Haverhill, MA, January 24th, 2025, with the Arc of Greater Haverhill – Newburyport. This workshop is for caregivers & professionals in the following cities/towns: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence, Merrimac, Methuen, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Rowley, Salisbury, or West Newbury. Presented by Cheryl Ryan Chan.
* Parents and caregivers – How many of us are doing things for our children or loved ones with disabilities that we really shouldn’t continue to do. Things that could easily become barriers to independent living models.Things that may even make our person more vulnerable than necessary.
Our overcompensation and natural instincts to protect for a lifetime are counterproductive.
* Helping our loved one reach their highest level of independence and autonomy they can reach takes courage, vulnerability, and planning on our part, and yet, preparing those we love for life without us is the final and mostimportant gift we can give them.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
• The emotional aspects of disability caregiving
• Research that shows the impacts of long-term overprotection of people with disabilities
• Expectations of all citizens as they reach adulthood, versus the reduced expectations of citizens with disabilities
• Our own vulnerabilities as caregivers; letting go slowly & safely
• Strategies to create a comfort level that allows progress
Register to https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/8p8nkbv or contact andrea.morris@thearcofghn.org
