AFM Youth Community-based Services will be offering the Two Day Workshop:
The Role of Trauma in Adolescent Alcohol and other Drug Use


Dates: June 26 - 27, 2012
To register, please call 944-6235

The panel presentation will focus on how service providers can promote existing parenting resources to teen parents. This will include a breakdown of program outlines and what aspects can spark teen interest. The panel presentation will review 3 different community based programs and the options specific to the needs and interests of teen parents.

Preregistration is required no later than April 16.

Educators, social workers, counselors, health professionals and other service providers are invited to APIN's Conference.

The conference will focus on various teen pregnancy realities including life change, juggling baby and school, teen dads, Aboriginal approaches to teen pregnancy and legal issues face by teen parents.

The panel discussed pertinent topics including flags, introducing a new partner, community within an apartment block, questions regarding potential care providers

MB Early Learning & Child Care have included the following links:

http://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/childcare/elcc_services.html
http://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/childcare/pubs/elcc_booklet.pdf

Online Child Care Registry:

http://www.manitoba.ca/onlinechildcareregistry
Phone: 204-945-0776 Toll Free: 1-888-213-4754

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This event has been CANCELLED

This year's Manitoba Addictions Awareness Week is November 13 - 19, 2011 and the Kick-off will take place at the Winnipeg Art Gallery on Monday, November 14.

Pre-registration is required. Deadline: Thursday, October 27, 2011.

The Magic of Connection: Attachment & FASD. What it is and what to do.

Seminar and Registration Information – http://gettingtobetter.ca/workshopinfo.php

What People are saying about the Seminar - http://gettingtobetter.ca/testimonials.php

Who should attend: Service providers working with parenting or pregnant young people.

Preregistration is required - deadline of Oct. 12th.

A light lunch will be provided.

This comprehensive training for adults consists of a three-day workshop. Successful participants are then certified to deliver the Healthy Youth Relationships program to youth ages 12 and older. Teaching guide, curriculum and resources are provided in the training.

This series is for men who are in a fathering role and are interested in becoming more nurturing and wish to explore constructive ways of increasing their parenting skills and involvement with their children. More information attached.

This comprehensive training for adults consists of a four-day workshop. Successful participants are then certified to deliver the It’s Not Your Fault program to youth ages 12 and older. Teaching guide, curriculum and resources are provided in the training.

We talk about ‘healthy’ relationships all the time. This session will address our goal as educators and supporters for our clients in relation to their intimate relationships. The session will include a presentation, discussion groups, and activity.

This series is for men who are in a fathering role and are interested in becoming more nurturing and wish to explore constructive ways of increasing their parenting skills and involvement with their children

Educators, social workers, counsellors, and health professionals are invited to APIN’s Conference, Vulnerable Youth + Pregnancy = Opportunities for Change

We will explore the positive effect that a pregnancy can have on even the most vulnerable youth and the ways that service providers can be of the most assistance during this time of change.

If you are concerned about your anger or, if you have experienced any of these losses as a result of your anger, this group might be of interest to you. The group teaches concrete skills of anger management and relaxation in order to recognize and deal with this powerful emotion, as well as communication skills for the constructive expression of
frustration, anger and other feelings.

Healthy Youth Relationships
Trainer Partnership

This comprehensive training for adults consists of an on-line course and one day of in-person training. Successful participants are then certified to deliver the Healthy Youth Relationships program to youth ages 12 and older. Teaching guide, curriculum and resources are provided in the training.

This is a group for women who are committed to developing
self‐awareness and self‐regulation in connection with anger.
Topics to be explored include defining anger and its origins,
exploring underlying emotions, recognizing and defining
situations that trigger anger, creating coping strategies and
developing assertive communication skills.

Healthy Youth Relationships
Trainer Partnership

This comprehensive training for adults consists of a three-day workshop. Successful participants are then certified to deliver the Healthy Youth Relationships program to youth ages 12 and older. Teaching guide, curriculum and resources are provided in the training.

This is a group designed to assist men in discovering more fully their gifts of fatherhood and manhood. This program is not only to help men become good fathers, it is also to help them become responsible fathers.

A group designed to assist us in identifying the “benefits” and consequences of holding onto anger. This program enables us to both complete this past and create a life of our choosing.

The theme for this year's National Family Week, Families Connecting through Stories, is a wonderful way for families to spend time together.

