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DAYCARES

My approach and services are intended to be different.

My approach and services are built on the foundation of consciousness, self-reflection, curiosity, wilingness and understanding. They are anchored in the idea of community and collaboration,

and the belief that we have to ability to create change if we want it.

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​Some children find transition and/or integration to daycare overwhelming, and may meet challenges in various behaviour and developmental areas. It seems that challenging behaviours of children are steadily increasing and that may hinder their integration into groups, leaving daycare teams stumped as to how to intervene. Sometimes these challenges can be an unknown and unexpected puzzle, or sometimes they can be related to a known diagnosis, disability, condition or label.

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You are of course the expert in your field, however you may experience difficulties in relation to communicating with non functionally speaking or non speaking children, challenging behaviour, understanding autistic thinking or other complex manifestations of various disabilities. Perhaps you are meeting obstacles in applying your methods within your current environment and reality or meeting success and providing belonging for the child(ren) that you are supporting.

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No matter the age of the child(ren) in your care, nor whether they have a diagnosis or not, here are some examples of situations that you may be experiencing right now:​

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  • you aren't sure exactly how to do what you need to do for a specific child

  • you don't know where to start when you suspect or receive a diagnosis for a child

  • you are struggling to clarify neurodiverse needs

  • it feels impossible to approach crisis situations and difficult behaviour

  • you find it hard to understand neurodiverse perceptions

  • you feel overwhelmed and unable to take action

  • you can't find a realistic way to apply techniques and strategies in the everyday routines

  • you are meeting challenges in working together to meet the combined needs of individuals and groups

  • you aren't clear on how to apply professional recommendations into your everyday reality

  • you are seeking new information and ideas for your toolbox

  • you can't see what can be done to help beyond what is already being done

  • you wish you had time to research services, programs, policies, laws, resources etc.

  • you would love to be able to be focus more on promoting and/or maintaining independence

  • and more……

If you are looking for help with something that is not listed here, don't hesitate to contact me to find out if I can help.

Daycare Services
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SERVICES

I work directly with individual educators and daycare teams in your environment to understand your everyday reality.

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My services are meant to help you untangle your experience, in order to identify your authentic intentions and true needs, along with those of the children in your care. Doing this, then facilitates the process of tailoring my support to what you need, finding actionable strategies and implementing realistic solutions that work towards improving the everyday reality of educating and caring for children, by creating the reailty that you desire.

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I always strive to respect personal limitations, values and beliefs, and understand and acknowledge who you and the child(ren) you support are, in order to provide more effective existing interventions with fewer challenges for everyone involved.​

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You can find more information below, or you can book a free thirty minute phone or virtual call to discuss your situation and get a personalized recommendation about which service would best meet your needs.

accompaniment PACKAGES

This service is for daycare staff looking for help to clarify the needs of the child(ren) in their care and support to apply techniques and interventions in real time.

This service is for daycare staff looking for help to clarify the needs of a child in their care and a step by step intervention plan to address the situation.

This service is for daycare staff looking for help to clarify the needs of the child(ren) in their care and recommendations for implicated individuals and resources, if applicable.

DAYCARE INTEGRATION

This service is for daycare staff who are looking for support for understanding and addressing challenging behaviour, as well as atypical differences in learning and integration of a child who is experiencing difficulties in the areas of language, communication, emotional regulation and social skills.

COMMUNITY OF PRACTISE
CONSULTATIONS

This service is for daycare staff looking for opportunities to discuss effectively meeting individual children’s needs, meeting staff needs, using the staff as effectively as possible, clarifying roles of staff, rethinking group schedules and/or activities and/or programs in complex situations.

SITUATIONAL CONSULTATIONS

This service is for daycare staff looking for ideas and support for how to make changes in specific situations, including dealing with aggressive behaviour, lack of progress/change, changes in behaviour, inappropriate behaviour, teaching specific skills etc.

TRAININGS

This service includes presentations and trainings for daycare staff and communities who are looking to learn more information and discussion about how to practically and realistically address the needs of the child(ren) they are educating and caring for.

ACCOMPANIMENT PACKAGES

My accompaniment services are based on a coaching model and are available for individual educators or daycare teams. My services always begin with working directly with you to understand your priorities and to determine your needs, through a complete needs assessment. 

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Together, we reflect on your goals and your approach, determine where you are meeting success and where you are meeting challenges in adapting and applying your professional skills while working towards finding creative solutions that are realistic for integrating, communicating, and meeting diverse or challenging needs more effectively, within the available material and human resources.

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TThe completion of this process is what allows me to provide specifically tailored recommendations that are meant to accompany you in making the changes that you are ready to make.

