Connecting Common Threads Early Childhood Development Workshop - General Session

Through education and certified training; participants will enhance skills and confidence, network and meet new people, strengthen relationships, learn the latest developments, share best practices, gain knowledge and information to return to your community with renewed enthusiasm and the practical skills you need to strengthen the health outcome of your clients

Join us for an engaging evening of networking, music & laughter! Special guests Canadian Music Recording Artist Tracy Bone and Comedian Gerry Barret! Dinner starts at 5:30 pm

*Optional activity. Limited seating! For participants only. Due to limited space and seating, we are unable to accommodate request for guests to attend.

Trauma Informed Care: Responding to Trauma in Early Childhood

Exposure to ongoing or repetitive trauma during childhood can interfere with healthy attachment and development and this is often referred to as developmental trauma (Arthur et al., 2013). Developmental trauma is so impactful because it happens while a child is developing, as well as it often occurs within a child’s care-giving system.

This one-day training focuses on the neurobiology and brain development of a child and explores the impact and effects of exposure to ongoing or repetitive trauma in childhood. Practitioners will learn a variety of strategies of how to respond to and support children who may be experiencing trauma.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Define and describe trauma-informed practice
• Identify the main principles of trauma-informed practice
• Define and describe developmental trauma
• Articulate the impacts and effects of developmental trauma on children
• Identify the signs and symptoms of developmental-trauma in children
• Implement trauma-informed strategies and effective practices when working with children

Learn the basics of Sign Language and Braille. This session is suitable for ECD staff working with hearing and visually impaired clients.

Learn about safely working with and around hazardous materials in the workplace.

GHS and WHIMIS Training is important in any workplace or home! Simple household or office cleaning supplies can have chemical reactions and it is important to know the details on how to handle them and what to do if you are having a reaction to them.

It is mandatory in many organizations to have staff certified in GHS and WHIMIS, especially when your program involves caring for others.

Course Objectives:

After this course you will receive:

• GHS and WHIMIS Certification

After this course you will be able to:

• identify and understand WHMIS and GHS labels
• identify Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and their proper use
• identify worker responsibilities concerning hazardous materials in the work place
• identify employer responsibilities concerning hazardous materials in the workplace

How do we respond meaningfully to harmful or criminal actions? Based on the principles of restorative justice, this workshop offers a framework for answering this question in your own context. The timeless philosophy of restorative justice invites people to look beyond a merely punitive view of justice and discipline. Instead, it focuses on the needs of everyone involved, emphasizing direct accountability, reparation, prevention, dialogue and, in some cases, renewed relationship. If you work in a community, school, government or other organizational setting and make decisions about how to respond to harmful actions, this workshop will provide you with insights for incorporating restorative justice principles into your environment.

Learn how to support breastfeeding families in communities and learn the importance of breastfeeding.

*Optional activity. Limited seating! For participants only. Due to limited space and seating, we are unable to accommodate request for guests to attend.

This craft was shared 2 years ago at the Blackfoot Language Symposium hosted by Kainai and it made me think of the story my mom Eva shared about her first doll.  

Eva’s story: “My dad would ask my brother to go haul water for the old lady (our gramma) and I always wanted to go, so I followed my brother across the field to our grammas house. He would pick up the pails and walk towards the river bottom, and I would go inside. The old lady always had oven biscuits on the table with sweet tea. My gramma made me a doll out of an old sac, it didn’t have a face, and she always made it fancy dresses.

*Optional activity. Limited seating! For participants only. Due to limited space and seating, we are unable to accommodate request for guests to attend.

More info coming soon!

*Optional activity. Limited seating! For participants only. Due to limited space and seating, we are unable to accommodate request for guests to attend.

More info coming soon!

*Title change from Non-Violent Crisis Intervention.

For those who work in an environment where there is potential for violence, it is important to develop the skills needed to defuse dangerous situations. This workshop is designed to teach people to de-escalate potentially violent situations through assertiveness and interpersonal communication. The training will explore an overview how anger and violence interplay, including opportunities for self-assessment of personal styles. Participants will develop the beginning of understanding of how to assess the potential for violence and respond with a diverse set of interpersonal tools and strategies designed to defuse potentially violent situations. Note this session has been compressed to a 1.5 hour session to provide awareness, tools and summary of course outline.

