The BC Aboriginal Child Care Society offers early childhood development training workshops throughout BC. They are designed to help parents, volunteers, staff and coordinators of early childhood education and care programs as well as Child Care Resource and Referral Programs enhance their services for Aboriginal children and families.
 

To arrange a workshop contact either Lynn McBride, Child Care Advisor at 604-913-9128 ext. 225 or by email: lynn@acc-society.bc.ca; or Mary Burgaretta, Aboriginal Child Care Advisor at 604-913-9128 ext. 224 or by email: mary@acc-society.bc.ca

Please note:

• There should be at least 6 participants per workshop, with a maximum of 20.
• All participants will receive a professional development certificate that can be used toward ECE license renewal.
• Costs for training depend on the workshop length, location and topic. Some facilitators will have to travel. Call us for an estimate.
• We offer daytime, evening or weekend workshops to fit your schedule.
• Workshops can be offered at your facility or ours.
• Child minding will be provided by the host agency when arrangements are made 1 week in advance.
• Meals will be provided by the host agency for workshops that go through lunch or dinner.

Aboriginal Child Care Advisor Mary Burgaretta (left) leading a Bringing Tradition Home Traditional Aboriginal Parent Program workshop at Eagle's Nest AHS Preschool

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Ages and Stages Questionnaires ® (ASQ) Training (one or two days)

Description: The Ages & Stages Questionnaires® (ASQ) system is a low-cost, reliable assessment tool of infants and young children for developmental delays during the crucial first 5 years of life. The questionnaire covers five key developmental areas: communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving, and personal-social. Participants will learn how to use the ASQ Training families in their program and learn the basic foundations of child development. Please note that participants must already have purchased the ASQ® from Brookes Publishing, which is available at   http://www.brookespublishing.com/store/books/bricker-asq/index.htm     

Facilitator:    Lynn McBride

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Ages and Stages Questionnaires: Social and Emotional® Training (one or two days)

Description:    The Ages and Stages Questionnaires: Social and Emotional® (ASQ:SE) Training helps home visitors, educators, caregivers, parents and service providers to assess children's social and emotional development. Some developmental areas touched upon include: self-regulation, compliance, communication, adaptive functioning, autonomy, affect and interaction with people. Workshop participants will learn how to use the ASQ:SE with families in their program and learn more about children's social and emotional development.

Facilitator:    Lynn McBride

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Best Practices in Aboriginal Early Childhood Programs (one or two days)

Description: This workshop will focus on the ACCS Publication "Handbook of Best Practices in Early Childhood Programs, 2003." Topics to be discussed include implementing culturally focused curriculum, teaching traditional languages, networking, program policies and procedures, program evaluation and children's assessments. Participants should bring examples of program resources and materials for sharing. Please note that the Handbook is undergoing revision.

Facilitator: Lynn McBride

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Bringing Tradition Home Traditional Aboriginal Parent Program - Train the Trainer Workshop (one or two days)*

Description: Facilitators of this workshop will provide support and guidance as participants develop life skills and skills for supporting the development of young children. Topics can include reflecting on our past, healing, self care, interpersonal relationships, balance and harmony, child development, storytelling, budgeting and nutrition.

Facilitator: Mary Burgaretta

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Caring for the Caregiver (up to one day)

Description: This workshop will cover issues such as: Learning styles and strengths, Team and community building, Rebuilding positive trust relationships, Dealing with fear, coping with anger, Expressing feelings, Communicating with partners and children, Conflict resolution, Interpersonal skills, Creating positive bonds & support systems, Making positive choices, dealing with stress, Understanding family system dynamics, Medicine Wheel and balance, Building interdependency, Effects of addictive behaviors, Dealing with destructive behavior, Understanding your values and beliefs, Importance of leisure activities.

Facilitator: Mary Burgaretta

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Designing Culturally Focused Early Childhood Curriculum (up to one day)

Description:    Learn to develop and implement culturally focused curriculum and resources that draw upon local First Nations cultures. Locally developed curriculum relies on input from parents and community members and is accepted and used more meaningfully by caregivers and child care centres.

Facilitator:   Mary Burgaretta

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Effective Proposal Writing and Fundraising Strategies for Early Childhood Programs (one day)

Description:    Participants will learn about needs assessments, funding sources and fundraising activities. Participants will develop their own funding proposal for local funding programs and foundations.

Facilitator:    Lynn McBride    

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Enhancing Community Participation in Aboriginal Early Childhood Programs (half or full day)

Description: This workshop draws on a case study of a community based child care program. Participants will explore this case study and discuss strategies for involving community members in an ECE program. Participants will develop a poster that can be used to promote ECE in their community.

Facilitator: Mary Burgaretta

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Workshop For Child Care Practitioners (one day)

Description: This workshop includes description and definitions of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, effects of FASD on Native Communities, a video, and group discussions about how FASD affects your community, strategies for making a difference, and a review of the asset mapping tool. Local resources are also discussed.

Facilitator: Mary Burgaretta

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First Nations Family Child Care Course (14 days)*

Description: This is an introductory course for First Nations people living on Reserves who are interested in providing family child care.  This course emphasizes culturally and locally specific knowledge and skills related to home-based child care.  This course will prepare people to apply for a community care facility under the Provincial Child Care Licensing Regulation of the Community Care and Assisted Living Act.

Facilitator: Mary Burgaretta

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Making the Most of Moe (Moe the Mouse®) (one day)* **

Description: This workshop, developed and owned by Anne Gardner and Margaret Chesterman, the 2 Speech Language Pathologists who developed the Moe the Mouse™® Curriculum Box for BC ACCS, teaches educators and parents how to use the Curriculum Box.  The workshop also discusses the basics of speech and language development in young children, strategies for supporting children's speech and language development and strategies for supporting children with speech and language delays in childcare, preschool, and home settings.

Facilitator: Anne Gardner and/or Margaret Chesterman

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Management Training & Team-Building (one or two days)

Description: In this participatory workshop, participants will learn about and discuss program management, motivation and leadership strategies for promoting team-work.

Facilitator: Lynn McBride

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Program Management: Non-Profit Boards and Parent/Elder Advisory Committees (one day)

Description:    What is a non-profit board? How is it managed? Are there different styles? Come learn the roles and responsibilities of a non-profit Board of Directors, Parent Advisory Committee, and Parent Elder Advisory Committee. Participants will review the roles and responsibilities of a chairperson and committee members, create a terms of reference for a committee and role-play a committee meeting.

Facilitator:    TBA

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* Fees apply to all workshops marked with an asterisk (*); please contact one of our Child Care Advisors to obtain fee details.

For all other workshops, we do not charge Aboriginal ECD programs, centres or communities any fee for presenting a workshop unless it exceeds two days. Depending on the location of the training and the extent of travel required, ACCS may request your program or community to cover some or all of our travel and accommodation costs. Any fee or travel/accommodation costs to be charged will be discussed and agreed upon when scheduling the workshop

** Please note that for the Making the Most of Moe training, we can arrange to present this workshop facilitated by outside contractors but we do not deliver it ourselves.

Web page updated on: October 24, 2011 12:45 pm