Come out of the CAVE with enhanced confidence, comfort, and competence...

CAVE Curriculum
A Human Sexuality training for adults and professionals. CAVE 301 has a Sexual Attitudes Reassessment component. OPT's first SAR in BC!

AUDIENCE: Adults and professionals who teach and/or talk about sexuality with clients, students, and youth.

GOAL: To provide adults and professionals with an opportunity to build awareness, comfort, confidence, and competence by exploring their values and gaining the knowledge required to talk about sexuality in an unbiased, non-judgemental, knowledgeable, and inclusive manner. Teaching techniques and resources will be provided in each program.

Workshop fee: $550 (3 1/2 days)
Please click here for more information http://www.optionsforsexualhealth.org/events-calendar/cave-301

Social skills have been directly linked to academic and relationship success. Poor social skills often include not understanding social situations, misinterpreting subtle social cues or body language, and approaching others in an inappropriate way.

Weeks 1 through 8 will be held at the Centre, while weeks 9-12 will be one-to-one in a home or community setting that you have identified where social impairments can be worked on (ie. possible job opportunities, community events/groups). Goals, strategies, and supports will be developed to assist the parents and child in ensuring the child's success in this setting.

COST: $2,250 (includes a minimum of 4 hours of one on one time)

What is the certification program?

The OPT Sexual Health Educator Certification (SHEC) Program is a competency, knowledge and performance-based training program which comprises three elements: a course component, a practicum component, and a continuing education requirement.

The course component consists of a series of six, three to four day workshops on specific related topics using evidence-based methodology to provide participants with sound theory and opportunities for observation, demonstration, presentation, facilitation, and evaluation.

The practicum component consists of 60 hours of direct instruction and ten hours of supervised instruction, followed by recommendations for certification which are reviewed by the SHEC Advisory Committee.

The continuing education component involves periodic knowledge updates and skill guiding workshops. Certified educators are required to complete a minimum number of these sessions to maintain their certification.
Who can participate?

The SHEC program is for individuals who would like to build a specialized skill set for teaching comprehensive sexual health education to a variety of audiences—preschool, elementary, secondary, post-secondary, professionals, adults, and parents.

It will be of particular interest to teachers to whom sexual health education has been assigned, to health professionals doing community and school education, and to others with some background knowledge and experience in the field, seeking to enhance their skills.

Tuition for the SHEC program is $3600. This includes all five Modules and the practicum fee each at $600. If you require the pre-requisite (CAVE 301/SAR), that is an additional cost of $550 (taxes not included).

For more information, please visit
http://www.optionsforsexualhealth.org/education/certification-program

Meal Time Assistance for Problem Eaters

Event Date and Time

March 11,2010 from 7 to 8 pm

Event Location Address

#114 – 250 Schoolhouse St.
Coquitlam, BC V3K 6V7
Canada

Event Description

A free education session for parents of problem eaters lead by occupational therapist, Raewyn Fong. Rae has been practicing as a pediatric occupational therapist for the past 9 years.

Negative reactions to certain foods are normal. When diet becomes significantly restricted, it becomes a health concern and help is needed.

This educational session will provide information to parents on:

- Identifying when nutrition is a problem

- Understanding sensory integration theory and how it relates to the taste, look and texture of food.

- Strategies for introducing foods

- Communication techniques at meal time

- Maintain positive interactions with food

There is no cost for this educational session; however, please call to register as space is limited.

Contact Name

Isaac Louie, office manager

Contact Email

info@workfitbc.com

Contact Phone #

(604) 525-5357

P.E.G.I.: Psychoeducational Group Intervention, Caring for the Caregiver

Event Date and Time

Dates: Thursdays, March 18th to May 6th, 2010,
8 week group based program

Times: 6:30 to 9pm

Event Location Address

Event Description

P.E.G.I. is a unique program developed for families supporting children and youth living with autism and other developmental disabilities. It is group-based and runs for 2 ½ hours weekly for 8 weeks. It provides a balance between education and psychotherapeutic support, and aims to empower caregivers, increase coping and provide a safe environment to share feelings
and experiences.

Participants will receive:
-8 sessions, one evening per week, for 2.5 hours.
-Resources to help navigate information and services.
-Education on autism, coping, advocacy, caregiver distress, self-care, and behavioural strategies. Optional topics available.
-A light dinner
-Self-care kit
-Opportunity to work through a “personalized action plan”, a tool used to identify and resolve challenges.

Cost: $850.00 per person for 8 sessions. PEGI is recognized by the Autism Funding Branch as an eligible expense under Family Counselling/Therapy.

AFU will be invoiced directly after participants have completed a "Request to Pay" form and participated in the group.

Event Poster or Brochure

pegiregistration2010.pdf 163.44 kB · pdf

Contact Name

Theresa Grech with TMG Consulting

Contact Email

tmgconsulting@Live.ca

Contact Phone #

(604) 312-7059

About the Workshop:
This is a 3-hour workshop for parents, caregivers and school personnel. It will focus on proactive (antecedent) strategies that can lead to a more positive behavioural response and thus a more fluid integration with peers using Behaviour Change
Programming.

About the Presenter:
Elizabeth Sparling, is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst working with children on the Autism Spectrum in Victoria, B.C. Elizabeth has a background in Special Education, having worked as a Low Incidence Integration Support Teacher for over 10 years. In addition to working with children with special needs, Elizabeth has a 13 year old son with Autistic Disorder. Her passion is to see children participate in the school and community settings with their peers and she recognizes that this can only happen when families, educators and community partners work together.

Cost: $25.00/person
Cheques payable to Pivot Point family Growth Center Inc.
Professional Certificates Available.
http://www.pivotpoint.ca

Register: Pre-registration is required by Monday March 22, 2010

Phone: 1-866-531-4544 (toll free)

Event Poster or Brochure

workshop_advert2.pdf

Hear cutting-edge research in neuroscience, developmental science, & mental health
presented in ways you can understand, see the immediate relevance of, and use.

Of special relevance to autism:

Talk by Paul Patterson, Prof. at CalTech, on Interactions between the Brain and the Immune System in the Development of Schizophrenia and Autism and HELPING CHILDREN  WITH  AUTISM THROUGH THEATRE:
SENSE Theater is an intervention program for children with autism that bridges art and science. A week before our conference, the Executive Director of SENSE Theater (Blythe Corbett), plus 2 staff, will come to Vancouver to work with local children, including some with autism, for a solid week.

The children will put on the performance they have been rehearsing that week at the Gala Dinner for the conference, Sunday evening, July 18, at 7:00 pm.

conference website: www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/bdl.html

conference brochure: www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/BDL_subpages/pdf/brochure_for_2010.pdf

SAVE MONEY:
Register before Feb. to get Early Bird discount. Register before June to avoid Late fee.