Our Programs
Family Support Programs
In-Home Parent Education and Support
- One-to-one education, training and support to families where one or both parents have an intellectual disability
- Parenting skills assessment
- Family meetings
- Facilitating family access to services
Parents' Night Out
A social support program for parents with intellectual disabilities.
Family Day Events
Opportunities for families who access our programs to socialize with other families and have fun.
Sibshops Program
Therapeutic/recreational activities for children and teens who have a sibling with a disability. More...
Parent-Child Mother Goose
Mother Goose is a program where moms, dads, or other caregivers bring their children, aged 0 to 4 years, to meet with other parents and children from their community and to learn rhymes, songs, and stories to share with their children.
The program focuses on teaching parents songs and rhymes to:
- help calm upset children
- build strong bonds between parent and child
- have fun and play with their children
Nobody's Perfect
"There are no perfect parents. There are no perfect children. We can only do our best."
Nobody's Perfect offers parents a chance to share questions, experiences, joys, and resource ideas with one another. Each session includes stress buster and relaxation exercises along with information sharing through a variety of media: discussion with notes and pictures, video, craft activities, and hands on activities with the children. Topics include stages of child development, behaviour guidance, learning through play, safety, prevention of and dealing with stress for both children and parents, and other topics brought up by participants.
Counselling Programs
- Ongoing counselling to persons with intellectual disabilities
- Facilitating client access to community services
Public Education
Information sessions and educational workshops to other professionals, and to the community at large, to enhance understanding of the needs and capabilities of persons with intellectual disabilities.
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