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[Dione Costanzo]

We are pleased to have "Gadget Girl" Amanda Raichelle presenting for us next week in Vancouver! Please join this engaging and information presentation and bring your questions!

March 30th – Special Presentation : Do You Have Questions About Your iPad?
Creekside Community Centre, 1 Athlete’s Way, Vancouver, 7-9pm

Do you have questions about your iPad?

Can we stop apps from being deleted? Should we use a password? What happens if you loose or break your device? How can we browse safely on the internet? Can we disable the home or volume button? What apps can we use for communication and visual strategies like schedules, choice making, social stories and step by step instructions?

These and other questions will be answered with step by step demonstrations so that the iPad can be customized to best meet your child’s needs and learning goals. Feel free to bring your iPad or iPhone to follow along.

Amanda Raichelle is a technology consultant and trainer with iEmpowerU, a company she co-founded in 2012. Her background includes Early Childhood Education, Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis – supporting children and adults in school, home and community. Amanda has a unique understanding as she grew up with a sister with developmental disabilities and is also foster parent to a child on the spectrum. Her goal with iEmpowerU is to empower individuals, families, educators and supporters so that technology can be a powerful tool to help our children in all areas of their lives.

This is a free event. Please RSVP by Email to Sherri at sabrownresearch@gmail.com

SAVE THE DATE – for our Special Event to Recognize Autism Awareness Month. Sunday April 26th: Special Presentations
Shadbolt Centre, Burnaby, 1:30-5pm

Guest Speaker and Self Advocate Wesley Romney will speak on growing up with autism and participating in an ABA program. We will then have a siblings panel discuss what it is like to be a sibling of someone with autism.

More events will be announced soon!

About the Autism Support Network:

Watch our video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6dCIcUoGb4

https://www.facebook.com/autismsupportbc and Twitter @autismsupportbc
and on our online calendar on our website – http://autismsupportbc.ca

[Sarah Dungait]

Behaviour Interventionist Needed – Burnaby (Nr New West Border)

Posting on behalf of a client:

We are looking for BI’s to implement a home-based behaviour intervention program, working with a fun & loving 4-yr old boy.

Current program focus is on: communication, pre-academic, self-help, play & leisure skills.
A
lthough experience is desired; this is not essential. Those with a background in Psychology or related disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Training and frequent supervision will be provided by Sarah Dungait (BCBA) & Dr. Joan Broto (BCBA-D, covering maternity leave).

Applicants must:
• Be fun and engaging!
• Motivated to learn.
• Be at least 19yrs old.
• Have a clear criminal record check.
• Be reliable.
• Be willing to commit to 12-months minimum.
• Be available for team meetings.

We are looking for one or two BI's to provide up to 17.5 hours per week – preferably including 3x morning sessions (Tues, Thurs & Fri) and 4x afternoon sessions (any day). Morning and afternoon sessions may be on the same day to reduce travel time. Attendance to fortnightly team meetings is also required.

Compensation will be based on experience.
To apply for this position, please email a copy of your resume and cover letter to sarahdungait@outlook.com

[Amy Teng]

BI needed in the Burnaby-Metrotown Area

Looking for an experienced BI going to preschool with our four year old son with ASD. Two or three mornings per week with possibility extending to three mornings/wk and 4hrs/day. Pls send your resume to Amy.abateam@gmail.com

[Cindy Hung]

Behaviour Interventionist Needed (ABA Therapy)

We are looking for reliable and kind individual to work with a 4 year old girl recently diagnosed with high functioning autism. Experience is preferred, but not mandatory. We are willing to train the right person if they are committed. Training is provided through our Behaviour Consultant Michelle Shivlock (BCBA).

Ideally the individual will transition into the role of ABA SW September 2016. This would require a total of 1000 ABA hours. For this position, we would highly prefer a long term commitment.

Successful candidates will be comfortable working independently, as well as having frequent overlaps. Team meetings and a clear criminal records check are mandatory.

Therapy will take place in the home in Langley (Willoughby). We are looking for 2 hour shifts on Monday and Tuesday after 1:30pm. There is the potential for more hours during the summer (anytime after 9:30am)

If you are interested, please send your resume, cover letter, and availability. We look forward to hearing from you!
E-mail: amazingabateam@gmail.com

[Sharon Baxter]

Behaviour Interventionist Needed:

A BI is needed for at least 2 shifts per week, minimum of 3.5 hour shifts, or possibly of full day shifts (7-8 hours) available. This is an established program under the direction of Sharon Baxter, BCBA and Julee Bassetto, BCBA. Intensive training will be provided to the successful candidate.

