Community Services

Workshops by Foothills Academy

We are pleased to work with a variety of specialists to offer a range of workshops for parents, teachers, and children. Workshops can take place at the Foothills Academy facility, or can be arranged off-site.
These workshops will be scheduled on an ongoing basis depending on interest, so please let us know if a topic catches your eye!

FOR PARENTS:
1. Supporting Good Study Skills
2. Tackling Test Anxiety
3. Is it Just Shyness? - Internalised Anxiety
4. Containing the Explosion – Externalised Anxiety
5. Behaviour Modification At Home
6. Surviving the Storm – taking care of yourselves and your relationship

FOR KIDS:
7. Chilling Out – Social Skills in Middle School
(with the Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta)
8. Tackling Test Anxiety
9. Can I Still Go To University? – transitions for older adolescents

FOR TEACHERS:
10. Introduction to “Auditory Discrimination in Depth”
11. Teaching Chisanbop Math (kinesthetic finger math method)
12. Building Reading Comprehension
13. Whodunnit? – Supporting Writing Skills (e.g. Blended Structure and Style)
14. Supporting Reading Skills (e.g. Precision Reading)
15. Spelling Skills - Using Phonemic Awareness
16. Understanding ADD/ADHD In the Classroom: New Research and Strategies
17. Creating Innovative and Realistic I.P.P.s
18. Understanding Cognitive and Achievement Testing: From Psych Reports to Real Solutions
19. Behaviour Modification in the Classroom

FOR EVERYONE!
20. Organization Skills for the Hopelessly Scattered
21. What Was I Doing Again? – Memory Tips and Tricks
22. Help! She’s Crazy and He’s Driving Me Nuts! – ADD/ADHD in relationships
23. ADD/ADHD In the Workplace – Taming the Tempest
*(for individuals and their employers)
24. Psychological Assessment and ADD/ADHD – What Else Do I Need To Know? And: Reading And Interpreting Your Psychological Report
25. Old Dogs, New Tricks! - Behaviour Modification for Adults
26. Creative Fidgeting – Channel your hyperactivity in positive ways
27. Understanding Learning Disabilities

Do you have other suggestions? We can design a workshop to meet your specific needs!
INTERESTED? LET US KNOW!
Foothills Academy Society, Estelle Siebens Community Services
270-9400 ext 107 (Cathy) or e-mail Community Services