Get a head start on your career in the special education industry with CAE’s WSQ Early Intervention Principles and Practices. This WSQ course is a short 2-day (15.5 hrs) course that will to help better equip you with skills to educate students and children under your care, whether you are a preschool teacher, special needs educator, or allied educator.
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How do I move on from failure?
No matter how often we hear people talk about failure, it’s still incredibly hard not to see failure as something intrinsically bad.
Read moreWill speech therapy benefit my child?
Children who suffer from communications disorders suffer emotional and social effects that may be a huge quality of life issue for them. Speech therapy is used to help improve your child or your students’ ability to communicate. Spoken communications is incredibly important to the development of the child, allowing them to express their emotions, needs, and thoughts.
Read moreWhat if I am not OK being single and alone?
You might often hear that it’s alright to be single, and there is real truth in that. Even though everyone wants love and being in a loving relationship, there are benefits to being single.
Read moreUnderstanding the challenges of parenting a special needs child
Parenting a child with special needs can be challenging. It requires extra effort in time, awareness, and education. These considerations will be quite different from one child to the next because ‘special needs’ is used as an umbrella term to encompass anything from light learning disabilities to more severe behaviour issues. Proper diagnoses ensure parents will be focusing on the right methods and activities for their child.
Read moreHow do I find love if I can’t even love myself?
When we think of love and romance, we tend to think of flashy shows of affection, and wild emotional highs. Everyone is seeking and looking for it. When you dig a little deeper though, people are really looking for someone who they can share a deeper emotional connection with. People may desire this, but not everyone feels they deserve it.
Read moreSupporting the mental well-being of children with special needs
When people think about helping children with special needs, it typically involves helping them do things. That’s not wrong, but we also need to take their mental and emotional well-being into consideration.
Read moreHow do I find meaning when I don’t have any purpose?
When you’re young, you’re not typically looking for the meaning of life, or any particular meaning to things you do. You tend to go with the flow. Sure, a few might know what they are doing and why; but for most people, it’s not a big question at that point in life. It’s later when a you’ve gone through a decade or more of work and life experience that this question starts to crop up.
Read moreHow do I prepare my child with special needs for success?
Every parent wants their children to succeed. In that quest, parents may go to great lengths to put them on the road to success. Some may put their child in for extra tuition, or put them in specific schools even if it means moving the entire family. This is especially true for parents and educators of children with special needs. Read more
What if I am unsure about what I want to do with my life?
You’ve seen posts after posts on social media from people who seemingly are living their best life. In this day and age, getting inundated with stories of people living successful lives is common.
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