Past Events

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Join us in celebrating an International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day Event

September 26, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Children’s Treatment Centre of CK
Everyone Welcome
Light Dinner/Refreshments Included
Register by calling Jessica Constancio 519-354-0520 ext:259 or jconstancio@ctc-ck.com

When you’re raising kids and youth with FASD, mental health matters. Young people with FASD frequently have experienced early developmental trauma, and often struggle with ongoing anxiety and depression. As parents and caregivers, we need to know how to respond positively to our children’s mental health struggles, and how to help our loved ones build proactive skills and strengths that support their mental health. In this live webinar, join Joyce Hamelin, Parent Liaison with Adopt4Life and FASD Coordinator with the Fetal Alcohol Resource Program, as we explore what you need to know about mental health and FASD, including, ‘How do I respond to a mental health crisis?’ and ‘How can we proactively support our children’s mental health?’.

Join us September 17th, from 8:00–9:30 pm.

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A Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) training for caregivers in Ottawa is offered by Citizen Advocacy Ottawa and CHEO. This FASD training event is planned for September 12 and is open to all caregivers of individuals with FASD.

Preregistration is required for this training (FASD@citizenadvocacy.org). 613-761-9522, ext 234.

A two-day conference with a number of keynotes and educational sessions.

Keynote speakers include: Myles Himmelreich, Jennifer Saltzman-Benaiah, Robert Solomon and Geraldine Crisci.

Topics for educational sessions include:

• FASD Educational Strategies and Practices
• Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and their Pharmacological Management
• Community Development: How Simcoe County created and maintains the FASD Community Initiative within the County
• A Model for Collaborative Training for FASD
• Women with Substance
• Responding to Risk Needs: Providing Education and Treatment for Individuals with FASD who engage in Concerning Sexual Behaviours
• Troubled: Justice and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Download the brochure to register or contact patty.barnes@mackenziehealth.ca for more information.

A session for parents and caregivers supporting individuals with FASD. Myles Himmelreich is a well-known motivational speaker, having presented nationally and internationally for many years, sharing his experiences of living with FASD. In his work as a mentor to other youth and adults with FASD, Myles has helped them to understand and accept that we may share similar struggles but also the desire to succeed.

Download the brochure to register or contact patty.barnes@mackenziehealth.ca for more information.

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Walking in Our Shoes – Living with FASD is a free two day Conference.

September 9 and 10, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

@ Calvary Baptist Church, 34 Prince Street Sioux lookout

Key Note speaker: Jeff Noble

Please pre-register to assure your spot.

A Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Training event will take place in Ottawa on September 9 and is open to all. Offered by Citizen Advocacy Ottawa and CHEO.

Preregistration is required for this training (FASD@citizenadvocacy.org). 613-761-9522, ext 234.

Myles Himmelreich is a well known motivational speaker successfully living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). He has done a great deal of work as a consultant to many different agencies, and organizations dealing with: criminal justice systems, teachers, support professionals, paraprofessionals, caregivers, doctors, and most importantly parents and individuals with disabilities themselves. Myles was also a co-lead of a ground-breaking study on the health and physical issues of adults living with FASD. His goal is to bring awareness, acceptance and a true understanding of living with a disability to his audiences.

Email t.luscombe@publichealthgreybruce.on.ca  for more information.

A RED SHOES ROCK WALK WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER LUNCH

This presentation contains a general overview of the cause of FASD, its primary and secondary characteristics, and possible advantages of early diagnosis and intervention. The participants will learn the unique challenges and strategies faced by parents and caregivers of children with FASD. It discusses the importance of understanding the social context of FASD, alcohol, and pregnancy, and family dynamics. There will be information on the impact of drugs discussed. Our need as a community to have respect and support for biological parents and individuals dealing with this condition will also be discussed.

This one-day workshop with Kim Barthel will provide an understanding of the integrated neurobiology of sensory processing and emotional/relational problems
that result in “challenging behaviour”.

Participants will be invited to forevermore become behavioural detectives, using clinical reasoning, to look deeper than the surface. By seeking to understand why people do the things we do, from a myriad of perspectives, we allow compassion into the equation. This alone changes the brain – but the mindset of clinical curiosity supports treatment strategies at home, at school and in all levels of relationships.