The FASD Ontario website www.FASDON.ca offers great information for parents and caregivers of people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), as well as for service providers who work with people affected by FASD.
Four webinars will take place to help users make the most of the website. Note that the daytime ones are intended for service providers and evening sessions are for parents and caregivers. The webinars will be recorded. [The recordings will be available on the website too once they take place.]https://www.fasdinfotsaf.ca/
en/training/in-person- workshops-conferences/
- (French) Le site Web TSAF Ontario – Webinaire pour les intervenants
Thursday, June 6, 2019 – 1:30-2:30 PM EDT Register here- (French) Le site Web TSAF Ontario – Webinaire pour les parents et aidants
Thursday, June 6, 2019 – 19:00-20:00 EDT Register here- (English) The FASD Ontario Website – Webinar for Service Providers
Wed, Jun 12, 2019 – 1:30-2:30 PM EDT Register here- (English) The FASD Ontario Website – Webinar for Parents and Caregivers
Wed, Jun 12, 2019 – 7:00 – 8:00 PM EDT Register here
Wednesday evenings May 1 – June 26 6:30-8:30 pm Changing the Script Flyer 2019 (1)
Changing the Script is a 10-week program designed to help participants understand how their child(ren) with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), (and their own) previous life experiences have shaped their respective views of the world and their behaviours. Changing the Script is a facilitated group process which encourages sharing and reflective discussions within a safe, supportive, non-judgmental environment.. Thanks to funding from The Circle for Children Foundation, this offering is available at no cost to participants.
Contact us to Register!
patricia@bridgeway.ca ; amanda@bridgeway.ca ; sonalisagare@jeantweed.com
A second group will be run September 17- November 26, 2019 at The Jean Tweed Centre- 215 Evans Ave, Etobicoke
Wednesday evenings May 1 – June 26 6:30-8:30 pm Changing the Script Flyer 2019 (1)
Changing the Script is a 10-week program designed to help participants understand how their child(ren) with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), (and their own) previous life experiences have shaped their respective views of the world and their behaviours. Changing the Script is a facilitated group process which encourages sharing and reflective discussions within a safe, supportive, non-judgmental environment.. Thanks to funding from The Circle for Children Foundation, this offering is available at no cost to participants.
Contact us to Register!
patricia@bridgeway.ca ; amanda@bridgeway.ca ; sonalisagare@jeantweed.com
A second group will be run September 17- November 26, 2019 at The Jean Tweed Centre- 215 Evans Ave, Etobicoke
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
PLEASE NOTE:
• Registration closes one week prior to the date of the workshop
• If you are unable to attend please call the registration number
Workshop Description:There is always a reason for the behaviour! This one-day workshop will provide an understanding of the integrated neurobiology of sensory processing and emotional/relational problems that result in “challenging behaviour”.
Participants will be invited to forever more become behavioural detectives, using clinical reasoning, to look deeper than the surface. By seeking to understand why people do the things we do, from a myriad of perspectives, we allow compassion into the equation. This alone changes the brain – but the mindset of clinical curiosity supports treatment strategies at home, at school and in all levels of relationships.
Participants will learn:
• To identify and discern the neurobiology of challenging behaviour
• To differentiate between the sensory, emotional and cognitive components that drive behaviour
• To develop a repertoire of sensory strategies to support behavioural challenges in a variety of contexts
• To develop a toolbox of relational tools for co-regulation through attunement and compassion
Limited Caregivers Bursaries AvailableCall OCATT for details 613 435-2355
[See the poster on the website https://ottawacatt.
com/ ] Presenter’s Bio:
Kim Barthel is a bridge between the science of neurobiology, mental health, and everyday function. A proponent of “putting your mind in the mind of the other,” she teaches globally about understanding what is behind complex behaviour. Her specialties include attachment, trauma, addiction, sensory processing, movement and learning how we learn and how we can support others. Kim’s process of helping people to become behavioural detectives is based on 35+ years of actively integrating a wide range of trans-disciplinary perspectives, through both a scientific and a compassionate lens.
Keynote: SUPPORTING SUCCESS: LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH A BRAIN-BASED, WHOLE-BODY DISORDER Myles Himmelreich
Full program with breakout sessions on conference website.
Early Bird rate to October 6, 2019.
$70 for caregivers/family members/individuals with FASD. Thanks to Health Nexus support group funding a small number of BURSARIES are available to help with registration/travel costs. To apply for a bursary please contact Citizen Advocacy Fetal Alcohol Resource Program staff.
$140 for professionals
We want to take the opportunity to let you know about the 2019 FASD Eastern Ontario Symposium which will be taking place on November 2nd 2019 at Carleton University, in Ottawa.
For more information, and to register for the event, please feel free to visit our website: https://www.citizenadvocacy.
Parent caregiver support group
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
Featuring Janet Carioni – speaking on FASD at Home, at School and in the Community, followed by An Introduction to the 6Fs FrameworkAbout 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 evidenceRecognize 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- tL0cjUoZEw1YmdOOVotZ3BBYkRNYXh JamlINTQ4T3Iw/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
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
• Registration closes one week prior to the date of the workshop
• If you are unable to attend please call the registration number