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Supporting Families with Diverse and Complex Needs

Westcoast Child Care Child Growth and Development, Child Health and Wellbeing, Early Care and Education, Family Support, Professional Ethics & Practice, Special Needs Comments Off on Supporting Families with Diverse and Complex Needs
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Date/Time
Date(s) - Apr 18, 2018
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Location
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre (2772 East Broadway)

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This workshop will explore the essential roles of parents and service providers. Parent involvement and competence is a key component of success for children/youth with developmental exceptionalities. A parent’s relationship with the community professionals can make all the difference in terms of their level of empowerment. The workshop explores practical ways of moving practitioners towards more sensitive services that are empowering families. It includes ideas on making the connection, building the relationship, and approaching families with more positivity.

Objectives:
• To learn from research based information regarding complex needs presented by
modern families.
• To recognize the importance of relationships.
• To explore practical ways of connecting and building relationship with families.
• To discuss practical ways of empowering families.

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Target Audience
Suitable for intermediate early learning child care professionals working with infant/toddler, preschool and school age children, including children with extra support needs, adult instructors, and administrators.

Online
No

Professional Development Certificate
Yes

Professional Development Certificate Credit Hours
2

Registration Fee
ECE $35 | FCC $20

Registration Space
Filling Up!

Registration Contact Email
rng@wstcoast.org

Registration Contact Phone Number
604-709-5661 ext. 221

Registration Link
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ef50r24zf00301e0&llr=rs5phugab

Prerequisite(s)
n/a

Required Materials
n/a

Presenter(s)
Malgosia Tomanik, M.Ed.

Presenter Information
Malgosia is a Family Consultant who specializes in supporting children from preschool to high school and their parents/caregivers in a variety of environments, including homes, school and childcare settings. Her educational experiences include a Certificate in Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities; courses in Adult Education, University of Victoria, BC, and a Master Degree in Education, University of Szczecin, Poland. Malgosia also works as an FASD Key Worker with the Fraser Valley Child Development Centre. She is experienced in addressing concerns associated with the daily challenges of caring for a child/youth who requires support, including helping to make sense of difficult behavior and supporting the adults in a child’s life.

Event Sponsors
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre

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