Conference participants will be given hands-on tools from educational professionals, lawyers, LGBTQ2S advocates, and academics to understand and recognize the issues faced by LGBTQ2S communities. The training will include a focus on supporting LGBTQ2S youth and educators; working with trans & gender-variant youth; and sharing best practices. Please note there will also be workshops from urban, rural & remote perspectives; and from Public & Catholic perspectives.

Programming will include intersectional issues (e.g. queer seniors and youth/queers and faith), teachers' legal rights (including information around digital or other resources for teaching sex ed) and youth activism. 

The 5th Annual Ontario Educators Conference is taking place on April 25th, 2019, followed by the 2SLGBTQIA  Educators' Conversation on April 26th 2019 at OISE, 252 Bloor St W, Toronto.

For more information and to register click here.

Also, we are so delighted to announce our new project, a dedicated space to LGBTQI2 Communities in Canada. Please learn more and consider being a monthly donor here: http://ccgsd-ccdgs.org/ newspace
 
The eQuality Project (at uOttawa) is looking for LGBTQI2 teen in Ottawa for a research study. Please click the link for further details: http://ccgsd-ccdgs.org/14282/

The National Eating Disorder Information Centre's 7th biennial body image and self-esteem conference, RADICAL UNLEARNING, takes place May 9-10th, 2019 at the Chestnut Conference Centre in Toronto.

The conference has been organized around the theme Radical Unlearning, which calls for unpacking and unlearning negative and erroneous messaging to which people have been subjected. It will be a unique opportunity in Canada for attendees to share and learn more about current research, evidence-based practices, and innovations in the areas of eating disorder prevention and treatment in a multi-disciplinary, action-oriented environment. Attendees will gain practical skills they can apply immediately in their practice settings, from clinics to classrooms and beyond.

Keynote speakers:

Sonya Renee Taylor - leader in the body positivity movement and founder of The Body Is Not An Apology 

Ben Barry - founding director of the Centre for Fashion Diversity & Social Change at Ryerson University

Gerry Kasten - public health dietitian and adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia

Lucy Aphramor - renowned dietitian and co-author of Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight

Workshop topics include: "Walk the Talk: Self-Compassion for Frontline Professionals", "Who Controls the Message? Promoting Critical Media Literacy", "Body Image in Female Youth Sports: Identifying Strategies to Quell Weight Commentary and Body Talk", "Unpacking School Nutrition Education", "Innovative Initiatives: Positive Prevention through Partnership"

More information and the registration form are posted at: http://www.nedic.ca/ conference 

The theme for this year's event is "Shaping Success: Healthy Staff, Healthy Students"

May 14th & 15th 2019

Deerhurst Resort, 1235 Deerhurst Dr., Huntsville

Please see the attached Conference Brochure for more information and registration.   

Dr. Catherine Cavanagh will bring her charm and wit to the conference with her presentation on hospitable school cultures.

Robert Dunlop is an award-winning teacher with a passion for technology and teacher well-being. Whether working with students or teachers, he believes that inspiring a love of learning should always come first.

Senator Mary-Jane McCallum Philips shares her personal experience as a residential school survivor in an effort to raise awareness and understanding. Senator McCallum Philips will speak about the impact of residential schools on today's students.

The Kelman Scholarship has been established to support an outstanding Ontario secondary school student who is interested in the protection of water quality and is planning on attending a post-secondary institution in a related field of study within the next year.

The scholarship is $500 and is provided by Craig Kelman and Associates Ltd., the publisher of WEAO’s INFLUENT magazine. The selected student will also receive one-year free student membership for the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and Water Environment Association of Ontario (WEAO), as well as recognition in INFLUENTS!

NEDIC would like to extend its early bird rates to the Ontario School Counsellors Association's membership, to register at the early bird rate ($325 full conference & $195 one-day) visit:

Early bird full conference: http://nedic.ca/store/ conference-registration/x2017- full-conference-early-bird- registration

Early bird one day: http://nedic.ca/store/ conference-registration/x2017- early-bird-one-day- registration

 

The Canadian Association for Play Therapy (CAPT) Foundation Play Therapy Training offers individual days of unique training in the theory and practice of play therapy. Students are able to complete the 180 hours of continuing education credits at a pace and time that they choose.  The 180 hours are one of the steps needed to become a Certified Play Therapist. The program instructors are professional skilled play therapists who bring expertise on a wide variety of topics. The courses will be offered in Toronto from July 8th through August 16th, 2019.

