PATHWAYS TO POSSIBILITIES
This exciting 6-day course is for the parents of sons or daughters with an intellectual disability or autism. The course will help parents plan a positive future for their son or daughter, by enabling greater participation in the planning of that future. It will be particularly important as public policy moves towards greater involvement of families in funding arrangements.
Each parent should pick an ally/professional to work with them on the course.
Over the duration of the course, (among other things) parents will experience what it is like to:
= Map their own and their son’s or daughter’s strengths, gifts, capacities and interests
= Participate in deciding what works and doesn’t work for their son or daughter
= Have a range of tools to develop and sustain self care
= Build five valued experiences for themselves and their son or daughter: friendships and relationships, sharing ordinary places, making choices, being respected and having valued social roles and contributing
= Write a plan and build networks of support
= Make the journey towards a desirable future for their son or daughter and for themselves
Content of Workshops will include:
Small groups will work together in a highly collaborative environment. Each participating family member will identify an ally or professional who will attend the course with them, and who will work with them between sessions to help translate the goals set during the sessions into action. Participants will all be supplied with a manual and other course material. The course will focus on outcomes – getting the results we want for ourselves and our children.
The workshops run from 10am to 3pm over six days.
The facilitator is Julie Simpson, Executive Director, Pathways to Leadership, Australia
Julie Simpson is the parent of a 42 year old woman who requires substantial assistance to live within her community. Julie and her daughter Kara are successfully managing a self directed funding package. You can read her background and success at www.pathwaystoleadership.com.au.
There will be two courses. The venue has yet to be decided but will be in Dublin City centre.
The dates are set out below, and are designed to enable a break for practical work during the course.
There is a 30 euro charge.
Course 1 September 5th, 6th, 7th, 19th and 20th, and October 3rd
Course 2 September 12th, 13th, 14th, 26th and 27th, and October 4th
Contact: Frieda Finlay - 087 6573730, or email - leap@ireland.com
Please return booking form by 15th August.
Leap would like to thank GENIO for funding this programme and the National Institute for Intellectual Disabilities (NIID) for their support.
Leap
Unit 30
The Maltings Business Park
Marrowbone Lane
Dublin 8
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