6, 2013, * Vancouver, Transforming the Lives of Children with Special Needs: A Workshop for Professionals and Parents. Supported by the latest brain research, the Anat Baniel Method uses simple, gentle movements and focus to help any child who has been diagnosed with Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy, Down's Syndrome, or other developmental disorders. By shifting the focus to connecting rather than "fixing", this powerful yet simple method helps both children and parents de-stress, focus, and grow. Most of all, it helps all children maximize their potential, no matter what their diagnosis. The Method is also helpful for people of all ages facing a wide array of issues, such as stroke recovery, MS, Parkinson's, and Rheumatoid Arthritis, as well as for healthy adults looking to prevent degenerative disease and retain their vitality in life.
- Title: The Anat Baniel Method For Children With Special Needs
Date: April 6, 2013 Time: 9:00 am- 6:00 pm
Location: The Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC
Cost: Early Bird: Before March 11, 2013: $189, after March 11, 2013, $249
For additional family member:
Early Bird: Before March 11, $169, after March 11, 2013 $199
Contact: Hilary Mason by phone 604-812-5280 or email here
or Susinn Shaler by phone: 250-372-8763 or email here
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Transition Planning and CLBC: Tuesday April 9, 2013 6:30pm - 8:00pm at the DCLS Resource Centre. Facilitated by CLBC For more information please contact Si Stainton here or call 604-952-6490
- 14th Annual Learning and The Brain Conference FREE!
The 14th Annual Learning and The Brain Conference is being held at MacNeill Secondary School on April 13, 2013. This is an excellent educational conference that engages parents, caregivers, and educators in learning concepts and skills that support our children's success! We hope that you will attend. This year's conference focuses on "Caring, Communicating, and Connecting with 21st Century Kids". The keynote speaker, Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, will be speaking on the importance of social and emotional learning. Following the keynote speaker, conference participants will have the opportunity to attend two interactive workshops, as well as visit with educational exhibitors and vendors. Workshops will be presented in both English and Chinese. Registration is open from February 18 - April 4, 2013. For full information and registration, please visit the school district website here .
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Transition Planning and CLBC: Tuesday April 16, 2013 6:30pm - 8:00pm at the DCLS Scott Road Connections. Facilitated by CLBC For more information please contact Si Stainton here or call 604-952-6490
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INCLUSION BC (BCACL) 2013 Conference in Vancouver - Save the Date!
Thursday, May 23, 2013 (All day) - Saturday, May 25, 2013 (All day)
The next BCACL AGM and Conference will be held in downtown Vancouver at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre from May 23-25, with a special pre-conference day on May 22.
We are proud to be co-hosting this conference with Spectrum Society for Community Living, posAbilities and the BC Centre for Ability. We look forward to seeing you there! The call for proposals and artwork will be posted to our website shortly.
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Register LIVE NOW The 2013 BC Summer Institute July 15 - 19, 2013 is led by the Family Support Institute in beautiful Vancouver. This event is designed to provide a robust learning environment that will facilitate strategic approaches to inclusion and belonging for all students in BC's elementary and secondary schools. Participants will include administrators, classroom teachers, resource teachers, other members of the School Based Team, paraprofessionals, therapists and parents. This institute is designed to give participants the foundation they have been looking for to complement good practice and give access to the resources necessary to properly facilitate belonging and inclusion for all students. Schools are encouraged to register as a team, ensuring that a variety of positions within it are represented. Individuals from across B.C. will be coming together to work with people who have been doing this work for decades and who have experienced success in all aspects of Inclusive Learning. (Attendees will have the option of enrolling in the Institute as a UBC undergraduate course for three credits.) Participants will leave with a common language around values, a shared understanding about how to facilitate strategies learned and an improved skill set to better put those strategies and values into action within their schools. Click here for more information
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Save the date! J uly 24-28, 2013 - Brain Development & Learning Conference in Vancouver with world renowned speakers. Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver, BC. A conference dedicated to making a difference. Be prepared to be inspired, empowered, perhaps even transformed. An interdisciplinary conference devoted to improving children's lives by highlighting innovative programs and by making the newest research and insights from neuroscience, child development, psychology, & medicine understandable & applicable to those who work directly with children. Click here for our website or here for our brochure
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- Shane Koyczan's video to confront bullying. Canadian spoken word poet Shane Koyczan has released a video on YouTube to help confront the issue of bullying in our schools. Click here to learn more and see the video
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QUOTE of the day:
"When you parent, it's crucial you realize you aren't raising a "mini me," but a spirit throbbing with its own signature. For this reason, it's important to separate who you are from who each of your children is. Children aren't ours to possess or own in any way. When we know this in the depths of our soul, we tailor our raising of them to their needs, rather than molding them to fit our needs."
