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SUMMARY:Understanding Your Child's ADHD
DESCRIPTION:Are you struggling to understand and navigate your child’s new ADHD diagnosis? Do you feel overwhelmed with all the information and unsure what to believe? This three-week introductory program will help you learn what ADHD actually is\, and how it can affect your child at home and school. The course aims to teach parents and caregivers the basics of ADHD and strategies to help manage adverse symptoms. \nThis 3-week program is meant to be a first step for parents with a newly diagnosed child. It will explain the basics of the condition\, along with how it may be showing up at home and school. It will provide parents with an opportunity to gain a better understanding of their child\, as well as opportunities to share their experiences with other parents. \nTopics include: ADHD symptoms\, executive functioning\, how ADHD affects the family unit\, social impairments caused by ADHD\, IEPs\, strategies to address problematic behaviours \n\nWeek 1 – Understand what ADHD is and its impairments\nWeek 2 – Understand how ADHD impacts your child and family at home\nWeek 3 – Understanding ADHD at school\n\nLearning Objectives \n\nGain a better understanding of what ADHD is and is not\nLearn how to implement strategies at home and school to improve daily functioning\n\nPLEASE NOTE: This program is not a webinar and requires your active participation to fully benefit from it. Sessions will not be recorded to protect your privacy. \n  \nUnderstanding Your Child’s ADHD – Fall Session\nBegins Monday September 15th\, 2025 – 3 weeks\nDates: September 15\, 22 & 29th\, 2025\nTime: 4:00pm PDT/ 5:00pm MDT/ 7:00pm -8:30pm EDT/ 8:00pm ADT\nWhere: Virtual on Zoom\nFacilitator: Layla Teixeira\nFee: $30 + HST \n\nPlease note that this program will be offered in January\, March\, September and November every year. This program is a good intro to ADHD in children prior to taking our REFOCUS program. \n\nPlease note that this program is refundable up to 48hrs before the program starts. As of September 13th\, the registration fee is non-refundable. Thank you for your understanding.
URL:https://osanisinclusion.ca/event/understanding-your-childs-adhd/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event,Zoom Event
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SUMMARY:Parents Together
DESCRIPTION:Sometimes parenting challenges can feel overwhelming. This program offers ongoing support for parents of teens. A manual and materials are provided to participants. Parents may stay in the group as long as they feel they need support and help in their daily parenting. Guest speakers may be invited for specific topics. \nA supportive online group for parents of pre-teens and teens.\nTopics include: \n\nAttachment & relationship-based parenting\nCommunication and the 6 critical messages\nDevelopmental changes in pre-adolescence\nAdolescent brain development\nBoundaries and turning over responsibility\nSelf-care for parents\nTeen mental health & substance use\n\n When: Tuesdays\, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (ongoing)\n Where: Online\n Cost: Free \nRegister Here: https://bgcsvi.org/programs/parenting/
URL:https://osanisinclusion.ca/event/parents-together/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event,Zoom Event
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SUMMARY:Mental Wellness - Y Mind Teen (13-18) & Youth (18-30)
DESCRIPTION:Mental health challenges shouldn’t get in the way of doing what you love. Our programs help overcome barriers and get you on the right track to where you’d like to be. \nOur free mental wellness programs\, Y Mind and Mind Medicine\, help participants learn how to manage stress and mild-to-moderate anxiety (individuals experiencing severe anxiety and stress that significantly impacts their ability to perform daily activities likely require more support than what Y Mind is intended to provide). Our programs are evidence-based and teach Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness.\nTo participate\, you may self-refer\, you do not need a diagnosis of anxiety\, and you do not need to be a Y member. \nY MIND TEEN – AGES 13-18\nY Mind Teen is a free seven-week program delivered across BC. This program supports teens ages 13 to 18 who are experiencing symptoms of stress and worry to learn and practice evidence-based strategies to cope with stress. Y Mind Teen is led by trained mental health professionals and educators and gives teens the chance to connect with others who are experiencing similar thoughts and feelings. \nRegistration Information: \nThe Y Mind Groups are being offered in person at the Westhills Y (Langford) and Downtown locations. If you are not able to attend these for any reason\, both virtual and in person groups are available to those in other parts of BC and Vancouver Island. Please contact us at mindfulness@vancouverislandy.ca so we can support you in accessing a group (either in person or virtual) in your area. \nThe dates and times for our next information sessions and a registration link are below: \nDowntown (location to be determined) on Tuesday September 16 and 23\, 2025.  \nThe group will run on Tuesdays October 7- November 25\, 6-7:30 pm. \n  \nWesthills\, 202-1314 Lakepoint Way on Wednesday September 24 and October 1st\, 2025.  \nThe group will run on Wednesdays October 15- November 26\, 6-7:30 pm. \n  \nThe registration process for Y Mind Teen includes attendance at an Information Session (either online or in person\, depending on the site) and a brief intake meeting with one of our facilitators to determine if the group is a best fit for the teen. \nREGISTER ONLINE \n*Expecting an email from the Y team… please ensure  you check your junk email folders occasionally emails may be flagged as spam. \n  \nY MIND YOUTH – AGES 18 – 30\nThe Y Mind Youth programs are delivered in person\, in Victoria\, at the Downtown Y on Broughton St. Online groups are available with enough interest or through our partner sites on Vancouver Island as well as other Y’s across BC. \nIf stress is impacting your life and preventing you from doing what you want or need to do\, this group is for you. Y Mind Youth is a free seven-week program delivered across BC. Y Mind Youth supports people ages 18-30 who are experiencing symptoms of mild to moderate anxiety/stress to learn and practice evidence-based strategies to increase coping. This group is led by trained mental health professionals and gives young adults the chance to connect with others who are experiencing similar thoughts and feelings. \n  \nRegistraton Information: \nThe Y Mind Groups are being offered in person at the Downtown Y in Victoria in Spring 2025 (depending on interest). Please contact us at mindfulness@vancouverislandy.ca so we can support you in accessing a group (either in person or virtual) in your area. \nAll participants must register and attend one of our virtual information sessions and a one-on-one intake to register for the program.  The dates and times for our next Victoria information sessions and a registration link are below: \nDowntown (location to be determined) on Tuesday September 16 and 23\, 2025.  \nThe group will run on Tuesdays October 7- November 25\, 6-7:30 pm. \n  \nWesthills\, 202-1314 Lakepoint Way on Wednesday September 24 and October 1st\, 2025.  \nThe group will run on Wednesdays October 15- November 26\, 6-7:30 pm. \n  \nREGISTER ONLINE \n*Expecting an email from the Y team… please ensure  you check your junk email folders occasionally emails may be flagged as spam.
URL:https://osanisinclusion.ca/event/vancouver-island-y-mental-wellness-2-2/
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SUMMARY:Healthy Boundaries
DESCRIPTION:Learn to foster mutual respect and strengthen your family dynamic by setting effective boundaries in a single-parent household. \n 
URL:https://osanisinclusion.ca/event/healthy-boundaries/
LOCATION:Men’s Therapy Center\, 301-3491 Saanich Rd.\, Victoria\, BC\, V8X 1W8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Education,Health & wellness,In-Person Event
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