FAMILY RESOURCES
Self-Regulation Resources
At THRIVE we use the research by Dr. Stuart Shanker (Self-Reg) and Dr. Ross Greene (Collaborative and Proactive Solutions) to inform our philosophies and approach to behavioural challenges.
To learn more about these approaches, please explore the following information:
Dr. Stuart Shanker’s Self-Reg:
- What is Self-Reg? In this video released by The MEHRIT Centre (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOlV_kNYAYA&t=290sI), Stuart Shanker provides a succinct and clear answer to the question, “What is Self-Reg,” by explaining the relationships between stress and self-regulation in the five domains where we experience stress.
- Self-Reg in 60 Seconds Video Series with Dr. Shanker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPgdjd68kUc
- The Mehrit Centre’s website: http://self-reg.ca
Dr. Ross Greene’s Collaborative and Proactive Solutions:
- Overview of Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) https://www.livesinthebalance.org/pycc-cps-essentials In this inaugural edition of Parenting Your Challenging Child, Dr. Greene describes how challenging kids come to be challenging: they’re lacking the skills not to be challenging. This perspective represents a dramatic departure from viewing challenging kids as manipulative, attention-seeking, unmotivated, coercive, and limit-testing. A great introduction to Dr. Greene’s model for parents.
- Parent Walking Tour: https://www.livesinthebalance.org/walking-tour-parents
- Lives in the Balance website: https://www.livesinthebalance.org/
LOCAL CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
Algoma Family Services: https://www.algomafamilyservices.org
Community Living Algoma: https://communitylivingalgoma.org
Children’s Aid Society of Algoma: https://algomacas.org
Nogdawindamin Family and Community Services: https://www.nog.ca
FUNDING SUPPORT
Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities (ACSD) Program: https://www.ontario.ca/page/assistance-children-severe-disabilities-program
Special Services at Home: https://www.ontario.ca/page/special-services-home
Twinkie Foundation: https://thetwinkiefoundation.ca/hello
The North Shore Cruisers: https://www.northshorecruisers.com/
Easter Seals: https://www.easterseals.org/
Incontinence Supplies Grant: https://services.easterseals.org/incontinence-supplies-grant/
Northern Health Travel Grants: https://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/publications/ohip/northern.aspx
Ceridian Cares: https://www.ceridiancares.ca/
A Child’s Voice Foundation: https://www.acvf.ca/
March of Dimes, Home and Vehicle Modification: https://www.marchofdimes.ca/en-ca/programs/am/hvmp
Jordan's Principle: https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1568396042341/1568396159824
Empowered Kids Ontario Scholarship Program: https://www.empoweredkidsontario.ca/scholarshipawards
SHINE Foundation: https://www.shinefoundation.ca/
OTHER HELPFUL LINKS
Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy: https://www.ofcp.ca/
Down Syndrome Association of Ontario: https://www.dsao.ca/
Access 2 Card: https://access2card.ca/
Holland Bloorview: https://hollandbloorview.ca/
CanChild Research Centre: https://www.canchild.ca/
Ontario Autism Program: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-autism-program
Disability Tax Credit: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/segments/tax-credits-deductions-persons-disabilities/disability-tax-credit.html
Algoma Youth Wellness Hub: https://www.algomayouthhub.com/
Youth Wellness Hub Ontario (YWHO) Virtual Hub: https://virtual.youthhubs.ca/engage/ywho-dfd/home?key=ywho-dfd