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SUMMARY:Supporting Communication in Preschool-aged Children
DESCRIPTION:Created for childcare staff and early childhood educators\, this interactive workshop provides an overview of key topics related to supporting communication development in preschool-aged children. We will cover: \n\n\n\n\ntypical communication milestones for the preschool years\n\n\n\nsigns of communication delays and differences\n\n\n\nideas for discussing observations and concerns with parents/caregivers\n\n\n\nhow to ‘navigate the system’ of speech-language services in Victoria\n\n\n\nways to support communication skills in your childcare setting\n\n\n\n\nParticipants can expect a research-informed presentation with practical takeaways\, opportunities for discussion\, and perhaps a few silly songs along the way. \n\n\n\nAbout Tara Casorso\n\n\n\nTara Casorso is a Speech-Language Pathologist (S-LP) with Island Health’s Early Childhood Speech and Language program. She is dedicated to supporting young children aged 0-5 and their families in developing strong communication skills. Tara is passionate about partnering with parents and caregivers\, listening to their experiences\, and helping them increase their connection with their children. In the clinic\, Tara can often be found engaging her young clients through play\, songs\, and plenty of high-fives. When she’s not at work\, Tara enjoys making memories with her husband\, 6-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter. She is grateful to live\, work and play in the natural beauty of the West Coast.
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SUMMARY:Supporting Healthy Mealtimes & Relationships with Food for Children Who have Experienced Trauma
DESCRIPTION:Mealtimes can be challenging for children who have experienced stress or trauma. This interactive workshop explores how trauma can influence nutrition\, principles of trauma-informed nutrition\, and how care providers can create positive\, supportive mealtime experiences. Topics include eating competence\, positive mealtime environments\, responding to common feeding challenges\, neutral food language\, and the hierarchy of food needs. Gain practical strategies and evidence-informed tools to help children develop a healthy relationship with food and feel safe\, valued and supported at mealtimes. \n\n\n\nAbout Erica Camfferman\n\n\n\nErica Camfferman is a Public Health Dietitian at Island Health. She is passionate about supporting families and caregivers to nurture healthy relationships with food. She seeks to blend evidence-based recommendations with practical approaches that consider everyone’s unique circumstances and experiences. Outside of work\, she loves to bike and swim with her husband and three active sons.
URL:https://childcarevictoria.gotb.dev/event/supporting-healthy-mealtimes-relationships-with-food-for-children-who-have-experienced-trauma/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Erica Camfferman":MAILTO:Erica.camfferman@islandhealth.ca
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness & Self-Regulation: Tools for You and Your Practice
DESCRIPTION:Working with young children is meaningful\, rewarding\, and often demanding. This experiential workshop offers Early Childhood Educators and child care providers an opportunity to pause\, reconnect\, and explore practical tools for mindfulness and self-regulation that can be used both personally and in their work. \n\n\n\nThrough guided mindfulness\, somatic practices\, creative exploration\, and acrylic painting on banners\, participants will explore simple strategies to support nervous system regulation\, manage stress\, and cultivate greater presence and awareness. We will consider how these tools can be integrated into the workday to help educators navigate challenging moments with greater steadiness\, while also supporting connection and co-regulation with the children in their care. \n\n\n\nParticipants will leave with practical strategies they can return to during moments of stress\, along with a creative banner that serves as a visual reminder of their capacity for regulation\, connection\, and renewal.BioMandy is a somatic and art therapist who supports people in reconnecting with their bodies\, creativity\, and inner wisdom. Her work integrates somatic therapy\, Internal Family Systems (IFS)\, art therapy\, and neuroscience-informed practices to support nervous system regulation\, self-leadership\, and deeper connection. She brings a warm\, grounded\, and expansive approach to creating spaces for reflection\, exploration\, and embodied healing.
URL:https://childcarevictoria.gotb.dev/event/mindfulness-self-regulation-tools-for-you-and-your-practice/
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