Online, Session 1 is February 24th – March 24th, 2021, with Mass Families and Multicultural Community Services. Creating Your Family Portfolio is a free interactive multi-session training designed to help families develop a vision for a good life.
* This training will help families organize their ideas, vision, and goals for their current life situation and their future life, concentrating on building a life of inclusion and productivity.
* Families will be introduced to a user-friendly framework and visual tools to help present and future problem solving, navigating systems, and advocating for support.
* This multi-session training is designed to help families develop a vision for a good life by considering the following:
1.) WHAT we need to know and DO to achieve the GOAL of a Good Life
2.) WHERE do we FIND and HOW do we DEVELOP supports
3.) WHAT it will TAKE to live the life we WANT to live
* This training will be organized into 3 bi-weekly sessions with the opportunity to “drop-in” the alternate week for additional support. These sessions are appropriate for family members of people with disabilities and the professionals who serve them and will convene via. Zoom.
* This training will help families organize their ideas, vision, and goals for their current life situation and their future life, concentrating on building a life of inclusion and productivity. Families will be introduced to a user-friendly framework and visual tools to help present and future problem solving, navigating systems, and advocating for support.
* Upon completion of the training, participants will have:
1.) Completed a family perspective portfolio
2.) Explored and developed initiative and family leadership skills
3.) Developed connections with other families/peers
Dates/Times Offered:
- Feb./March Session: February 24th, March 10th, and March 24th
- April/ May Session: April 14th, April 28th, and May 12th
- May/June Session: May 26th, June 9th, and June 23rd
* Upon registration and acceptance, you will receive the Zoom Log-In information through Email.
To register or for more information contact visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchsWn904cMUlAjZ_wKaWK-Md_AWtzmZFOZPgfnB750Xpwm3Q/viewform or contact 1-774-855-6001 or hello@massfamilies.org
