Understanding the Nipissing Screening Tool and the Ages ... Training flyer for CDRCP 07.pdfTime: 4:30pm – 6:00pm Cost: $5.00 Registration Fee Presenter: Peel Children’s Aid Society

Find them all at CDRCP (unless indicated otherwise)

#103–75 Watline Avenue, Mississauga, L4Z 3E5

Got a question? Call Kelly 905-507-9360 X 303

Understanding the Nipissing Screening Tool and the

Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)

Date: Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Cost: $5.00 Registration Fee

Presenter: Pat Dyment

Workshop: This workshop will Give Participants a hands – on experience looking at what the Nipissing and the ASQ can tell

us about a child’s development Participants will learn about generating appropriate questions to parents to determine when a

referral for formal assessment may be warranted. Participants will also meet in small groups to review actual case history information and

completed Screens and learn what needs to happen next.

Child Welfare Transformation



Presenter: Peel Children’s Aid Society

Workshop: Peel Children’s Aid Society has transformed. Their mission is to protect children and strengthen families and communities through partnership. This transformations workshop is designed to walk the community through the changes that have occurred and answer any questions you have.

Purpose of this Session: To inform community partners about:

PCAS – Strategic Priorities Child Welfare Transformation Anticipated impact on the community

Join us and share the vision

Setting the Stage for Successful Behaviour: A Teamwork Approach

to Challenging Behaviour: Preschool

Date: Friday, September 21 and Friday September 28, 2007 (Must attend both days)

Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm

Presenter: Lexi Deece Cassidy, CDRCP

Cost: $115.00 Members $125.00 Non-Members This includes the Setting the Stage Reference Binder and Video (English Only)

Workshop Includes: General Information about Setting the Stage Working as a Team Choosing and defining which behaviours you want to work on Circle 1: Understanding the Individual Child Circle 2: Setting the Stage for all children to Behave Successfully: Social and Physical

Environments Circle 3: Understanding the Functions of Behaviour, working with Triggers and Consequences Putting it all Together

Physical Activity: Move & Groove


Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm Cost: $30.00 Members $35.00 Non-Members

Presenter: Sara Baig (CDRCP) and Cindy Flandes (Public Health Nurse)

Workshop: The percentage of Canadian children and adolescents who are overweight or obese has climbed considerably over the past 25 years. According to 2001 data, obese children are more likely than non-obese children to face health problems in the shot term. Even more serious health problems await them as adults, since childhood obesity is associated with diabetes, heart disease and other problems (Statistics Canada, 2006.)

This workshop will focus on the importance of incorporating physical activity into daily routines with home based & centre based care. You will receive a bag filled with activities, information, and resources that will assist you in making physical activity fun and easy.

What Does “One Standard Deviation Below the Norm” Mean?

Date: Thursday, September 27, 2007


Presenter: Cathie Sondergaard

Workshop: Have you ever heard the term “1 Standard Deviation below the norm” when describing a child’s test results? What exactly does that mean? This workshop will teach you precisely that, and how to best plan for children whose scores fall any standard deviation above or below normal. You will learn how to interpret test results and understand the recommendations that are required for these results.

Child Care First-Aid and CPR

Date: Saturday, September 29, 2007

Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm Cost: $45.00 Members $50.00 Non-Members

Presenter: Heartsafe Emergency Services

Workshop: A child specific program, which includes CPR certification. This course focuses on specific emergency medical situations involving children and different approaches to their treatment.Segments include discussions on head injuries, severe allergic reactions and use of the epi-pen, asthma attacks, bleeding, choking, seizures, and when to call 911.

Hours for the Resource Connection

Tuesday 4:00pm - 8:30pm Wednesday 12:00noon - 3:00pm

Thursday 4:00pm - 8:30pm Saturday 9:30am - 3:30pm

The Resource Connection will be closed on Saturdays of Long Weekends and Holidays

Literacy and the Youngest Learner Part One

Date: Thursday, October 4, 2007


Presenter: Alka Burman Early Years Literary Specialist for Peel Workshop: Part One

Literacy Rich Environments Integrating literacy into the early childhood setting Oral Language and Reading Aloud Building Phonological Awareness into the curriculum

Sensing the World Around Me: Non-Visual Activities

Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2007


Presenter: Lisa Sondergaard and Kelly Woodward CDRCP

Workshop: It is sometimes challenging as caregivers of children with visual impairment to include everyone in activities such as reading and arts & crafts. Participants in this workshop will learn some simple ways to include everyone in activities that will be fun and educational. They will learn the basics of braille and how to incorporate it into the home or classroom environment easily, as well as exploring some tactile arts and crafts ideas. They will get insight into a world without visual stimulation and learn ways to help children use other senses in a very visual society. This workshop includes make-and-take craft time.

Pharmacology Training: Common Medications Children Use (Full Day)

Date: Friday, October 12, 2007


Presenter: Andrea Rutherford

Workshop: This intensive workshop is geared towards respite workers and other professionals supporting children with disabilities which would include the administration of medications. Participants will learn about the typical drugs and medications prescribed to children with behavioural, psychological and dual diagnoses, their effects and how to best manage them.