The student is a 22 year old male diagnosed with autism and mitochondrial disease. He has been in an home based ABA program since the age of 3 years old.

This student's program is run by Arcus Community Resources, out of his family home. The program focuses on communication, leisure, self-help and self-management skills in his home and in the community. The student demonstrates aggression and self-injury.

We require a one year commitment.

The successful candidate will be required to use their own vehicle for community outings.

Interested applicants please contact Buffy Arndt – buffya@arcuscommunityresources.com

[nate searle]

Anxiety & Children
Bringing Science and Behavior Analysis into the Treatment of Anxiety

Watching a child suffer is excruciating: seeing them suffer when nothing seems to be wrong is even worse. We feel helpless. Anxiety is messy and unpredictable. And it has the audacity to show up in all sorts of places. It brings our children’s lives to a halt (and ours too). They get stuck. They stop eating, speaking or socializing. They won’t go to school. Filled with fear and panic they look to us in desperation. We fight to support them; to make things better. We are crushed by our ineffectiveness in supporting them. Don’t get me wrong, we bend over backwards trying to fix it, but nothing seems to work. After trying everything we feel like our hands are tied. Anxiety is a monster that consumes lives. 33% of adults. 25% of teens. 15% of children. It’s even worse if you have a disability. Lives consumed. Disordered levels of anxiety create incredible motivation to behave. That behavior takes on many forms and is often misunderstood as inappropriate and deliberate. Our children get stuck in patterns of behavior trying to get their needs met while suffering from horrible feelings inside. Its time to change our view of anxiety; its time to see anxiety for what it is; its time to bring science into the treatment of anxiety; its time to change lives.

I have spent the last 4 years studying and learning about anxiety and disability. I am in no way an expert, but intend to engage the topic from the science of behavior analysis, share my experience, and discuss treatment. I have written these presentations to shift our understanding of anxiety and its treatment. I have written these presentations to break the silence and begin to support kids and adults alike, who are suffering silently and painfully. They are not perfect, not even close. However what is being presented is the culmination of 4 years of experience and effective treatment built off of 15 years of study in Behavior Analysis. This area of treatment is evolving and there have been some significant shifts in what science shows as effective ways to deal with anxiety.

This 8-hour workshop engages the topic of anxiety in children while standing on the roots of behavior analysis and science.

Session 1
We will start by changing our understanding of what anxiety is. We will walk through the process of how something normal becomes disorder and shuts down lives. We will examine the physiological, mental, and behavioral components.
– Recognizing anxiety & the science behind it (how did we get here?)
– Brain & body connection (components of anxiety)
Session 2
We will examine components of understanding the function of behavior (why do kids with anxiety act the way they do?). We will look at initial steps in effective behavior change (principles of behavior change)
– Behavior (Functional Analysis of Anxiety)
– Principles of behavior change (science of behavior)
With a cohesive understanding of what anxiety looks like and an understanding of behavior we will examine effective supports for change. What can we do? How do we take initial steps in changing anxiety?
– Initial steps in treatment
– Dealing with the physiological components of anxiety
– Mapping anxiety (knowing where they are? Understanding levels / escalation in anxiety)
– Replacing the broken tools (replacing anxious behaviors with ones that work)

Session 3
Session 3 will look at building supports to get kids back into their lives. How do we go from panic on the slide or swings to playful laughter? How do we deal with the mind? Kids with anxiety have illogical fears. How do we support that change?
– Dealing with the brain (Perception versus reality)
– Safe Exposure (replacing fear based memories); Getting Used to It
– Dealing with the Urge (motivation to behave)

Session 4
In session 4 we look at allowing our emotion to became an ally. How do we teach our children to experience anxiety without allowing it to become a monster that consumes them? How do we hold our own suffering while moving towards what is most important in our lives?
– Looking at basic concepts in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
– Changing perspective on anxiety and its value in our lives
– modeling emotional regulation
It is hard to represent what is encompassed in this workshop using text and bullet points. I embarked on this journey to create support for my students. I wanted to know how I could help. I wanted to know how I could enable them to become kids again. I wanted to see them laugh, smile and enjoy life. In the process of researching and learning how to support them, I have stumbled onto processes that have forever changed me and many of my students. Lives have changed. Kids are being kids again. In gratitude to this journey, motivated by their suffering and my own, I am giving a voice to that process with the goal of seeing lives changed.

This workshop is open to everyone. These concepts are widely applicable to young, old, disabled, autism, vocal and non-vocal and everyone in between.

