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Sibling Support Groups

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Thursday Evenings April 5th - May 24th 2012
5:15 pm - 7:30 pm

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Unique series of family enhancement workshops facilitated by professional counsellors and behaviour consultants that provide information and support to siblings and parents of children who have a disability and/or illness.

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Website

siblingSUPPORTgroups.ca

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Jill Smith

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(604) 859-2919

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Ability Theatre

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Thursday, April 19th running until Thursday, June 28th, 2012

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Ability Theatre will allow individuals of all abilities with special needs to explore their creative sides through: dance and movement, song, theatre games, acting with the end goal being to perform in front of live audiences. My goal is to offer teens and adults an imaginative experience to create friendships, but more importantly to inspire and unite the community through theatre.

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Veronica Bryan

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(604) 315-8729

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Helping Your Child Understand Social Interactions and Control His/Her Emotional Responses

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 May 14, 2012 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Children with Autism Spectrum disorders often have difficulty managing their reactions. This two night hands-on workshop will teach you how to break down a problematic behavior and develop a scale with your child that helps them visualize alternative, positive behaviours. We will use the '5-Point Scale' developed by Buron & Curtis to help your child understand and learn to control his/her emotional responses to everyday events. These target anxiety, anger, aggression, voice volume and much more. Parents are encourages to attend together and there is a cost benefit for parents who also bring their child's school teacher or support aide.

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Website

www.abacentre.ca

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Tricia Bailey

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(604) 232-4122

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Pairing & Manding Workshop

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May 17, 2012
6:00pm - 9:00pm

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This training session teaches the importance of pairing preferred items and activities with the parent or interventionists to make the adult a "conditioned reinforcer". This increases the likelihood of compliance with demands which leads to more efficient teaching/learning opportunities. Participants are also taught the importance of teaching the child to make requests for things the child wants. This is "manding" and participants are supported in understanding how manding can be accomplished through voice, sign or picture exchange and is an important component of teaching referencing and joint attention skills.

For registration information please contact Tricia Bailey (see information below).

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http://www.abacentre.ca

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Tricia Bailey

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(604) 232-4122

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LDAV May Parent Meeting: Encouraging Social Skills

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Date: Monday, May 28th, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

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Children with learning disabilities are more likely to struggle with reading non-verbal cues and social interaction. Did you know that deficits or excesses in social behaviour interfere with learning, teaching, and the classroom's orchestration and climate?

Join us for our May parent training meeting where guest speaker Dr. Suzanne Jacobsen will discuss strategies to encourage social skills in children.

This meeting is free but prior registration is required.

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Website

http://www.ldav.ca

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Rachel Chiang

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(604) 873-8139

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Social Referencing and Joint Attention Workshop

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May 31, 2012
6:00pm - 9:00pm

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Two key, related skills that children normally acquire early in their development are social referencing and joint attention. Children on the autism spectrum usually show significant deficits in these areas, and so intervention to address these skill deficits is very important. This workshop will define and explain what social referencing and joint attention are, elaborate on their importance, and provide guidance, examples, and hands-on practice with how these skills are taught to children with autism using behaviour analytic methods within the context of a verbal behaviour program.

For registration information, please contact Tricia Bailey (information below).

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http://www.abacentre.ca

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Tricia Bailey

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(604) 232-4122

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Teaching Your Toddler: Parent & Toddler Drop-In

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Sessions run from 10:00am-12:00pm

• Tuesday June 5th: Teaching eye contact, social referencing, and joint attention
• Tuesday June 12th: Sharing joint attention and developing early vocalizations
• Tuesday June 19th: Initiating joint attention through early manding/requesting: sign and gestures
• Tuesday June 26: Teaching early receptive signs and gestures: building on eye contact, joint attention and initiating joint attention
• Tuesday July 3th: Teaching imitation/Play: expanding joint attention activities
• Tuesday July 10th: Teaching Responding to name and Other Simple Instructions

The program offers 1 hour of instruction and practice.

