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Register early for workshops coming to Saskatchewan in May and June. For more information on our public workshops, please go to:

SK Spring Public Workshops.

UNDERSTANDING MENTAL ILLNESS
Saskatoon: June 15 (early rate deadline May 25)

This workshop is designed for managers, human resource professionals, social service providers and anyone seeking a better understanding of the complexities that surround mental illness. Participants will learn about common adult mental illnesses and their symptoms, causes and treatment.

Workshop Fee: Early rate: $160 + GST; Regular rate: $180 + GST

MOTIVATING CHANGE – Strategies for Approaching Resistance
Saskatoon: May 24-25 (early rate deadline Thursday, May 3)
Regina: May 31-June 1 (early rate deadline May 10)

Helping professionals regularly encounter challenging forms of resistance in their clients, and feel unable to respond in an effective way. Drawing from the approaches of Motivational Interviewing, Positive Discipline and Internal Family Systems Model, this experiential workshop will equip helping professionals with an enhanced style and new strategies that will strengthen their relationships and maximize potential for motivating change.

Workshop Fee: Early rate: $295 + GST; Regular rate: $355 + GST

COUNSELLING SKILLS – An Introduction and Overview
Saskatoon: June 12-14 (early rate deadline May 22)

The workshop provides an opportunity to acquire basic communication skills and practical strategies to help people. Participants will learn about the process of counselling and using a problem-solving model, how to work with clients to identify issues and implement plans and activities to address areas of concern.

Workshop Fee: Early rate $425 + GST; Regular rate $495 + GST

On-Site Training – Call or email to receive a fee structure.
Webinars – Our webinars are live on-line training sessions that offer abbreviated versions of our in-person public workshops.

For contact information: www.ctrinstitute.com/contactus.html
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Email: info@ctrinstitute.com

  http://www.pecs-canada.com/workshop.php?id=58

Life with Aspergers Telehealth Presentation in Yorkton

Dr. Christopher Kearney School Refusal PD April 16, 2012 – Brandon

Teaching Play and Social Skills Regina Conference – March 20 & 21, 2012

AIT Regina Workshop Form March 20 and 21

Bridging the Arithmetic-to-Algebra Gap: A CEC/DLD Collaborative Webinar Series
Two federal panels, the National Mathematics Advisory Panel and the Institute for Educational Sciences, have concluded that all students can learn mathematics and most can succeed through Algebra 2. However, the abstractness of algebra and missing precursor understandings may be overwhelming to many students and teachers. Clearly, there exists a need for instruction and interventions that go beyond “typical” instruction.

In this three-part webinar series, Paul Riccomini will cover content and instructionally related topics to help you learn about evidence-based practices for teaching mathematics to students who struggle with the critical concepts and skills necessary for success in algebra. These sessions will provide specific content, instructional, and intervention recommendations and draw upon currently available research-based evidence for teaching mathematics.

This series includes the following 3 webinars:

• Effective Math Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities
  March 1, 2012, 4-5 p.m. ET
• Interventions for Teaching Algebra to Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities
  March 20, 2012, 4-5 p.m. ET
• Interventions for Teaching Math to Elementary Students with Learning Disabilities
  March 22, 2012, 4-5 p.m. ET:

Orientation & Mobility for Students with Visual Impairments Workshop – March 29 & 30

Presented by Kathy Morris National Consultant and Award-Winning Educator

Specifically Designed for Special Education Teachers, General Education Teachers, Paraprofessionals, Occupational Therapists, Counselors, Speech/Language Pathologists, and Administrators Serving Grades K-12

March 22, 2012

Holiday Inn Express South

Albert Street, Regina

8:30 – 3:15

$239+GST

Practical Ideas and Strategies

Increasing numbers of students are being identified with pervasive developmental disorders including Asperger’s Syndrome and high-functioning autism. With the unique needs of these students, it is imperative that we, as teachers, have a toolkit of research-based strategies we can use to help decrease their unacceptable behaviors in order to maximize learning.

Join Kathy Morris for an interactive day filled with strategies you can add to your toolkit and begin using immediately with your students. In this fast-paced seminar, Kathy will address the many questions and concerns you have as a special education teacher, general education teacher, paraprofessional, or SLP who works with these students. Using demonstrations, role-plays, video clips from real classrooms, and real-life experiences, she will give you practical strategies and techniques that she has found really work.

You will discover prevention, intervention and post-vention strategies to address unacceptable behaviors, along with ready-to-implement ways to develop predictable schedules, organize the environment and use structured teaching strategies.All of these research-based and classroom-proven ideas will help you create an atmosphere that helps students with high-functioning autism and Asperger’s Syndrome become more successful students.

http://www.ber.org/seminars/CourseInfo.cfm?seid=XA22S1-REG

Specifically Designed for Educators Serving Grades K 12: Classroom Teachers, Special Education Staff, Alternative Education Teachers, Behavior Intervention Specialists, Counselors, Instructional Assistants, School Psychologists, and Administrators

March 13, 2012

Holiday Inn Express South

4255 Albert Street

8:30 to 3:15

$239 + GST

• Highly practical ideas and techniques for reducing discipline problems, conflicts and stress in your classroom or school
• Innovative strategies that foster responsibility in even your most difficult students
• Proactive methods for creating and maintaining a motivated learning community
• Models, demonstrations, examples, and an extensive resource handbook packed with practical ideas, strategies and methods that will support you in your efforts to reduce behavior problems in your classroom or school

Practical Strategies

This highly practical seminar will help you strengthen student discipline in your classroom or school. Internationally recognized disciplinary expert, author, educator, and presenter, Marv Marshall, will provide you with outstanding strategies and ideas to help even your most challenging students develop the self‑discipline and responsibility they need for success both in school and in the workplace.

Using classroom‑proven techniques, Marv will show you how to reduce discipline problems in the school setting while, at the same time, foster responsibility and a positive learning environment. With actual classroom examples and years of teaching experience, Marv will keep you entertained as you learn idea after idea for managing behavior, building community, working with student diversity, reducing conflicts, and promoting teamwork. You’ll leave this outstandingseminar inspired and with a wealth of highly effective ideas and strategies for helping all your students develop responsibility for their own behavior and learning.

http://www.ber.org/seminars/CourseInfo.cfm?seid=DGM2S1-REG

DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE

Saskatoon:  February 24, 2012 (early registration deadline February 3) 8:30 to 4:00

Travelodge Hotel

106 Circle Drive West

Regina:  March 2, 2012 (early registration deadline February 10)

   Travelodge Hotel

4177 Albert Street 

This workshop will analyze what is happening in exchanges with difficult people and demonstrate how people can adapt their strategies to bring about more productive conversations with those they find difficult.  The effect of intervention styles will be explored, in particular, how different styles interact with each other.  Participants will also learn how to change their interactions with difficult people in order to influence their behaviour, resulting in more positive outcomes.

www.Achievecentre.com

Early Registration – $150+GST; Regular Registration – $180+GST