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Two Day CPI Training Thurs, Mar 21 & Fri, Mar 22, 2013

Thurs, May 16 & Fri, May 17, 2013

One Day Refresher CPI Training Fri, May 10, 2013

TCFTimes

Vancouver Bicycle Recycling comes to the Foundation One morning in December, I received a cold call from Michael

from the Vancouver Bicycle Recycling. It was a few days before

Christmas, and snow was falling beautifully outside. He explained

in his lyrical Irish accent that he worked for the Vancouver Bicycle

Recycling and that it was their mission to save and restore

unwanted or abandoned bikes from going into the landfill. Their

mission is to restore these bikes to sound operating order and

find new owners in the community. He also stated that hundreds

of bikes arrive at the landfill daily, many of them are children’s

bikes. Children’s bikes were particularly plentiful in the cast off

department because kids outgrow their bikes so fast. He also told

me that his organization had been restoring and providing bikes

to people all over the world and had recently sent bikes to Santia-

go, the Dominican and to Africa. He also explained that although

they would continue to be committed to providing bikes to other

communities, the cost of sending bikes overseas was becoming

more challenging and that he really wanted to find local people to

donate their bikes in addition to their global vision. He then asked

if there would be any interest on behalf of the Children’s

Foundation in taking some bikes. I immediately said yes, knowing

that Alderwood was short on bikes and requested 6. To my

surprise and delight, Michael said he could deliver them that day.

Later that day we unloaded 6 beautifully restored children’s bikes

from his van and walked them through the snow in the parking lot

into our basement at Fern House. There these totally cool bikes

await their Spring use.

Since then we have requested several more children’s bikes

and have been able to provide some to Kennedy House and to

the Educational Day Program. Michael said, with advance notice

he could also find adult bikes if we were interested in helping to

this issue Vancouver Bicycle Recycling comes to the Foundation P.1

Program News P.2

Committee News P.3

Upcoming Event/Training P.4

I S S U E

M A R C H 2 0 1 3

04

TCF News Issue 04 March 2013

Collaborative Problem Solving: PBS and Helping the Explosive Child by Dr.

Ross Greene

Friday, May 3, 2013

TBA

“What Works” in Therapy: Translating 40 years of Outcome Research into

Strategies for Elective Clinical Practice by Scott Miller

Friday, Oct 25, 2013

TBA

outfit a family. We are

going to place another

order with Vancouver

Bicycle Recycling this

Spring, so if anyone

else in the agency is

interested in providing

bikes to their children

or families please let

me know and I can

arrange to have them

bring to us.

We are so fortunate

to have made this

connection with this

community organiza-

tion. We look forward

to working with them now and in the future. Check them out at

Vancouverbicyclerecycling.com or visit their store at 2255 West

Broadway, Vancouver.

- Lisa Lowe

Bicycles donated by Vancouver Bicycle Recycling

Many staff have been seeking better

skills in treating trauma. Consequently,

Cedarwood Team and several from the

Family Preservation Team will take part in

an on-line trauma treatment course.

Margaret Lloyd (Cedarwood Supervisor)

and his writer will facilitate 8 1-2 hour on-

line sessions beginning March 12th to help

meet the need. TF-CBT training is

evidence-based and free!

Many children and youth serviced by TCF have diagnosed or

undiagnosed trauma. The central trauma dynamic is that people

avoid thinking about the trauma. They push these uncomfortable

thoughts away and so cannot process them and recover. Instead

they are tormented by flashbacks, nightmares and significant

anxiety and other extreme moods. Among other components, TF-

CBT utilizes exposure therapy principles to help the child gradual-

ly face what has happened, 'digest' it, and remove its power.

So what exactly is Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural

Therapy and who is it for? TF-CBT is a conjoint child and parent

psychotherapy approach for children and adolescents who are

experiencing significant emotional and behavioural difficulties

related to traumatic life events. Children and parents learn new

skills to help process thoughts and feelings related to the child’s

trauma.

TF-CBT has proved successful with anyone who has the

emotional problems related to posttraumatic stress disorder: fear,

anxiety, and or depression). It can be used with children and

adolescents who have experienced a single trauma or complex

traumas (multiple traumas) in their life. Children, adolescents or

adults who are experiencing traumatic grief can also benefit from

this treatment. TF-CBT can be used as part of a

larger treatment plan for children with multiple

difficulties.

But does it work? Trauma-Focused

Cognitive-Behavioural therapy is the most well-

supported and effective treatment for children

who have been abused and traumatized. TF-

CBT has proven to be effective in addressing

posttraumatic stress disorder, depression,

anxiety, externalizing behaviours, sexualized

behaviours, feelings of shame, and mistrust. The parent

involvement increases the benefits for children by reducing

parents' own levels of depression and emotional distress about

their children's abuse and improving parenting practices and

support of their child.