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​My recommendations will support you in the way that you need it most, such as:

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  • clarifying your own and the children's needs

  • determining a plan for exactly how to address the things that you want to change

  • breaking through overwhelm

  • ​seeking new information and ideas

  • how to approach crisis situations and difficult behaviour

  • where to start if a child in your care has just received a diagnosis

  • what resources are available

  • understanding the child’s diagnosis and their neurodiverse mind

  • how to apply professional recommendations into your everyday life

  • what you can do differently or beyond what is already being done

  • researching services, programs, policies, laws, resources etc.

  • how to promote and/or maintain independence

  • and more……

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If you would like to discuss your situation and learn more about my approach and my process, you can book a free thirty minute phone or virtual consultation, by following the link below.

Daycares: Complete

"Coaching is a process that aims to improve performance and focuses on the ‘here and now’ rather than on the distant past or future.

While there are many different models of coaching, here we are not considering the ‘coach as expert’ but, instead, the coach as a facilitator of learning.

There is a huge difference between teaching someone and helping them to learn. In coaching, fundamentally, the coach is helping the individual to improve their own performance: in other words, helping them to learn.

Good coaches believe that the individual always has the answer to their own problems but understands that they may need help to find the answer."

                                                                    Definition from: www.skillsyouneed.com/learn/coaching.html

COMPLETE PACKAGE

This service helps individual educators or teams address your situation with a personalized package that can include some or all of the following;

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  • completion of a needs assessment consisting of observations, interviews and report reading;

  • participation in a training series created to provide missing information and improve application of techniques and strategies;

  • discussion/explanation of strategies applied in natural environment in real time;

  • functional behaviour assessments;

  • real time modeling;

  • guided interventions;

  • behavioural support in real time.

Daycares: Partial

PARTIAL PACKAGE

This service helps individual educators or teams address your situation with a personalized package that can include some or all of the following;

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  • completion of a needs assessment consisting of observations, interviews and report reading;

  • hypothesis of the need(s);

  • participation in a training series created to provide missing information and improve application of techniques and strategies;

  • a step by step intervention plan;

  • recommendations for each individual and possible referral to other professionals or services, if applicable.

Daycares: Mini

MINI PACKAGE

This service helps individual educators or teams address your situation with a personalized package that can include some or all of the following;

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  • completion of a needs assessment consisting of observations, interviews and report reading;

  • hypothesis of the need(s);

  • recommendations for each implicated individual;

  • referral to other professionals or services.

Daycares: Integration

DAYCARE INTEGRATION

Some examples of how this package can be helpful for you and your team include;

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  • you are meeting difficulties in supporting a child with group and social participation;

  • you are struggling to meet the emotional needs of a child;

  • you require support around a child’s language and communication;

  • you are finding it difficult to understand and address challenging behaviour.

 

This service helps you address your situation with a personalized package that can include some or all of the following;

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  • completion of a needs assessment consisting of observations, interviews and report reading;

  • hypothesis of the need(s);

  • recommendations for each implicated individual;

  • referral to other professionals or services;

  • two hour accompaniment sessions, twice a week, for a four or six week block;

    • support for inclusion into daycare groups;

    • practice emotional regulation;

    • promotion of language development;

    • guided social interactions for building social skills.

Daycares: Brainstorming Sessions

COMMUNITY OF PRACTISE CONSULTATIONS

This service provides an opportunity for daycare teams to discuss situations in which you are experiencing challenges and brainstorm outside of the box ideas, in order to actively make changes in the day to day, and more effectively meet the ongoing needs in complex situations. This can include, but is not limited to:

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  • meeting individual children's needs;

  • meeting staff needs;

  • using the staff as effectively as possible;

  • clarifying roles of staff;

  • rethinking group schedules and/or activities and/or programs etc.

  • follow up to participation in workshop content, for applying learned techniques.

Daycares: Consultations

SITUATIONAL CONSULTATIONS

This service provides an opportunity for individual educators or daycare teams to discuss specific situations that you are experiencing, with the goal of brainstorming out of the box ideas to do address it, make changes, modify interventions, and improve the situation. This can include, but is not limited to:

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  • hypothesizing needs and brainstorming interventions;

  • teaching specific skills;

  • dealing with aggressive behaviour;

  • lack of progress/change;

  • changes in behaviour;

  • inappropriate behaviour;

  • follow up to participation in workshop content, for applying learned techniques.

Daycares: Workshops

TRAININGS

There are three training series that are available to both the daycare staff, as well as the daycare community (parents, guardians, collaborators, partners etc.) both in person and online: "Embracing Autism", "Embracing Human Needs", and "Supporting Non Speaking Individuals."

After completion of a needs assessment, certain trainings may be recommended.

Daycares: Autism

AUTISM ACCEPTANCE

This service includes autism specific presentations, workshops and information sessions, available to the daycare staff, children and daycare community (parents, guardians etc.) who are looking to understand more about what autism is, the real life impact, and individual roles of accepting, interacting and including autistic individuals. The information is adapted to various age levels, roles and desired outcome(s).

Daycares: Other services

OTHER SERVICES FOR DAYCARES

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