I think it was taken last summer at our East Kootenay BBQs… I thought it summed up a lot. Thanks!
Kelowna: 2016 Home Share Provider & Community Conference
Hey all:
The 2016 COPCS 7th annual Home Share Provider and Community Conference is coming up. Check out all the details here:
Hello,
On behalf of the Central Okanagan Professional Caregivers Society, it is my pleasure to invite you to the 7th Annual Home Share Provider & Community Conference which will be held on Friday, June 3, 2016 at the Holiday Inn Express Kelowna.
This year’s conference topic is “Improving Quality of Life” which is especially relevant to our profession and for people with diversabilities. The presenter will be Bob Bowen who is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester and faculty member of Mandt System Incorporated.
Please register early and plan on being part of our 7th Annual Home Share Provider & Community Conference this year. I am confident of the great value that this Conference will bring to all.
Sincerely,
Margaret Milsom
Central Okanagan Professional Caregivers Society
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Great News March 31, 2016
Spring has sprung!
Here’s the great news for Friday March 31, 2016. Check it out here
Have a great weekend,
Brian
Interesting video about “difficult” families
Check it out. Thoughts? www.openfuturelearning.org/blog/index.php/difficult-families-3/ Thanks, Brian
Scholarship Opportunity
This from Erica, one of our Home Share Coordinators Hi everyone, I was just informed about this last week and wanted to pass it on. CLBC has a scholarship program for individuals looking into post secondary education. Deadline for application for this year is Friday March 18th. If approved, funding can be used anywhere from May 2016-April 2017. Here’s the link: www.communitylivingbc.ca/scholarship/ Have a great day.
Tuesday, April 5th: COPCS business meeting
From Margaret and COPCS:
Hello,
The next COPCS business meeting will be on, Tuesday, April 5th at 6:00pm.
The meeting will be held at Perkins Restaurant at 2170 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna.
Sincerely,
Margaret Milsom
778-753-2625
Central Okanagan Professional Caregivers Society (COPCS)
-- Brian Burnham Director Community Connections Support Services 275 Rutland Road North Kelowna, BC V1X 3B1 brian@commconn.ca www.commconn.ca
Kelowna and Penticton: Upcoming Behavioural Support Workshops
Hi All:
Check this flyer out for some behavioural support training that posAbilities is putting on.
Penticton: Upcoming Fire Extinguisher Training April 12 & 13
Please see the note from Margaret at COPCS:
Hello,
Fire Extinguisher training will be offered to the public on Tuesday, April 12th and Wednesday, April 13th in Penticton. Sessions will run every half hour from 8:30am to 12:00pm on both days. The training will take place at Fire Station 2 at 285 Dawson Avenue, Penticton. The cost to attend is $5.25 and you need to RSVP to Jody at
250-490-2311. During the training you will have an opportunity to learn more about fire safety and practise using fire extinguishers.
Thanks,
Margaret Milsom
Central Okanagan Professional Caregivers Society
This Friday! Kootenay Community Council Dinner and Dance
Hi All: please see the note from CLBC about the upcoming (soon) dinner and dance:
The Kootenay Community Council is proud to officially announce their Annual Dinner & Dance!
When: Friday, March 18th
Where: Rotocrest Hall, 312 19 Ave North, Creston.
For more information on this event, please see the poster attached—We’d like to make this event the best it’s ever been, so be sure to forward this email to community partners and to the individuals we serve.
Dance-poster-2015-updated.pdfPenticton: April 22 Workshop Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma
The Central Okanagan Professional Caregivers Society invites you to attend the upcoming */‘Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma’/ *workshop, to be held on Friday, April 22^nd in Penticton. *(See Attached Flyer)* For helping professionals, one all too common consequence of compassion fatigue and burnout is that we become emotionally exhausted and trying new things feels profoundly draining and beyond our reach. This workshop will provide*//*participants with*/a safe and reflective space/* for: -Understanding the similarities and differences between Compassion Fatigue (CF), Vicarious Trauma (VT), Burnout (BO) and Moral Distress (MD) -Recognizing signs and symptoms of CF and VT that you and others may be experiencing. -Developing personalized skills and tools for combating CF and VT. -Taking beginning steps toward implementing your *Personalized Self-Care Plan* that includes both inner and outer work for alleviating or preventing CF and VT. -Caring for YOU! Please register early for this recommended workshop. *This Workshop is offered _FREE_ to Home Share Providers funded by CLBC Southern Interior Region including Host Agencies * Thank you! Margaret Milsom – Central Okanagan Professional Caregivers Society 
Compassion-Fatigue-Penticton.pdf
