Upcoming disability workshops--Lower Mainland

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Below are some upcoming workshops announced in Keeping In Touch newsletter (February 2008) from the North Shore Association for the Mentally Handicapped in North Vancouver.
You can also read back issues of this great newsletter.

1. Safeguards & Quality Service Training Project
2. Visual Strategies – The Keys to Improving Communication, Behaviour & Social Skills
3. Mental Illnesses & Developmental Disabilities Training Program
4. Co-occurring Disorders

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1. Safeguards & Quality Service Training Project: what families need to know and do to help create good lives for their children.
Saturday March 1st, 2008
9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Family Support Institute
North Shore Disability Resource Centre
3158 Mountain Hwy, North Vancouver
Contact Nusrat Peerbhoy – 604-540-8374 ext. 521 or email training@fsibc.com

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2. Visual Strategies – The Keys to Improving Communication, Behaviour & Social Skills with Linda Hodgdon, M.Ed., CCC-SLP
Monday March 10, 2008

Council for Exceptional Children
St. Patrick’s Elementary School
2850 Quebec Street, Vancouver
Contact Bev McRae by email at info@bccec.org

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3. Mental Illnesses & Developmental Disabilities Training Program
Fridays – March 28 to June 13, 2008

Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Services
The Galbraith
131 Eight Street, New Westminster, BC
Contact Anne Halas by email at anne.halas@fraserhealth.ca

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4. Co-occurring Disorders
March 27, 2008

A mental illness or an addiction by themselves may be difficult to treat and support. When combined, the service system continues to struggle to meet the needs of clients. This workshop will discuss symptoms and treatment with an emphasis on current BC developed best practices.

Presenters: John Fox and Bob Shebib, Instructors
Douglas College
All sessions: Douglas College Boardroom
(Room 4920) New Westminster Campus,
700 Royal Avenue (one block from New
Westminster SkyTrain station)

Please pre-register if you plan to attend.
To pre-register or to be added to our mailing list call: Barbara Hill 604-527-5484 or e-mail: hillb@douglas.bc.ca