Education Programs

The primary purpose of our education offerings is to ensure families and community members have access to the knowledge and information they need to support full participation of children with disabilities and special needs.  Education assists families to support the best quality of life and enables full participation in all areas of life, as clients and their families see fit. 

 

Education Programs

Successful Social Skills and Autism

(Nov 30) Children and youth with ASD benefit from direct teaching and practice with social skills.
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Expanding Communication with Symbols

(Online learning module) Learn what expanding communication is all about, how to do it and why it is important in supporting your child's communication development.
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Funding and Resources

(Online learning module) An overview of funding resources and options for children with special needs.
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Shared Reading

(Online learning module) will teach you about shared reading and how to get the most out of reading with your child who uses AAC.
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Prompting Communication with Symbols

(Online learning module) The module covers what prompting communication means, the prompting hierarchy and how to implement prompting to support your child's communication development.
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Communication Temptations

(Online learning module) will teach you to use a strategy that creates a desire to communicate.
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Core Words

(Online learning module) Learn what core vocabulary is, how it's different from fringe vocabulary, key characteristics of core vocabulary, why using core vocabulary is so important and how to teach core vocabulary.
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Modeling Communication with Symbols

(Online learning module) Learn what modeling is and why it is important in helping to develop your child's language and communication skills.
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Augmentative Communication Orientation

(Online learning module) Learn what augmentative communication is all about, what to expect and what's involved with this service.
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ACS Lunch & Learn Fall/Winter Series

(Sept 2021 - Jan 2022) Monthly virtual Augmentative Communication Service Lunch and Learn workshops for professionals.
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It Takes A Village

(Nov 2021-May 2022) Connect with other families and gather resources. Get organized, gain knowledge, talk about advocacy and plan for today, tomorrow and the future.
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Autism & Behavioural Services at TVCC -Workshop for Professionals

(Dec 1) Are you a professional who wants to know what is going on? Join the Program Coordinators and Family Liaison from ABS to get the latest information.
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