Community Outreach, Workshops and Webinars

*This page will be updated periodically as we are notified of upcoming events. Please let us know of any events we can share with our families.

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  • Text4Caregivers Program from Parent-to-Parent  

     

    Do you know about the text program Text4Caregivers?  Now more than ever, we need to care for ourselves.   Text4Caregivers is a FREE text service that distributes timely and relevant self-care and stress-management support via text messaging.

     

    The messages come a few times a week, and are simply gentle reminders that YOU matter, YOUR needs are just as important as your family’s needs.

     

    Resources and information on how to deal with additional stress of the coronavirus are sent as well.

     

    Available in English OR Spanish.

     

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  • ***Please note that many of the webinars listed below are also available thorugh archive.  

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  • Spanish Parent Group Zoom Meetings
    December 16, 2020
    Start Time: 6:00 PM | End Time:
    Contact: Angela Picardo Phone: 646-766-3462 o al siguiente correo electrónico: apicardo@ptopnys.org

    Location:

    Online Zoom Registration

     

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    Event Cost: FREE

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    En estos tiempos abrumadores y de incertidumbre es mas importante que nunca (que nosotros como padres y cuidadores) cuidemos de nosotros mismos. En Parent to Parent of NYS deseamos que sepan que no esta solo. Juntemonos y tengamos una conversación informal entre nosotros padres y cuidadores de seres queridos non necesidades especiales mediante un enlace electrónico vía Zoom.

       

    Si tiene alguna pregunta al respecto, por favor comuniquese con Angela Picardo al 646-766-3462 o al siguiente correo electrónico: apicardo@ptopnys.org

  • Webinar: Education for Empowerment: School and Teens in Healthcare Transition
    Wednesday, December 16, 2020
    Start Time: 6:30 PM | End Time: 7:30 PM
    Contact: Tina Beauparlant Phone: 518-381-4350

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    Event Cost: FREE

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    Parent to Parent of NYS presents the webinar: Education for Empowerment: School and Teens in Healthcare Transition presented by Lin Perry, Project Director for Family to Family Healthcare Information Center. As our youth with ID/DD or special healthcare needs transition from pediatric to adult healthcare systems, self-advocates and parents alike need to understand the importance of transitioning their healthcare effectively. While many people engage in transition planning for their education to adult systems, sadly healthcare, isn't often included in those plans. And yet, good health is the most fundamental and foundational aspect of any person's success.

       

    In this webinar participants will learn what research says, what issues to consider, the importance of transitioning healthcare and some effective means to begin a plan to transition for the caregiver/parent or for the child. The focus is on being a good parent partner with health professionals, and using some tools to begin the conversations and plan for and insure success.

       

    Contact Tina Beauparlant at 518-381-4350 with any questions. .

     

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    Breathing Room: Creating Capacity to Cope with Stress and Adversity

    November 10, 7pm - 8:15pm
    Amy Scheel-Jones, CCSI

    This session will invite participants to more fully understand the continuum of stress, adversity and trauma and the impact it has on our brains, bodies, and behaviors. These topics will be contextualized within current events; offering participants the opportunity to connect their experiences with the topic. Emphasis will be placed on using this understanding to incorporate strategies to improve coping and foster resilience for themselves, their families and their communities, utilizing a strength-based, engaging, and action-oriented approach.

  • Loss, Grief, and Adjustment for Parents of Children with Special Needs
    November 16, 2020
    Start Time: 5:30pm | End Time: 6:30pm
    Contact: Tina Beauparlant Phone: (518) 381-4350 

    Please join Parent to Parent of NYS, Barb Hoffman, Regional Coordinator, as she presents on Loss,Grief and Adjustment for Parents of Children with Special Needs.

    Powerful and intense feelings are natural and common responses to parenting a child with exceptional needs. This training will provide an overview of common emotions experienced by parents and discuss how by sharing and acknowledging these emotions parents can find the inner strength needed to face and embrace their role as a parent of a child with special needs.

    After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

    If you have questions please contact: Tina Beauparlant

    (518) 381-4350

  • Webinar:  A Guide for Families to Understanding Supports & Services Administered by OPWDD
    Wednesday, November 18, 2020
    Start Time: 5:30 PM | End Time: 7:00 PM
    Contact: Tina Beauparlant Phone: 518-381-4350 

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    Event Cost: FREE

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    Please join Dianne O'Connor, Regional Coordinator for Parent to Parent of NYS, as she presents the webinar A Guide for Families to Understanding Supports & Services Administered by OPWDD. The purpose of this training is to introduce families to the language of service delivery systems and to define and clarify information about services and supports. Participants will gain an increased awareness and understanding of eligibility criteria and the eligibility determination process. The training includes an overview of Medicaid Service Coordination (MSC), Home and Community Based Services Waiver, and Family Support Services. Contact Tina Beauparlant at 518-381-4350 with any questions.

     

  • Preventing Parent Burnout for Parents of Children with Special Needs
    Thursday, November 12, 2020
    Start Time: 12:00 PM | End Time: 1:00 PM
    Contact: Tina Beauparlant Phone: 518-381-4350 

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    Event Cost: FREE

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    Please join Alissa Morris, Regional Coordinator for Parent to Parent of NYS, as she presents the webinar Preventing Parent Burnout for Parents of Children with Special Needs. Extraordinary parenting responsibilities create extraordinary pressures on parents. At the same time, parenting a child with special needs requires energy, focus, and enthusiasm to be effective in our role. The better off we are emotionally and physically, the better off our families will be. Join us for this webinar on Preventing Parent Burnout and discover positive ways to cope with and effectively manage stress.

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    Contact Tina Beauparlant at 518-381-4350 with any questions.

     
  • Como manejar una crisis estrategias para familias y cuidadores
    La mayoría de las personas experimentarán una crisis (enfermedad, pérdida, desastre natural, etc.) en sus vidas. La crisis también puede afectar a las familias. Algunas crisis afectan a comunidades enteras, mientras que otras afectan a familias individuales. Este seminario web proporcionará el conocimiento y las habilidades para promover el bienestar de toda la familia durante un momento de crisis: reconocimiento de indicadores de estrés, el desarrollo de estrategias de afrontamiento, la comunicación positiva.
     
    Coping with a Crisis
    Most families will experience a crisis (illness, loss, natural disaster, etc.) at some point. Whether it is a situation that impacts just your family or something impacting the entire community, families are affected in many ways. This webinar will provide the knowledge and tools to promote whole family wellness during a time of crisis: recognition of stress indicators, the development of coping strategies and positive communication.