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…d floor and follow through the yellow doors to the right, following the signs to Room 200. When: Saturday, October 5 from 12:00-2:00pm This is a free event open to all who may want to attend. No RSVP required!…
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…workshop dates are on March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17 followed by a refresher evening session two weeks later on May 1. If you are ready to register for the winter session, email us at info@siblingscanada.ca or you can complete the registration form at https://forms.gle/vyk8mKCALV1DHbum8 For more information please visit: canadiancaregiving.org/siblingscanada/…
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…tress-inducing and how to manage her anxieties. Use visual aides to help describe the upcoming events, or strategies that a child may use to deal with her anxiety (e.g., storybooks, personalized social stories, daily schedule). Let’s take a look at an example: Jaspal is a young girl with autism and always hides behind the art shelf before going to the gym. While in the gym room, Jaspal does not participate in activities and constantly runs towards…
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…anel Discussion with Mapheyeledi Motimele and Dr. Funke Oba. This event is free and open to the public. Join Dr. Elder as he shares insights from his international work in inclusive education. Using a compelling case study from Kenya, Dr. Elder will discuss the successes and challenges of community-based participatory research in Kenya, including navigating neocolonial tensions, insider-outsider dynamics in decolonizing inclusive “development”, an…
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…n handing the picture to another person to request the object, the child’s communication becomes more social and intentional. A speech-language pathologist must always make the decision concerning the use of this approach with a particular child and how to implement it. PECS has six phases to expand children’s communication skills. The six phases are described below to provide a general understanding of the approach: Phase One — Requesting an Item…
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…d fun. Remember to be patient, stay positive and make it fun! Sources Canadian Pediatric Society (2019). Caring for Kids: When your child is a picky eater. https://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/when_your_child_is_a_picky_eater City of Toronto (n.d.) Picky Eating. https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/childrenparenting/pregnancy-and-parenting/parenting/feeding-your-child/feeding-yourtoddlerpreschooler/picky-eating/ Community Living Toronto (n…
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…ally impaired lead independent lives. Vision Institute of Canada – https://www.visioninstitutecanada.com The Vision Institute is a not-for-profit optometry clinic. Regular and specialized eye care services are provided to the general public and to persons with special needs. All funds raised support services to persons in chronic care facilities and to persons with visual impairments, brain injuries, developmental disabilities and unique vision pr…
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…the Elderly (ACE) The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE) is a specialty community legal clinic that was established to provide a range of legal services to low-income seniors in Ontario. The legal services include advice and representation to individual and group clients, public legal education, law reform and community development activities. ACE has been operating since 1984. ACE Brochure: Click here ACE website: Click here A BRAND NEW WORLD:…
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…e role of the bystander. Have all the children do the bystander quiz and discuss the results. Session 4: Discuss how telling is not tattling Help the children to understand the difference between “tattling” and “telling” by using puppet shows and/or scenarios. Tattling is usually done just to get someone in trouble and it is usually about something that is not very hurtful (e.g., Jessica didn’t tidy up her lunch). Telling is to help someone else g…
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