Shefali Tsabary, The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children (Vancouver: Namaste Publishing, 2010), 2-3.
- Ten Things I Wish Someone Told Me About Parenting a Child with Special Needs. I'm a proud member of a tribe. No, not just that tribe. I mean the tribe of special needs parents. There's no way you'd spot us in a crowd. But even without a secret handshake, special needs parents manage to find each other. Maybe it's that unmistakable look of exhaustion and resolve many of us wear. Whatever it is, I've been part of this particular tribe for 20 years. Now I'm that mom. The one with some mileage on her. There's no road map to navigate raising a child with special needs, but here are some pointers I wish I'd had when I first set out on this journey. Click here to read more
- Boy gets new 'inedible' bedroom: Six-year-old with rare condition that means he craves solid objects
- Zach Tahir, from Salford, suffers from the rare condition Pica
- It causes him to crave inedible objects, including stones, paper and moss.
- Zach Tahir is celebrating his sixth birthday today, and his new bedroom has been unveiled after he gnawed through the walls of the last one. A boy with a rare condition meaning he can't resist eating wall plaster has been given a unique birthday present - an inedible bedroom. Click here to read more
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Act of sportsmanship gives Texas high schooler shot at glory. (CBS News) EL PASO, Texas -- Coach Peter Morales of the Coronado High School Thunderbirds in El Paso, Texas, makes no qualms about it: he has a favorite on this team.Team manager Mitchell Marcus has a developmental disability, but he far surpasses everyone here when it comes to love of the game.And because basketball is that important to him, on the last game of the regular season, the coach told Mitchell to suit up. Click here to see a video and read more!
- "On my way" Transitions Video Blog - Recent Videos
CLick here to see the videos as we continue to film the lives of four students as they transition out of high school.
One Year Later - video chronicling the past year and plans for the future of the project.
Kayla and Ross visit SFU and meet with STEPS Forward
Olivia - Work experience at the cafe
Who is CLBC? Chris chats with Lisa Bourget
- Richmond Society for Community Living Fundraiser How We Connect CHILD & YOUTH CARE COMMUNITY SOCIAL
An evening of networking and fun for those working with children and youth. THURSDAY
March 14 6:30 pm Proceeds from this event will go towards the RSCL Supported Child Development Lending Library
Buck 'n' Ear Bar & Grill in Steveston 12111 3rd Avenue Richmond
Tickets $15
includes burger, beverage and fun 50/50 Must be 19+ years to attend For tickets, please contact Llaesa Brownridge at 604-279-7014 or email here
- Canada's new passport fees New fees to take effect on July 1, 2013
Canada's Passport and Other Travel Document Services Fees Regulations was approved by the Canadian Governor General in Council on November 29, 2012.
Now, Passport Canada turns its attention to the implementation of the new fees and new ePassport. Rather than being funded by taxpayers, Passport Canada is financed by passport applicants. As a cost-recovery organization, Passport Canada must generate enough revenues from fees charged for passports and other travel documents to pay for its expenditures. Apart from a $2 increase to reflect rising shipping costs in 2005, Passport Canada's fees have not changed since 2001. The new fee structure will allow Passport Canada to cover its costs and expenditures to be able to continue to provide excellent client service, facilitate travel for Canadians, maintain existing security standards, fight identity fraud, and keep pace with technological advancements and international standards so the Canadian passport remains a secure and trusted travel document. Click here for more information
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Do you have a family member with a disability that should be working?
