Regional Workshops for Region 2
New Workshop Registration Procedure:
1. Click Here and Print off this Registration Form
2. Read through Workshops being offered below
3. Fill out Registration Form in full
4. Check Workshops you wish to take
5. Fill in the Fee and total at the bottom
6. It you are paying by Cheque please mail in the form to the address on the Registration Form. If you are paying by Visa/Mastercard fill in the credit card information and fax the form into our office.
7. Please ensure that you include your e-mail address as reciepts will ONLY be e-mailed out.
September 24/11 - Meeting the Challenge Parts 1, 2 and 3
Session One Learning Objectives will focus on exploring the whys and wherefores of children’s behavior, understanding what children may gain from challenging behavior and your role in assessing the function that challenging behavior plays, and examining the effects that challenging behavior may have on the other children in the program and on the practitioner.
Session Two Learning Objectives will identify strategies that prevent or minimize challenging behaviors, recognize anxiety and other early warning signs of challenging behaviors, examine and where necessary, change the practitioner’s approach to challenging behavior and use observation techniques to gain more information about challenging behavior.
Session Three Learning Objectives will identify appropriate behavior strategies, develop, implement and evaluate a plan of action for coping with challenging behaviors, including determining when outside intervention is necessary, working with parents as partners around challenging behaviors, help other children and their parents cope with challenging behavior, and reflect on your practice as it relates to challenging behavior.
Relates to Accreditation Standards: 2 and 4
October 22/11 - Handle with Care Part 1
The “Handle with Care” practitioner workshop is designed to help participants develop a mental health promotion mindset in their child care work and assist them in implementing appropriate strategies in the child care setting. The focus is on: 1) Creating a mental health promotion mindset 2) Understanding how social-emotional development, family and community connections and practitioner well-being are important contributors to promoting children’s mental health. 3) Linking new information with familiar information 4) recognizing positive practices as well as challenges and barriers 5) adapting mental health promotion practices to particular community and centre situations encountered by practitioners.
Relates to Accreditation Standards:1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
October 29/11 - Handle with Care Part 2
You must of completed Handle with Care 1 to register for this course.
The “Handle with Care” practitioner workshop is designed to help participants develop a mental health promotion mindset in their child care work and assist them in implementing appropriate strategies in the child care setting. The focus is on: 1) Creating a mental health promotion mindset 2) Understanding how social-emotional development, family and community connections and practitioner well-being are important contributors to promoting children’s mental health. 3) Linking new information with familiar information 4) recognizing positive practices as well as challenges and barriers 5) adapting mental health promotion practices to particular community and centre situations encountered by practitioners.
Relates to Accreditation Standards:1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
November 7/11 - Team Building From Me To We
Working with multi experienced teams - Understanding the characteristics and personalities of those we work with and how it impacts effectiveness of working together.
Relates to Child Care Accreditation Standards:1 and 6 and OSC Accreditation Standards 4 and 5
November 22/11 - We Have the Power - Out of School Care
Are you looking to support more positive behaviours between children, development friendship communication skills. This unique delivery is a combination of adult facilitator training complete with adult guide and accompanying children’s reflective journal. The session focuses on the adult’s emotional intelligence and how to use that understanding to enhance children skills and understanding related to interactions with their peers.
Relates to OSC Accreditation Standards: 1 and 2
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Click here to view our latest newsletter - September 2011