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Over the past year, businesses of all types and sizes have converted to working remotely. The sudden, large-scale shift to a remote workforce has meant leading and managing in new ways. With this switch, and the other factors at play because of Covid, many employees are now finding that their personal and professional lives are overlapping more than before. This is particularly challenging for those employees with dependents who are now suddenly present in their workspace.
Our experts will speak about best practices for employees with dependents, how to maintain balance while working at home with kids, and strategies for managing family dynamics. They will also discuss the services and supports that are available to help.
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 Joanna Shaw, JMS Law
Joanna is the Principle lawyer of JMS Law, she is a Children’s Lawyer, Mediator, Developer, Facilitator, and Director of the Transformative Parenting Program offered by JMS Law. It is Joanna's goal to encourage and foster a practice of law that is compassionate and mindful, not only of clients but of the JMS Law team. JMS Law is a team of lawyers, clerks, and managers, 13 people in total, seeking ways to serve and to make a positive impact on Society.
Joanna consistently reminds her team that everyone has a story, and every story is valid and deserving of attention and non-judgment. She challenges her team and clients to become more self-aware and reflective in efforts to find solutions that allow for inner-growth and success not just for themselves but for those around them. It is Joanna's belief that a better world, lived from non-judgment, compassion, mindful practice and kindness is possible.
Whether she is working on real estate files or family files, she engages in this approach. When working with all Clients in conflict, Joanna will tell you what you need to hear—which isn’t always what you want to hear—because her goal is to get you to resolution, not deeper into conflict. It is to help you see your conflict as a catalyst for personal change and self-mastery and to live authentically from that place.
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 Becky Kurtz, Aspire Community & Developmental Services
Becky Kurtz is a Life Skills & Empowerment Coach and the founder of Aspire Community & Developmental Services. She specializes in the growth and personal development of young people with disabilities and autism. Her story begins back in elementary school, where she volunteered with twin boys with autism and found her passion for helping others.
Throughout her teen years, she spent time supporting children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities and discovered the field of Developmental Services. She quickly recognized that all people are capable- regardless of a physical or developmental difference and some just require different supports to succeed. She wanted to help people grow, learn, and become the best they can be.
Becky went on to obtain her Developmental Services Worker Diploma before pursuing an Autism & Behavioural Science Post-Graduate Certificate. She has received additional training in Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS). Becky has supported people with autism and other developmental disabilities in various capacities. She has worked with young children and teens in early behavioural intervention, behaviour programming, school classrooms, consulted with families providing support and strategies as well as supporting students as an Educational Assistant.
Through her experience, Becky has developed a passion for teaching youth and young adults the skills necessary to help them become as independent as possible. Aspire Services was founded with a passion to help others, the goal to empower young people and a vision to for young people to be as independent as possible.
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 Sharon Knoblauch, Advantage HR Canada
Experienced Human Resources professional with a demonstrated history of working with unionized and non-unionized environments. HRPA member. CHRE Candidate. Skilled in Leadership, Employee Relations, Coaching, Negotiations, Dispute Resolution, Workplace Investigations, and Strategic Planning. Graduate of Executive Leadership training at Queen's University.
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