Milestones

Empowering families with children with disabilities

About Milestones

The Milestones Program is designed for families with a child, 0-17 years of age with a disability who have an agreement with Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) Alberta.

Services typically last six months, are free of charge and for families that live in Calgary and surrounding areas south of Calgary. Milestones offers services through three core areas:

Behavioural and Developmental Aide Support
Transition to Adulthood Support
Counselling

The Milestones Program provides parents or caregivers with individualized help to:

Deepen their knowledge around raising their child with a disability
Increase their parenting skills and strategies
Strengthen their family relationships
Build their connections and support network
Access community resources and services
Receive professional counselling
Prepare for their youth’s transition to adulthood

Behavioural and Developmental Aide Support

Milestones provides parents/ caregivers with in-home support to address the unique needs they have parenting a child with a disability. In-home support focuses on strengthening parent skills, learning new strategies, accessing resources and strengthening their support network.

Transition to Adulthood

Transition to Adulthood supports families with a youth, 16 – 18 years of age, with a disability to help them prepare for successful transition to adulthood. We help the youth and family answer questions, access resources and work towards their transition to adulthood goals.

The Milestones Program is funded by the Government of Alberta.

Contact Us

For more information about the Milestones Program, email:

milestones@mcmancalgary.ca

Check out our Milestones Transition Coordinator, Corrine Grieve, share her experience having a sibling with a disability. Thank you to Easter Seals Alberta for allowing us to share such a great video.

Milestones Referral Form

Counselling

We offer one to one, non-emergency based, counselling with a registered clinician. Our clinician creates a supportive and open environment where caregivers can explore their needs raising a child with a disability.

Individuals who have a referral for counselling that has been approved by the Milestones Program Supervisor can book an appointment with the clinician online. Currently, we are offering phone and video-conferencing appointments.

Clinician Booking

Families who have been approved by the Milestones Supervisor, click to book an appointment.

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Not approved or unsure if you are approved? Contact : milestones@mcmancalgary.ca

Groups for Siblings

SIBSHOPS

Sibshops provide young brothers and sisters with peer support & information
around their sibling’s disability in a safe setting. Siblings will meet other siblings
to have fun, laugh, & talk about the good & not-so-good parts of having a sibling
with a disability. We will play games, learn, chat, and of course have fun!

MILESTONES WILL BE OFFERING THE FOLLOWING SIBSHOPS GROUPS FROM SEPTEMBER 2022 TO JUNE 2023:

In person ages 8 – 12, 5pm to 730pm, once a month on Thursdays **FULL**
In person ages 13 – 16, 5pm to 730pm, once a month on Tuesdays **STILL ROOM, CONTACT US TO JOIN!**
Virtual ages 8 – 12, 4:30pm to 6pm, once a month on Tuesdays **FULL**

COST:
In person: $80
Virtual: $50
**If cost is a concern please let Lindsay know. No Sib will be left out due to cost**
**cost will be pro-rated**

PLEASE NOTE:

If you have been to Sibshops before, you can sign up again!
McMan Sibshops is for siblings with no diagnosis
Space is limited
Registration will be ongoing throughout the year if space is available
Unfortunately we are not able to accept Sibs outside of the ages of 8 – 16 years old

Sign Up for Sibshops

Please email milestones@mcmancalgary.ca to be added to our Sibshops mailing lists and be notified of future registrations.

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Participant's Name *

First

Last

Birthday *

Parent's Name *

First

Last

Address *

Phone (H)

Phone (C) *

Name of Sibling with a Disability *

First

Last

Age *

Diagnosis *

Where did you hear about McMan Sibshops? *

What are your reasons for enrolling your child in the Sibshops program? *

Do you have any concerns about enrolling your child in Sibshops? *

Do you have any particular topics that you would like addressed in Sibshops? *

Does your child have any food allergies or restrictions? *

Are there any medical/health concerns we should be aware of? *

Please provide any other information that you feel will make this an enjoyable and educational experience for your child: *

Acceptance of Responsibility *

I Agree

In case of injury, I do hereby waive all claims or legal actions, financial, or otherwise against McMan Calgary, their elected officials and employees, the organizers, sponsors, supervisors or any volunteer connect with the program. In constitute acceptance of the conditions set forth in the release.

Date *

Payment

Price: $ 135.00

Payment is due, or arrangements must be made, at time of registration. Cheques (made out to “McMan Calgary”) can be mailed to, or dropped off, at our office McMan Calgary, 1538 25th Ave. NE, T2E 8Y3

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Participant's Name *

First

Last

Birthday *

Parent's Name *

First

Last

Address *

Phone (H)

Phone (C) *

Name of Sibling with a Disability *

First

Last

Age *

Diagnosis *

Where did you hear about McMan Sibshops? *

What are your reasons for enrolling your child in the Sibshops program? *

Do you have any concerns about enrolling your child in Sibshops? *

Do you have any particular topics that you would like addressed in Sibshops? *

Does your child have any food allergies or restrictions? *

Are there any medical/health concerns we should be aware of? *

Please provide any other information that you feel will make this an enjoyable and educational experience for your child: *

Acceptance of Responsibility *

I Agree

Date *

Payment

Price: $ 135.00

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Resources

Check out the videos below, created by our Milestones’ team members for some great tools to use for parents/ caregivers to support their child or youth.

Sensory / Calm Down Kits

Social Thinking

Social Stories

Visual Schedules

INFORMATIVE SITES

Founder of the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions model and author of The Explosive Child, Dr. Ross Green is a leading expert in why challenging kids are challenging and how they should be understood and treated with compassion.
Founded by Michelle Garcia Winner, Social Thinking is a dynamic way of helping kids and youth learn explicitly how to engage in social information processing; how to attend, interpret, problem solve and respond to different situations.
Sibshops provides young brothers and sisters with peer support and information around their siblings disability in a safe and lively recreational setting. Siblings get to meet other siblings and chat about the good and not so good parts of having a sibling with a disability and their unique role within their family.

HELPFUL ORGANIZATIONS

Based in Calgary, The Children’s Link Society is known and valued for offering resources, information, connections and hope to families and professionals in the special needs community.
Inclusion Foothills serves the Foothills and Willow Creek regions in Alberta. They provide support, education and information to families who are living with or are connect to someone with special needs.

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