THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 7 - 9 PM
THE USE OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
 
DR. JANE HAILEY is currently a Pediatrician in private practice and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia. In 2018 Dr. Hailey began prescribing medicinal cannabis as part of her Pediatric Practice and will relate her knowledge and experience with the use of medicinal cannabis for students with special needs. There will be also be a panel of parents at the session who will be discussing their personal experiences using cannabis as a therapeutic treatment with their children. 

FRIDAY,  OCTOBER 25, 9 AM - 2 PM 
TEACHING NEW SKILLS TO LEARNERS WITH ASD
 
DR. SARAH PASTRANA and DR. TYLA FREWING are Board Certified Behaviour Analysts working in private practice in Greater Vancouver. They have worked with children, youth, and adults with ASD designing and implementing comprehensive ABA programs. Their presentation will include concrete strategies for teaching new skills to individuals with ASD in the school setting.

Thursday, October 18, 7 - 9 PM
SUPPORTING EXECUTIVE SKILL DEVELOPMENT
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Ryan Santin (M. Ed, RCC), Mental Health Clinician with Compass Clinic will provide an understanding of how challenges with executive functioning impact learning and behaviour at school. He will provide a tool kit of creative, practical, and supportive interventions for school staff in primary, intermediate, and secondary settings.

Friday, October 19, 9 AM - 2 PM
(Includes lunch, 11 AM - 12 PM)
TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
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Randy Jones has many years of experience as the Behavior Intervention Service Coordinator for the Okanagan Skaha School District.  Using real life stories and experiences, Randy has held many successful workshops that guide educators in creating best practices for classroom management. This presentation is intended to cover the topic of classroom management comprehensively in a humorous, informative and insightful way—from the practical techniques to the more transformative techniques which will help educational teams support their students. 

Thursday, October 19, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
DEMYSTIFYING PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL REPORTS

Coralee Curby, an educator with a background in Special Education, Diverse Learning, and Counselling Psychology, has been a School Psychologist for the past sixteen years.  Have you ever been confused by a psycho-educational report and all the tests involved?  Coralee will discuss psycho-educational reports, how to interpret them, and their significance to teachers, students, parents, and other professionals.

Thursday, February 16, 6:30 – 9:00 PM
ATTACHMENT, STRESS, AND RESILIENCE

Marc Landry has over 30 years of experience working with children and families.  His talk will focus on how children today are subjected to sensory overload and stress and how this affects neurology which impacts on attachment and resilience.  He will discuss how the senses are critical in supporting attachment and resilience including healing from trauma and preventing future trauma.

Thursday, February 23, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
OVERCOMING ANXIETY: STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS

Sharon Selby, a Registered Clinical Counsellor and certified Adlerian Parenting Facilitator, has been successfully helping parents, teachers and students understand and develop strategies for managing anxiety for over sixteen years. Through case presentations, experiential exercises and visual images, she will demonstrate the many ways that anxiety presents itself, the 7 common mistakes people make when a child is anxious and how to create an optimal emotional environment to support children in being more functional and productive in all situations.

​Thursday, October 20, 6:30 – 9:00 PM
SENSORY PROCESSING, SELF REGULATION, and STRESS MANAGEMENT
Marc Landry, well known and highly regarded Vancouver Occupational Therapist, will explore brain differences and how this affects learning. He will discuss how sensory processing works, and how it relates to self regulation, sensory diet, and stress management techniques.

​Friday, October 21, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
SOCIAL AWARENESS AND SOCIAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN WITH ASD
Bonnie Davis, Registered Clinical Counsellor, will discuss how to build social awareness and social skills in children with ASD. She will provide specific strategies for supporting social learning as well as how to adapt these strategies for different client circumstances. The presentation will also include consideration of the diverse needs and barriers faced by children when developing social skills. ​

Location: Hycroft, 1489 McRae Ave., Vancouver, BC

Thursday, June 2, 2016, 6:30 – 9:00 PM
Bilingualism and the Advantages for Children with Language Delay

Dr. Stefka Marinova-Todd is the Director of the Centre for Intercultural Language Studies and an Associate Professor at the School of Audiology and Speech Science at the University of British Columbia.  Her research focuses on the language and cognitive development of bilingual children, both typically developing and children with Autism.
 
In this seminar, Dr. Marinova-Todd’s presentation will include information on bilingual language development and how it relates to executive function, literacy, and academic achievement.  She will also discuss the capacity of children with developmental delay and ASD to be bilingual and implications for their successful education.

