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Advocacy Toolkit for municipal elections

The BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition has developed a toolkit to support advocacy for legislation, policy and practice that benefit children and youth and their families, in advance of B.C.’s municipal elections on November 15, 2014. The toolkit highlights some of the current issues facing children, youth and families in B.C., the role of the municipal government, and questions that you can ask of candidates.

Job Posting for Practicum Student

ACT is seeking a current undergraduate or graduate student for a 3-6 month project. This project requires analysing resources for ACT’s Autism Information Database (AID) and writing records for it. The successful candidate must have excellent written communication skills, a basic understanding of autism and an interest in knowledge- translation focused on the needs of families and adults with ASD are assets.

This is a paid position funded through NeuroDevNet – the successful applicant must be registered at a Canadian university, ideally in a program related to autism or knowledge translation. They must be available at least 20 hour a week in the ACT office. To search the AID go to www.actcommunity.ca/aid-search/

To apply, please send a cover letter and C.V. to [email protected] with the word “Practicum Position” in the subject line by 10 am, November 20. Start date is negotiable.

Study seeks children with autism for interviews (Oct 10 to Nov 15)

Professor William McKellin, Department of Anthropology UBC, is looking for parents who have a child with autism to participate in interviews led by students in medical anthropology.  The interviews will focus on the impact of genetic and chronic illness on individuals and  their families.  Interviews will be done in the homes of the participants between October 10th and November 15th and should be 1 to 1½ hours.  Interviews will cover such topics as individuals’ basic biographies, their experience of the condition, how it has affected their family and social life, and their experiences with health professionals, medical institutions, and service agencies.  Students will maintain interviewee’s confidentiality by using pseudonyms.  If interested please contact Professor Bill McKellin: (604) 882-2756 or email at [email protected]

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