New Horizons Professional Support Services Inc
395-546 St Paul Street V2C 5T1 Kamloops, BC, Canada

Here is a great opportunity to earn a certificate online! Douglas College is offering a FREE self-paced FASD Training Program.

One of our colleagues, Gabrielle Stigant, is giving a free online presentation on September 23rd on Girls with ASD. Check out the link below to register!

There is a CLBC teleconference for self advocates and families on Thursday, September 17th. Read more below!

Here is an interesting article written by a Speech Language Pathologist who eventually became a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA). https://www.linkedin.com//myths-i-believed-aba-therapy-j/

These updates are always packed with great information!

EMPLOYMENT OPENING IN OUR CCP FOR YOUNG ADULTS PROGRAM! We are seeking a dynamic, collaborative, and experienced Program Facilitator to support young adults with diverse abilities to reach life goals and have meaningful connections with the community. Link in comments below.

This is a great resource for seating ideas during virtual learning! With COVID-19 precautions in place we have added virtual therapy to our Autism Supports program, when it is a fit for the child. We are back to some in person Behaviour Intervention services now, with safety precautions in place.

Having watched the TV show "Love on the Spectrum" on Netflix, and loved the window into the young adult world of persons with neurodiversities, we were glad to read a few opinions from people with lived experience via this article. https://www.digitalspy.com//a/love-on-the-spectrum-autism/

A free webinar tomorrow (July 28th) for families with children 1-8 years old!

The BC government has announced new supports for post-secondary students, including expanded online resources and funding to help students with disabilities.

Insight Services are raising funds to add a playground to their education program in Kamloops - to donate go to https://gf.me/u/ygh95a

This looks valuable!

WE ARE HIRING! If you or someone you know would make a great part-time Behaviour Interventionist, let us know. We are seeking a dynamic and fun person who enjoys working with children in a supportive learning environment. Must be able to travel to outlying areas of Kamloops, must be 19+ years with clear criminal record check. Read more about it and apply at: https://ca.indeed.com//behaviour-interventionist-autism-f1

Happy Canada Day everyone! Kamloops is hosting celebrations virtually this year, which is just as well with the weather! Starting at 11am: https://www.kamloops.ca//news/events-calendar/canada-day-2

Tired of telling your story over and over to new supports? Or are you newly receiving community living services? MyBooklet BC is a way to speak all about you - on paper! The Family Support Institute BC is hosting an online workshop on myBooklet BC presented by its creator Lydia Kang. myBooklet BC is a FREE online tool that individuals and families can use to create a beautiful and personalized information booklet to store and share their strengths, gifts, goals and more. Sessions are June 29th and 30th - click the link to register.

The Kamloops Self Advocate Newsletter is looking for more KSA Advisory Group members. If you would like to join to plan the newsletters each month or know of anybody who lives with diverse abilities please get them to e-mail: [email protected] The main focus of the advisory group is to plan articles and the newsletter themes for each month like Canada Day and Christmas and Holiday editions and diverse ability and disability awareness topics like mental illne...ss for example and mental health issues. We also look for Hockey reporters/sport reporters and different kind of reporters for this newsletter. We are looking to see if someone wants to be a blazer reporter for interviews as well as doing blazer reports. Blazers is a local hockey team we also cover from time to time. This advisory group also helps create exciting newsletters and giving suggestions on Festive Christmas TV shows to watch and fun things to do around Christmas and Halloween and other holidays like thanksgiving. We promote success stories and disability awareness topics and fun and positive news. Our next advisory group meeting is on August 12th at 2 pm by Zoom. Even if you dont want to plan newsletters each month, we welcome articles at all times but the article needs to be positive and a light read. Krystian Shaw Publisher/owner of the Kamloops Self Advocate Newsletter.

