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A casual get together of those who identify as the “next generation” in the care and support of a loved one with a developmental disability. The group will be coming together to connect, share, and learn from one another.

The get together will be held online via Zoom! Contact Rosanne for more details

Rosanne – (905)436-2500 ext. 2289 or rpurnwasie@dafrs.com

Building a Context for Relationship is a hands-on practical workshop, presented by Janet Klees, for those who are serious about exploring and discovering the opportunities for welcome, engagement, and relationships that abound in our communities.

This workshop combines a good, principled framework with a practical, straightforward approach for bringing about the two elements that will make the most significant difference in people’s lives: valued roles and relationships. This day will include stories to stretch your imagination, a basic framework that you can begin to use today, tips and ideas on support basics from a practitioner of 30 years, and time for problemsolving and brainstorming for your own purposes.

This is an in person workshop to be held in Toronto. More details will follow. If you have questions or would like to receive the link to register, please contact Kim at ksp@extendafamily.ca

Thinking About Home and Housing for a Loved One with a Disability?

Imagining Home is a vibrant family-led group, anchored in the belief that rather than grouping and setting people with disabilties apart, it is only in the ordinary, diverse and vibrant communities where we find places of true belonging, mutual relationships and natural safeguards. Together, we focus on people’s inherent value, uncover their contributions and how these weave together in creating and sustaining more resilient neighbourhoods. Home, housing and support, although intermingled, are thought of as separate pieces in a larger vision to be figured out one person at a time.

Guided by a set of foundational principles, this highly engaged group of families meet monthly to think about and discuss their individual housing plans, the importance of community, neighbourhood, connection and what makes for real home. Families share their knowledge and experience and take a critical look at current housing issues within the Region of Durham. They explore new ideas and challenge perceptions of what is possible and support other families as they each take steps in their own journey.

This group meets in-person on the second Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8pm. Interested in coming out? New members are welcome! Get in touch with Erin prior to a meeting for an introductory call.

The BioMedical Approaches Study Group welcomes Peter Marks from the Centre for Conscious Care.

Peter Marks, beloved by the families of Durham Region, returns for a morning of presentation, discussion and discovery. This time Peter will focus on identifying what families consider to be the major issues facing their family members and identifying 15 common “errors” made by families and the medical/clinicians who advise them. He will go on to address what we can do to take care of these needs right now so that people can live to their fullest potential, using many resources from the current medical system, as well as our own resources and ensuring people take on valued roles in their families and community. He will provide us with quick wins in terms of “low hanging fruit” that are basic first steps, and he will also outline the power of our own presence and how to ensure that we are at our best in order to use and teach others the impact of a calm, loving presence with our loved ones.

Peter is the Founder and Director of A Centre for Conscious Care. The Centre has been built on Peter’s 40 years of experience in Human and Health Services, his dedication to only recommend evidencebased interventions due to his ‘hard sciences’ training in Engineering and his more than 30 years of developing intra-personal skills and insights as a mindfulness practitioner and facilitator.

Spaces are limited for this in-person event. REGISTER HERE –>  https://forms.office.com/r/uzuyPLnRqJ

Have you completed one of the Making the Most series here at DFR? If so, you are welcome to join the study group happening once a month. This time will be spent delving more deeply into some of the topics covered in the series. If there is something you wanted to work through, an idea, an interest, an opportunity – this is the place to get some feedback and support to do so!

Give Laura a call or email if you’d like to know more, or to RSVP!

A casual get together of those who identify as the “next generation” in the care and support of a loved one with a developmental disability. The group will be coming together to connect, share, and learn from one another.

The get together will be held online via Zoom! Contact Rosanne for more details

Rosanne – (905)436-2500 ext. 2289 or rpurnwasie@dafrs.com

The Bio-Medical Study Group is a group of family and community members who find it inspiring, helpful, and personally rewarding to talk with each other about our own experiences and share new information all about optimal health, balance and well-being. We think about wellness in terms of food and nutrition, making sure sensory needs are met, figuring out mindful and conscious approaches, or looking at what recent research can tell us about medications, seizures, digestive issues and more.

Our conversation focuses on the whole person and how people may respond with more or less sensitivity to their environment, including diet and nutrition, brain coherence, sensory integration issues, the calmness or agitation of those around them, and more.

The group has been meeting monthly for over a year and is open and welcomes new participants! We typically meet at The Gathering Place (20-850 King St. W, Oshawa), the second Friday of each month at 10am.  Please RSVP your attendance to jklees@dafrs.com so that we can plan a successful morning.

Thinking About Home and Housing for a Loved One with a Disability?

Imagining Home is a vibrant family-led group, anchored in the belief that rather than grouping and setting people with disabilties apart, it is only in the ordinary, diverse and vibrant communities where we find places of true belonging, mutual relationships and natural safeguards. Together, we focus on people’s inherent value, uncover their contributions and how these weave together in creating and sustaining more resilient neighbourhoods. Home, housing and support, although intermingled, are thought of as separate pieces in a larger vision to be figured out one person at a time.

Guided by a set of foundational principles, this highly engaged group of families meet monthly to think about and discuss their individual housing plans, the importance of community, neighbourhood, connection and what makes for real home. Families share their knowledge and experience and take a critical look at current housing issues within the Region of Durham. They explore new ideas and challenge perceptions of what is possible and support other families as they each take steps in their own journey.

This group meets in-person on the second Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8pm. Interested in coming out? New members are welcome! Get in touch with Erin prior to a meeting for an introductory call.

Have you completed one of the Making the Most series here at DFR? If so, you are welcome to join the study group happening once a month. This time will be spent delving more deeply into some of the topics covered in the series. If there is something you wanted to work through, an idea, an interest, an opportunity – this is the place to get some feedback and support to do so!

Give Laura a call or email if you’d like to know more, or to RSVP!

A casual get together of those who identify as the “next generation” in the care and support of a loved one with a developmental disability. The group will be coming together to connect, share, and learn from one another.

The get together will be held online via Zoom! Contact Rosanne for more details

Rosanne – (905)436-2500 ext. 2289 or rpurnwasie@dafrs.com