Events

Inclusive Employment: Employers and ASD Employees Talk About Work

Speaker: Karen D. Bopp, PhD (she, her, hers) Director of Provincial Outreach | Adjunct Professor Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration in Autism (CIRCA) UBC Department of Educational Counselling, Psychology and Special Education (ECPS) Many employers would like to be inclusive in their hiring practices, but feel that they do not know what behaviours to expect from an autistic employee, and many ASD individuals want to work, but lack work experience, or have had unsuccessful employment experiences. Dr. Karen Bopp…

 

Employment: Getting Past the Barriers

Sarah Armstrong, Navigator, Youth and Adult Services, & Ross MacMillan, Employer Engagement Specialist, Canucks Autism Network , The Ready, Willing & Able Employment Program Anjela Godber, Employment Works Coordinator, Pacific Autism Family Network EmploymentWorks Employment Program Bringing Employers On Board: Barb Kalashnikov, CCDP, Employer & Community Coordinator, & Ken Inaba, Customized Employment Coordinator, Burnaby WorkBC Educating Employers Employer Expectations https://youtu.be/u1Qxz3Hrhw4

 

SPS Acting Workshop: Acting Basics & Confidence Building

With Laura Drummond, Actor & Educator & Crystal Lee Clark, Behaviour Analyst This workshop is for any adult interested in exploring acting, either to audition interested in exploring acting, to audition for acting roles or for personal development.   https://youtu.be/_lL5nbajGXA  

 

Financial Literacy: Credit Card Use & Credit History

Financial Literacy:  Credit Card Use & Credit History Our speaker was Kylie Pettifer, an "Each One, Teach One" trainer, and a Specialist in Community Partnerships and Engagement, Community Investment, with Vancity Credit Union. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDTz3QZg4ts&ab_channel=SquarePegSociety

 

SPS Acting Workshop: Working With Scripts

Week two: Working With Scripts With Laura Drummond, Actor & Educator & Crystal Lee Clark, Behaviour Analyst This workshop is for any adult interested in exploring acting, either to audition interested in exploring acting, to audition for acting roles or for personal development.

 

Event time is in Vancouver BC time.