BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Scattergram Counselling and Consulting - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Scattergram Counselling and Consulting X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://scattergramcc.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Scattergram Counselling and Consulting REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240404T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240404T183000 DTSTAMP:20260407T162526 CREATED:20240204T071413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240204T073141Z UID:9204-1712248200-1712255400@scattergramcc.com SUMMARY:The ND Room week three DESCRIPTION:The ND Room\nWeek Three: UNDERSTANDING\nWhat is your sexuality and how do you identify? What are your needs and boundaries within your personal relationships? What makes you comfortable and uncomfortable in social situations? \n  \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The ND Room is a weekly\, 8-session\, virtual\, activity-based\, peer support group for neurodivergent-identifying youth of all genders\, in grades 7 to 12.\nCurrent Group Dates: Thursdays\, March 21st to May 9th\, 2024Times: 4:30pm – 6:30pm \nRead more and sign up for the next group here. URL:https://scattergramcc.com/calendar/the-nd-room-week-three/ LOCATION:Zoom\, Canada CATEGORIES:For Youth,The ND Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://scattergramcc.com/wp-content/uploads/ACCEPT-Group-The-ND-Room.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240408T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240408T203000 DTSTAMP:20260407T162526 CREATED:20240204T041437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240218T210142Z UID:9060-1712601000-1712608200@scattergramcc.com SUMMARY:Writing Your Neurodivergent Life: A Short Course DESCRIPTION:Writing Your Neurodivergent Life: A Short Course\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Those of us with different sensory\, cognitive\, and emotional perceptions are frequently labeled as having poor social and emotional communication skills. Yet\, just as deaf people have collectively redefined their unique style of communication as facets of deaf culture\, we\, as neurodivergent people\, are redefining our unique forms of perception and expression as neurodivergent culture. This four-week course provides a space to explore neurodivergent identity and expression through writing. No previous writing experience is necessary! All you need to bring is a willingness to show up with your quill or device and give it a try. \nThis course is for YOU if you think you’d enjoy: \n\nlearning more about your fabulous neurodivergent* self\nexperimenting with new ways of playing through words (e.g. lists\, prompts\, poetry\, prose\, free writes\, tweets\, etc.)\nsharing your writing with others (or pass)\ngiving and receiving appreciative\, non-critical feedback\nconnecting with yourself and your neurodivergent peers**\nand are 18 years old or older***\n\n* No diagnosis necessary** Warning: unscripted social interactions and unmasking may occur!***If you’re under 18 and this sounds fun\, email us and we’ll try to make it happen! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FACILITATORS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wendy McGuire\nMSW\, RSW\, PhD\nWendy is the Clinical Director of Scattergram Counselling and Consulting\, a recovering academic with many boring\, published manuscripts\, and an unpublished novelist\, with two exciting novels in progress. Writing Your Neurodivergent Life brings together three of Wendy’s favourite things: groups\, writing\, and\, of course\, neurodivergence. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maureen Pollard\nMSW\, RSW\nMaureen is a Registered Social Worker and self-published author of three books The Twentieth Year: A Memoir of Miscarriage\, Best Interests: A Novel\, and What I Wish For You: A book of affirmations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVENT DETAILS\n  \nDates:Four Monday evenings in April\, 2024: 8th\, 15th\, 22nd\, and 29th \nTimes: 6:30 – 8:30 pm EST \nFee: $200 \nLocation: Zoom \nTo register: Complete the form and we’ll get back to you \nIf you enjoy this course\, you may want to follow it up with Putting Your Neurodivergent Life to Music: A Two-Part Songwriting Workshop \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Notice: JavaScript is required for this content.\nNo Fields Found. URL:https://scattergramcc.com/calendar/writing-your-neurodivergent-life-a-short-course/ LOCATION:Zoom\, Canada CATEGORIES:Short Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://scattergramcc.com/wp-content/uploads/write-2448159_1280.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240411T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240411T183000 DTSTAMP:20260407T162526 CREATED:20240204T073128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240204T144127Z UID:9224-1712853000-1712860200@scattergramcc.com SUMMARY:The ND Room week four DESCRIPTION:The ND Room\nWeek Four: INTERESTS\nWhat is a unique aspect of who you are? What are your interests? What are you passionate about? \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The ND Room is a weekly\, 8-session\, virtual\, activity-based\, peer support group for neurodivergent-identifying youth of all genders\, in grades 7 to 12.\nCurrent Group Dates: Thursdays\, March 21st to May 9th\, 2024Times: 4:30pm – 6:30pm \nRead more and sign up for the next group here. URL:https://scattergramcc.com/calendar/the-nd-room-week-four/ LOCATION:Zoom\, Canada CATEGORIES:For Youth,The ND Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://scattergramcc.com/wp-content/uploads/ACCEPT-Group-The-ND-Room-promo-card.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240412T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240412T141500 DTSTAMP:20260407T162526 CREATED:20240205T203522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240207T042907Z UID:9322-1712926800-1712931300@scattergramcc.com SUMMARY:Canadian Neurodiversity Affirming Therapists Facebook Group DESCRIPTION:CNDAT – Canadian Neurodiversity Affirming Therapists Facebook group\nFor Social Workers and Psychotherapists \nTOPIC: TBA\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This is a Canadian community of therapists and affiliated social and healthcare providers (including Social Workers\, Psychologists\, Psychiatrists\, Speech Language Pathologists\, Occupational Therapists\, students\, etc) who serve the neurodiverse population or want to learn about neurodiversity in order to better serve their neurodivergent clients. \nAccording to the neurodiversity paradigm\, Autism and other forms of neurodivergence (e.g. Dyslexia\, ADHD\, Dyspraxia\, Dyscalculia\, Tourette’s\, etc) as