Our vision:
A child’s secure attachment to at least one caregiver is the foundation of healthy human development. For this reason, the importance of attachment should be understood and seen as an integral part of being human.
Sub-Committees
Public Awareness Committee
This committee works to spread best practice knowledge of attachment information to parents, caregivers and professionals in our community, through the use of multi-media approaches.
Web and Social Media Committee
This committee works to develop and update the content of our website and social media outlets. Through these mediums we share attachment related articles, videos and resources.
Conference Planning Committee
The network endeavors to host a conference on an annual basis. This committee is responsible for planning, organizing and managing all matters related to the conference. Membership of the committee often changes from one conference to another. If you have a special interest in a conference topic or becoming involved with this committee please contact us.
Corporate Development Committee
We are exploring ways to generate funding for public awareness initiatives, which may involve pitching ideas to the corporate community.
Board Members
Joanne Brown
Joanne is a Clinical Social Worker at New Directions Family Therapy Services, and has been in the field over 30 years. She is trained to facilitate Circle of Security groups; is a reliable coder in the Strange Situation assessment; and has trained in Dyadic Developmental Intervention Psychotherapy, Theraplay, Modified Interaction Guidance and Emotionally Focused Therapy. She is a founding member of the Attachment Network of Manitoba, and offers attachment based workshops.
Leslie Johnston
Leslie is semi-retired after spending 35 years as a Social Worker and supervisor in the Child Welfare system. She is currently working part-time for the Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre. After many frustrating years working in the CFS system, her introduction to attachment principles opened the door to a better way to help foster parents support the children in their care. It also caused her to understand that the world would be a better place if parents and professionals could be helped to understand the importance of secure attachment.
Lisa Dveris
Lisa is an MSW Clinical Social Worker. She has been a practicing social worker for over 30 years. She has worked in a variety of settings providing clinical services in community mental health and trauma at Klinic Community Health Centre, coordinated an outpatient sexual abuse program at Knowles Centre and School Social Work services in Seven Oaks school division where she was the Social Work team leader/clinician for 21 years before retiring in 2016. She currently works out of her private practice, which she has had since 1993, and uses a variety of treatment/therapeutic interventions informed by neuroscience. She uses an “attachment lens” in all of her work and has been a proud member of the Attachment Network since 2012.
Jan Ranson
Jan currently works for the Department of Families in the Early Learning and Child Care Program. She started her career as an Early Years Teacher with Frontier School Division; first in Red Sucker Lake and then in Falcon Lake. She eventually ventured into Early Learning and Child Care, working as the Executive Director of Peek-A-Boo Infant Child Care for 26 years. It was always important to stay connected with the children so the beginning and end of each day was spent working directly with a group of her own. She is trained as a Circle of Security facilitator as well as a master trainer in Make the Connection. She joined the Attachment Network to learn from others and to be part of a group that advocates, educates and shares her belief in the importance of Relationships across the life span.
Rosanne Papadopoulos
Rosanne is the owner of Discoveries in Therapy and has been an occupational therapist since 1987. Her intense curiosity of the brain has driven her professional journey. As an occupational therapist, she generally works with children and families, using “bottom up” and sensory processing approaches. She is trained to deliver a variety of therapies including Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) ®, Integrated Listening Systems ® (listening therapy), the Safe and Sound Protocol (vagal nerve stimulation), Rhythmic Movement Therapy® (reflex integration), and Bal a Vis X ® (rhythmic balance, auditory, visual exercises). She joined the Attachment Network of Manitoba to promote a greater understanding of the power of relationships which are the foundation of all development, growth and healing..
Lorie Harder
Lorie has worked as a nurse in the community educating parents and staff, collaborating with interdisciplinary service providers, and primarily as a Public Health Nurse since 1990. The majority of that time she has been passionate about attachment and in supportive roles to empower families. Her work in Families First has been providing reflective practise with staff visiting directly with families. Her vision is to see communities that thrive with families who are securely connected with one another and within a network of social supports. Families that feel strong, interact wisely and radiate kindness is one of her goals. Education in circle of security, theraplay and other attachment-focused speakers have fueled this quest. It is a privilege to be on the Attachment Network board to be a representative of health and a rural voice for a provincial dream to support attachment awareness across the lifespan.[/vc_column_text]
Viola Plett
Viola is a K.B.E Indigenous Cultural Facilitator from Treaty #2 Territory. She is a 60’s scoop survivor and foster parent of three young school age children. Her healing is nurtured through land based adventures with her children .
She believes healing starts with self and developing secure attachment .
Jennine Scott
Jennine Scott is a School Psychologist working in the Winnipeg area. Prior to moving back to Winnipeg approximately seventeen years ago she lived and worked as a Psychologist in Inuvik, NWT and in Vermont, USA. Jennine has used an ‘attachment lens’ in all of her work since learning about this dynamic approach while working on her Masters Degree. Jennine looks forward to being a new board member of the Attachment Network of Manitoba.
Behind the Scenes Team
Daniel Blair (Non-Voting Board Member _ “Tech Guy”)
Daniel Blair is the CEO and founder of Bit Space Development Ltd where he focuses on building innovation-focused research projects for clients exclusively from the planet earth. Daniel is an award-winning entrepreneur & software developer. Through initiatives and organizations, Daniel has been directly involved in the interactive digital media and entrepreneurship ecosystem by sitting on boards and committees that align with a singular goal, to create the best possible ecosystem for hacking and building. Daniel is well known for being atinkerer, mad scientist, and lifelong learner.
Camillia Layne (Sales Manager)
Camillia is a recent BSW graduate, and works in child welfare in the non-profit sector. During her BSW studies, she had the opportunity to participate as a co-facilitator of the Circle of Security Program and attended a few Attachment Network of Manitoba meetings, which led to taking facilitator training in Circle of Security and volunteering with the Attachment Network. She believes that everyone is hardwired for connection and relationships and that those connections begin right at birth. In her free time, Camillia loves creating and listening to music, reading, travelling, time with family, and tinkering with technology. In the near future, she hopes to begin working on her MSW.
The Attachment Network of Manitoba is a registered Canadian charity. Registered Charitable Number: 83531 8494 RR 0001
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