Registration for the individual days of training from the selection of 25 one or two days courses is open now.

 

The Ontario College Information Fair (OCIF) is coming in October! OCIF is an excellent option to give your students exposure to college faculty, students as well as college reps. Every Ontario college is at the event! In order to provide access to as many students as possible, we are offering bus subsidies to high schools.

Enercare Centre - Hall B, Exhibition Place, Toronto

Wednesday, October 23 - 5:00pm-9:00pm
Thursday, October 24 - 9:00am-2:00pm

Ontario Universities Fair (OUF): September 27-29, 2019
The OUF is the only event where you can see all 21 Ontario universities in 1 place! It's a once-a-year, free event where attendees can speak directly with university faculty and representatives. The OUF takes place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Admission is free.

For more information, click here.

If you can’t attend the OUF, you can still research Ontario’s 21 universities at a UIP event in the fall. After the OUF, the UIP travels across Ontario, offering fair-style events in most Ontario regions.

The complete UIP schedule will be available on the OUF website in summer 2019.

Note: This year, the UIP will also receive a new name and branding to be more consistent with the COU's updated branding as well as the Ontario university community. The University Information Program (UIP) will become the Ontario Universities' Regional Fairs (OURF). You will see fresh, updated branding and a new logo for the event, starting with a new website in spring 2019.

The Faculty of Social Sciences has created a new advanced credit program.

The credit recognizes the achievement of specific SHSM programs. Eligible students can receive credit for one 3 unit course. The student receives this course credit at no cost, saving at least $640 as they will have one less course to take towards degree completion.

Register for OUGD 2019
If you still need to register, please do so before the deadline dates outlined on the registration website. Register as soon as possible to secure your space at the event you wish to attend.

For information on each event and to register, visit: www.ouac.on.ca/guidance/ events/guidance-dialogues. 

If you are unable to attend in person, you may be interested in registering for McMaster's free OUGD webcast/livestream.

Note: The OUAC is not responsible for registration. Please send all inquires to OSCA or the university. 

The 2019 OUGD Resource Guide is now available on the Guidance website. The Resource Guide is a bilingual publication that includes information about each university, including admission requirements, residence and scholarship details and more.

Inscription aux DECUO 2019
Si vous avez toujours besoin de vous inscrire, veuillez le faire avant les dates limites indiquées dans le site Web réservé à l'inscription. Veuillez-vous inscrire dès que possible, afin de vous assurer d'une place à l'événement auquel vous souhaitez participer. 

Pour obtenir des renseignements sur chaque activité de l'événement et pour vous y inscrire, rendez-vous à l'adresse suivante :www.ouac.on.ca/guidance/fr/ events/guidance-dialogues. 

Si vous ne pouvez pas assister un évènement en personne, nous vous invitons à vous inscrire à la diffusion sur le Web gratuite offerte par McMaster University.

Nota : L'OUAC n'est pas responsable des inscriptions. Veuillez adresser toutes vos questions à l'ACOSO ou à l'université en question. 

Le Guide de ressources : DECUO 2019 est maintenant disponible dans le site Web pour conseillères et conseillers en orientation. Le Guide est une publication bilingue qui rassemble l'information au sujet de chaque université de l'Ontario, y compris les renseignements sur l'admission, sur les résidences et les bourses d'études et plus encore. 

CENTRAL: Wednesday, April 24th – Sheridan College - Mississauga Campus

WESTERN: Thursday, April 25th – Conestoga College – Kitchener, Doon Campus

NORTHERN: Tuesday, April 30th – Northern College – Timmins Campus

EASTERN: Thursday, May 2nd – Fleming College – Lindsay, Frost Campus

Ontario College Dialogues 2019 provide an opportunity for Guidance Counsellors to meet representatives from Ontario's Colleges and get information on degree, diploma, certificate and apprenticeship programs, admissions, financial aid, graduate success, new facilities and more!

Plan to join the OHSC web-conference meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 25th beginning at 3:00 p.m. There will be presentations from our partners with the Knowledge Network for Student Well-Being