Free
Family Support and Information Day
Hosted
by Scope
Sponsored
by Withy King Solicitors
Cheltenham
Racecourse, Prestbury Park, Cheltenham GL50 4SH
Saturday 20 September 2008, from 9:30am to 4pm
Are
you a parent or carer of a child with a disability or additional
need?
Most
parents will tell you that raising children if often as challenging
as it is rewarding - but for those caring for children with
learning and/or physical disabilities, hands-on support and
practical advice can make all the difference.
To ensure families, carers and professionals working with
disabled children get the advice and support they need, Scope,
a national disability charity are holding a free Support and
Information Day sponsored by law firm Withy King.
The event is intended to help families and carers of children
with any learning or physical disability, and is made up of
a series of workshops covering a range of topics, including
sleep management, diet and nutrition, education and career
opportunities, communication impairments, financial planning,
birth injury and compensation support. Private one-to-one
meetings with all speakers will also be available, together
with an opportunity to discuss acquired brain injury legal
issues.
People are invited to attend for all or part of the days events
at their convenience; lunch and refreshments are included
as well as the chance to network with others in similar circumstances.
Many charities and local support and activity groups will
be available on the day providing useful advice and literature.
To reserve your free place at this event or to find
out more about the day's programme of activities, please contact
Katie Lonsdale or Anna Arakcheeva
tel
01225 425731 or email katie.lonsdale@withyking.co.uk
or anna.arakcheeva@withyking.co.uk
Face
2 Face Online Befriending Service
Online
Training Course
Sunfield,
Clent, Nr. Stourbridge, West Midlands
Are you a parent of
a disabled child? As a parent you have something unique to
offer. Because of your own experiences you can empathise with
new parents and help them to make positive adjustments to
the news of their child's disability.
This free training
course (with accommodation if required) will run over three
separate weekends, all of which need to be attended:
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13
&14 September |
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18 & 19
October |
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22 & 23
November |
Included are the
following:
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Schemes,
roles, referrals |
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What is befriending
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Qualities of
a befriender |
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Active listening
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Trust and
self-disclosure |
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Taking Care
of Yourself |
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Tasks of
adjustment |
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Difficult
feelings |
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Boundaries
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The online and telephone
befriending service complements the Face 2 Face schemes and
delivers the same support. To meet increasing demand this
service has been developed to support the delivery of the
befriending service to as many parents, in as many places
as possible and provides a befriending service to:
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parents
who do not have a local Face 2 Face scheme
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those who
find it easier to discuss their feelings online or by
telephone |
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those with commitments that
make meeting in person difficult
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Places are
limited so to book yours, or for more information, please
contact Juliet Blackburn on
0844 800
8189 or email juliet.blackburn@scope.org.uk
Strengthening
Families Training
Strengthening Families
aims to provide professionals and supporters the
basic skills to work empathically with families whose child
has a disability, to support them through these emotional
times and help build stronger relationships within the family.
Multi
Agency courses are currently runnning on the following dates:
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Monday
22 September 2008 |
Scope
Cymru, Schooner Way, Cardiff |
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Monday 20th
October 2008 |
St Lukes
Conference Centre, Bath |
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Tuesday 18
November 2008 |
Clent, Nr Stourbridge
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For more
information on the training or to book a place or course visit
the Strengthening Families
pages or email strengtheningfamilies@scope.org.uk
Face
2 Face Lancashire
Face
2 Face is now offering five services across Lancashire and
Sefton. Any local professionals interested in getting involved
should contact Anne Murphy on 07730 928106.
Recruiting
in Oxford
Face 2 Face is setting
up a new scheme in Oxfordshire and there has already been
a good level of interest from both professionals and parents.
We are hoping to start the first later this year.
If you live in this
area and are interested in becoming a befriender or for more
information please contact the Face 2 Face Network on 0844
800 9189 or email face2facenetwork@scope.org.uk
Face
2 Face Newsletter
Further
news can be found in our free quarterly newsletter, to subscribe
email face2facenetwork@scope.org.uk
and include F2F newsletter in the title.
Download
previous editions of the F2F newsletter on the Newsletters
page. Should you wish to submit an item for the newsletter
or web site news page please email your copy to face2facenetwork@scope.org.uk
NOTE
A mention of any
product, treatment, therapy, web link or event does not constitute
an endorsement by Face 2 Face or Scope.
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