Education Programs

Our education offerings ensure families and community members have access to the knowledge and information they need to support the full participation of children with disabilities.

Education assists families to support the best quality of life and enable full participation in all areas of life, as clients and their families see fit. 

Education Programs

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It Takes A Village

(Virtual, Jan 7-May 13) Connect with other families and gather resources. Get organized, gain knowledge, talk about advocacy and plan for today, tomorrow and the future.
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Sleep.....How to Help Your Child Get More

(Virtual, Jan 8 or 27) For parents/caregivers, community and therapists supporting children/youth with disabilities, who are experiencing challenges with sleep.
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Understanding Challenging Behaviour (Part 1)

(Virtual, Jan 15 or 21) For parents/caregivers, community and therapists supporting children/youth, of all ages, with autism. Sometimes children and youth with autism have challenging behaviours and, as a parent, it can be hard to know what to do about it.
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Parents Talking Across the Spectrum

(Virtual, Jan 14-June 11) During this guided discussion, we focus on autism and behavioural strategies and provide helpful resources to parents of children with autism.
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Emotional Regulation in Autism

(Virtual, Jan 22) for parents of children/youth with autism and will focus on what emotional regulation means as well as learning some proven techniques to cope in a variety of settings.
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Sexuality & Safety: Presentation by TVCC Family and Community Consultants

(Virtual, Jan 23, 2025) This workshop encompasses a range of topics and tools to support safe spaces, learning about emotions, body awareness, and developing healthy relationships with clear boundaries.
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Feeding 101 Parent Workshops

(Virtual, Jan 27) Parents/caregivers of preschool age children, with special needs can learn about making mealtimes positive, reducing power struggles, defining parent and child feeding roles, the role of sensory processing in eating challenges.
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Doing it All

(In-person, Jan 29) Caregivers of children with disabilities are often tasked with taking on many different roles in their child's life: service coordinator and navigator for their child's care, support person, mentor, and more.
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Camp & Recreation Funding Virtual Workshop

(Virtual, Jan 31) Do you know what financial resources are available for camp and recreation activities for your child or youth with a disability?
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Parents Partnering with Educators - Transition to School

(In-person, Feb 1) Parents will attend sessions presented by TVCC's Parent Mentors, All Kids Belong, and Special Education staff from the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) and the London District Catholic School Board (LDCSB)
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Toilet Training 101

(Virtual, Feb 4) Join us to better understand the many parts of toilet training and for help deciding if your child is ready for this step.
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Sensory 101 Parent Education

(Virtual, Feb, Apr, June dates) An introduction to what the sensory systems are and how they work. The goal is to understand your child better. This understanding will assist families in developing strategies to help make life easier.
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