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This series is designed to provide parents/caregivers of a toddler with Autism (or going through the diagnostic process) hands-on training on skills to improve their toddler's eye-contact, social referencing, and communication (guided by the Early Start Denver Model).

Training is provided by a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) with extensive experience with young children on the Autism Spectrum. Parents are encouraged to bring their toddler so they may practice what they learn in-class with the support of the instructor. If your child has a favourite toy/item please bring it!

If you are interested, please see the attached brochure for details.

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Website

http://www.abacentre.ca

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Tricia Bailey

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(604) 232-4122

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Intensive Teaching Workshop

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June 7, 2012
6:00pm - 9:00pm

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Participants are taught that in a Verbal Behaviour program, discrete trial teaching is called Intensive Teaching and it is the empirically proven technique known to teach specific skills and behaviours to children with autism spectrum disorders. It is important for participants to gain understanding of Intensive Teaching so they are able to facilitate generalization of the taught skills outside of therapy time.

For registration information please contact Tricia Bailey (information below).

Website

http://www.abacentre.ca

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Tricia Bailey

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(604) 232-4122

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Natural Environment Teaching Workshop

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June 14, 2012
6:00pm - 9:00pm

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This session shows participants that teaching can permeate every activity and that they can support their child's learning by using activities in the child's daily life to encourage the use of language targets and other skills taught explicitly. Each child has particular interests and motivation and participants are shown how to use the child's motivation for some preferred activities and reinforcers to encourage learning and practice of referencing, communication, play and social skills.

For registration information please contact Tricia Bailey (information below).

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http://www.abacentre.ca

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Tricia Bailey

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(604) 232-4122

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Dealing With Problem Behaviour Workshop

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June 21, 2012
6:00pm - 9:00pm

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This workshop teaches parents, Behaviour Interventionists (BIs), and school teams about the dynamics of problem behaviour, historical and contemporary approaches to intervention, the different functions of challenging behaviour(s), and how to develop support plans that are likely to be effective. Participants will enjoy a variety of video demonstrations and hands-on activities.

For registration information please contact Tricia Bailey (information below).

Website

http://www.abacentre.ca

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Tricia Bailey

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(604) 232-4122

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Art & Music Therapy for Special Needs - Ages 17 - 25

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Each Friday from July 6 to July 27.10:30 to 11:45am

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Come and join our "Expressive Arts Therapy" summer program designed for youth & adults with disabilities with an arts & music therapy approach. Participants with an interest in arts & music can find a place where they will feel a strong sense of belonging and build life skills. Participants will be empowered to develop skills in the following areas: problem solving, decision making, leadership skills, social skills, self expression & leisure building. Siblings are welcome to participate and sign up as well. Aides may attend. Instructor: Joney Poon (Musical Expressions) & Andrea Hrysko (Art 4 Life)

Member: $49.00
Non-member: $119.00

Website

https://pbregister.vancouver.ca/safari_activitydetail.htm?activity_id=353272

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Andrea Hrysko

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(778) 230-4995

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Art & Music Therapy for Special Needs - Ages 8 - 16

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Each Friday from August 3 to August 24. 10:30 to 11:45am

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Come and join our "Expressive Arts Therapy" summer program designed for youth & adults with disabilities with an arts & music therapy approach. Participants with an interest in arts & music can find a place where they will feel a strong sense of belonging and build life skills. Participants will be empowered to develop skills in the following areas: problem solving, decision making, leadership skills, social skills, self expression & leisure building. Siblings are welcome to participate and sign up as well. Aides may attend. Instructor: Joney Poon (Musical Expressions) & Andrea Hrysko (Art 4 Life)

Member: $49.00
Non-member: $119.00

Website

https://pbregister.vancouver.ca/safari_activitydetail.htm?activity_id=353271

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Andrea Hrysko

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(778) 230-4995