Additional Resources

April 10, 2025: A FASD Informed Approach for Addiction Treatment and Recovery

This free webinar will provide an exploration of research, promising practices, and resources for FASD Informed Care, addiction treatment and recovery. The session will be grounded in Aventa’s approach to FASD prevention via compassionate and nonjudgmental interventions with pregnant women, and women who may become pregnant, and FASD Informed strategies for working with women, who have or may have FASD, within an addiction treatment setting.

Registration: https://lnkd.in/gYjK8TGE

Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) for Siblings

Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) helps adult siblings of people with disabilities build resilience and struggle less with the difficult feelings and events in our lives.

Siblings Canada hosts ACT workshops and an ACT Peer Learning Group for workshop alumni.

The ACT for Siblings workshops are hosted in partnership with Queen’s University, Siblings Canada and the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence.

The workshops are held virtually twice a year, usually in the fall and the spring. During these workshops we seek, through ACT, to help siblings struggle less with difficult things in their lives and connect with things that are most important in a loving and respectful way. With an introduction to the concept of mindfulness, ACT does not attempt to directly change or stop unwanted thoughts or feelings, but to develop a new mindful relationship with those experiences that can free a person up to being open, and to take action consistent with what they care about.

The workshops run for six weeks and each weekly session is two hours long. More information is available at https://learning.siblingscanada.ca/courses/ACT-for-siblings-info-session

If you have questions or you think you might be interested in ACT and would like to join our waiting list, you can let us know by emailing siblingsact@queensu.ca.

FASD Never Alone

Canadian FASD self-advocate Miranda Bezell has launched a new support group for adults with FASD aged 18+.

“Welcome to a Community of Understanding and inclusion. Having FASD is a journey that no one should have to navigate in solitude. At ‘FASD Never Alone’, we’re more than just a group – we’re a network of support, understanding, and shared experiences. Here, every voice is important, and every journey is acknowledged.

Join us to share your story, learn from others, and find a sense of solidarity and belonging. Together, we advocate, support, and celebrate each step forward in our individual journeys. Embrace a community where you’re never alone.

Please contact mandy-gcorp@hotmail.com for more details.

Wills and Estate Planning – April 2, 2025 at 7pm EST

Join us on April 2nd at 7pm EST, for the Wills and Estate Planning webcast, as panelist, Brendon Pooran of Pooran Law, discusses estate planning considerations families must be aware of when caring for a family member with a disability.

What’s in it for you:

  • An understanding of the fundamental elements of an estate plan;
  • An overview of how to get started in setting up a will
  • A breakdown of different types of trusts people typically include in a will.
  • An overview of the two types of Power of Attorney.  
  • An opportunity to connect with other families in our Virtual Discussion Groups.
  • A digital workbook filled with free legal resources, worksheets and practical next steps that will support you in taking action.

For more information, and to register, please click here…

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