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Come One, Come All!

On Monday March 1; 7-9pm; West Vancouver Memorial Library we are pleased to present The Funnest House on the Block – How to Help Your Young Child Succeed Socially!

How do you make sure your kids are playing with their friends in a safe and supportive environment? Make sure they’re at your house! This “must have” compendium for the modern parent provides both fresh ideas and proven methods for creating an atmosphere of fun and adventure in your very own home. Learn everything from breaking the ice with other parents, to entertaining the impossible little guest while teaching your own child lifelong social skills that enable them to thrive in any environment.

Come prepared to put together a cool game, toy or art project for the peer play packet. This is a very hands-on session – you will leave very capable! Presenter is Mom Tamara Leger.

Entrance is by donation; materials, coffee and treats supplied. All are welcome and we hope that you can join us for this very special session.

We will help you slay your giant!

Tamara + Anissa
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Monday March 1; 7-9 pm; Peter J Peters Room, West Van Library

Presentation & Workshop to cover the following:

· The Four Stages of Peer Play
· What is good peer play + why do you need to do it.
· Think Mess: What does a great peer play therapist look like, how many therapists/facilitators do you need?
· Choosing/recruiting appropriate peers: the letter, the back to school party (take notes!), using valentine invitations, the playground, the classroom: do what other families don't do!
· What kind of play with what kind of peer: the structure + setting
· Peer Play Ground Rules: the handbook, keeping control of the play-date
· Learning Outcomes: Work on Maintenance List items!
· Think Mess: What does a great peer play therapist look like
· What kind of play with what kind of peer: the structure + setting
· Learning Outcomes: Work on Maintenance List items!
· Reference Materials: learning to be fun with Donna's Day videos, coloringpages.com, "Big, Messy Art Book", cut up books and make your own game, peer play packets, treasure box, the dollar store, etc.
· Making Peer Play Packets: 1,2,3 Let's GO!
· Pro-Social Skills Overview
· Where to go from Here

[Nancy Walton]

Regarding Intermediate Therapist Workshop

Michelle, the registration I downloaded looks more like registration for the beginner workshop. Is this the form we should use anyway?

[Deleted User]

The registration form for the FEAT of BC Intermediate workshop has now been posted and can be found at

http://www.featbc.org/downloads/abtw.pdf

Please note that you must include information about your experience level. We will be teaching this workshop at an intermediate level and will not be spending time reviewing basic concepts. If you are interested in attending the intermediate workshop and are unsure as to whether you are truly at an intermediate level, I would highly suggest you attend the FEAT of BC basic therapist workshop to brush up on your knowledge first.

*Please note that registration for the Basic workshop is filling quickly and if you are interested in attending this workshop you fax in your registration as soon as possible*

Michelle Karren

[David Chan]

Hi Everyone,

The Chan clan had an incredible communal
experience today. Mr. P. Played in an
exhibition basket ball game against another
school. It was a home game so it was in our
school gym.
Honestly, Mr. P is not much of a basketball
player. His foul shots are awesome, but when
it comes to the actual scrimmage, there is not
a whole lot to look at. He knows that he has to
stay with his check, and run up and down the
court with the person he is checking, and
that’s about it.
Not much to look at really! He played for two
five-minute shifts, no points scored, (not
surprising). Let face it folks Kobe Bryant he
ain’t —OK he looks more like Larry Bird.
My wife and I were just two more parents on
the stands cheering on their kid. How normal
was that! Yes I said NORMAL. I am allowed.
There is nothing more than that I wish for my
son and our family. Please someone explain
to me why when you use the “N” word folks
treat you like you’ve betrayed your special
needs child. We have moved heaven and
earth (mortgaged ourselves to said same
limits) so his life is more NORMAL, and same
goes for our family. Doing Lovaas therapy has
allowed us to do that.
The realization that my wife and I came to at
this particular juncture, is that even though the
Lovaas therapy is designed and implemented
for Mr. P. it’s really for all of us. We all benefit
from the therapy. He has learnt all kinds of
skills, yes, but more importantly he learned to
interact with and be with HIS friends (not as
slick as a typical 12 year old, there is ALWAYS
room for improvement), and become part of
his world.
In a world where our kids are always thought
of for the most part as a burden to a class,
and how we are constantly reminded of how
many special accommodations have to be
made for them, and how we should be
eternally grateful that our poor little imperfect
child is accommodated. What was the most
telling about Mr. P’s event today was what his
teammates did during the game.
“Pass the ball to P___, he’s open”, his
teammates shouted, and, no, they never did
pass him the ball a nor did he score a basket
(he did get a couple hoops in the warm up),
but having his teammates even contemplate
such a move speaks volumes about what
OUR SON has done for the other children on
the team. Please tell me what he has given to
his team and his friends and all the people in
the stands.
We keep on doing the Lovaas ABA thing, and
our family enjoys the little triumphs and slug
our way through the not so triumphant times,
(and they are many) and live our lives as
Sabrina told me yesterday, “one cow at a time”

