30
March
2017

DISABILITY TRAINING FOR ATHABASCA PROFESSIONALS

As mentioned in a previous blog post, a two-day professional training took place in Stony Rapids on March 7th and 8th.

Professionals from all three ADCFS offices (Fond du Lac, Black Lake, Hatchet Lake) joined colleagues from the ADCFS Group Home and teachers from the Father Porte Memorial Denesuline School for an informative training session on understanding and managing challenging behavior among children and youth with disabilities.

On the first day of training, behavioural consultant and Autism specialist Cassandra Phillips facilitated a full day on the ABCs of behaviour.   Her engaging personality and wealth of experience made for an interesting session with many practical take-aways.

Cassandra Phillips

Autism Behaviour Specialists Saskatoon/Learning Disability Association of Saskatchewan

 

Day 2 was facilitated by Shana Mohr and Andrea Kotlar-Livingston from the FASD Network in Saskatoon.  Their presentation provided an in depth look into what it is like to live with FASD and gave the professionals some tips on how to effectively work with children and youth who display some of the behaviours associated with FASD.


Shana Mohr, FASD Network

 

Cassandra and Shana have also been involved in the Parent Workshops that have been offered in each of the three communities.    One of the goals of these local training events is to provide an opportunity for connections to be made so that the trainers and their organizations can become resources for the communities to call on for support in the future.

 

Thank you to all who participated!!

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