Health Care Professions
FASD Workshop: An Approach of Inclusion and Hope
This workshop will provide teachers and health care professionals with an overview of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), details of diagnosis, and a summary of primary and secondary disabilities. This one day strengths-based training will address the foundational key concepts for interventions and strategies, with a focus on community inclusion. This learning session will evoke a comprehensive understanding of this invisible disability and foster a working relationship from a place of compassion with individuals who have FASD.
CHILLIWACK campus
(20214 HLTH HCP20 C3A) Corrinna Douglas, 1 session, Fri, 9 am–3 pm, $75. Mar 5
Instructor: Corrinna Douglas, MA, is the FASD program supervisor at Insight Support Services in Kamloops, BC. She has over 12 years of experience working with children and families. For the past three years Corrinna has committed her work to the field of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). She has been trained and received her teaching certificate in FASD & Homelessness and FASD & Law. In addition to providing support for children and families with FASD and organizing three regional conferences on FASD, Corrinna has also facilitated the FASD training in the Interior region through the initiative for the Ministry for Children and Family Development.
Counselling: Basic Skills I
This course is designed to develop skills relevant to effective interpersonal relationships and basic understanding. It focuses on skill development as well as on the understanding of helping as a dynamic, interactional process between the helper and the client. The course has a dual emphasis: learning and developing communication skills and self-awareness as it relates to basic understanding. Diversity, gender issues, and the boundaries that frame the helping process will be addressed throughout. Textbook is available for purchase at the UFV bookstore.
ABBOTSFORD campus
(20227 HUM CS03 A3A) Carole Harlow, 8 sessions, Wed, 6:30–9:30 pm, $275. Starts Jan 27
Counselling: Basic Skills IIPre-requisite: successful completion of Counselling: Basic Skills I. This course will address active listening, conflict resolution, anger and stress management, responding to diversity in
the helping relationship and how to deal with barriers to interpersonal effectiveness.
ABBOTSFORD campus
(20228 HUM CS04 A3A) Carole Harlow, 8 sessions, Wed, 6:30–9:30 pm, $275. Starts Mar 31
Nursing Foot Care
This five-day course is for currently licensed RNs and LPNs. (Other licensed health care providers, e.g. RPN, RMT, PT, and OT, may be enrolled at the instructor’s discretion.) It provides theoretical instruction and clinical practice in foot care. A holistic approach to foot care is presented. Upon completion, you will be able to identify and understand causes, prevention, and treatment of structural disorders, nail pathology, and skin/soft tissue
disorders. You will understand factors affecting foot health, be aware of foot care within the scope of nursing practice, and identify problems requiring referral.
This course prepares participants to provide nursing foot care services within a health care setting and in private practice. Practical advice regarding establishing a private practice is explored. You must complete a clinical practice component and an open-book examination (60% mark required). Do not purchase foot care instruments prior to course. You will practise on each other and are therefore requested not to cut your toenails for at least four weeks prior to the course. Please remove nail polish. Bring two hand towels, a bath towel, a basin for foot soak, and massage lotion of your choice.
Instructor is Susan Tremble, RN, BSN. Susan holds an Advanced Foot Care certificate from Durham College in Ontario. She has worked in various RN and nursing management positions over the years and has been responsible for providing educational programs for patients and staff.
ABBOTSFORD — Marshall Road annex
(40010 HLTH NUR33 A3A) Susan Tremble, 5 sessions, Mon, Tue, Wed,
Thu, Fri, 9 am–4 pm, $640. Starts May 31
Last Updated December 7, 2009