We invite you to sit down with others and explore the stories of others, learn, ask questions, and share concerns or passions about the best approaches to get employment for your loved ones?
Join familyWORKs for CONVERSATIONS ABOUT EMPLOYMENT
Come and meet and have an open dialogue with other families on the subject of employment. We have a lot of things in common and together we can begin to look at how some of our dreams about employment for our kids may come true. The vision of familyWORKs is to have an ongoing conversation with families about employment issues for people with disabilities. We will meet about every two months to hear presentations, guest speakers and learn from each other!
WHEN: March 27th from 6:30-8:30 pm
WHERE: Oakridge Senior Centre at Oakridge Mall
(Refreshments will be served). familyWORKS is intended to help families dream, believe and then get information about how to best achieve employment for their family members who have a disability. When you believe, everything is possible! Check our website here For more information, please see the attached for details or contact Rachelle Czerwinski by email here
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The Family Support Institute (FSI) supports families all over BC who have a family member living with a disability. We honor those families and want to recognize and celebrate others who support families in an exceptional way as well. If you know of a person, family, or group that would be well suited for a Provincial Award for their exceptional support of families in BC please write to us and tell us about it.
Nominate them now for a "Celebration of Families Award"!The award will be presented on April 20, 2013 Nominations due by Monday March 4, 2013. Categories: Family Support Institute volunteer/ Non-FSI volunteer parent / Family/Corporation/Non profit organization Click here for more information
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Pivot Point proudly announces PEERS the only evidence based Social Skills Training program for teens with ASD and other developmental disabilities. Fourteen weeks of great classes for teens and their parents starts March 4, 2013 in Cloverdale! Small class sizes, and pre-assessment required, so register early!" Email here or call 604-531-4544
- Youth KIT now available on website! Can Child Centre for Childhood Disability Research
Building on the popularity of the KIT: Keeping it Together™an organizational tool for parents caring for children with disabilities, the Youth KIT is now available for youth with disabilities. The Youth KIT will help youth give, get, and organize their own information, in a way that promotes self-management as they begin the transition from adolescence into adulthood. This Youth KIT is now available on the CanChild website, thanks to generous funding from Hamilton District Society for Disabled Children, Pollock Foundation, and Easter Seals Ontario. Youth KIT worksheets and training videos are also included. Click here to learn more about this amazing resource!
- Langley Parent Support! The FiT Network Society A Social Educational Network created to get Families in Touch. Monthly FiT meets, seasonal family fun events and casual coffee nights provide opportunities for families who have children with special needs to "Get FiT*" - *Families in Touch. Click here for their website and current events
- DCLS and DFAN present: In Transition: Delta Parents of Youth with Developmental Disabilities
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- Do you have a child with a developmental disability in Grade 10 or above?
- Do you wonder what will happen when High School is over?
Come and meet other parents, share ideas and experiences and
Begin to plan for your son's or daughter's future.
We meet Saturday morning, 9.30 - 12.30, most months either in Ladner or North Delta:
North Delta location: Delta Community Living Society, Scott Road Connections, #105-7953 Scott Rd.(behind the Greek Village Restaurant), North Delta, BC, V4C 6P6
Ladner location: Delta Community Living Society, #1 -3800-72nd Street, Delta, BC, V4K 3N2
- To find out more information about these events, please contact Si Stainton, Delta Community Living Society, Family Services Liaison, Email here , 604-952-6490 or visit our website Here
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Family Connections Magazine: For more than twenty years, Family Connections Magazine has been keeping family service providers all across BC up to date on the latest research, the most promising practices, and the key issues facing Canadian families.
- Barry McDonald's BOYSMARTS Current Newsletter
- Organization
It is not easy to guide a boy who is losing homework, backpacks, planners, and assignments on a regular basis.
This month's newsletter provides insight into why many boys are perceived as disorganized along with practical suggestions to support them to become more organized.
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To submit for our newsletter or have a question for Pam to research please contact her at
Parent Network
or 604-946-6622 ext 359.
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