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Understanding Challenging Behaviour | EarlyYears, Kindergarten | Lansdowne Children's Centre Resource Library Understanding Challenging Behaviour This video is hosted by our Autism Services team. Please click here to continue to the Autism Services video gallery. This presentation talks about why behaviours happen, how to re-direct the behaviour , and provide strategies to help parents and caregivers be proactive instead of reactive. Download printable PDF handout/activity pages Understanding Challenging Behaviour no download available Download Keywords and search terms commonly associated with this resource include: #Behaviour #Emotions #Reinforcement

Advocacy Workshop - Part 6 - Where to find help | | Lansdowne Children's Centre Resource Library Advocacy Workshop - Part 6 - Where to find help In Part Six our presenters, Brenda and Sara, reflect on the value of connecting with other families, at events and online, and share directions to helpful family resources where parents and caregivers can ask questions, find answers and seek help in serving the needs of their child and family. Download printable PDF handout/activity pages Advocacy Workshop - Part 6 - Where to find help no download available Download Keywords and search terms commonly associated with this resource include: Advocacy, Advocate, Help, Support, Inclusive, Accomodate, Assistance

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Brantford/Brant County - Haldimand/Norfolk County - Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation - Six Nations of the Grand River FAMILY ENGAGEMENT All Services Index FAMILY ENGAGEMENT Intake - Start Here Guide, Starting Service With Lansdowne, Client Handbook The Lansdowne Client Handbook —Start Here Guide—is provided to all new clients by email as a PDF booklet, following completion of their intake interview with SmartStart Hub team. Open Start Here Guide Online, Translations Available These items outline important Lansdowne Children’s Centre policies and procedures that a client/family/caregiver should be familiar with when participating in services, programs and support activities. When you start service with Lansdowne Children’s Centre your service provider will ask you to confirm your understanding of these key points of information. If you have any questions please ask your service provider, or contact SmartStart Hub by phone toll-free at 1-800-454-7186 ext. 507 or local at 519-753-3153 ext 507. Eligibility Open Start Here Guide Goals, Skills and Keywords Expectations You Belong Here. Are you passionate about working with infants, children and youth to help realize their potential? Are you seeking a career in pediatrics? Join our team at Lansdowne Children's Centre for child development. Careers

Brantford/Brant County - Haldimand/Norfolk County - Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation - Six Nations of the Grand River OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY All Services Index OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY School-Based Occupational Therapy (SBRS-OT) School Based Rehabilitation Services [SBRS] include Occupational Therapy [OT], Physiotherapy [PT] and Speech Therapy [ST] for speech needs and is provided to school-aged children in their publicly-funded schools. Eligibility Start Referral Children attending publicly funded schools who meet eligibility criteria can receive OT and PT from school entry. SBRS speech therapy can be initiated in senior kindergarten (SK) for children with articulation, fluency or voice concerns. SBRS referrals can be initiated by Lansdowne Children’s Centre community-based therapists or schools with consent from parents/guardians. Goals, Skills and Keywords Expectations Once a referral is received, your child may be placed on a waitlist. You will be contacted by an intake coordinator when your turn comes, for an update of your child’s information. The SBRS therapist will then contact you to explain the assessment process, obtain your consent and let you know the date of assessment, which will take place at school. Once assessment has been completed you will be contacted to review the findings, develop goals and determine the plan of intervention following our care pathways. You are welcome to attend assessment and intervention sessions at your child’s school. You Belong Here. Are you passionate about working with infants, children and youth to help realize their potential? Are you seeking a career in pediatrics? Join our team at Lansdowne Children's Centre for child development. Careers

How To Teach a Skill | Speech, EarlyYears, Kindergarten | Lansdowne Children's Centre Resource Library How To Teach a Skill This video is hosted by our Autism Services team. Please click here to continue to the Autism Services video gallery. We break down the art of teaching to understand where to start, and how to build supporting skills ito build-up to achieving a greater goal. Download printable PDF handout/activity pages How To Teach a Skill no download available Download Keywords and search terms commonly associated with this resource include: #GoalSetting #Learning #Skills

Brantford/Brant County - Haldimand/Norfolk County - Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation - Six Nations of the Grand River - Other Region of Ontario INFANT & CHILD SUPPORTS All Services Index INFANT & CHILD SUPPORTS Checklist, Kindergarten Readiness 36 - 72 months Eligibility Start Referral Goals, Skills and Keywords Expectations You Belong Here. Are you passionate about working with infants, children and youth to help realize their potential? Are you seeking a career in pediatrics? Join our team at Lansdowne Children's Centre for child development. Careers