Time: 10:00am – 11:30am Cost: $5.00 Registration Fee






Nature Deficit Disorder



Presenter: Credit Valley Conservation

Workshop: “Children of the digital age have become increasingly alienated from the natural world, with disastrous implications, not only for their physical fitness, but also for their long-term mental and spiritual heath. There is a growing body of scientific research that suggests children who are given early and ongoing positive exposure to nature thrive in intellectual, spiritual and physical ways that their "shut-in" peers do not.” Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder.

Topics Covered: What is Nature Deficit Disorder? Take the Nature Deficit Disorder Survey Nature tools for your tool belt.

Include Me

Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2007


Presenters: Erinoak Kids Resource Consultants

Workshop: Integration of children with special needs is a reality in many early childhood education programs. All children have individual needs, abilities and interests. Come out and learn how to provide opportunities for children to participate in all aspects of their preschool program. This will be a hands-on, interactive workshop that will appeal to all who support young children.

Keeping the Beat… Drumming with Children

Date: Thursday, October 18, 2007


Presenters: Terri Segal - Expressive Arts Facilitator

Workshop: Terri is a drum circle facilitator and co-founder of Ritmik, an organization that is dedicated to share the benefits of creative expression through group drumming and mixed arts workshops. Music bridges cultures and teaches children a sense of appreciation for global music. This is an interactive workshop to help you bring a love of drumming to the children you work with.

Diversity & Anti Bias

Date: Friday, October 19, 2007

Time: 12:00pm -3:00pm Cost: $5.00 Registration Fee

Presenter: Lexi Deece-Cassidy, CDRCP

Workshop: Who me? Biases? No….? Few early childhood educators and parents have been prepared to talk with children about race, ethnicity, and other aspects of an anti bias curriculum. Like children, grown ups must learn by doing: by making mistakes, and thinking about it and trying again.

An Anti bias classroom/living requires critical thinking and problem solving, starting with us as adults and teachers. In this workshop we will review the 12 areas of Bias. The goal is to start to better understand biases and to start to recognize potential areas of our personal biases and their affects on others. This is a fun and self reflective workshop that will help us to interact with others in heightened state of awareness.

Child Care First Aid & CPR – Brampton Location

Date: Saturday, October 27, 2007



Workshop: A child specific program, which includes CPR certification. This course focuses on specific emergency medical situations involving children and different approaches to their treatment. Segments include discussions on head injuries, severe allergic reactions and use of the epi-pen, asthma attacks, bleeding, choking, seizures, and when to call 911.

**Location: Alpha Child Care Centre 900 Peter Robertson Blvd, Brampton

Directions from Hwy. 410East on Bovaird Drive, North on Bramalea Road, West on Peter Robertson Blvd

What is Autism?


Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm Cost: $30.00 Members $35.00 Non-Members or $80.00 Members, $85.00 Non-Members for all 3

Presenter: Autism Intervention Services

Workshop: This presentation will give participants an overview of the Pervasive Developmental Disorders with a focus on Autism. Topics include diagnostic criteria, red flags and characteristics. Participants will have an opportunity to view video clips and a questions and answer period will also be provided.

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For further information contact Myla or Sara at 905 507 9360 x 311 or email them at [email protected] and [email protected]

Literacy and the Youngest Learner Part Two

Date: Thursday, November 1, 2007


Presenter: Alka Burman Early Years Literary Specialist for Peel

Workshop: Part Two

Dramatic Play and Literacy The Book Area and Writing Centre Literacy in unexpected places

Helping parents promote literacy in the home

SpeciaLink: How to Measure Inclusion Quality in Child Care Centres

and Why

Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2007


Presenter: Debbie Mayer

Workshop: “If you don’t know where you’re trying to go, you’ll never get there.” SpeciaLink’s Child Care Inclusion Quality Principles Scale & Practices Profile have become key tools for measuring inclusion quality in Canadian child care. Learn how to use these tools to assess and inspire early childhood inclusion quality. Join a cross-border dialogue about necessary resources and training to support inclusive child care.

In this One-day Workshop, participants will:

Learn how to use these two tools to review inclusion quality in child care centres.

Learn why it is important to know where centres stand on 17 key items of inclusion practices and principles.

Consider next steps toward fully inclusive child care in child care centres.

Join a national dialogue about necessary resources and training to support inclusive child care.

Receive copies of tools to use in your own centre, with your students, or to share with centres you resource.

Internet Safety for Children

Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2007


Presenter: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW

Workshop: Our lives have changed. With the Internet we have invited the world into our homes: the good and the bad. In less than seconds we can be transported around the world to see and hear things otherwise unavailable. Safety on the Internet is not a matter of trusting your child; it is a matter of understanding childhood curiosity and what might be encountered. It is important to help guide children about safe use of the internet: what to avoid and what can be enjoyed.