TF-CBT is given the best rating for the highest level of

empirical support by several trusted practice evaluators

including the US Justice Department, the California

Clearinghouse for Child Welfare and the Kaufman Best

Practices Task Force Over 80 percent of traumatized children

who receive TF-CBT experience significant improvement after

12 to 16 weeks of treatment. Only EMDR is rated as highly—

but is harder to access.

PTSD affects 1 in 10 people. A traumatic event is defined as

one that threatens injury, death, or the physical integrity of self

or others and also causes horror, terror, or helplessness at the

time it occurs. By adding this effective treatment method , TCF

continues to build our trauma informed clinical practice.

-Stephen Hockey

[Adapted from: http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/projectbest/tfcbt/

tfcbt.htm]

Upcoming Training: TF-CBT (Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)

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Aboriginal children make up almost half of

the children Alderwood serves each year.

Rebecca Fiddler is a Case Manager/Therapist

posted fulltime at Alderwood from Child and

Youth Mental Health in Vancouver. Rebecca

also is Metis and has been given many

traditional teachings. As part of the program

she works to connect Alderwood Aboriginal

kids with their culture. For example, she and

the VSB Aboriginal Cultural Liaison worker

lead 2 drumming groups, one for older kids

and one for younger. They teach the kids to

drum and sing songs in Ojibwas, Mohawk and

other languages. In addition, monthly Gerry

Oleman, Traditional Knowledge Teacher,

visits the drumming groups to give the

children Aboriginal teachings at their level.

Increased cultural connection, combined with

the groups structure and routine, help

students to feel an increased sense of

security, as they know what to expect in this

group. This school term students have

become calm, active participants in the

groups. Students are taught Aboriginal songs

and how to also use the hoop drum. These

activities involve skills of memorization, self

regulation and leadership. By participating in

this group, students have the opportunity to

build their self-esteem as they build a stronger

connection to their culture.

- Trinity Southworth & Stephen Hockey

Honouring the Aboriginal culture of

our clients

Committee News Taking care of yourself and each other - review of second Heath & Wellness Day

Incorporate into the organization that will mitigate stress in

our workplace. Results of the survey will be reviewed by the

H&S Committee and shared with everyone, and an agency

wide wellness action plan will be built from everyone’s input.

As one who experienced it, I greatly appreciated this

opportunity to be surrounded by my coworkers, talking

about something that effects us all, recognizing the impact it

has, and ultimately it helped me keep my stress level in

check. Thank you to Margaret, Sukhvinder, Amber and Lisa

for taking this time to enhance the working environment for

us all. Anyone interested in becoming a wellness champion

for the agency and get more directly involved in building a

wellness plan should contact the H&S Committee at

H&S@childrens-foundation.org.

-Angie Casoria

A great turnout to our second Health and Wellness Day

held on National Anti Bullying Day, Feb 27, 2013. 22 of our

Surrey Hub members joined Margaret and Sukhvinder who

facilitated a workshop about “Managing Stress” and 20

people from the Vancouver site joined Amber and Lisa for

“Understanding Stress in the Workplace.” Everyone spent

a great hour having a healthy lunch with one another (we

enjoyed those few minutes to savor the food and to just

be). We then explored how stress affects us, engaged in a

fun activities, incorporated humor to ensure we all know

how to 'stay stressed' and lastly being bid goodbye with a

story and a parting gift; our 'pet rock'. In Vancouver, the

parting gifts were designer band aids and calm tea bags. In

addition, a survey was taken that drills deeper into exactly

what causes stress in our workplace. The results of this

survey will be used to help identify approaches that can be

JUST FOR Fun

Rebecca with one of the hoop drums she has made.

Drums hung on the wall in Alderwood.

Each drum represents a central Aboriginal value adopted by Alderwood.

What to remember in the event of Power Failure

In the event of a power failure the Emergency Team

Leader, and/ or other designated staff will:

1. Determine if the power failure is a result of a major

outage or is a result of a tripped breaker or other

cause (i.e. fire).

2. If it is a result of a tripped breaker (see Appendix C) –

attempt to reset it. If the breaker fails to reset or trips

again, do not attempt again to reset, but have the

situation investigated by a qualified electrician.

3. If the power failure is of short duration (one hour or

less), return to normal activity when power is restored.

4. If the power failure lasts longer than one hour, escort

clients to the main door.

5. If the power failure is a result of fire, then follow fire

procedures.

6. Power failures exceeding one hour require the comple-

tion of a Critical Incident Report form by the most senior

person on site and distribute it according to the Critical

Incident Reporting policy.

- From H&S Procedure Manual

Sharon Lund from Alderwood

Program

News

Aboriginal children make up almost half of

the children Alderwood serves each year.