OCTOBER 4 – 10, 2010

A Fathering Issues series for men.

Andrew presented an overview of the Neah Kee Papa Program ("I Am Your Father"). This program is a parenting enhancement program designed to support the well being of children and to encourage and promote the parenting role of fathers. Information on programs and registration contacts: 204 586-8474 (T); 204 947-1816 (F); Toll Free 1-800-665-8474.

Information will be posted on the website and sent out via email shortly. Display booth space is available. Please contact APIN at info@apin.org if you are interested.

Workshop Goal: To increase service providers awareness of issues and challenges that pregnant and/or parenting adolescent parents face and what they need from systems and service providers in order to achieve success.

Description: In their own words, panelists will address the issues and challenges they faced as adolescent parents and the strategies they used to overcome them.

Who Should Attend: Service providers working with pregnant or parenting young people.

Time for questions and discussion will be provided at the end of the presentation.

Preregistration is required. Please contact Dana at info@apin.org or 224-1831 to provide us with your name, phone number and email when registering. Please bring your own lunch - coffee, tea, water and dessert will be provided.

Parking is availabe in the Marymound parking lot and on the street
Join APIN for their Fall Brown Bag Lunch Session. The information presented at this session will focus on the options, supports and resources available to young parents (19 and under) regarding employment and income assistance, childcare and housing, along with the issues and chanllenges tehy may face in accessing these resources. Time for questions and discussion will be provided at the end of the presentation.

Preregistration is required. Please contact Dana at info@apin.org or 224-1831 to provide us with your name, phone number and email when registering. Please bring your own lunch - coffee, tea, water and dessert will be provided.

Join us for our Winter One Hour Brown Bag Session to learn about the new Age of Consent Criminal Code amendments with time aside for questions and answers. The presentation will also address family law, support, protection order and guardianship as time allows. The presentation will begin at noon sharp so we can take advantage of our full hour!

Please bring your bag lunch. RSVP not required.

Join us for APIN's annual day full of fun activities for adolescent parents and the service providers who accompany them. This special event is free and babies are welcome as the day's activities are planned for parents and babies together. Please note that childcare will not be provided.


Come out and enjoy a performance by children's entertainer Jake Chenier, get active with Jaymi Derret from In Motion, listen and relax during the story reading by Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross adn take part in a book making activity by Bookmates.


Please click on the links below for more information regarding the agenda and additional information for Service Providers.

Pre-Registration is mandatory as space is limited. SERVICE PROVIDERS - please call Dana at 224-1831 to register yourself and your clients. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Important Note:There are a limited number of display tables available for organizations wishing to participate. The display space will be booked on a first come, first serve basis so please call today if you are interested!

Street Parking Available.

Join us for a fast paced workshop with lots of opportunity for discussion on Harm Reduction. Aside from answering the age old question "What does nonjudgmental care actually mean?", this workshop will define Harm Reduction, explore risk assessment, and apply it to practice contexts... all in two hours!!!!


Lunch will be provided. Preregistration is required. Please RSVP to Dana at 224-1831 or via email at info@apin.org to register.

“This is Me” is a software CD that shows animated scenarios of the strengths and challenges of individuals with FASD and ideas for strategies that can help them function better. It comes with a learning guide booklet. It can be used in a variety of applications, such as self-study, one on one with an individual who has FASD, small-group facilitation and large group presentations.

Susan Rabinovitz has worked extensively in the field of adolescent health, particularly with young people in high-risk environments. During her 25 years at the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Susan has provided direct education and counselling to youth, developed innovative models of care and prevention, provided training in adolescent development and adolescent-specific services, and evaluated program effectiveness.

This past February, more than 130 APIN members gathered to view and discuss one part of the PBS series Inside the Teenage Brain. The video featured a number of neuroscientists who have studied the maturation of the teenage brain. Research has shown that during times of adolescence, important brain growth and change continues beyond the early stages of life. This is the period in time in which impor¬tant neural pathways are becoming organized. The teenage brain is in constant flux, sending constant spurts and creating important connections for appropriate brain development. This is also a period where the brain is most vulnerable to risks such as schizophrenia, drug and substance abuse addictions.

For more information, please visit http://www.pbs.org

The Child and Family All Nations Coordinatoed Response Network (ANCR) is the newly-formed centralized intake unit. Come hear about the process once a referral has been received as well as information on the programs operating out of ANCR.

