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Advanced Navigational Skills for the Behavioural Management of Children

This is an eight week course designed to tackle the unique challenges of foster parenting and caregiving. The two courses offered are geared to foster parents and caregivers of 0-11 year olds and 12+ year olds. Each week participants meet together with facilitators, Linda Ogle & Guy Massey.

Course Outline:

Part 1

Shifting the Compass Point: Your role as a caregiver

Exploring the meaning of behaviour
What the children bring to you
What you bring to the children

Part 2

Charting Your Course

Reading the markers: Patterns of behaviour
Keeping an even keel: Planning interventions

Part 3

Staying the Course

Elements of constructive discipline
The language of encouragement
Problem ownership
Communication including "I messages" & active listening
Problem solving including sibling fights & school/peer conflict

Part 4

Anchoring

Family meetings & review

Participants will have the opportunity to watch real-life video segments applying techniques to challenging circumstances that they may be experiencing at home

Who are the facilitators? These programs are facilitated by Guy Massey & Linda Ogle who are both registered mediators and who have had many years experience as both parenting educators and as family mediators.

Where are courses offered? These programs are offered at Nanaimo Family Life Association (1070 Townsite Road in Nanaimo). Programs may be hosted elsewhere depending on the location of the participants.

How much does it cost? The cost for the program is $150.00 per participant which includes a handbook and a pre-assessment. If participants are unable to afford this, and costs are not recoverable by associated institutions, then fees are based on a sliding scale to ensure that anyone who is committed to attending this program has the opportunity to participate.