Parenting a child with ADHD has its challenges at the best of times, let alone in the middle of a pandemic. It is important to remember that there are strategies and resources available to help parents with the unique challenges of parenting children with ADHD and social-emotional difficulties during COVID.
Come learn skills to support your child’s social, emotional and behavioural needs and connect with other parents facing similar challenges.
Fall 2021 Dates Coming Soon!
Join us for this FREE live and interactive webinar and support group: Helping Your Child Make Friends and Supporting their Social Development.
Good social skills allow kids to enjoy better peer relationships. Parents play an important role in fostering these skills. In this live and interactive webinar, parents will learn strategies to help children:
Participants can expect to receive information in the first half of the session, with the second half devoted to discussion, resource sharing and collaboration amongst participants. For those who would like to continue the discussion and receive more tailored support, there will be an opportunity to join one of CanLearn’s free support groups.
The information portion of the webinar will be recorded and available on our website.
Webinar
Date: Tuesday, June 22 – Watch for the recording of this webinar here!
Time: 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Speaker: Catherine Masou, MSc., Provisional Psychologist
Support Groups
Date: Wednesday, June 23
Time: 2:00 – 3:30 PM
OR
Date: Thursday, June 24
Time: 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Facilitator: Laura Godfrey, AAC, ACC, CACP
The CanLearn Friends program was initially developed as an in-school program for children in grades 4-6 to help them manage their emotions, strengthen their relationships, and improve their behaviour. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing measures, we wanted to find a way to work with kids on these essential skills. We are excited to announce that we will be offering the Friends program VIRTUALLY to schools!
Registration for FALL 2021 is now open!
Over the course of 8-weeks children will be provided with an engaging and interactive learning experience and will learn and practice skills related to:
Up to 8 one-hour sessions will be offered to each school (weekly or bi-weekly). There are a limited number of spots for this program, and they will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. Since facilitators are conducting sessions virtually, the program requires a school staff member to be present in the classroom to assist with facilitating the sessions.
Who can participate? Teacher nominated students in grades 4-6 identified with learning, attention and social-emotional challenges.
Cost: FREE
Dates and Times: Determined by the school and program facilitator
To reserve a spot for your school, please contact the Program Coordinator, Jaime Gaber, at (403) 686-9300 (Ext 167) or email: [email protected]
CanLearn Friends is a FREE program made possible through a partnership between the CanLearn Society and FCSS (Family and Community Support Service, City of Calgary). The program was developed by CanLearn Society psychologists and is facilitated by qualified personnel from CanLearn Society. www.canlearnsociety.ca