The 3rd annual APIN Adolescent Parents Day combined physical activity, music and learning. Along with an active Kids in motion session, the day included an engaging presentation on attachment and raising emotionally healthy children by Csilla Przibislawsky, a therapist at Aulneau Renewal Centre. These special interactive days for adolescent parents are free of charge for adolescent parents and the service providers who accompany them. Babies are welcome as the day’s activities are planned to engage both mom and baby. (Note that child care is not provided. Please be sure to bring whatever your baby might need, such as food, diapers, floor blanket and toys.) Lunch and snacks are provided for the adolescent parents and the service providers.

During this two-hour luncheon, participants learned about vicarious trauma, what it means, and the impact is has on the lives of service providers.

Participants learned about the Adolescent and Child Collaborative Community Intervention Service (ACCCIS) for adolescents and their families experiencing significant difficulty as a result of psychological trauma, as well as St. Boniface General Hospital’s services for Anxiety and Tourette’s.

This year’s APIN conference for service providers focused on adolescent mental health and wellness. Session topics included: adolescent brain development, self-harm, alcohol and drug issues, post partum emotional adjustments, eating disorders and body image, post-traumatic stress disorder, and solution-focused work with families and children.

The results of WRHA’s Teen Mom’s Survey were presented, in which participants were asked about their experience with public health services and what they thought might help to meet the needs of ‘hard to reach’ young parents.

The Baby F.A.S.T. (Families and Schools Together) program brings 10-15 three-generation families together for eight weekly sessions of carefully crafted activities. It works to support young mothers in their roles as parents. Come hear about Baby F.A.S.T. at West Kildonan Collegiate and the valuable lessons learned.

Trina provided an overview of HCM programs with a focus on the healthy adolescent development portfolio and the creation and implementation of school-based teen clinics.

Peace Begins at Home, a project of the North End Women’s Centre, will talk about parenting techniques that help prevent children from becoming crime-involved, and how to best support and help youth if they do become crime-involved. Please bring your bag lunch; coffee and tea will be provided.

Registration deadline: October 12th

The second annual APIN Adolescents Parents Day will offer hands-on activities including crafts, music and more. This half-day workshop will provide a chance for teens to look at media messages including sexism in advertising and violence in media along with how to talk to their kids about violence and how to deal overall with these issues.

RSVP by September 8th to info@apin.org
Lunch provided (no charge)

Come to this two-hour luncheon for presentations that will complement the Spring 2006 APIN Youth & Gangs conference. Hear about current gangs in Winnipeg, names and colours, how to keep youth out of gangs, signs to look for possible gang involvement, how to support youth to exit a gang, and resources/programs available in the community.

Healthy Start for Mom & Me will soon be celebrating its 10th anniversary. Come and learn about the new things they are doing, including their work with newcomers to Canada.

Learn about the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P), its history and why it was chosen for Manitoba, various levels of delivery, and how the program will be implemented across the province.

Join us at this full day conference for service providers to increase your understanding of youth and gangs from a variety of perspectives, with a focus on women.

Learn about the activities of the Violence Is Not Child’s Play Coalition and Project Peacemakers. The presentation will focus on Raising Peaceful Kids In A Violent World events and efforts to regulate video game sales and rentals to children and youth. The Coalition recently sponsored a forum that looked at how violence affects brain development of children and youth, alternatives to violence as entertainment, and how to create more peaceful homes and communities. This presentation will be held at Partners for Careers, a one-stop shop for information on employment, education and training opportunities for Aboriginal people in Manitoba.

Attachment is the deep and enduring connection between child and caregiver that is established in the first several years of life. The quality of the attachment relationship profoundly influences the emotional, cognitive and social development of the child. This noon-hour presentation will cover: key components of healthy attachment and simple tips for teen parents to help foster healthy attachment. Come out on Valentine’s Day to learn more about healthy attachments!

This presentation provided details on the various financial supports available to pregnant and parenting adolescents, including who is eligible and how to apply. Programs to be discussed included:

• Manitoba Prenatal Benefit & Community Support Programs;
  
• Child Related Income Support Program;
  
• Shelter Allowance for Family Renters;
  
• Day Care Subsidy Program; and
  
• Employment and Training Program.