Course Catalogue

New Work Habits for a Changing World of Work – Brenda Robinson – $25 (BCRPA Members $20)

Description: What is happening to our world of work? Is it a challenge or a chore? “Same old – same old” is now new, different and even exciting. However, some of our old approaches, strategies and ways of doing things must be updated and reframed. We can no longer think in terms of “if it works, why change it”. We have to think in terms of “if it works, we can build on it to grow and improve”. Join Brenda to take a light and informative look at new habits for a changing world of work.
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Training for Successful Aging-Brian Justin – $25 (BCRPA Members $20)

Description: “You know you are not young anymore”. How many of you get a little perturbed hearing this? Granted biology does change as we age but to what extent? As trainers, we have a large role in helping our clients age successfully so that they can pursue the things they love to do. Join Brian as he introduces his 5M system of training that can be used to train any client but especially can help clients age successfully.
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Cognitive Benefits of Exercise for Older Adults: Pilates Infused – Teaching Skills – Dorothea Arnett – $25 (BCRPA Members $20)

Description: Learn skills when interacting with older adults to help them know “success”, understanding the benefits for them to “keep moving” and fit. Teaching skills to instructors, to understand the differences between “doing” and “teaching”. As instructors, we are “Life Coaches”, ‘Teachers’ of the benefits of movement and how it affects our health. Learn skills to make the class a social and fun event with their interaction, so they will want to participate in fitness and socialize with others.
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Understanding and Intervening with the Explosive Child – $25 (BCRPA Members $20)

Everyone wants to know, “What should we do about the child who has frequent meltdowns or explosions?” In order to intervene effectively, we must first understand the origins of this challenging behaviour no matter the age of the child. This presentation will introduce the underlying emotion of frustration, and then explain why certain students have a hard time managing their frustration, including the neuroscience surrounding their behaviour. We will look at ways of intervening that avoid certain pitfalls and that have proven to be most effective for helping these children.

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Leading and Guiding Children – Ways to Improve Your Interactions – $25 (BCRPA Members $20)

When we work with children there are times when we need them to listen to us. And when they don’t, we find ourselves resorting to tactics that don’t always work and ones that we sometimes regret having used. This presentation will focus on how to get into the lead position with the children in our care that respects their developmental needs and yet allows us to do our job which is that of a teacher and guide.

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Positive Behaviour Supports – Building Social Communication – $25 (BCRPA Members $20)

“What does it mean to have a good life?” Having a good life means being able to communicate your needs in a pro-social way. In this webinar we will learn practical strategies to change the environment and increase skills so challenging behaviours are replaced with communication. We will discuss the seven pro-social behaviours required for effective communication and how we implement teaching these life skills in the context of a recreation program.

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Communication: Having difficult conversations with kids and talking to parents – $25 (BCRPA Members $20)

It’s more than a two way street. We’ll look at ways to understand what children are trying to tell us and how to have those difficult conversations. Lastly, we’ll finish with how to talk with parents to get buy-in and support.

45 minute video + 10-20 minute worksheet activity

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Lost Child Supervision Strategies – $25 (BCRPA Members $20)

Ensuring proper supervision of children goes beyond head counts. We’ll look at ways to include supervision in everything you do to ensure you’re at the top of your game safety-wise.

50 minute video + 10-20 minute worksheet activity

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Physical Literacy & How to Teach It – $25 (BCRPA Members $20)

What is it and why should we teach it? But most importantly, how do you teach it? We’ll get a better understanding of this critical stage of movement and find ways to introduce it to your participants and their parents.

40 minute video + 10-20 minute worksheet activity

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Physically Distant Camps: Stay safe while keeping the fun and connection – $25 (BCRPA Members $20)

How to have fun with minimizing contact with others! Your back pocket will be full of ideas on how to stay safe without losing the fun and social connection.

45 minute video + 10-20 minute worksheet activity

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Sensory-Friendly Strategies for Supporting Behaviour & Setting Up Your Outdoor Camp for Success – $25 (BCRPA Members $20)

This workshop will look at supporting behaviours through creating sensory-friendly spaces in recreation settings. The main focus will be on summer day camps and outdoor spaces, however many of the tools and skills will be transferable. This workshop will explore the importance of understanding emotions by using the zones of regulation, visuals and how to use them effectively outside, and adapting your camp space through use of sensory-friendly spaces and sensory tools. Learners will be engaged through scenarios and questions and walk away with resources and considerations for planning camps this summer.

31 minute video + 10-20 minute worksheet activity

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Teaching a Themed Camp: Make yours the one they talk about! – $25 (BCRPA Members $20)

Camps are a dime a dozen. So how do you stand out? We’ll find simple ways to bring your lesson planning up a notch and make your camp the one that all the kids are talking about at the end of summer.

