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On its own or as a companion to the book "101 Ways to Make Friends: Ideas and conversation starters for people with disabilities", this collection of strategies is for parents, leaders and teachers of all kinds. It's a book about being a friend, learning ways to make a contribution to community, an…
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Authors Susan Stanfield and Aaron Johannes use their 50+ years of experience of working with folks with disabilities to offer this compendium of simple, practical strategies for expanding and deepening relationships.; The ideas were generated by folks with disabilities, their families, and those wh…
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Accessories to accompany the Circles mat/wall chart. Circles involves categorizing social roles and designating each of six colour circle with its associated Three "T's", Touch, Talk, and Trust. The Circles mat/wall chart is intended to provide a reinforcement activity to the video program: "Circle…
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This graphic novel is about a family?s realization that the food they eat and make available to their community is not good for them. It?s about making healthy decisions now, rather than waiting until it?s too late.
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Learning to Work provides engaging and age-appropriate reading material for older beginning readers. The stories are intended for older students who are not yet reading conventionally for a variety of reasons, including cognitive delays and significant learning disabilities. Along with building rea…
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A social skills program for elementary students to learn appropriate behaviours during a typical school day. Ideal for students with autism or behavioural disabilities. Includes 53 relevant skills with teacher guidelines and self-monitoring checklists for students. Example skills include getting re…
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Breastfeeding mothers and health caregivers from First Nations communities across Ontario share their personal experiences and valuable "how-to" information about breastfeeding. They represent diverse communities and reasons for choosing breastfeeding as the best choice for their children and thems…
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This book provides a series of lessons to help those who teach students with autism specturm disorders (ASD) to develop social relationships.
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The Award-Winning Building Social Relationships (BSR) Book is Back and Better than Ever!; BSR-3 is a treasure trove of information and resources. The book contains over 40 instructional strategies, and the appendices alone contain over 50 pages of practical materials, including session plans and as…
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This guide discusses how baby blues and depression may affect women's physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being and what to do if that occurs.; Part 1 - Basic Aboriginal Teachings; Part 2 - Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the first year of being a parent; Part 3 - Feelings during Pregnancy an…
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For in-library use only. Please email fsrc@cw.bc.ca to reserve a time.; Circles involves categorizing social roles and designating the colour circle with its associated Three "T's", Touch, Talk, and Trust. Video mini-dramas serve as illustrations of common social relationships and display typical …
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For in-library use only. Please email fsrc@cw.bc.ca to reserve a time.; Circles LEVEL 2, because it uses a "reality-show" format, is ideal for illustrating more subtle applications of the Circles Rules of Social Distance. LEVEL 2 is an ideal "second step" program for students with moderate to mild …
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Circles involves categorizing social roles and designating each of six colour circles with its associated Three "T's", Touch, Talk, and Trust. The Circles mat/wall chart is intended to provide a reinforcement activity to the video program: "Circles, intimacy & relationships".
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Collective Care provides an ethnographic account of urban Indigenous life and caregiving practices in the face of Saskatchewan's HIV epidemic. Based on a five-year study conducted in partnership with AIDS Saskatoon, the book focuses on the contrast between Indigenous values of collective kin-care a…
This graphic novel is a collection of five stories, based on stories told by members of the Whitecrow Village community for people living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The stories are about struggling in school, the importance of friendships and receiving support from friends and fam…
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A courageous and intimate memoir, The Education of Augie Merasty is the story of a child who faced the dark heart of humanity, let loose by the cruel policies of a bigoted nation.; A retired fisherman and trapper who sometimes lived rough on the streets, Augie Merasty was one of an estimated 150,00…
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A positive story of a family facing HIV, told in a rural First Nations settings. After the children learn their favourite cousin has HIV, they discover that illness brings understanding and awareness. The story provides insights into ways of learning, the influence of elders in the community, and c…
This graphic novel explains how to be safe around dogs. Dog bites are a real problem in some rural communities. Knowing what to do, but maybe more importantly what not to do, could help avoid a painful bite. It?s up to all of us to respect our relationship with dogs.
The updated resource includes important information and recommendations on how to facilitate conversations with Indigenous parents / caregivers on safer sleep options. It encourages informed; shared decision making on safer sleep with a focus on the strengths of Indigenous knowledge, cultural val…
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This resource provides an overview of how to protect your baby from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).