Dave, Mr. P’s Mum and Dad

P.S. Our Team won the basketball game by
one point 30—29, but the BIG winner was all
of us.

[Debbie Simpson]

hi there,,,,
i am a mom with a 3 1/2 yr old boy with autism,oh yeah and a 15 month old, i have been aware for about 1 yr now so i am involved in all aspects of therapies,but i would like to know if there are any families that would let me just come and see their behavior interventionist in action with your child either for new ideas or just to see what i might do differently, i will also do the same for anybody, my interventionist is new at this but has a nephew with autism, so the love and care is there, we just need more ideas, i live in langley,and will travel anywhere in the lower mainland thanx,,,,, talk to ya DEBBIE

[Peggy Boon]

Can someone please advise if the EAI funding needs to be included as income for 2003? There doesn't seem to be any direction on the ministry website other than contacting CCRA which can be a painful undertaking at the best of times.

ourhouse@dccnet.com

Thanks.

[Deleted User]

The registration form for the upcoming FEAT of BC Basic ABA therapist workshop has now been posted and can be found at

featbc.org/downloads/abtw.pdf

Michelle Karren

[Elizabeth Jang]

Has anyone submitted their invoices from their consultants and therapists to their extended medical insurance companies for reimbursement? If so, was it successful, i.e. did you get paid back and which insurance carrier are you using? Please reply to ejang@vcc.ca.

[Phemie Mayhew]

Hi…We've finally got our son's program up and running. Now, we have another hurdle to jump..sort of. Does anyone know if it's better to pay your staff as employees or contracted workers? We've contacted just about every agency there is and talked to a whole whack of people and it's still clear as mud. One person told us to treat the staff as employees and therefore we would have to take off all the deductions and send them into Revenue Canada. The reason being, if there ever was either a complaint or they don't pay the taxes, then the people at Employment Standards & Rev Canada will come after us for back taxes…etc.. Yet, so far, everybody we've talked that is running an ABA home prgram is doing it on a contract basis and it does seem easier that way. HELP!…The Mayhews

[Deleted User]

Upcoming FEAT workshops:

We apologize for our delay in getting registration forms up for the two upcoming FEAT workshops, we are experiencing some technical difficulties!

Registration will be posted shortly.

We have scheduled two workshops:

1. Basic ABA Therapist workshop, March 13th 9-5
This is an excellent workshop for therapists, parents, SEA's and anyone who works with a child with autism. The focus is on learning theory and terminology through teachings as well as hands on components. This workshop is not just for those who are new this field, it serves as a great refresher for those who have been at this for some time as well. THere is a tendency in this field for therapist/instructors to know the mechanics of their job but not to understand the theory behind what they do.

2. Intermediate Workshop – March 20th 9-5.
This workshop has proven to be extremely popular in the past. If you plan to attend this workshop, I would recommend registering as soon as the registration form is posted as space will be strictly limited to 40 participants.

PREREQUISITE: You must have attended at least one basic workshop, preferably a FEAT basic workshop as our workshop assumes participants have a clear understanding of terminiology discussed in our basic workshop. Ideally you will have attended two basic workshops from different consultants and/or FEAT basic workshop. You must also have been working in this field, with a client in an ABA program for 3-6 months minimum. We will require that you briefly list your experience (1-2 sentences is fine) on your registration forms.

Both of these workshops will be held at Douglas College. Questions regarding prerequisites for the intermediate workshop can be emailed to Mkarren@telus.net with the subject header "intermediate workshop".

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