45 minute video + 10-20 minute worksheet activity

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Transitions Between Activities with Ease – $25 (BCRPA Members $20)

Learn how to move from activity to activity with ease resulting in less resistance from your participants, faster turnover, and better outcome in participation. This program will look at the emotional needs of children during transitions as well as provide fun ways to transition smoothly.

60 minute video + 10-20 minute worksheet activity

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COVID-19 Protocol: Re-opening Pools -Free

This webinar is facilitated by Dale Miller, Executive Director of the Lifesaving Society – BC & Yukon. Dale is providing information on the first group of National Lifesaving Society Guidelines for opening and operating pools during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vancouver Coastal Health Guidelines for Swimming Pools is also discussed.

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Cleaning Protocols for COVID-19 -Free

BCRPA and RFABC joint webinar focusing on cleaning recreation facilities to the pandemic standards during COVID-19.

Wendy Hansen, RFABC’s Senior Instructor for Building Service Worker training, shares her extensive knowledge of all aspects of cleaning, floorcare procedures, carpet cleaning, and equipment use and maintenance.

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Strategies for Challenging Behaviour – Proactive Strategies – $41 (BCRPA Members $35)

This one hour training module, facilitated by Katy Bigsby, is designed to support staff working with school-aged children who are dealing with challenging behaviour in programming. This webinar is the foundational course for other the rest of the Strategies for Challenging Behaviour Series and focuses on building rapport, setting boundaries/rules and flexibility. Katy Bigsby has worked with children and youth with behavioural and social-emotional issues in school and community settings for the past 25 years. Her formal training is in Social Work and Education. She is currently completing her Masters of Leadership in Community Engagement and Adult Education at the University of Victoria.

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Strategies for Challenging Behaviour – The Big 3 – $41 (BCRPA Members $35)

This one hour training module, facilitated by Katy Bigsby, is designed to support staff working with school-aged children who are dealing with challenging behaviour in programming. This webinar focuses on the Big 3: not listening, not participating and being rude or disrespectful. Katy Bigsby has worked with children and youth with behavioural and social-emotional issues in school and community settings for the past 25 years. Her formal training is in Social Work and Education. She is currently completing her Masters of Leadership in Community Engagement and Adult Education at the University of Victoria.

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Strategies for Challenging Behaviour – Social-Emotional Learning Part 1- $41 (BCRPA Members $35)

This one hour training module, facilitated by Katy Bigsby, is designed to support staff working with school-aged children who are dealing with challenging behaviour in programming. This webinar focuses on Social-Emotional Learning and how to use reflective questions, modelling, and different tools to build your staff’s capacity to manage children with challenging behaviours. This is the first part of a two part series. Katy Bigsby has worked with children and youth with behavioural and social-emotional issues in school and community settings for the past 25 years. Her formal training is in Social Work and Education. She is currently completing her Masters of Leadership in Community Engagement and Adult Education at the University of Victoria.

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Strategies for Challenging Behaviour – Social-Emotional Learning Part 2- $41 (BCRPA Members $35)

This one hour training module, facilitated by Katy Bigsby, is designed to support staff working with school-aged children who are dealing with challenging behaviour in programming. This webinar focuses on Social-Emotional Learning and how to use reflective questions, modelling, and different tools to build your staff’s capacity to manage children with challenging behaviours. This is the second part of a two part series. Katy Bigsby has worked with children and youth with behavioural and social-emotional issues in school and community settings for the past 25 years. Her formal training is in Social Work and Education. She is currently completing her Masters of Leadership in Community Engagement and Adult Education at the University of Victoria.

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Strategies for Challenging Behaviour – Case Scenarios – $41 (BCRPA Members $35)

This one hour training module, facilitated by Katy Bigsby, is designed to support staff working with school-aged children who are dealing with challenging behaviour in programming. This webinar focuses on Case Studies, covering areas such as bolting, anger and No! Katy Bigsby has worked with children and youth with behavioural and social-emotional issues in school and community settings for the past 25 years. Her formal training is in Social Work and Education. She is currently completing her Masters of Leadership in Community Engagement and Adult Education at the University of Victoria.

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Strategies for Challenging Behaviour – What’s up with Bullying? – $41 (BCRPA Members $35)

This one hour training module, facilitated by Katy Bigsby, is designed to support staff working with school-aged children who are dealing with challenging behaviour in programming. This webinar focuses on bullying and covers the following:
– When aggressive behaviour peaks
– That bullying is a societal issue
– Being vulnerable is key
– The importance of self-reflection
– How to proactively build social cohesion
Katy Bigsby has worked with children and youth with behavioural and social-emotional issues in school and community settings for the past 25 years. Her formal training is in Social Work and Education. She is currently completing her Masters of Leadership in Community Engagement and Adult Education at the University of Victoria.

