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FSI Events

FSI offers various Family Hangouts and Learning Explorations.

  • Family Hangouts: A safe space for families and caregivers to come together for support, inspiration and troubleshooting. Sessions are either themed or open for general conversation and held on Zoom*.
  • Learning Explorations: Free online sessions* offer families, individuals, and professionals the chance to learn, connect and share on a variety of topics.
*All FSI Zoom sessions can be accessed by telephone. If you need assistance registering for any session, please call our office at 1-800-441-5403.  

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Back to School and Omicron

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Please join the Family Support Institute and BCEdAccess Society for a conversation about the complexities of safely sending our kids back to school in the face of the Omicron variant. With possible staff shortages and school closures, how do we ensure our children get the education they have […]

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All About Respite | Support Worker Central

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events FSI can support you in finding Support Workers via our free resource Support Worker Central. Join our Respite Team and take a virtual tour of Support Worker Central, explore creating a profile, and discover helpful resources that guide you through the steps in finding and hiring support workers. […]

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FASD Series | Living Proof – A Mother and Daughter Conversation

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events This month on our FASD Series we will be chatting with self–advocate Lauren Richardson and her mom Jane McIntosh about their mother and daughter relationship, Laurens's late FASD diagnosis, and navigating family life. We are excited to have Lauren as a guest speaker on our FASD Series, as […]

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All About Respite | Support Worker Central

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events FSI can support you in finding Support Workers via our free resource Support Worker Central. Join our Respite Team and take a virtual tour of Support Worker Central, explore creating a profile, and discover helpful resources that guide you through the steps in finding and hiring support workers. […]

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Let’s Talk About SIB | Session 06: Getting to the Source (Hanley Method and other approaches)

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events About this Session: In this session, we will learn about the different behavioural assessments used to treat self-injurious behaviour (SIB). We will briefly talk about how to characterize patterns of SIB through structured behavioural observation. Then we will discuss how to identify the motivators that drive SIB through […]

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All About Respite

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Do you have CLBC funded respite and want to learn more about the new Family Respite Policy options for your family? You are invited to join this session to connect with others and explore tools and solutions. *Last 10 minutes of this call will be a Facebook Live […]

Family Hangouts

FSI offers various Family Hangouts and Learning Explorations.

  • Family Hangouts: A safe space for families and caregivers to come together for support, inspiration and troubleshooting. Sessions are either themed or open for general conversation and held on Zoom*.
  • Learning Explorations: Free online sessions* offer families, individuals, and professionals the chance to learn, connect and share on a variety of topics.
*All FSI Zoom sessions can be accessed by telephone. If you need assistance registering for any session, please call our office at 1-800-441-5403.  

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Aging Caregivers

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events We cannot slow the aging process in ourselves or in the people we care for! As we get older, our ability to care for our family member becomes more and more difficult. Planning our own future, and the future of our loved ones can be a terrifying process. […]

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FASD – Thinking Outside of the Box

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events This family hangout is all about empowering conversations for individuals affected by FASD and those that support them. Join us for a family hangout that provides a safe place to share and connect.   CLICK TO REGISTER WE ASK ALL REGISTRANTS TO PLEASE REVIEW FSI'S ZOOM MEETING GUIDELINES […]

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Challenging Behaviours

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Complex behaviours are hard to handle! Whether those behaviours come from poor impulse control, language difficulties or oppositional tendencies, caregivers still struggle to understand and we all want to help. Join our Family Hangout for Challenging Behaviours and share with other caregivers who experience similar issues. Knowing that […]

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FASD – Thinking Outside of the Box

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events This family hangout is all about empowering conversations for individuals affected by FASD and those that support them. Join us for a family hangout that provides a safe place to share and connect.   CLICK TO REGISTER WE ASK ALL REGISTRANTS TO PLEASE REVIEW FSI'S ZOOM MEETING GUIDELINES […]

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Early Years and School Age Navigation

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Caring for little ones with extra support needs is marked by joy, fear, and overwhelm, usually all in the same day! Navigating the toddler and preschool years or if the school years are on the horizon, can be a uniquely challenging time. Join Cari Rawling, (ECE/parent), and Heather […]

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Aging Caregivers

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events We cannot slow the aging process in ourselves or in the people we care for! As we get older, our ability to care for our family member becomes more and more difficult. Planning our own future, and the future of our loved ones can be a terrifying process. […]

Calendar for Connections

Looking for ways to meet new people and stay socially connected? The Calendar for Connections was created to help people with diverse abilities know about different fun and inclusive opportunities to connect with others. Double click on any event to view more details or click the button below to check out events and activities happening all over BC. 