Rebecca Fiddler is a Case Manager/Therapist

posted fulltime at Alderwood from Child and

Youth Mental Health in Vancouver. Rebecca

also is Metis and has been given many

traditional teachings. As part of the program

she works to connect Alderwood Aboriginal

kids with their culture. For example, she and

the VSB Aboriginal Cultural Liaison worker

lead 2 drumming groups, one for older kids

and one for younger. They teach the kids to

drum and sing songs in Ojibwas, Mohawk and

other languages. In addition, monthly Gerry

Oleman, Traditional Knowledge Teacher,

visits the drumming groups to give the

children Aboriginal teachings at their level.

Increased cultural connection, combined with

the groups structure and routine, help

students to feel an increased sense of

security, as they know what to expect in this

group. This school term students have

become calm, active participants in the

groups. Students are taught Aboriginal songs

and how to also use the hoop drum. These

activities involve skills of memorization, self

regulation and leadership. By participating in

this group, students have the opportunity to

build their self-esteem as they build a stronger

connection to their culture.

- Trinity Southworth & Stephen Hockey

Honouring the Aboriginal culture of

our clients

Committee News Taking care of yourself and each other - review of second Heath & Wellness Day

Incorporate into the organization that will mitigate stress in

our workplace. Results of the survey will be reviewed by the

H&S Committee and shared with everyone, and an agency

wide wellness action plan will be built from everyone’s input.

As one who experienced it, I greatly appreciated this

opportunity to be surrounded by my coworkers, talking

about something that effects us all, recognizing the impact it

has, and ultimately it helped me keep my stress level in

check. Thank you to Margaret, Sukhvinder, Amber and Lisa

for taking this time to enhance the working environment for

us all. Anyone interested in becoming a wellness champion

for the agency and get more directly involved in building a

wellness plan should contact the H&S Committee at

H&S@childrens-foundation.org.

-Angie Casoria

A great turnout to our second Health and Wellness Day

held on National Anti Bullying Day, Feb 27, 2013. 22 of our

Surrey Hub members joined Margaret and Sukhvinder who

facilitated a workshop about “Managing Stress” and 20

people from the Vancouver site joined Amber and Lisa for

“Understanding Stress in the Workplace.” Everyone spent

a great hour having a healthy lunch with one another (we

enjoyed those few minutes to savor the food and to just

be). We then explored how stress affects us, engaged in a

fun activities, incorporated humor to ensure we all know

how to 'stay stressed' and lastly being bid goodbye with a

story and a parting gift; our 'pet rock'. In Vancouver, the

parting gifts were designer band aids and calm tea bags. In

addition, a survey was taken that drills deeper into exactly

what causes stress in our workplace. The results of this

survey will be used to help identify approaches that can be

JUST FOR Fun

Rebecca with one of the hoop drums she has made.

Drums hung on the wall in Alderwood.

Each drum represents a central Aboriginal value adopted by Alderwood.

What to remember in the event of Power Failure

In the event of a power failure the Emergency Team

Leader, and/ or other designated staff will:

1. Determine if the power failure is a result of a major

outage or is a result of a tripped breaker or other

cause (i.e. fire).

2. If it is a result of a tripped breaker (see Appendix C) –

attempt to reset it. If the breaker fails to reset or trips

again, do not attempt again to reset, but have the

situation investigated by a qualified electrician.

3. If the power failure is of short duration (one hour or

less), return to normal activity when power is restored.

4. If the power failure lasts longer than one hour, escort

clients to the main door.

5. If the power failure is a result of fire, then follow fire

procedures.

6. Power failures exceeding one hour require the comple-

tion of a Critical Incident Report form by the most senior

person on site and distribute it according to the Critical

Incident Reporting policy.

- From H&S Procedure Manual

Sharon Lund from Alderwood

Upcoming Event In-House Trainings

In-Community Trainings by Staff Development & Training Community

Two Day CPI Training Thurs, Mar 21 & Fri, Mar 22, 2013

Thurs, May 16 & Fri, May 17, 2013

One Day Refresher CPI Training Fri, May 10, 2013

TCFTimes

Vancouver Bicycle Recycling comes to the Foundation One morning in December, I received a cold call from Michael

from the Vancouver Bicycle Recycling. It was a few days before

Christmas, and snow was falling beautifully outside. He explained

in his lyrical Irish accent that he worked for the Vancouver Bicycle

Recycling and that it was their mission to save and restore

unwanted or abandoned bikes from going into the landfill. Their

mission is to restore these bikes to sound operating order and

find new owners in the community. He also stated that hundreds

of bikes arrive at the landfill daily, many of them are children’s

bikes. Children’s bikes were particularly plentiful in the cast off

department because kids outgrow their bikes so fast. He also told

me that his organization had been restoring and providing bikes

to people all over the world and had recently sent bikes to Santia-

go, the Dominican and to Africa. He also explained that although

they would continue to be committed to providing bikes to other

communities, the cost of sending bikes overseas was becoming

more challenging and that he really wanted to find local people to

donate their bikes in addition to their global vision. He then asked

if there would be any interest on behalf of the Children’s

Foundation in taking some bikes. I immediately said yes, knowing

that Alderwood was short on bikes and requested 6. To my

surprise and delight, Michael said he could deliver them that day.