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Strategies for Challenging Behaviour – Supporting Kids with Anxiety – $41 (BCRPA Members $35)

This one hour training module is designed to support staff working with school-aged children who are dealing with challenging behaviour in programming. This webinar focuses on supporting kids with anxiety and covers the following:
– How worry and anxiety are normal
– How flexibility is key
– What anxiety loves
– How your role-modeling can positively impact a child or client’s well-being
– What exercises and activities can help manage anxiety
Katy Bigsby has worked with children and youth with behavioural and social-emotional issues in school and community settings for the past 25 years. Her formal training is in Social Work and Education. She is currently completing her Masters of Leadership in Community Engagement and Adult Education at the University of Victoria.

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Building Genuine Community Partnerships with Jim Diers – $55 (BCRPA Members $45)

Jim Diers knows that community engagement in 2018 means something very different than it did 20, 10 or even 5 years ago. In 2018 we held a livestream with Jim as he shared concrete tools and stories of building genuine successful partnerships in today’s communities. Jim explores the importance of key factors such as cultural diversity, aging populations, social capital, impacts of climate change, loss of community and connection to place and more… Hear on-the-ground stories of how powerful tools such as community mapping, open space, bottom-up planning and others have assisted associations, agencies and government to build successful, broad, inclusive community engagement in today’s rapidly changing world.

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Autism Awareness for Recreation Leaders – Free

This course is designed to provide recreation staff with an overview of autism and an introduction to strategies for supporting individuals with autism in recreation settings.  In this highly interactive one-hour module, learners will work through four real life scenarios, watching a series of video interviews with recreation staff who have dealt with similar situations.  Learners will become more familiar with the behaviours associated with autism, and walk away with communication tips, teaching and learning strategies and behaviour support approaches.  Learners will receive a certificate upon completion of the course.

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Healthy Choices – Free

Recreation facilities promote healthy lifestyles but often, the food and beverage options for patrons leave much to be desired.  It’s hard to promote healthy lifestyles when the only options after a good workout are pop, chips and chocolate bars. So where do you start?  This interactive course will walk through a five step process to support you in transforming your facility to a “Healthy Choices Facility”.  There are lots of tools and templates embedded in this course that you can use.

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PoolSafeBC — $40

Welcome to the official PoolSafeBC online course and exam. This course is designed for all aquatic centre staff to enhance their knowledge and skills in recognizing, evaluating and controlling hazards in pool settings.  In order to receive certification, you are required to fully complete the course and achieve 70% on the exam. A PoolSafeBC certificate can be printed immediately following successful completion. The course covers subjects such as rights and responsibilities of employers and workers, common hazards, microbiological organisms, chemical safety and emergency preparation and response. This course will take between 3-4 hours to complete. You can stop and start the course as it will remember where you left off, if you use the same computer/device.

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Aboriginal Cultural Relations Module – Free

This online module is designed to educate sport and recreation leaders about important aspects of Aboriginal culture, and to provide best practices on how to incorporate this awareness into their programming. With history, teachings, personal experiences and resources built into the module, leaders can walk away with a better understanding of how to ensure Aboriginal people participate in sport and recreation in an environment that is inclusive, safe and respectful.

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BCRPA Shared Use Agreement Guide – Free

Working together and sharing facilities makes good sense but takes a bit of work! There are many things that need to be thought through to make sure the partnerships meet the needs of all. This course describes the different types of shared use agreements, explains when to use them, and enables you to create a draft agreement of your own.

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Engaging the Hard to Reach – $25 (BCRPA Members $20)

Engaging the “Hard to Reach” provides an overview of who the ‘hard to reach’ are, helps you to identify common barriers to their participation in programs, suggest ways to diversify your approach and provide strategies to increase involvement and make recreation opportunities accessible to all. This course in only accessible by desktop computer (no mobile devices currently).

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Social Inclusion and Recreation – $25 (BCRPA Members $20)

Social Inclusion and Recreation provides an overview of the link between poverty and health, highlights the difference between access and inclusion and provides strategies on how to leverage your recreation opportunities to increase social inclusion in your community. This course in only accessible by desktop computer (no mobile devices currently).

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Vulnerable Populations – Free

This course teaches front line leaders how to create and deliver recreation programs to all children, including those from vulnerable populations, focusing on what vulnerabilities are shared by children from different marginalized groups, how those vulnerabilities manifest themselves as behaviours, and how to best address those larger issues.

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Canada Food Guide Webinar – $10 (BCRPA Members $5)

The Canada Food Guide was updated in February 2019 by Health Canada. This webinar provides information on the current guidelines and considerations on healthy eating, and how it can be used as a resource for developing nutritional policies, programs and educational resources.

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