Welcome to the
Early Childhood Professional Resource Centre!
Early Childhood Professional Resource Centre!
Please note that the PRC's summer hours of operation will come into effect starting July 3rd, 2019.
Summer Hours of Operation
Monday 12PM - 8PM
Tuesday 12PM - 8PM
Wednesday 9AM - 4PM
Thursday 9AM - 4PM
Friday CLOSED
Please note that the Professional Resource Centre will be closed between
July 29th and August 9th, 2019.
Regular hours of operation will resume on September 3rd, 2019.
Summer Hours of Operation
Monday 12PM - 8PM
Tuesday 12PM - 8PM
Wednesday 9AM - 4PM
Thursday 9AM - 4PM
Friday CLOSED
Please note that the Professional Resource Centre will be closed between
July 29th and August 9th, 2019.
Regular hours of operation will resume on September 3rd, 2019.
Click on the 'Upcoming Events' icon below to register for any of the Winter 2019 Continuous Professional Learning events!
Session 1
Compassion Fatigue
Sarah Stweart
Sarah Stewart is a Registered Social Worker with over 10 years of experience in community mental health and education. She is a certified trainer of Mental Health First Aid (Basic and Youth), Transforming Compassion Fatigue, and Gentle Persuasive Approaches courses. She also facilitates workshops on trauma-informed practice and workplace mental health and consults with organizations about supporting the mental health and wellbeing of their staff. She lives in Guelph and can be found at www.openmindsmentalhealth.ca.
Session 2
Create your Wellness and Work-Life Balance Game Plan
Jodi Murray
Jodi Murray is the founder and owner of JEMCoaching. Jodi is a professionally certified coach, educator, entrepreneur, and healthy lifestyle motivator. In her work, she endeavors to provide the tools, strategies and supports to help individuals and groups create meaningful change and insight into their lives.
She loves her work because helping people shine and fulfilled is deeply meaningful to her. She struggled with many of the same life challenges her workshop participants and clients face. She is familiar with overcoming life setbacks, obligations and is currently transitioning into her retirement “career change” journey. She gets it and believes these life experiences are the essence of our personal life story and personal strengths.
Prior to coaching Jodi held leadership and educator roles in the Recreation and Leisure Services field for over 20 years. She is a Certified Life and Wellness Coach as well as a Certified Retirement Coach. She has her Masters of Arts Degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.
She trained as a life and wellness coach through the industry leading Centre for Applied Neuroscience Coaching.
Session 3
The Working Mind for First Responders
Sharon Deally – Grybowski
Sharon is a senior Executive with over 20 years’ progressive experience leading community based health and social services. Sharon has demonstrated comprehensive knowledge and experience working within government, non-government and complex systems. An accomplished leader who is respected, knowledgeable and effective in setting and guiding strategic initiatives, Sharon's career has spanned the continuum from Forensic Social Worker with Center for Addiction and Mental Health to Director of Adult Services with CMHA Grand River Branch and Mental Health and Justice Portfolios with The Canadian Mental Health Association, Waterloo Wellington. Currently, Sharon is the Acting Clinical Director of Operations, Regional Services with Homewood Health Center and a part-time Professor with Conestoga College teaching The Working Mind (aka Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR)}.
Click here to Register!
https://www.conestogacommunity.ca/summer-institute
Compassion Fatigue
Sarah Stweart
Sarah Stewart is a Registered Social Worker with over 10 years of experience in community mental health and education. She is a certified trainer of Mental Health First Aid (Basic and Youth), Transforming Compassion Fatigue, and Gentle Persuasive Approaches courses. She also facilitates workshops on trauma-informed practice and workplace mental health and consults with organizations about supporting the mental health and wellbeing of their staff. She lives in Guelph and can be found at www.openmindsmentalhealth.ca.
Session 2
Create your Wellness and Work-Life Balance Game Plan
Jodi Murray
Jodi Murray is the founder and owner of JEMCoaching. Jodi is a professionally certified coach, educator, entrepreneur, and healthy lifestyle motivator. In her work, she endeavors to provide the tools, strategies and supports to help individuals and groups create meaningful change and insight into their lives.
She loves her work because helping people shine and fulfilled is deeply meaningful to her. She struggled with many of the same life challenges her workshop participants and clients face. She is familiar with overcoming life setbacks, obligations and is currently transitioning into her retirement “career change” journey. She gets it and believes these life experiences are the essence of our personal life story and personal strengths.
Prior to coaching Jodi held leadership and educator roles in the Recreation and Leisure Services field for over 20 years. She is a Certified Life and Wellness Coach as well as a Certified Retirement Coach. She has her Masters of Arts Degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.
She trained as a life and wellness coach through the industry leading Centre for Applied Neuroscience Coaching.
Session 3
The Working Mind for First Responders
Sharon Deally – Grybowski
Sharon is a senior Executive with over 20 years’ progressive experience leading community based health and social services. Sharon has demonstrated comprehensive knowledge and experience working within government, non-government and complex systems. An accomplished leader who is respected, knowledgeable and effective in setting and guiding strategic initiatives, Sharon's career has spanned the continuum from Forensic Social Worker with Center for Addiction and Mental Health to Director of Adult Services with CMHA Grand River Branch and Mental Health and Justice Portfolios with The Canadian Mental Health Association, Waterloo Wellington. Currently, Sharon is the Acting Clinical Director of Operations, Regional Services with Homewood Health Center and a part-time Professor with Conestoga College teaching The Working Mind (aka Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR)}.
Click here to Register!
https://www.conestogacommunity.ca/summer-institute
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Do you have questions about the Early Years Engage process? Are you unsure of what is expected or do you want to make the most of your programs' annual Planning Template? The Region of Waterloo’s Quality Initiatives team, Debbie and Agnieszka, are here to help!
The Early Childhood Professional Resource Centre and Early Years Engage are partnering to offer drop-in hours at the PRC and support sessions focused on the mid-cycle check-in of the Early Years Engage process. To learn more or to register email us at qualityinitiatives@regionofwaterloo.ca or call Debbie at 519-575-4400 Ext 5044. Click here to learn more about the dates and times when these sessions are available. |
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Conestoga College, ECE Building
299 Doon Valley Drive Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4M4 |