Later that day we unloaded 6 beautifully restored children’s bikes

from his van and walked them through the snow in the parking lot

into our basement at Fern House. There these totally cool bikes

await their Spring use.

Since then we have requested several more children’s bikes

and have been able to provide some to Kennedy House and to

the Educational Day Program. Michael said, with advance notice

he could also find adult bikes if we were interested in helping to

this issue Vancouver Bicycle Recycling comes to the Foundation P.1

Program News P.2

Committee News P.3

Upcoming Event/Training P.4

I S S U E

M A R C H 2 0 1 3

04

TCF News Issue 04 March 2013

Collaborative Problem Solving: PBS and Helping the Explosive Child by Dr.

Ross Greene

Friday, May 3, 2013

TBA

“What Works” in Therapy: Translating 40 years of Outcome Research into

Strategies for Elective Clinical Practice by Scott Miller

Friday, Oct 25, 2013

TBA

outfit a family. We are

going to place another

order with Vancouver

Bicycle Recycling this

Spring, so if anyone

else in the agency is

interested in providing

bikes to their children

or families please let

me know and I can

arrange to have them

bring to us.

We are so fortunate

to have made this

connection with this

community organiza-

tion. We look forward

to working with them now and in the future. Check them out at

Vancouverbicyclerecycling.com or visit their store at 2255 West

Broadway, Vancouver.

- Lisa Lowe

Bicycles donated by Vancouver Bicycle Recycling

Many staff have been seeking better

skills in treating trauma. Consequently,

Cedarwood Team and several from the

Family Preservation Team will take part in

an on-line trauma treatment course.

Margaret Lloyd (Cedarwood Supervisor)

and his writer will facilitate 8 1-2 hour on-

line sessions beginning March 12th to help

meet the need. TF-CBT training is

evidence-based and free!

Many children and youth serviced by TCF have diagnosed or

undiagnosed trauma. The central trauma dynamic is that people

avoid thinking about the trauma. They push these uncomfortable

thoughts away and so cannot process them and recover. Instead

they are tormented by flashbacks, nightmares and significant

anxiety and other extreme moods. Among other components, TF-

CBT utilizes exposure therapy principles to help the child gradual-

ly face what has happened, 'digest' it, and remove its power.

So what exactly is Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural

Therapy and who is it for? TF-CBT is a conjoint child and parent

psychotherapy approach for children and adolescents who are

experiencing significant emotional and behavioural difficulties

related to traumatic life events. Children and parents learn new

skills to help process thoughts and feelings related to the child’s

trauma.

TF-CBT has proved successful with anyone who has the

emotional problems related to posttraumatic stress disorder: fear,

anxiety, and or depression). It can be used with children and

adolescents who have experienced a single trauma or complex

traumas (multiple traumas) in their life. Children, adolescents or

adults who are experiencing traumatic grief can also benefit from

this treatment. TF-CBT can be used as part of a

larger treatment plan for children with multiple

difficulties.

But does it work? Trauma-Focused

Cognitive-Behavioural therapy is the most well-

supported and effective treatment for children

who have been abused and traumatized. TF-

CBT has proven to be effective in addressing

posttraumatic stress disorder, depression,

anxiety, externalizing behaviours, sexualized

behaviours, feelings of shame, and mistrust. The parent

involvement increases the benefits for children by reducing

parents' own levels of depression and emotional distress about

their children's abuse and improving parenting practices and

support of their child.

TF-CBT is given the best rating for the highest level of

empirical support by several trusted practice evaluators

including the US Justice Department, the California

Clearinghouse for Child Welfare and the Kaufman Best

Practices Task Force Over 80 percent of traumatized children

who receive TF-CBT experience significant improvement after

12 to 16 weeks of treatment. Only EMDR is rated as highly—

but is harder to access.

PTSD affects 1 in 10 people. A traumatic event is defined as

one that threatens injury, death, or the physical integrity of self

or others and also causes horror, terror, or helplessness at the

time it occurs. By adding this effective treatment method , TCF

continues to build our trauma informed clinical practice.

-Stephen Hockey

[Adapted from: http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/projectbest/tfcbt/

tfcbt.htm]

Upcoming Training: TF-CBT (Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)

PLEASE NOTE! "Starting , employees are

required to start logging in their daily

time in ADP EzLabour. If you do not

know your user ID and password,

please contact your supervisor."