Upcoming Workshops ...

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• Canadian Stuttering Association (CSA)
  August 19 and 20, 2011 - Vancouver, BC
  From a past participant (SLP): "The conference is geared towards people who stutter, but SLPs and support personnel have attended the conferences in the past and find them a valuable learning experience."
  For detailed information about the conference, including speakers, workshops, etc., visit their web site:
  http://stutter.ca/csa2011/

• Speech Language Pathologist Assistant Conference
  September 29 & 30, 2011 - Medicine Hat, AB
  
  • Information will be geared towards both child and adult populations.
  • Sessions will provide you with a hands on approach to helping children/adults and a multitude of practical resources.
  • Suitable for speech assistants, educational assistants, teacher assistants, students taking the therapy assistant program and any others working with children and/or adults with speech and language needs.
  • Speakers for the 2011 SLP Assistant Conference include employees of Alberta Health Services. All SLPs have Master degree training and are registered with the regulating college ACSLPA.

  For more information and for the registration form, view our conference brochure PDF's: SLPA-Conference-2011.pdf & SLPA-Conference-2011.2.pdf

• Solving the Puzzle of Autism: Using Tactile Therapy Techniques Talk Tools Therapy
  November 5, 2011 - Toronto, ON
  
  • Presented by Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP - Licensed Speech Pathologist with 16 years of experience in the state of NJ.
  • This course will look at the current methodologies and treatment techniques when working with children who present with Autism. Various methodologies will be outlined and discussed including Applied Behavioral Analysis, Verbal Behavior, DIR methods, Oral Placement Therapy and Biomedical Theories. Combining approaches allow therapists to assess children with ASD and implement a comprehensive tactile approach to therapy. Issues such as problematic behavior, food refusal and tactile sensitivities will be discussed.
  • More information available on the TalkTools web site.

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  Recurring Workshops ...

  • KidsAbility Centre for Child Development – Augmentative Communication Service (ACS)

    The Augmentative Communication Clinic at KidsAbility Centre for Child Development provides the opportunity to attend a variety of workshops on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).

    These workshops are free to attend and are open to everyone including family members, caregivers, support workers, therapists and anyone else who is interested in Augmentative Communication! These are adult oriented sessions; please, no children.

    The workshops occur the second Tuesday of each month (excluding July and August) rotating between the three KidsAbility sites, Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph.

    The topics include:
    - Adaptations to Support Shared Reading
    - Developing and Using Conversation Books
    - Supporting Early Communication
    - Using a Speech Generating Device (SGD) Functionally
    - Vocabulary Selection and Designing Overlays
    - Visual Strategies for Communication
    - Using Switches to Play
    - Computer Play for Young Children with Disabilities

    Please follow the link to find full descriptions on each topic as well as schedules and registration information.

    http://www.kidsability.ca/en/Workshops

  • Seniors Health Research Transfer Network (SHRTN) Communities of Practice (CoPs)

    SHRTN is a province-wide knowledge exchange network that links caregivers with researchers, and policy makers who work together to improve heath care for seniors.

    SHRTN provides a number of services to interested parties, including CoPs, access to health libraries and information and tools to hold meetings electronically across distances. It offers these services via eHealth Ontario.

    Of particular interest to CDAs will be the Communicative Access and Aphasia CoP, which offers free online training on communicative access and supported conversation techniques based on Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCA™) training developed by the Aphasia Institute. However, there are a number of CoPs that may be of interest both professionally and personally. One must become a member of SHRTN in order to access these CoPs.

    To become a member of SHRTN, please use this link.

    Main website: Seniors Health Research Transfer Network

  • The Geneva Centre for Autism

    For workshop information, please visit us online at www.autism.net

  
  

  • The Hanen Centre

    For workshop information, please visit us online at www.hanen.org