About us
With over 30 years of experience, CPEQ translates scientific knowledge into prevention tools for young children.
CPEQ will continue its mission to support and guide early childhood practitioners within Abilio - Childhood Knowledge Dissemination Centre, which will now oversee the activities of what was the CPEQ and the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development.
Our History
The Centre de Psycho-Éducation du Québec (CPEQ) is a non-profit organization in operation since 1962, whose mission has always been to offer training and consulting services to professionals working with children and families. In the fall of 2023, CPEQ is renewing itself, both in terms of its knowledge dissemination offering and its territory, to become "Abilio - Childhood Knowledge Dissemination Centre". Affiliated with the Université de Montréal's Groupe de Recherche sur l'inadaptation psychosociale chez l'enfant (GRIP), Abilio, formerly CPEQ, will continue to collaborate with various research teams and partners in the field, to become a leader in the prevention of violence and school dropout. A major partner of the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development (CEECD) since its inception in 2001, Abilio will officially take over CEECD's dissemination activities related to the Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development in the fall of 2023.
Abilio focuses its activities on:
The adaptation and dissemination of recent, impactful research findings, as well as the dissemination of scientifically validated content and tools through constantly updated training courses.
The design of psychosocial preventive intervention programs inspired by best practices, subject to an ongoing evaluation process, and the distribution of the Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development.
Over the past 10 years, our work represents
19 270
people trained
432 400
children having benefited from our programs
5 000
orders for material
Our Team
Isabelle Vinet
Executive Director/Trainer
Dominique Tambosso
Assistant Director
Stéphanie Justavino
Operations Assistant
Dany Massé
Trainor
Julie Benoit
Trainor
Marie-Michèle Brossard
Trainor
France Capuano
Trainor
Roxanne Morency Weir
Trainor
Sellina-Anne Faucher
Trainor
Pauline Ladouceur
Trainor
Nathalie Vanier
Trainer and developer
Émilie Cloutier
Trainor
Jacinthe Dumont
Trainor
Marie-France Côté
Trainor
Sophie Gilbert
Trainor
Clara Groulx-Swennen
Trainor
Julie Fraser
Trainor
Our Board
Isabelle Vinet - Administrator, Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development and Centre de psycho-éducation du Québec
André Rémillard - Chairman of the Board, Retired from the Early Childhood Field
France Capuano - Vice-President, Université du Québec à Montréal
Jean-Daniel Côté - Treasurer, BFL Canada
Michel Boivin - Administrator, Université Laval
Richard E. Tremblay - Administrator, GRIP — Université de Montréal
Discover our programs
The programs we disseminate have all undergone a rigorous evaluation process. The researchers with whom we collaborate have entrusted us with the dissemination of their validated approaches, to ensure the widest possible roll-out and compliance with implementation conditions.
Group Training