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What’s NewAlberta Network for Safe June 15, 2010 The Network continues to work on strategies to support service providers in their work with families. See below for more information. If you have any questions please contact the Provincial Coordinator, Susan Patenaude, at 780-966-7880 or susan.patenaude@albertahealthservices.ca CURRENT PROJECTS Alberta Father Involvement Initiative This initiative, only the third of its kind in Canada, is funded by EnCana through their relationship with the Stollery Foundation. The Network has contracted the Alberta Home Visitation Network Association as fiscal agent and Luc Bouchard has been hired as the Provincial Coordinator of the Initiative. In only a few short months Luc has established strong links with many service providers and fathers across the province. Luc can be reached at luc.bouchard@albertahealthservices.ca Developing Children…Developing Parents – Audio Resources For Immigrant and Refugee Parents The content is primarily selected from Growing Miracles, a handbook for parents distributed through Alberta Health Services in Calgary, and various other evidence-based resources with additional information provided by Children and Youth Services. The resources will be available by podcast to download onto CDs, if desired, by the end of July. Please watch this site for more information about the precise location. The length of the recordings vary with each language but average 3.5 hours of recorded time. Training On Children Exposed To Family Violence This workshop has been developed for service providers to parents experiencing family violence to increase their awareness of the impact on the pregnant woman, the foetus, and the child from infancy through to adolescence. Topics include the impact of exposure to toxic stress and the role of Children and Youth Services. The length of the workshop varies from 3 hours to a full day and is available to communities across Alberta. Positive Discipline – what is it and how to do it This innovative and empowering approach to child discipline was developed by Joan Durrant Ph.D. (University of Manitoba) for Save the Children Sweden in 2007. It is relevant to parents of all children from infancy to adolescence. Positive discipline is: non-violent, solution-focused, respectful, and based on child development principles. Unlike so many other parenting programs it does not use a compliance-based approach using reward and punishment. On June 25 and 26, 2010 the Network, in cooperation with the Canadian Red Cross RespectEd program will host a 2 day Train the Facilitator Training for service providers across Alberta. Primarily funded by the Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research (ACICR), this unique event also offers trainees an opportunity to participate in an international evaluation of the model. Given the extraordinary response to our offer of training, we will be exploring the possibility of holding more sessions in Alberta in the coming year. Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) Prevention Training Workshops ranging from 1-3 hours are available for service providers interested in increasing their awareness of SBS prevention as well as educating clients about the challeges of coping with crying. Participants will receive an overview of the causes of SBS, risk factors, and prevention strategies. Materials (including: PowerPoints, videos, and an audio tape of a baby crying) for use with parents and caregivers will be provided at no charge. List Serve Service providers who wish to receive information electronically about issues related to children and families can have their names added to an email distribution list managed by the Provincial Coordinator, Susan Patenaude.
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