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		<title>New Research Grant on Caregiver Safety</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Drs. Bev Temple &#038; Toby Martin, and colleagues at St.Amant and New Directions, for their successful grant application to the Research and Workplace Innovation Program at the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba. The 2-year grant, titled Working with Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: Injuries and Challenging Behaviour, aims to understand how workplace injury occurrence [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://stamantresearch.ca/2011/11/new-research-grant-on-caregiver-safety/</link>
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		<title>A Knowledge Translation Casebook</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re proud to have our story, Knowledge Translation in Developmental Disabilities: Voices from the Community included in Innovations in Knowledge Translation: the SPHERU KT Casebook (PDF download). More information about the Casebook, published by the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit, is available at kidSKAN.]]></description>
		<link>http://stamantresearch.ca/2011/09/a-knowledge-translation-casebook/</link>
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		<title>New CARE-ID Presentations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Canadian Association for Research and Education in Intellectual Disabilities (CARE-ID) has a great new line-up of presentations on Intellectual Disabilities, including one by St.Amant Researcher Dr. Shahin Shooshtari. These presentations are conducted via teleconference and are open to all CARE-ID members.]]></description>
		<link>http://stamantresearch.ca/2011/07/new-care-id-presentations/</link>
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		<title>ABA Intervention and Brain Plasticity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How does Applied Behaviour Analysis intervention &#8211; the most evidence-supported treatment for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders &#8211; change brain activity patterns? Project Title: Effects of Intensive Behavioral Intervention on Brain Plasticity in Children with Autism Investigators: Dr. Javier Virués-Ortega Affiliations: St.Amant Research Centre and Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba Introduction Magnetic resonance imaging [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://stamantresearch.ca/2011/04/aba-intervention-and-brain-plasticity/</link>
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		<title>A New St.Amant Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mark your calendars: on May 18 &#38; 19, 2011, St.Amant will host the Canadian Conference on Developmental Disabilities and Autism at the Fort Garry Hotel, Spa, and Conference Centre in downtown Winnipeg. The new name, location, and dates for Western Canada&#8217;s largest conference in this field all signify a packed and exciting program for researchers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://stamantresearch.ca/2011/03/a-new-st-amant-conference/</link>
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		<title>International Attention</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our researcher Dr. Javier Virués-Ortega was recently featured in the Winnipeg Free Press. Javier described some of his research goals and spoke of the value of being at St.Amant and its Research Centre. Great news!]]></description>
		<link>http://stamantresearch.ca/2011/02/international-attention/</link>
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		<title>Finding the Causes of Problem Behaviour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To address problem behaviour, it&#8217;s essential to know why it&#8217;s happening. This process is time- and labour-intensive &#8211; but could there be a faster way? Project Title: A Screening Procedure for Problem Behavior Maintained by Automatic Reinforcement Investigators: Drs. Javier Virués-Ortega and Toby L. Martin Affiliations: St.Amant Research Centre and Department of Psychology, University of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://stamantresearch.ca/2011/02/finding-the-causes-of-problem-behaviour/</link>
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		<title>January 2011 Research Bulletin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please enjoy the January 2011 issue (PDF) of our Research Bulletin.]]></description>
		<link>http://stamantresearch.ca/2011/01/january-2011-research-bulletin/</link>
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		<title>Theory of Mind Research Study</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Melanie Glenwright (Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba) is beginning a new study of Theory of Mind understanding in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Please note that the following is not a project of St.Amant Research Centre.  We&#8217;re nevertheless pleased to share information about it with you! Project Title: Theory of Mind Understanding in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://stamantresearch.ca/2010/12/theory-of-mind-research-study/</link>
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		<title>December 2010 Research Bulletin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please enjoy the December 2010 issue (PDF) of our Research Bulletin]]></description>
		<link>http://stamantresearch.ca/2010/12/december-2010-research-bulletin/</link>
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