We are always looking for new events to share on our calendar! If you would like to add an event to our calendar, please contact: .

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Wayfinders Series: Goal Setting & Skill Building

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events NOV 3 & 10: Goal Setting & Skill Building - start working towards making your dream a reality *The second meeting for each topic will be an ‘open mike’ session for parents/families/self advocates, for a personal dive into the topic* Want to start building a Community Safety plan? […]

Real Talk: Classic Hangout

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Everybody has questions about dating, love, relationships, and sex. Things like: How do I meet a boyfriend / girlfriend / partner? How do I let my family know that I want to date? How can I make sex safer? What is consent? It’s totally normal. But sometimes it […]

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Art Classes – Session #2

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Welcome to the highlight of your week! Using a mix of our imagination and some wonderful stories, we will create incredible images of worlds previously unimagined to us. We’ll spend some time learning about emotions and relationships, artists from around the world, and Canadian Indigenous history. And of […]

$60
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Coping with Grief with TJ

Virtual Event

Hosted by Speaking Up for Self-Advocacy Awareness Society (SUSA), join TJ to talk about grief. CLICK HERE TO ATTEND

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Breaking Away from the Covid Blues with Lynnetta

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Hosted by Self Advocates of the Rockies society (SAOR) Meets the third Wednesday of every month from 1-2pm MST/ 12-1pm PST Join the group on Google Meets by clicking here or dial: ‪(CA) +1 613-916-1823 PIN: ‪337 088 313#  

Free
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Wayfinders Series: Tools to Help You Find Your Direction

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events NOV 17 & 24: Tools to help you find your direction. *The second meeting for each topic will be an ‘open mike’ session for parents/families/self advocates, for a personal dive into the topic* Discovering your abilities WayFinders encourage you to focus on your strengths. Thinking ahead WayFinders can […]

External Events

Events hosted by community partners from within BC. FSI is not responsible for the content, management or facilitation of these sessions. All inquiries and comments are referred directly to event organizers.

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Youth Leadership Workshop Series

Indigenous Perspectives Society: Centre of Excellence in Community Education (IPS) is thrilled to announce a new free online leadership workshop series especially for Indigenous youth in and from care.  We believe that much of the cultural resurgence and reconciliation work in the coming years will happen through the cultivated leadership of our youth. Indigenous youth in and from care share […]

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Representation Agreement Basics – the RA7

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Get an overview of Representation Agreements - created out of a grass-roots law reform. Learn new ideas about capability, supporting self-determination, and the continuum of decision making. Intro to the Nidus Registry and benefits. What do Representation Agreements mean for policy makers, service providers, people with developmental disabilities, […]

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Short-Changed: Ensuring Federal Benefits Paid to the Province Reach Caregivers

Short-Changed: Ensuring Federal Benefits Paid to the Province Reach Caregivers of Children with Disabilities In a report released May 31st, the Ombudsperson finds the Ministry of Children and Family Development acted unjustly when it failed to pass on federal disability benefits to grandparents caring for their granddaughter, an Indigenous girl living with mental and physical […]

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Summer DAY CAMP: Reading, Arts & Picnics: Kamloops

Pivot Point Family Growth Centre Inc. 17564 56a Ave, Cloverdale, British Columbia

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Reading, Arts & Picnics! (Ages 8-14) This day camp is designed for those who prefer a quieter slower pace! Each day, two staff meet up to 8 participants on location for their chosen activity. Participants bring their own lunch to enjoy at the picnic, and will choose between various […]

$500.00
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Summer DAY CAMP: Reading, Arts & Picnics: Cloverdale

Pivot Point Family Growth Centre Inc. 17564 56a Ave, Cloverdale, British Columbia

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Reading, Arts & Picnics! (Ages 8-14) This day camp is designed for those who prefer a quieter slower pace! Each day, two staff meet up to 8 participants on location for their chosen activity. Participants bring their own lunch to enjoy at the picnic, and will choose between various staff […]

$500.00

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