Training for Parents of Children with Special Health Care Needs

Date:

July 26, 2013

Location:

Time:

Training is from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Details:

Children's Special Health Care Services and the Family Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs is partnering with Region 4 Midwest Genetics Collaborative to offer a training for parents of children with special health care needs.

The purpose of the training is to help parents learn:

• How to identify a medical home
• Techniques to organize information and find reliable resources
• How to navigate health care and insurance systems
• Skills to increase communication and coordination between multiple providers
• How to plan early for child's transition
• Ideas for coping with stress and finding support
• Advocacy skills
  

Participants who attend will receive a $150 gift card to offset time and childcare costs. They may also submit a form at the training for reimbursement of mileage. 
 
Parents must pre-register to attend (registration link is below) and childcare is not available on site.
 
https://mphi.wufoo.com/forms/cc-training-escanaba/