Family Engagement in Research Training Program
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We train, mentor, and mobilize today’s advocates, champions, and leaders in family engagement.
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👉 - What is the FER Course? https://tr.ee/lKU4zw
🚀 - Ready to apply for the FER Course? https://tr.ee/Z1Kj79
🔗 - https://linktr.ee/familyengagementinresearch
👉 - What is the FER Course? https://tr.ee/lKU4zw
🚀 - Ready to apply for the FER Course? https://tr.ee/Z1Kj79
🔹 Festive reflections on family engagement & the holiday season.
🔹 Opportunities for youth voice, training, research participation, and more.
📬 Dive into the full update here 👉 conta.cc/4pIX76l
Wishing you peace, rest, and connection as we head into 2026! ✨
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🔹 Opportunities for youth voice, training, research participation, and more.
📬 Dive into the full update here 👉 conta.cc/4pIX76l
Wishing you peace, rest, and connection as we head into 2026! ✨
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FER Community Update | December 2025
Email from CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research Happy Holidays! December, 2025 As we wrap up another meaningful year together, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the families, r
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December 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
🔹 Festive reflections on family engagement & the holiday season.
🔹 Opportunities for youth voice, training, research participation, and more.
📬 Dive into the full update here 👉 conta.cc/4pIX76l
Wishing you peace, rest, and connection as we head into 2026! ✨
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🔹 Opportunities for youth voice, training, research participation, and more.
📬 Dive into the full update here 👉 conta.cc/4pIX76l
Wishing you peace, rest, and connection as we head into 2026! ✨
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🔹 A look back on what we accomplished together this year — from global growth to new course milestones.
🔹 Community highlights featuring recent learner publications and lived-experience leadership.
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🔹 Community highlights featuring recent learner publications and lived-experience leadership.
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FER Community Update | December 2025
Email from CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research Happy Holidays! December, 2025 As we wrap up another meaningful year together, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the families, r
conta.cc
December 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
🔹 A look back on what we accomplished together this year — from global growth to new course milestones.
🔹 Community highlights featuring recent learner publications and lived-experience leadership.
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🔹 Community highlights featuring recent learner publications and lived-experience leadership.
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This piece reflects the power of collaboration and real-world experience.
We dive into how a name becomes more than a label; how it becomes a mission, a purpose, a movement.
👉 Read it now and let us know: What’s your leadership purpose?
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We dive into how a name becomes more than a label; how it becomes a mission, a purpose, a movement.
👉 Read it now and let us know: What’s your leadership purpose?
Link: open.substack.com/pub/familyen... /2
From Name to Purpose: Tailoring Your Introduction
A shared collaboration by the FER Leadership Academy teaching team and leaders from our recent cohort.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This piece reflects the power of collaboration and real-world experience.
We dive into how a name becomes more than a label; how it becomes a mission, a purpose, a movement.
👉 Read it now and let us know: What’s your leadership purpose?
Link: open.substack.com/pub/familyen... /2
We dive into how a name becomes more than a label; how it becomes a mission, a purpose, a movement.
👉 Read it now and let us know: What’s your leadership purpose?
Link: open.substack.com/pub/familyen... /2
💡 Swipe through our photo carousel for quick tips on showing up with purpose this conference season, and read the full October issue for updates, opportunities, and community highlights.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
💡 Swipe through our photo carousel for quick tips on showing up with purpose this conference season, and read the full October issue for updates, opportunities, and community highlights.
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✨ Strategic Visibility: Do Less, But Do It Intentionally.
You don’t have to attend everything to make meaningful connections. Being strategically visible means choosing where, how, and with whom you show up, in ways that support your energy, your message, and your goals.
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You don’t have to attend everything to make meaningful connections. Being strategically visible means choosing where, how, and with whom you show up, in ways that support your energy, your message, and your goals.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
✨ Strategic Visibility: Do Less, But Do It Intentionally.
You don’t have to attend everything to make meaningful connections. Being strategically visible means choosing where, how, and with whom you show up, in ways that support your energy, your message, and your goals.
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You don’t have to attend everything to make meaningful connections. Being strategically visible means choosing where, how, and with whom you show up, in ways that support your energy, your message, and your goals.
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Continued from above:
Building skills in science literacy is a positive byproduct of partnering in research.
Building skills in science literacy is a positive byproduct of partnering in research.
October 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Continued from above:
Building skills in science literacy is a positive byproduct of partnering in research.
Building skills in science literacy is a positive byproduct of partnering in research.
Podcast, funding news, courses, jobs, events… it’s all in the newsletter.
Let's make space together—check it out!
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Let's make space together—check it out!
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FER Community Update | August 2025
Email from Making Space. 🌿🍃 Getting Ready for Fall. 🍂🍁 August, 2025 Happy August everyone! Making Space Is More Than Just Having A Seat At The Table So, you’ve invited a person with lived experien
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August 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Podcast, funding news, courses, jobs, events… it’s all in the newsletter.
Let's make space together—check it out!
myemail.constantcontact.com/FER-Communit...
Let's make space together—check it out!
myemail.constantcontact.com/FER-Communit...
Apply by Aug 27: Family Engagement Leadership Academy — earn a McMaster University Certificate (10–week program starting Sept 17; only 12 spots!)
New book alert: by Maude Champagne
Big News: U Calgary researchers awarded $2.5 M SSHRC grant supporting neurodivergent individuals and their families/2
New book alert: by Maude Champagne
Big News: U Calgary researchers awarded $2.5 M SSHRC grant supporting neurodivergent individuals and their families/2
August 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Apply by Aug 27: Family Engagement Leadership Academy — earn a McMaster University Certificate (10–week program starting Sept 17; only 12 spots!)
New book alert: by Maude Champagne
Big News: U Calgary researchers awarded $2.5 M SSHRC grant supporting neurodivergent individuals and their families/2
New book alert: by Maude Champagne
Big News: U Calgary researchers awarded $2.5 M SSHRC grant supporting neurodivergent individuals and their families/2
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Co-learning in the Family Engagement in Research course strengthens partnerships and builds real-world skills in family engagement.
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📝 Apply now: tr.ee/Z1Kj79
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#specialneeds #medicalmom #disability #parenting #momlife
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July 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Co-learning in the Family Engagement in Research course strengthens partnerships and builds real-world skills in family engagement.
🔍 Learn more: tr.ee/lKU4zw
📝 Apply now: tr.ee/Z1Kj79
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#specialneeds #medicalmom #disability #parenting #momlife
@canchild.bsky.social
🔍 Learn more: tr.ee/lKU4zw
📝 Apply now: tr.ee/Z1Kj79
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#specialneeds #medicalmom #disability #parenting #momlife
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When we take the time to listen, learn, and truly see their stories, we build a world that respects and includes every voice.
Whether you're a parent, a researcher, a clinician, or a community member, your role in that story matters too.
Let’s partner in research that reflects real lives.
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Whether you're a parent, a researcher, a clinician, or a community member, your role in that story matters too.
Let’s partner in research that reflects real lives.
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Amazingly Simple Graphic Design Software – Canva
Amazingly Simple Graphic Design Software – Canva
tr.ee
July 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
When we take the time to listen, learn, and truly see their stories, we build a world that respects and includes every voice.
Whether you're a parent, a researcher, a clinician, or a community member, your role in that story matters too.
Let’s partner in research that reflects real lives.
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Whether you're a parent, a researcher, a clinician, or a community member, your role in that story matters too.
Let’s partner in research that reflects real lives.
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