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May 30, 2024
Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024
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May 30, 2024
Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:
- your personal mindset, strengths and needs
- technology skills specific to job search and work
- today’s job market
- what employers really expect
- how to communicate the value you bring
For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225
Stress Management and Resilience Workshop- Spring 2024
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May 30, 2024
This 7-week program caters exclusively to BALANCE clients. Social Worker and BALANCE counsellor Melanie Marsden facilitates the workshop series. Melanie specializes in intersecting identities in counselling and is an experienced counsellor with lived experience of sight loss. In this workshop, participants will learn fundamental mental health skills tailored to individuals with visual disabilities. Each 2-hour workshop builds on the next, covering topics such as understanding stress, mindfulness, reframing negative thoughts, assertiveness, and resilience.
Limited space, so secure your spot now! To register, please contact our office at info@balancefba.org or call 416-236-1796 ext. 0.
Low Vision Speaker Series: "Psychosocial Challenges Associated with Sight Loss" with Dr. Virginia Duff
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May 30, 2024
This interactive presentation will discuss:
- Understanding the emotional reactions related to vision loss.
- The emotional challenges involved in diagnosing a condition that will inevitably lead to substantial vision loss. The challenge as a health care provider delivering devastating news.
- Helping your patients start on the journey toward acceptance and successful adaptation.
- Do’s and Don’t in dealing with a patient with vision loss in your office.