Building Partnership with Families

The goal in creating relationships with families is to build respectful and mutual partnerships. Partnerships enrich both teachers and families; relationships with children and bring together their mutual expertise for the benefit of the child. Parents have the most important relationship with their children and caregivers need to understand and support these relationships" This workshop assists in identifying elements of a partnership and ways to document the evidence related to that partnership. Relates to Accreditation Standards: 3 and 5.

More information coming soon!

Case note writing is written information that describes what you did to meet the needs of the person or families you serve. In this fun and interactive session, you will learn the importance of case note writing, and receive the tools to create the best practices of documentation.

Exploring Self-Care & Meditation - learn practices to incorporate in your everyday life for good health and well being.

Come learn about music to promote engagement and learning!

Learn how:

• To support Primary music development
• To engage in the best developmentally appropriate practices
• Long term strategies for healthy development
• Being a musical role model

Ethics are at the heart of competent and effective practice for anyone in the helping field. It is very common for anyone working in the social services field to encounter ethical dilemmas. This workshop is designed to give individuals and organizations an opportunity to review common principles and standards for ethical practice that are relevant for their settings. Participants will practice using an ethical decision-making process to work through common areas of ethical concerns and leave with a stronger awareness of their own ethical base.

When your Health Director says the word ‘workplan’ do your palms get sweaty and you want to run for the hills? Well fear no more! This session will provide you with some basic information about workplanning with both information and hands on practice!

This workshop will focus on describing the elements of midwifery care, what midwives bring to a community, and the important health changes that occur when midwifery is restored. Participants will have a chance to reflect on the birth history of their communities, and on what bringing birth back in a meaningful way could mean. Alisha will discuss the role of the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives in bringing birth back, and in the work they are doing to support Indigenous midwifery and the rights of all communities to be self-determined in developing reproductive health services which are responsive and culturally safe.

*Title change from Non-Violent Crisis Intervention.

For those who work in an environment where there is potential for violence, it is important to develop the skills needed to defuse dangerous situations. This workshop is designed to teach people to de-escalate potentially violent situations through assertiveness and interpersonal communication. The training will explore an overview how anger and violence interplay, including opportunities for self-assessment of personal styles. Participants will develop the beginning of understanding of how to assess the potential for violence and respond with a diverse set of interpersonal tools and strategies designed to defuse potentially violent situations. Note this session has been compressed to a 1.5 hour session to provide awareness, tools and summary of course outline.

Building Partnership with Families

The goal in creating relationships with families is to build respectful and mutual partnerships. Partnerships enrich both teachers and families; relationships with children and bring together their mutual expertise for the benefit of the child. Parents have the most important relationship with their children and caregivers need to understand and support these relationships" This workshop assists in identifying elements of a partnership and ways to document the evidence related to that partnership. Relates to Accreditation Standards: 3 and 5.

More information coming soon!

Case note writing is written information that describes what you did to meet the needs of the person or families you serve. In this fun and interactive session, you will learn the importance of case note writing, and receive the tools to create the best practices of documentation.

Exploring Self-Care & Meditation - learn practices to incorporate in your everyday life for good health and well being.

Come learn about music to promote engagement and learning!

Learn how:

• To support Primary music development
• To engage in the best developmentally appropriate practices
• Long term strategies for healthy development
• Being a musical role model

Ethics are at the heart of competent and effective practice for anyone in the helping field. It is very common for anyone working in the social services field to encounter ethical dilemmas. This workshop is designed to give individuals and organizations an opportunity to review common principles and standards for ethical practice that are relevant for their settings. Participants will practice using an ethical decision-making process to work through common areas of ethical concerns and leave with a stronger awareness of their own ethical base.

When your Health Director says the word ‘workplan’ do your palms get sweaty and you want to run for the hills? Well fear no more! This session will provide you with some basic information about workplanning with both information and hands on practice!

This workshop will focus on describing the elements of midwifery care, what midwives bring to a community, and the important health changes that occur when midwifery is restored. Participants will have a chance to reflect on the birth history of their communities, and on what bringing birth back in a meaningful way could mean. Alisha will discuss the role of the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives in bringing birth back, and in the work they are doing to support Indigenous midwifery and the rights of all communities to be self-determined in developing reproductive health services which are responsive and culturally safe.

*Title change from Non-Violent Crisis Intervention.

For those who work in an environment where there is potential for violence, it is important to develop the skills needed to defuse dangerous situations. This workshop is designed to teach people to de-escalate potentially violent situations through assertiveness and interpersonal communication. The training will explore an overview how anger and violence interplay, including opportunities for self-assessment of personal styles. Participants will develop the beginning of understanding of how to assess the potential for violence and respond with a diverse set of interpersonal tools and strategies designed to defuse potentially violent situations. Note this session has been compressed to a 1.5 hour session to provide awareness, tools and summary of course outline.

Building Partnership with Families

The goal in creating relationships with families is to build respectful and mutual partnerships. Partnerships enrich both teachers and families; relationships with children and bring together their mutual expertise for the benefit of the child. Parents have the most important relationship with their children and caregivers need to understand and support these relationships" This workshop assists in identifying elements of a partnership and ways to document the evidence related to that partnership. Relates to Accreditation Standards: 3 and 5.

More information coming soon!

Case note writing is written information that describes what you did to meet the needs of the person or families you serve. In this fun and interactive session, you will learn the importance of case note writing, and receive the tools to create the best practices of documentation.

Exploring Self-Care & Meditation - learn practices to incorporate in your everyday life for good health and well being.

Come learn about music to promote engagement and learning!

Learn how:

• To support Primary music development
• To engage in the best developmentally appropriate practices
• Long term strategies for healthy development
• Being a musical role model

Ethics are at the heart of competent and effective practice for anyone in the helping field. It is very common for anyone working in the social services field to encounter ethical dilemmas. This workshop is designed to give individuals and organizations an opportunity to review common principles and standards for ethical practice that are relevant for their settings. Participants will practice using an ethical decision-making process to work through common areas of ethical concerns and leave with a stronger awareness of their own ethical base.

When your Health Director says the word ‘workplan’ do your palms get sweaty and you want to run for the hills? Well fear no more! This session will provide you with some basic information about workplanning with both information and hands on practice!

This workshop will focus on describing the elements of midwifery care, what midwives bring to a community, and the important health changes that occur when midwifery is restored. Participants will have a chance to reflect on the birth history of their communities, and on what bringing birth back in a meaningful way could mean. Alisha will discuss the role of the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives in bringing birth back, and in the work they are doing to support Indigenous midwifery and the rights of all communities to be self-determined in developing reproductive health services which are responsive and culturally safe.

*Title change from Non-Violent Crisis Intervention.

For those who work in an environment where there is potential for violence, it is important to develop the skills needed to defuse dangerous situations. This workshop is designed to teach people to de-escalate potentially violent situations through assertiveness and interpersonal communication. The training will explore an overview how anger and violence interplay, including opportunities for self-assessment of personal styles. Participants will develop the beginning of understanding of how to assess the potential for violence and respond with a diverse set of interpersonal tools and strategies designed to defuse potentially violent situations. Note this session has been compressed to a 1.5 hour session to provide awareness, tools and summary of course outline.

Building Partnership with Families

The goal in creating relationships with families is to build respectful and mutual partnerships. Partnerships enrich both teachers and families; relationships with children and bring together their mutual expertise for the benefit of the child. Parents have the most important relationship with their children and caregivers need to understand and support these relationships" This workshop assists in identifying elements of a partnership and ways to document the evidence related to that partnership. Relates to Accreditation Standards: 3 and 5.

More information coming soon!

Case note writing is written information that describes what you did to meet the needs of the person or families you serve. In this fun and interactive session, you will learn the importance of case note writing, and receive the tools to create the best practices of documentation.

Exploring Self-Care & Meditation - learn practices to incorporate in your everyday life for good health and well being.

Come learn about music to promote engagement and learning!

Learn how:

• To support Primary music development
• To engage in the best developmentally appropriate practices
• Long term strategies for healthy development
• Being a musical role model

Ethics are at the heart of competent and effective practice for anyone in the helping field. It is very common for anyone working in the social services field to encounter ethical dilemmas. This workshop is designed to give individuals and organizations an opportunity to review common principles and standards for ethical practice that are relevant for their settings. Participants will practice using an ethical decision-making process to work through common areas of ethical concerns and leave with a stronger awareness of their own ethical base.

When your Health Director says the word ‘workplan’ do your palms get sweaty and you want to run for the hills? Well fear no more! This session will provide you with some basic information about workplanning with both information and hands on practice!

This workshop will focus on describing the elements of midwifery care, what midwives bring to a community, and the important health changes that occur when midwifery is restored. Participants will have a chance to reflect on the birth history of their communities, and on what bringing birth back in a meaningful way could mean. Alisha will discuss the role of the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives in bringing birth back, and in the work they are doing to support Indigenous midwifery and the rights of all communities to be self-determined in developing reproductive health services which are responsive and culturally safe.