Workshop Schedule (April 25th 8 am to 4pm)

8 to 8:15 at door registration
8:15 introduction
8:30 to 10:15 Session 1 (105 minutes)
10:15 to 10:30 Break and coffee
10:30 to 12:15 session 2 (105 minutes)
12:15 to 1pm Lunch (provided)
1 to 2:15 session 3 (75 minutes)
2:15 to 2:30 break and coffee
2:30 to 4:00 session 4 & question period (90 minutes)

Workshop Cost:
The fee for attendance at this workshop is $50 per person. This will include lunch.

Venue
Burnett Fellowship Baptist Church
20639 123 Ave, Maple Ridge, BC
Phone: (604) 465-4418

We will be using the main auditorium for our workshop.

Event page
https://www.facebook.com/events/807146129366616/

Registration & directions available @ natesearleworkshops@gmail.com

Kind Regards,

Nathan Searle MS BCBA

Nate is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with the ABLE developmental Clinic. Nate’s addicted to the process of behavior change, the science he loves and uses it to create effective progress in students’ lives. In 15 years he’s been given the opportunity to support numerous students with various disabilities and difficult profiles. Nate is adept at analyzing behavior, putting effective interventions into place that bring about appropriate and functional change. He has worked in various capacities in British Columbia and the Yukon. Nate is an Associate with the Crisis
Prevention Institute. Nate’s current areas of research include anxiety, fitness and Acceptance and
Commitment Therapy.

[Sunita Braich]

Behaviour Interventionist Needed in Surrey area.

Position Available Immediately!

BI is needed to work with a ten year old girl with ASD on social and academic skills under the guidance of an experienced Behaviour Consultant. Working schedule will be 2 hours a week on either a Monday or Wednesday after school (this may be more often during Spring and Summer break). Candidates with own car and DL are preferred.

QUALIFICATION:
1. University degree or some coursework in a child related field is an asset (child development, education, psychology).
2. Strong desire and aptitude for working with children- warm, caring and patient.
3. Highly committed, reliable and creative.
4. Possesses and is able to apply good judgment and problem solving skills.
5. Able to make long-term commitment.
6. Quick learner would be suitable, training will be provided.

SALARY: Competitive & Negotiable

Please email your Resume and Salary expectations to sunitabraich@gmail.com

[Sharon Baxter]

Behaviour Interventionist Needed:

A BI is needed for two 7 or 8 hour shifts per week. The student is a 22 year old male with autism and mitochondrial disease. He has been in an home based ABA program since the age of 3 years old.

This student's program is run by Arcus Community Resources. It is run out of his house, in Langley. The program focuses on communication, leisure, self-help and self-management skills in his family home and in the community. The student demonstrates aggression and self-injury.

This a well established team with a very supportive family.

We require a one year commitment.

The successful candidate will be required to use their own vehicle for community outings.

Interested applicants please contact Buffy Arndt – buffya@arcuscommunityresources.com

[Theresa Jouan]

Good morning Part 2! Just an update here as we had the wrong email included in the last post.

Posting on behalf of a family:

We are looking for a behavior interventionist with great play skills, high energy, ability to balance being very fun and firm to join a New Westminster team, implementing an ABA home-based program for an advanced learner.

Our son is very funny, energetic, enjoys lots of physical activity, pretend play and is 4 years old.
Program is supervised and monitored by Theresa Jouan and Andy Harrison and full training will be provided. Program goals focus on pre-academic, emotion regulation, language, kindergarten-readiness and exercise goals.
The position is available for evenings after 5 PM to 8/9 PM from Monday to Friday, potentially on weekends with some flexibility until the end of June, with the possibility of more session times in the summer. Shifts are minimum 1.5 -2 hours, with the possibility of increasing length in the future.
QUALIFICATIONS
> Experience working with children, the ability to be dynamic and engaging in different scenarios and to have great creative play skills. You need to be able to match the physical and creative level of the child's play.
> Experience working in ABA programs is an asset
> Experience with challenging behaviours is an asset
> Post Secondary education in a related field is an asset (psychology, education, speech and language pathology, etc.)
> Strong desire and aptitude for working with young children
> Highly committed and reliable (a min 6-month commitment)
> Clear criminal record check
If this sounds like you, please forward on your resume, availability, expected rate of pay and a cover letter to jen_ashlee83 (at) hotmail.com

[Jean Mendoza]

Hello there!

We are looking for a fun, creative, and energetic BI with some ABA experience to hold PM sessions (4-6PM or 4:30-6:30PM) once or twice a week (Tue, Wed, or Thu). Our son attends full-time K here in New Westminster. Must be available to attend team meetings/OLs which is usually 4th Thursday of the month @4:30-6:30PM.

Kindly email your resume, availability, and expected wage to menjean@yahoo.ca.

Thank you!

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