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March 2024 Newsletter
Happy March to everyone in the Home Sharing community! We have been very busy at the HSSSBC planning events, speakers & opportunities for you to provide your input to make a difference in home sharing.
Important Days in March
- International Wheelchair Day – March 1
- World Down Syndrome Day – March 21
- Purple Day for Epilepsy – March 26
- Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
- Developmental Disabilities Month
- Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
The NTG 2024 Family Webinar Series continues with 2 free sessions this month, discussing aging and dementia with an intellectual disability. Registration is required.
To register or learn more about this program visit NTG’s Website or by clicking here.
- March 12th, 2024: 1 pm-2 pm ET
- Early Screening for Cognitive Changes
- Led by Michael May, Ed.D.
- March 26th, 2024: 1 pm-2 pm ET
- Life Planning for Different Phases of the Life Journey
- Led by Brittany Goodrich, B.S.
Our Connect & Collaborate Session this month is a webinar where seasoned professionals offer insight into late-life planning, caregiving, and aging dynamics.
March 21, 2024 – Time: 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Link for registration
Want to see what is coming up in future Connect & Collaborate sessions? Check out our events HERE. We heard your feedback & this year there will be more opportunities for networking & connections at each session.
Recently, the HSSSBC held a webinar with Len Pierre Consulting & Lise Gilles to talk about neurodiversity and Indigenous wisdom. It was an exciting event!
During the event the following resources were talked about. Links below for everyone to access.
You can catch the webinar here: LINK
Disparities in Canadian Indigenous Health Research on Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Does your Respite Provider need training? We can help with free access to the online learning platform Open Future Learning. Email us to learn more.
Are you a Home Sharing Provider who needs a Criminal Record Check for your Respite Provider?
The HSSSBC can help make the process easier. If you are home sharing provider your respite providers can have their criminal record checks processed through us eliminating the need for you to register with the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General (PSSG) which is responsible for the Criminal Record Check Program (CRRP), and for the process used to submit requests for criminal record checks for anyone working with vulnerable adults or children in B.C.
A Note From Matt McGreevy
Artist/Client Instructor/Employment Specialist @ RMACL
I’m an artist and support worker with RMACL in Maple Ridge, and I’d like to share some support material I’ve created. Social Comics are visual support stories (Comic Books) that we’ve had success with in conveying information, teaching social thinking, and providing contingency mapping to our folks.
You can find our materials at www.socialcomics.ca
There we have two generalized stories for sale, but we also make a lot of customized content for our consumers. Often our folks love to see themselves represented as superheroes, tackling their challenges.
Anyway, I hope you can check out our work, and maybe it can help some more folks!
Thanks!
Have a Great Month Everyone!!