Meeting Same Side of the Table Special Education Workshop SPAN MassachusettsVirtual and in person in Mansfield, Peabody, and Worcester, MA. September 30th, 2023, is the deadline for Fall 2023 and Winter 2024 programs. Free. Empowering families through TLC. This training that guides parents and caregivers, who have Department of Developmental Disability Services  eligible loved ones, to imagine better and be effective leaders at the local level and beyond.
* Accepted participants are expected to participate in in-person and/or virtual training across several months.

  • Training: Teaching “Best Practices” in Advocacy – Through presentations, activities, and group work, participants will learn how to influence change.
    * Topics will include: The history of the disability movement, initiative, leadership, advocacy, policy making, and self-care.
  • Leadership: Mentoring Families in Vision Planning & Goal Setting. Using the Charting the LifeCourse framework, families will be supported in developing a vision of a good life for their family member with a disability.
    * Then, the families will identify a goal and action steps to realize that vision.
  • Community: Bringing Disability Leaders Together – Throughout the Series, participants will meet other disability leaders to
    share knowledge, experience, and ideas. Families will identify ways to develop supports in their community and may build friends and
    “advocacy allies” that can last a lifetime.

Contact your DDS area program director/coordinator for more information
Northeast: Maryann Welch at mawelch@riversidecc.org
Central: Haran Phaneuf at haranphaneuf@mcsnet.org
Southeast: Karen Claudio at KarenClaudio@nemasketgroup.org
West: Sue Crosby at SusanCrosby@mcsnet.org
Metro: Lauri Medeiros at

For more information visiwww.familyleadershipma.org/family-leadership-series    or contact info@FamilyLeadershipMA.org 

 

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