Category: Community Resources
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Registered Disability Savings Plan Webinar
On November 20, 2013, the Canada Revenue Agency will hold a webinar for persons with disabilities and their financial advisors on the Registered Disability Savings Plan Program (RDSP), the disability tax credit, and proposed income tax regulations for withholding at source for RDSP withdrawals. The webinar will run from 12:30pm to 1:45pm, Eastern Standard Time.…
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CanLearn ADHD Intervention Group
As we highlighted in September 2012, the CanLearn Society runs an intensive Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Intervention group for Adult and Young Adult groups. This program focuses on developing practical skills to deal with disorganization, distraction, emotional reactivity, and more. The next Young Adult program (for ages 18-29) begins in January 2014. Participants must have an…
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EVENT: We Should Know Each Other: Making Connections Across the Ability Spectrum
Sunday, September 15, 2013 – 7:00-11:00 pm CommunityWise Resource Centre – 223 12th Ave SW We Should Know Each Other is a series of community-building events that began in Calgary in February 2008. It invites people to stretch the limits of their social circles and enhance their thinking with a diversity of new ideas and…
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ASERT Resources
The Autism Spectrum Education, Research, and Training group (ASERT) is located in the School Psychology area in the Faculty of Education at the University of Calgary. The group is interested in understanding autism spectrum disorders and improving the lives of individuals with an autism spectrum disorder. Among the information contained on the ASERT website is…
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University of Calgary: Workshop on Depression and CBT
On Thursday, May 2, from 7:00 to 9:00pm, a free 90-minute introductory workshop on cognitive behaviour therapy as a treatment for depression will be held on the University of Calgary campus. Based on the idea that the way we view the world contributes to our psychological well being, cognitive behaviour therapy helps depression sufferers identify…