There will be a CLBC conference call with Dr. Daniele Behn Smith for self advocates on Tuesday June 16th - check it out! The topic is "How to stay physically and emotionally healthy during the current stage of COVID-19". https://mailchi.mp//join-clbcs-teleconference-for-self-adv

FREE: Upcoming sessions to talk about anxieties! Anne Halas is a Training Facilitator with Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Services who is hosting online group chats for people to talk about the worries they are experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic. These groups are intended for people to share their own experiences and receive feedback from others in the group. Its support and conversation rather than just education alone.... Sessions are free and you do not have to be already associated with Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Services to attend. Here are the upcoming sessions: For adults with intellectual disabilities: June 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. For youth with intellectual disabilities: June 12, 19, July 3, 10 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. For caregivers: June 3, 10, 17, 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. If you are interested in joining, please send an email to anne.halasATfraserhealth.ca and she will send you a referral form and instructions. If needed, there is help to walk people through the process for joining these online sessions.

Autism Support Network of British Columbia is looking for your feedback on how they can better support you!

National AccessAbility week is here! Together, lets take action to build an inclusive and accessible Canada for everyone! #AccessibleCanada

This first week of June is National #AccessAbility Week, however today we are focusing on access and inclusion of all people, regardless of ability and regardless of race or culture. #blackouttuesday

We read a lot of journal articles to keep up with the latest research in behaviour analysis to maintain our clinical competencies and deliver effective clinical services. This piece of valuable research just came in hot off the press - a must read, very relevant to current circumstances

A great opportunity for parents who are looking to learn more about solving their child's sleep problems, presented by our colleagues at Coastal Ridge Behaviour and Sleep Solutions

https://www.canada.ca//guida/people-with-disabilities.html The Government of Canada has released a new national guide on protecting people with disabilities f...rom COVID-19. It provides numerous resources and recommendations, and outlines the protective measures the Canadian government has taken to date. See more

Yummy! All proceeds of the Colombo Lodge May 20th Take Home dinner go to our friends at ICS and Mt Paul Community Food Centre http://www.colombolodge.com/colombo-cares/

Dr. Bonnie Henry's steady leadership has been such a calming influence during these uncertain times and today we hear she has been nominated to receive the Order of Canada! We thank Dr. Henry for her reminders to be kind, be calm, and be safe! ~ Digital image by Pat McCallum

An update on Autism funding... have a read below!

Happening next week - free!

Hey folks, if anyone is finding themselves without work The Family Support Institute BC, Vela Canada, and Community Living BC are recruiting support workers for valuable employment with individuals with diverse abilities. You can create a profile at www.supportworkercentral.com and Individuals and their families can do the same!

The Kamloops Self Advocate Newsletter wants to hear your stories about what being Canadian means to you and about your experience with diverse abilities for their July "Canada Day" themed newsletter. If you have a story about overcoming different barriers, how you have been supported, or what being Canadian means to you, please consider submitting it for the July KSA Newsletter before June 14th. If you don't want to write an article, you can be interviewed. Please e-mail [email protected]

A helpful article from BC Children's Hospital Foundation Psychiatrist Dr. Ashley Miller on helping kids and teens cope with social isolation, not bad advice for us grown-ups too: http://www.bcchildrens.ca//helping-children-and-teens-cope

Wow! A number of BC Registered Psychologists are offering Psychological First Aid telephone calls, free of charge, to any BC resident (19+) affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Register for this service at the BCPA website: https://www.psychologists.bc.ca/covid-19-resources

Thank you to TheBigEdition for the special section for April's Autism Awareness Month and sharing information about our autism intervention program with Nina Gales, Behaviour Consultant. If you click on the link below, there are comprehensive lists of Kamloops community therapists and resources, provided by Autism Kamloops

EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR AUTISM FUNDING-PETITION LAUNCHED A change.org petition was launched shortly after todays teleconference presentation by B.C.s Ministry ...of Children and Family Development, which sorely disappointed the 16,000 parents who have children on the autism spectrum in B.C. MCFD officials dismissed their number one concern: Allow the carry over of unused funding from current funding year to the next so that children will not miss the opportunity to access/use their funding. View the petition here http://chng.it/Rv4H6hyd6P - ACTs unofficial transcript of the Question and Answer session provided by the Ministry of Children and Family Development will be available shortly at www.actcommunity.ca/covid-19-resources, in the section on Advocacy.

There will be a teleconference tomorrow- Information on services & supports for children and youth with special needs & their families during the COVID19 pandemic.