naturally occurring variants in neurobiology.We are here\, as humans who occupy different locations on the neurotypical/atypical spectrum\, to network\, collaborate\, share referrals\, support each other\, explore treatment modalities\, and aid in bringing the neurodiversity paradigm to mainstream professions and the general public. \nWe share a commitment to educating neurotypical service providers about the harm that is done by imposing neurotypical norms and treatment modalities on neurodivergent people. In our work as/with neurodivergent individuals\, we seek to build self-awareness\, self-acceptance\, and skills for self-advocacy. \nN.B. We do not support Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) as a valid treatment for Autism. ABA practitioners are welcome to participate in this group provided that they refrain from explaining or defending ABA as a treatment modality. \nCurrent Group Dates: Second Friday of every month. \nRead more on Facebook here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Resources for Therapists and Allied Health Professionals\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Resources\n Here you will find: \n\nworkshops\nquizzes\nsensory activities\ngroups\nand more…\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Neurodiversity-Affirming/ Neurodivergent Clinical Group Supervision\n A virtual\, monthly clinical supervision group for neurodiversity-affirming therapists and therapists in training. \n\nNeurodiversity-Affirming Therapy – What is It?\nThe Relationship Between Sex and Gender Diversity and Neurodiversity\nModifying Traditional Therapeutic Modalities for Neurodivergent Clients\nWorking with Neurodivergent/Neurotypical (ND/NT) Couples\nEmotional\, Sensory\, and Cognitive Dysregulation\nAnd More\n\nClick to read more and sign up \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join the Team\n As a member of our growing virtual team\, you will have the exclusive opportunity to be trained in our unique\, trademarked neurodiversity-affirming treatment model\, receive ongoing supervision\, and have opportunities for continuous learning\, as teacher and learner\, alongside team members in health and mental health disciplines across Canada. See what we are currently recruiting for here URL:https://scattergramcc.com/calendar/canadian-neurodiversity-affirming-therapists-facebook-group-3/ LOCATION:Facebook CATEGORIES:For Therapists ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://scattergramcc.com/wp-content/uploads/hands-g05dc38ce8_1280.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240418T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240418T183000 DTSTAMP:20260407T162526 CREATED:20240204T141115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240204T141614Z UID:9244-1713457800-1713465000@scattergramcc.com SUMMARY:The ND Room week five DESCRIPTION:The ND Room\nWeek Five: SOCIAL PERCEPTION\nHow do others see you? What is masking to you? How does masking affect you? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The ND Room is a weekly\, 8-session\, virtual\, activity-based\, peer support group for neurodivergent-identifying youth of all genders\, in grades 7 to 12.\nCurrent Group Dates: Thursdays\, March 21st to May 9th\, 2024Times: 4:30pm – 6:30pm \nRead more and sign up for the next group here. URL:https://scattergramcc.com/calendar/the-nd-room-week-five/ LOCATION:Zoom\, Canada CATEGORIES:For Youth,The ND Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://scattergramcc.com/wp-content/uploads/ACCEPT-Group-The-ND-Room-promo-card.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240419T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240419T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T162526 CREATED:20240204T024500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240206T042642Z UID:9054-1713520800-1713528000@scattergramcc.com SUMMARY:Clinical Group Supervision: Working with Neurodivergent/Neurotypical (ND/NT) Couples DESCRIPTION:Theme Four of the Clinical Group Supervision Group\nFor Social Workers and Psychotherapists \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A virtual\, monthly clinical supervision group for neurodiversity-affirming therapists and therapists in training.\nCurrent Group Dates: Jan 19th 2024 – April 19th 2024 \nRead more and sign up for the next group here. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Resources for Therapists and Allied Health Professionals\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Resources\n Here you will find: \n\nworkshops\nquizzes\nsensory activities\ngroups\nand more…\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canadian Neurodiversity Affirming Therapists Facebook Group\n A group for people who provide services to neurodivergent people (e.g. psychotherapists\, RSWs\, OTs\, PTs\, psychologists\, psychiatrists). \nClick to go to Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join the Team\n As a member of our growing virtual team\, you will have the exclusive opportunity to be trained in our unique\, trademarked neurodiversity-affirming treatment model\, receive ongoing supervision\, and have opportunities for continuous learning\, as teacher and learner\, alongside team members in health and mental health disciplines across Canada. See what we are currently recruiting for here URL:https://scattergramcc.com/calendar/clinical-group-theme-four/ LOCATION:Zoom\, Canada CATEGORIES:For Therapists ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://scattergramcc.com/wp-content/uploads/headway-5QgIuuBxKwM-unsplash-1-scaled-e1680130852114.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240425T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240425T183000 DTSTAMP:20260407T162527 CREATED:20240204T141835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240204T141945Z UID:9249-1714062600-1714069800@scattergramcc.com SUMMARY:The ND Room week six DESCRIPTION:The ND Room\nWeek Six: COMMUNITY\nWhat are your experiences in your daily life (at school\, with family and friends\, etc)? Who do you relate to? How do you see yourself represented in the world and in media? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The ND Room is a weekly\, 8-session\, virtual\, activity-based\, peer support group for neurodivergent-identifying youth of all genders\, in grades 7 to 12.\nCurrent Group Dates: Thursdays\, March 21st to May 9th\, 2024Times: 4:30pm – 6:30pm \nRead more and sign up for the next group here. URL:https://scattergramcc.com/calendar/the-nd-room-week-six/ LOCATION:Zoom\, Canada CATEGORIES:For Youth,The ND Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://scattergramcc.com/wp-content/uploads/ACCEPT-Group-The-ND-Room-promo-card.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR