Course Listings

Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) Ages and Stages Questionnaire Social and Emotional (ASQ-SE):

This one-day training will walk you through the essentials of using the ASQ and ASQ-SE, a flexible, culturally-sensitive system for screening infants and young children for developmental delays or concerns in the crucial first five years of life.

Duration: 1 day

The Child in Relationship

This two-day training will look at child development within the context of relationships. Participants will learn the basic concepts of brain development, relationship development and how interactions between child and caregiver create the crucial foundation for healthy development. Participants will explore the roots of challenging behavior and learn strategies to positively engage children in ways that build relationships.

Duration: 1 day

Group Facilitation Skills

Learn the newest tips and strategies to engage a group and make learning fun. Based on adult learning principles, this training takes facilitation to the next level by incorporating learning styles, group dynamics, and interactive engagement. Participants will learn how to incorporate "back door" learning into their agendas to make learning an "ah-ha" experience.

Duration: 1 day

Kids Have Stress Too!

This one-day training is designed for early childhood educators and other practitioners who work with children aged 2 ½ - 8 years inclusive. Professionals will enhance their skills and knowledge of the signs and symptoms of stress shown by children and learn how to teach them age appropriate stress reduction strategies. Practitioners will receive seven pads of tear-off sheets to give to parents as they talk to them about stress reduction strategies for their child.

Duration: 1 day

Kouzes and Posner’s Leadership Challenge

This three-day session will explore the five leading practices to exemplary leadership. Following Kouzes and Posner’s Leadership Model, participants will engage in a 360o evaluation of their leadership style. They will use that feedback to:

Duration: 3 day

Model the Way Leaders establish principles concerning the way people (constituents, peers, colleagues, and customers alike) should be treated and the way goals should be pursued. They create standards of excellence and then set an example for others to follow.

Inspire a Shared Vision Leaders passionately believe that they can make a difference. They envision the future, creating an ideal and unique image of what the organization can become. Through their magnetism and quiet persuasion, leaders enlist others in their dreams. They breathe life into their visions and get people to see exciting possibilities for the future.

Challenge the Process Leaders search for opportunities to change the status quo. They look for innovative ways to improve the organization. In doing so, they experiment and take risks. And because leaders know that risk taking involves mistakes and failures, they accept the inevitable disappointments as learning opportunities.

Enable Others to Act Leaders foster collaboration and build spirited teams. They actively involve others. Leaders understand that mutual respect is what sustains extraordinary efforts; they strive to create an atmosphere of trust and human dignity. They strengthen others, making each person feel capable and powerful.

Encourage the Heart Accomplishing extraordinary things in organizations is hard work. To keep hope and determination alive, leaders recognize contributions that individuals make. In every winning team, the members need to share in the rewards of their efforts, so leaders celebrate accomplishments. They make people feel like heroes.

Mental Health First Aid

This two-day training will provide a comprehensive introduction to common mental health disorders that impact many of the families supported by ECD programs. While practitioners are often well versed in physical first aid, there is often a lack of understanding related to mental health first aid. Four sessions will cover areas including common mental health problems, addictions, anxiety disorders, depression and psychotic disorders.

Duration: 2 days

Mental Health First Aid - Youth

This two-day course is for adults working or living with adolescents. The course teaches adults how to assist adolescents who are developing a mental health problem such as depression, anxiety, psychosis, substance misuse, eating disorders, etc. It also teaches how to work with mental health crises situations including suicidal behaviour/thoughts, self harm, panic attack/acute stress reaction, acute psychotic behaviour, etc. Participants will learn about adolescent development and the signs and symptoms of these mental health problems, where and how to get help and what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective.

Duration: 2 days

Relationship Based Practice Training-Level 1

This five-day session focuses on building the knowledge and skills of relationship based practitioners, exploring values and beliefs, and gaining practical strategies for reaching, engaging and supporting hard to reach families. The training will increase the practitioner’s awareness and knowledge of child abuse, duty to report, establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries and developing a range of skills necessary to work with at-risk families with young children. Practitioners will also explore communication strategies, safety practices for working alone, confidentiality and self-care.

Duration: 5 Days

Relationship Based Practice Training-Level 2

This two-day session focuses on deeper exploration of relationship based practices. Participants will explore interdisciplinary practices and how to work collaboratively with other professionals. The training will challenge participants to look at their own values and beliefs to explore the impact on their ability to support families. Participants will drill deeper into the topic of maintaining healthy boundaries, case-note writing, ethics and leadership.

Duration: 2 Days

Workplace Health and Wellness Lunchbox Series

The Power of Full Engagement This three-hour workshop will challenge participants to assess their level of engagement in their own lives, both personally and professionally. Participants will explore where their energy is going and how they are replenishing it. The concept of full engagement challenges us to be physically energized, emotionally connected, mentally focused and spiritually aligned. Burnout often happens because we have neglected growth and development in one of the key areas.
The Soft Addictions Solution Do you have habits that eat away at your day, your energy and your drive? Many of us have soft addictions that rob us of getting more out of our lives. We might be addicted to email, internet, television, negative thought patterns or food. In this three-hour workshop, participants will examine their own soft addictions and the impact they have on their lives. They will explore strategies to help them let go of these behaviors and embrace more positive alternatives.
When Your Body Gets the Blues This three-hour workshop is specially designed for professional women trying to incorporate health and wellness into their lives. Participants will do a self-assessment and explore some of the specific health challenges they face as women. We will look at how hormones and our unique climate contribute to stress, fatigue and burnout. Using some easy-to-implement strategies, participants will learn how to get more out of their day and feel more energetic, inspired and motivated.