Lansdowne Milestones Handout with Services | | Lansdowne Children's Centre Resource Library Lansdowne Milestones Handout with Services A two-page printable handout, 8.5 x 11, sharing common child development milestones from ages newborn to 48 months (4 years). This chart is a helpful guide to parents and caregivers to assess their child's personal growth and development. If there is a developmental concern (or delay), we recommend contacting SmartStart Hub at Lansdowne Children's Centre to learn more about available supports to help your child. You can complete a referral form online at, www.lansdownecentre.ca/smartstarthub or call 519-753-3153 x507. This flyer also includes an outline of the services and programs available at all Lansdowne Children's Centre sites, in Brantford, Caledoia, Dunnville and Simcoe. Additional program information is available online. Download printable PDF handout/activity pages Lansdowne Milestones Handout with Services no download available Download Keywords and search terms commonly associated with this resource include:

Brantford/Brant County - Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation - Six Nations of the Grand River RECREATION SERVICES All Services Index RECREATION SERVICES Every Kid Counts (EKC) The Every Kid Counts (EKC) program provides children and youth with special needs an equal opportunity to participate in local, community-operated recreational programs of their choice. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EKC PROGRAM - CLICK HERE - for EKC FAQ, for more details about program eligibility, operation and availability to Lansdowne clients Each child/youth is matched with a Support Worker who provides both hands-on and programming support to the child, family and recreation staff. Recreation Services provide opportunities designed to assist and encourage children and youth clients to take advantage of individual or group activities directed towards promoting physical, cultural, and/or social development. These activities allow clients to explore their interests, exercise their skill sets and pursue personal development. Eligibility Start Referral Children and youth between the ages of 4 and 18, who reside in Brant County and have a developmental delay and/or a physical disability. Goals, Skills and Keywords Expectations After the referral is received, you will be contacted by the Every Kid Counts Co-ordinator do discuss program options. A skilled support worker will be matched with your child/youth. The support worker will attend the community recreation program you have chosen with your child/youth. It is the caregiver’s (your) responsibility to transport their (your) child/youth to and from the activity as well as pay for the cost of the activity. You Belong Here. Are you passionate about working with infants, children and youth to help realize their potential? Are you seeking a career in pediatrics? Join our team at Lansdowne Children's Centre for child development. Careers

Reinforcement: Building Stronger Behaviours | EarlyYears, Kindergarten | Lansdowne Children's Centre Resource Library Reinforcement: Building Stronger Behaviours This video is hosted by our Autism Services team. Please click here to continue to the Autism Services video gallery. This presentation works to demystify what is reinforcement, and empower caregivers with strategies to use one of the strongest principles in behaviour analysis to support a child's learning and make a positive impact one their day to day life. Download printable PDF handout/activity pages Reinforcement: Building Stronger Behaviours no download available Download Keywords and search terms commonly associated with this resource include: #Behaviour #Reinforcement #GoalSetting

Brantford/Brant County - Haldimand/Norfolk County - Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation - Six Nations of the Grand River - Other Region of Ontario FAMILY ENGAGEMENT All Services Index FAMILY ENGAGEMENT Family Centred Guiding Principles Family support principles are belief statements about how supports and resources ought to be made available to parents/families involved in early childhood intervention, parenting support and family resource programs and which specify how staff should interact with and treat families. 1. Children, youth and their families (herein referred to as families) are treated with dignity and respect at all times. 2. Staff are sensitive, knowledgeable and responsive to the unique needs of families, including but not limited to cultural, ethnic and socio-economic diversities. 3. Family choice and decision making are incorporated at all levels of participation in all Lansdowne Children’s Centre programs. 4. Information necessary for families to make informed choices is shared in a sensitive, individualized and objective manner. 5. Service provision is informed by family-identified desires, priorities and preferences. 6. Staff work with families to provide supports, resources and services in a flexible and responsive manner. 7. Informal and formal community supports and resources are considered for achieving family outcomes. 8. Services focus on family strengths, assets and interests as the foundation for building capacities and enhancing family functioning. 9. Staff-family relationships are characterized by partnerships and collaboration based on mutual trust, respect, open communication and problem solving. adapted from: Dunst, C.J. (2004). TrAAAveling the TransCanada Highway: mapping the Adoption, Application and Adherence to Family Support Principles. Perspectives 1(1) , 41-48. Eligibility Download PDF Goals, Skills and Keywords Expectations You Belong Here. Are you passionate about working with infants, children and youth to help realize their potential? Are you seeking a career in pediatrics? Join our team at Lansdowne Children's Centre for child development. Careers

Juggling the Duties of the Brain | Understanding Executive Functioning | | Lansdowne Children's Centre Resource Library Juggling the Duties of the Brain | Understanding Executive Functioning This video is hosted by our Autism Services team. Please click here to continue to the Autism Services video gallery. Have you ever noticed how the skills on a child's report card often resemble the skills listed on a job application? Executive functioning is a set of mental skills that include working memory, flexible thinking and self control. We use these skills everyday to learn, work and manage daily life. Learn how to identify challenges with executive function, and how to implement learning strategies, as we walk through different scenarios that may relate to aspects of your own life and/or your child's life. Download printable PDF handout/activity pages Juggling the Duties of the Brain | Understanding Executive Functioning no download available Download Keywords and search terms commonly associated with this resource include: #Behaviour #Emotions #Learning