Hey everyone, PivotPoint has set up their winter training schedule for East and West Kootenays adult community training: click here to check out what’s scheduled and to sign up!
CLBC Update for Home Share Providers
Hey everyone, home share providers and service providers can join in CLBC’s telephone conference update next Tuesday, January 26, to get COVID-19 health and safety information from:
- Dr. Daniele Behn Smith, Deputy Provincial Health Officer
- Ross Chilton, CEO, Community Living BC
- Brenda Gillette, CEO, BC CEO Network
Service providers and home sharing providers can pre-submit COVID-19 questions until the end of the day Jan. 21 to: CLBCInfo@gov.bc.ca (use the words “COVID CALL” in the subject line). Questions about vaccination are being sent to the office of the Provincial Health Officer, and Dr. Behn Smith will provide an update.
The conference will go from 1:35-2:30 pm (Vancouver time). Call in to: 1-877-353-9184 (participant code: 87916#). Special instructions: Due to the number of expected participants, please begin to dial in as early as 1:25 p.m.
COVID-19 Info and Resources
Hey everyone, we’ve received some good resources from HSCL that would be helpful to caregivers. They’re especially helpful explaining the COVID-19 vaccine. Check it out here.
Vaccines and Consent…
Hey everyone, with the topic of VACCINES for COVID-19 coming up, there have been questions about providing informed consent for immunization. Thanks to the BCCEO network for sharing resources around this topic!
Click here to read what the BCCDC says about Informed Consent for Immunization, and inability to provide consent for immunization.
Click here to be taken to the Ministry of Health form for Consent for Vaccine-for Adults Assessed as Incapable of Giving Informed Consent.
BC’s Vaccine Plan…
Hey everyone, check out this page for information on how BC plans to distribute vaccine in our COVID-19 response!
There’s also easy-to-ready PDF information about the vaccine here, and what to expect about what happens when getting the vaccine here.
Mental Health Tips…
Hey everyone, the Government of Canada sent around some really important mental health tips to keep in mind, check it out:
It’s important to take care of your mental health. Small and effective lifestyle choices can benefit your mental health, like:
- Finding ways to stay socially connected while physical distancing.
- Practising mindfulness.
- Eating healthy meals.
The Wellness Together Canada portal provides credible resources and support, including confidential counselling, to take care of your mental health during COVID-19.
Click here for more information on how to take care of yourself .
Your social distancing reminder of the week…
…comes with an invitation to join in upcoming online events hosted by the Family Support Institute! Check it out!
Upcoming FSIBC Zoom Conversations
https://mailchi.mp/fsibc/jan3?e=2c975e4e6a
Our Zoom conversations are a safe space for families and caregivers to come together for support, camaraderie, inspiration, trouble-shooting, and sharing what’s hard. Some of these sessions are by theme/topic and others are for general conversation and engagement. Whatever you might be feeling right now — overwhelmed, sadness, fear, anxiety — you are not alone.
You can also subscribe to their newsletter by clicking here.
TRAINING: Plan Institute
Hey all, the winter online training sessions presented by Plan Institute were listed in their newsletter and include:
- the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)
- Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning (For BC residents)
- Personal Support Network Facilitation
And many other resources, like their 5-part webinar series designed to help people facing social isolation stay connected. You can get more information about everything they have on offer on their website.
TRAINING: LINK Healthy Relationships
Hey everyone, posAbilities is offering free, online (Zoom) LINK Healthy Relationships training in the South Okanagan area this Winter. The LINK! curriculum provides relevant sexual health information and focuses on a variety of topics including:
- Knowing Your Rights, Consent, and the Law
- The Basics (Anatomy, Public vs. Private)
- Different Types of Touch and Trusted People
- Self-Care
- Gender and Identity
- Relationships and Decision Making
- Online Safety and Pornography
- Dating and Break-Ups
- Thinking about Sex (Determining “Readiness”, Types of Sexual Activity)
- Safer Sex (STIs and Contraception)
Check out the attached info and contact them to register online!
Pivot Point Training!
Hey everyone, check out the upcoming online training opportunities from Pivot Point for January, February and March 2021, including:
- Caring for the Caregiver
- Antecedents, Triggers, and Cuing Behaviours
- Sexual Behaviour Across the Lifespan
To learn more and register, go to: www.pivotpoint.ca/calendar
