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Featuring Janet Carioni – speaking on FASD at Home, at School and in the Community, followed by An Introduction to the 6Fs Framework.. October 8,  Smith’s Falls, Ontario

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/family-service-provider-dialogue-fasd-in-children-youth-registration-69757722225

Featuring Janet Carioni – speaking on FASD at Home, at School and in the Community, followed by An Introduction to the 6Fs Framework

About this Event

Hosted by the Rural FASD Support Network, The Special Needs Steering Committee of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville KidsInclusive|EnfantsInclus KHSC as Coordinating Agency

FASD Dialogue: Looking Through the Lens of FASD at Home, at School and in the Community. Featuring Janet Carioni, Occupational Therapist, Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario:

Learning Objectives:
Describe FASD based on current research evidence

Recognize behavioural responses are often an expression of the vulnerabilities of FASD

Discover how to build strategies to support the needs of children with FASD

• Followed by An Introduction to the 6F’s Framework:
• Family . Function . Fun . Fitness . Friends . Future
• A common language for service providers and families
• Insight into the real experiences of families
• A tool for setting family-centered goals
• A framework for coordinated service planning and inter-professional collaboration
• This is a Free event.

  Lunch and light refreshments will be provided.

  Parking Information:

  Parking is available at the Hanley Hall parking lot as well as street parking around the building.

  A secondary parking option is the Municipal Parking lot a couple blocks away on the corner of Market Street and William Street. The cost to park in the lot is $0.25/2 hours and is purchased through a pay and display system

• Get the poster at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0sC-tL0cjUoZEw1YmdOOVotZ3BBYkRNYXhJamlINTQ4T3Iw/view

Presented by NorWest Community Health Centres & The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Committee

*Event fees include continental breakfast and lunch

• How to heal and prevent developmental trauma
• Impacts of early life adversity
• Understanding FASD & trauma
• How trauma impacts individuals, families & communities

Registration deadline: October 4th, 2019. Limited seats available.
https://conta.cc/2lUQu5S

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SIGN UP FOR A WORKSHOP TO HAVE:
• Have access to a FASD worker and a social worker
• Gain an understanding of the FASD brain and challenges associated with it
• Learn about what causes FASD and how prevalent it is in our population

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Parents/caregivers/guardians of children and/or youth with confirmed or suspected FASD who are under the age of 18 or between
the ages of 18 and 21, and still in school
• Must be a current resident of the Region of Peel

FASD-Workshop Flyer (1)

• Registration closes one week prior to the date of the workshop
• If you are unable to attend please call the registration number

An evening to dive deeper into the world of FASD diagnosis with guest speaker Dilys Haner, PhD, C Psych at London Family Court Clinic.

DR.HANER IS A CLINICAL FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST AT THE LONDON FAMILY COURT CLINIC WHERE SHE WORKS WITH CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, ADULTS, & FAMILIES. HER SPECIAL INTERESTS IN FASD AROSE FROM WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE COURT SYSTEM & LEARNING ABOUT THE OVERREPERSENTATION OF PEOPLE WITH FASD  THEREIN. DR.HANER IS A COFACILITATOR OF THE FASD CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP IN LONDON (A SHARED UNDERTAKING OF LFCC, MERRYMOUNT, & WAYS). SHE TAKES A HEALTHY-RELATIONSHIPS FOCUS IN ALL HER WORK, INCLUDING A RANGE OF TREATMENT, CONSULTATION, TRAINING, & ASSESSMENT SERVICES – INCLUDING FASD ASSESSMENTS ACCORDING TO THE 2016 CANADIAN GUIDELINES. SHE ALSO HAS AN ELDER RELATIVE WITH FASD WHO SHE LOVES VERY MUCH.

Chatham FINAL- FASD Learning series with Dr. Haner

Summary:
Don’t miss this opportunity to come and learn more about FASD and how we can work together to remove barriers and improve the quality of life for individuals living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.  Keynote speakers Judy Pakozdy and her son Matthew will share what they have learned and how to support success for individuals living with FASD.

Summary of Speakers / Presentation:
• Sheilah Laffan – “Opening Yoga /Mindfullness”
• Flora Ennis, Nicole Schween, Michelle Ennis and Michael O’Riordan (Woodview) – “Camp Unity: Junior Leadership Program for Youth with FASD“
• Presenters TBA – “The Halton FASD Collaborative Experience /Supporting Community Change ”
• Brendan Pooran (Pooran Law) – “Estate Planning and Disability Trusts”
• Dr. Kaitlyn McLachlan (CanFASD) – “A Canadian FASD Snapshot: CanFASD and the National FASD Database”
• Matthew Pakozdy “We’re just different”
• Lisa Colombo and Staff Sgt. Brenna Bonn “FASD Waterloo – REACH For It”
• Judy Pakozdy (Parent/Advocate) – “This Is Us”
• Savanna Pietrantonio – “Having a Loving Relationship with your child”. Savanna will also share her impactful presentation on her lived experience with FASD as presented to Minister Smith MCCSS 

Event Flyer: FASD Conference Flyer 2019 RBG
Event Agenda: Agenda

To Register: please use the following Eventbrite link CLICK HERE

A panel discussion with Sheila Burns. Sheila has been an FASD instructor, coach and consultant since 2002. Sheila is a strong advocate for improving the way FASD is addressed at local levels where those with FASD live, learn and work.

Also included on the panel:

• Police officer-Constable Shannon Agowissa

• Lawyer – Killian May

• Court Worker from CMHA- Julie Lavictoire

• Addiction worker – Lisa Lurz, Nipissing First Nation

• Probation Officer-Lon Kimsa

• An experienced parent – to be confirmedPanel October 24-2019 (1)

FASD Tools, Training and Discussion Lindsay ON November 2019

One-day workshop at the Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park in Mississauga.

(registration begins at 8:15 am).

Description: An opportunity for parents, caregivers and others who work with people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder to gain a deeper understanding of the physiological roots of challenging behavior. Participants will leave with a comprehensive framework into which your best practices already fit, and some wildly practical strategies for bringing your hunches and assessments to life.

About the speaker: Karmen is certified in Applied Behaviour Analysis, has 20 years of experience in the field of behavioural therapy, and is the author of the FASD Learning Series Toolkit. She is a former member of the FASD Speakers Bureau and is currently a Behavior Consultant to the school district in Salmon Arm, B.C.

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