Traffic

Date: Friday, November 9, 2007


Presenter: Myla Miller

Workshop: Is the information you are trying to communicate to your co-workers not being understood correctly? Do you feel as though you’re getting signals crossed? This workshop may be just what you need … TRAFFIC is an interactive half day workshop designed to help people understand their own thinking and communication styles, which in turn increases their appreciation for the communication styles of others. Add value to the skills you use everyday when working with colleagues and managing relationships. Reduce conflict and confrontation in your workplace. Optimize the benefits of the dominant thinking and communication styles of the people you work with to create a more cohesive work environment.Who are you? Red, Yellow or Green?

There’s a Monster Under the Bed… Nightmares & Young Children



Presenter: Myla Miller

Workshop: During childhood, almost all children experience occasional nightmares. They usually begin around the age of two but are most common in children three to six years old.Come and explore the theory behind why nightmares occur in young children, find out the do’s and don’ts of dealing with a bad dream and learn helpful tips on getting rid of your child’s night time fears.

Pharmacology Training: Common Medications Children Use (Half Day)

Date: Friday, November 16, 2007


Presenter: Andrea Rutherford

Workshop: This half-day workshop is geared towards frontline staff and family members who support children with disabilities, including medication administration, on a daily basis. Participants will learn about the typical drugs and medications prescribed to children with behavioural, psychological and dual diagnoses, their effects and how to best manage them.










Date: Saturday, November 24 2007



Workshop: A child specific program, which includes CPR certification. This course focuses on specific emergency medical situations involving children and different approaches to their treatment.Segments include discussions on head injuries, severe allergic reactions and use of the epi-pen, asthma attacks, bleeding, choking, seizures, and when to call 911.

Building Communication with Children with Autism



Presenters: Autism Intervention Services

Workshop: The purpose of this workshop is to give participants strategies for building communication with children who have Autism. Topics to be covered will include Pairing and Manding with a brief overview of Verbal Behaviour and Augmentative Communication Systems. Opportunities to view video clips of therapists implementing these strategies and a question and answer period will be provided. This workshop will be beneficial to any individual that works with children who have Autism, or would like the opportunity to gain knowledge in building communication

Making the Most of Resources and Play



Presenter: Candice Wilson

Workshop: Participants will learn how to identify possible resources and build their own hands-on resource tool box. This workshop includes: handouts, a starter resource ring and card

Dress Up Your Imagination

Date: Tuesday, December 4, 2007


Presenter: Myla Miller (CDRCP) and Jasmeet Dhaliwal (CDRCP)

Workshop: Enter the world of culture, costume, colour and make believe. Expand you current practices and put some pizzazz in your dramatic play area. Join us for a fun filed evening of learning and play. Participants are invited to bring any cultural clothing they have to the workshop with them to share their meanings and experiences. Feel free to dress up yourself if you wish!

The Global Kitchen



Presenter: Myla Miller (CDRCP) and Sara Baig (CDRCP)

Workshop: Did you know that Peel represents 93 distinct ethnic groups? Such statistics certainly portrays the need to integrate international cooking into programs. This workshop will provide you with an overview, as well as the many benefits of multicultural cooking. You will also learn the importance of incorporating diverse foods into any early learning setting. You will receive a package of new and easy multicultural recipes, ideas of how to introduce them to children, fun ways of cooking with children, and 2 hours of fun filled around the globe cooking experiences!

Domestic Violence and the Impact on Children

Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2007


Presenter: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW

Workshop: According to the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS-2003), an estimated 49,994 investigations (a rate of 10.51 per 1,000 children) involved exposure to domestic violence. Seventy percent of these investigations were substantiated.

When children are exposed to or witness domestic violence, they are affected. This workshop will discuss domestic violence and the implications for children and those who work with them.


Date: Saturday, December 15, 2007



Workshop: A child specific program, which includes CPR certification. This course focuses on specific emergency medical situations involving children and different approaches to their treatment. Segments include discussions on head injuries, severe allergic reactions and use of the epi-pen, asthma attacks, bleeding, choking, seizures, and when to call 911.

Dealing with Problem Behaviours (New!)



Presenter: Autism Intervention Services

Workshop: This presentation will look at the ABC’s of behaviour. The role that antecedent conditions and consequences have in shaping an individual’s behaviour will be examined. We will also look at the functions of behaviours and provide practical solutions in dealing with those behaviours. This workshop will be beneficial to any individual that works with children who have Autism, or would like the opportunity to gain knowledge in dealing with difficult behaviours.

***More Coming Soon***

More workshops are being added later on in the season! For more information and updates on these workshops, check our website and reminder flyers!

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resource links relating to enhancing the quality of early development in children.

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Documents

Understanding the Nipissing Screening Tool and the Ages ... Training flyer for CDRCP 07.pdfTime: 4:30pm – 6:00pm Cost: $5.00 Registration Fee Presenter: Peel Children’s Aid Society