Telling Our Stories: A workshop for family members of children with disabilities - FULL

Date:

August 20, 2008

Location:

Time:

Registration begins at 9:00 AM
Training is from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Continental Breakfast will be served.
Lunch will be served.

Cost:

No Fee

Details:

This one-day workshop is designed to prepare family members to tell their stories to future professionals. Participants will learn to organize and share their experiences in a presentation for college students who will work with families of children, birth to age three, with disabilities. Participants will develop their stories and learn how to share them in the college classroom in order to promote awareness, sensitivity, and partnership in personnel who will work with families.

Invited Speaker: Jan Moss, Center for Interdisciplinary Learning and Leadership

There is no cost to participants. State guidelines for reimbursement and mileage will be followed. Lunch will be served. After completing the training, participants may have the opportunity to be listed in a directory of guest speakers provided for faculty at two and four year colleges in Michigan.

Enrollment is limited to 20. Some experience in advocacy or public speaking is helpful.

Trainers:

Janice Fialka
Meg McSweeney
Jan Moss