​Thursday, February 18, 2016
​7:00 – 9:00 PM
DEVELOPING SOCIAL COMPETENCE IN INDIVIDUALS WITH AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
 
Dr. David Worling has worked at BC Children's Hospital for 7 years in their adolescent inpatient unit and anxiety outpatient psychiatric setting. He began the Westcoast Child Development Group in 2003 and is now in full time private practice while teaching a course on Autism with the Psychology Department at UBC. Back by popular demand, Dr. Worling will examine the core social challenges associated with ASD and link them to existing social skills/competence techniques and programs. The overview will cover evidence-based programs/ techniques and highlight the ongoing need for data-driven and novel approaches in supporting individuals with ASD.

​Friday, February 19, 2016
​9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
AUTISM ROCKS: A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER’S TRIUMPH

Janet Walmsley is a professional writer, actor and singer who has appeared in theatre, film and television. She is the mother of a son, Christopher, and a daughter, Jenny, who was diagnosed with Autism. Janet and Jenny have each recently published books; Janet's is about Jenny's life journey with Autism and Jenny's is the first novel of a Trilogy called Dysnomia. In their presentation, the duo will share Jenny’s journey from birth to present (age 22), and how Jenny trooped through a variety of obstacles, climbed mountains peaks and never looked back. The presentation promises to reveal living proof through Jenny that Autism rocks and how a family can positively and proactively deal with Autism.

​Friday, February 19, 2016
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
DEVELOPING COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM
 
Becca Yu (MA, CCC-SLP, RSLP) is the Senior Speech-Language Pathologist at Monarch House, an interdisciplinary centre that provides services for individuals with Autism and other developmental disabilities. She will discuss common communication difficulties for individuals with Autism and strategies on how to improve interactions and communication.

Thursday, October 22, 2015, 6:30 – 9:30 PM
UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING CHILDREN WITH ADHD

DR. MARGARET WEISS will return for a second presentation following numerous requests from former EduTalks attendees.  She will discuss topics such as, “What is ADHD, “  “Sluggish Cognitive Tempo,”  “Executive Function,”   “Treatment of Attention Problems” and” Classroom Strategies.” DR. WEISS has been described as “the expert to the experts” in the field of ADHD. This is a rare opportunity for us to learn from this world-renowned authority. Her ADHD Workshop sold out in February so please register early for what is sure to be another most informative and beneficial session.

Friday, October 23, 2015, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGE OF DIVERSITY IN THE CLASSROOM

AUTISM, ANXIETY, ADHD, LEARNING DISABILITIES, COGNITIVE DELAYS-----these are only a few examples of the challenges that children face and that we, as professionals, must address daily. The diversity of challenges can be very time consuming and even overwhelming for all of us. This seminar will examine concrete ways that classroom teachers, education assistants, educational specialists and parents can work together to enhance the growth and development of all students and effectively address the diversity of learners in today’s schools. EduTalks Seminars is pleased and fortunate to feature DR. DAVE CARTER, former Director of Special Education in Surrey, as leader of this Workshop.  DR. CARTER has been an educator in B.C public schools since 1973, having worked also as a classroom teacher, school psychologist, University faculty member and consultant to the BC Ministry of Education and the Attorney General of BC. With over 40 years of working with a multitude of different learners, we look forward to the skills and strategies he will impart to this important topic.

Thursday, February 19, 2015, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
SUPPORTING EXECUTIVE SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR STUDENTS WITH ADHD

Ryan Santin (M. Ed, RCC), Mental Health Clinician / Therapist with VCH Child and Youth Mental Health Services and Compass Clinic will provide an understanding of how challenges with executive functioning impact learning and behaviour at school. He will provide a tool kit of creative, practical, and supportive interventions for school staff in primary, intermediate, and secondary settings.    

Friday, February 20, 2015, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Registration 8:30 AM)
PAY ATTENTION – UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING CHILDREN WITH ADHD

Margaret Weiss (MD, PhD,) Clinical Professor in Psychiatry at UBC, Head of The Weiss Clinic for ADHD Care, and internationally recognized expert in ADHD, will present the following workshop:

Topic 1 – What is ADHD?
This will be a review of the neurobiology, diagnosis, and treatment of ADHD.  

Topic 2 – ADHD Inattentive Presentation and Sluggish Cognitive Tempo
This lecture will describe and review our understanding of children who have problems with attention, but are not hyperactive or disruptive in the classroom.

Topic 3 – Management of Attention 
Treatment of attention problems and classroom strategies of mitigating the effect of attention deficit on academic performance.  

Friday, February 20, 2015, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
YOGA FOR THE CLASSROOM

In this session participants will learn methods for reducing stress and creating a calm focused classroom.

Workshops will be held at the Hycroft, 1489 McRae Avenue, Vancouver, BC