Psychoeducational Assessments
- Our assessments provide a full evaluation of your child’s cognitive, academic and social-emotional functioning.
- Through assessments, the BFDC aims to illuminate both areas of strength and patterns of difficulty.
- The BFDC will provide parents, teachers and the child with helpful strategies for success.
Speech & Language Therapy
- We provide supportive, evidence-based speech and language therapy services that are tailored to the needs of each child.
- We understand the challenges that people with communication difficulties face in their homes, schools, and workplaces.
- We can help improve: speech clarity and fluency, understanding spoken language, expressive language, social skills, and much more.
Therapy & Counselling
- We offer a positive and practical approach to psychological therapy for children, adolescents, and adults.
- We offer couples counselling, family therapy, support groups, and life coaching/mentorship.
- Our goal is to improve individual and social functioning in everyday life.
“At the Jadis Blurton Family Development Center (BFDC), we value every child as an individual and believe in their ability to reach their potential.
“At the Jadis Blurton Family Development Center (BFDC), we value every person as an individual and believe in their ability to reach their potential. Our caring and accomplished multi-disciplinary team of psychologists and education experts have both the compassion and pragmatism to ensure all those we work with are equipped with the tools to live happy, healthy and productive lives.
Classes & Workshops
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The Generation Gap and Anger Management in the Workplace
ONLINE PRESENTATION: Lifespan differences underlie intergenerational friction. Understand them, and how to manage the resulting anger. With Dr. Roy Chan.Read MoreHow to Manage Your Child’s Anger
ONLINE PRESENTATION: Back by popular request, a presentation for parents to learn techniques to manage their children's anger. Suitable for parents of children aged 4-12 yo. With Dr. Roy Chan.Read MoreTongue Ties in Babies and Children
ONLINE PRESENTATION. Information about how tongue ties affect the growth and development of children's facial muscles, dentition, learning, speech, sleep and health. With Stephanie Eber.Read MoreHow to Tell Your Children About the Divorce
ONLINE PRESENTATION. A presentation for parents seeking to buffer their children from the pain and difficulty of separation and divorce. With Dr. Roy Chan.Read MoreOral Motor Issues in Children
ONLINE PRESENTATION. Thumb and finger sucking, pacifier dependancy, mouth breathing, snoring, chewing issues and drooling can all impact speech, learning, sleep and dentition. What can parents do? With Stephanie Eber.Read MoreAdvanced Literacy Skills
Did your child's long-form literacy skills slide as a result of online schooling? Fill learning gaps with this advanced literacy program for Gr 4-12. Led by Dr. Ipsita Mitra.Read MoreLiteracy & Fluency for ELL Students
A program to improve fluency and literacy for English Language Learners. Suitable for kids K-Grade 12. Led by Dr. Ipsita Mitra.Read MoreOrton-Gillingham Literacy Program
Orton-Gillingham literacy sessions, in-person or online. Suitable for kids 5-12 years old. Led by Dr. Ipsita Mitra.Read More
Articles & News
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How to Stay Motivated During a Pandemic
If you are feeling unmotivated, you are not alone. Use these helpful tips to get your mojo back.Read MoreStephanie Eber on Hong Kong Confidential
Listen to a podcast featuring the BFDC's Speech Pathologist, Stephanie Eber.Read MoreThe BFDC Assessment Team
Dr. Kristie Craigen is the Director of Assessments. Together with Assessment Consultant Dr. Alison Cook, she is responsible for administering tests, analysing the results, and generating a final report.Read MoreOMT after Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (OMT), delivered by a trained Speech Pathologist, is a highly effective post-operative treatment for those who have undergone tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy.Read MoreBFDC is a Reader’s Choice Award Winner
Thank you to everyone who voted for the BFDC !Read MoreADHD Coaching Program for Secondary Students
Our ADHD Student Coach tailors support and interventions to the individual needs of each student.Read MoreStart a Journal for Mental Health
Start a healthy new habit in 2021. Keeping a journal raises your mood, lowers stress, improves memory, and helps process trauma.Read MoreHow to Build Resilience
Resilience allows us to bend, but not break. It is an essential skill to cultivate during these uncertain times. Here's how.Read MoreIs your teen depressed or just “down”?
The pandemic has us all living a "new normal" that limits opportunities for social interaction. For teens, this can be especially difficult. Watch them for signs of depression.Read More