August 3: Community Volunteer Training Part 1: Communication
9am-2pm at NCSS/Family Center, Alburgh

August 10: Community Volunteer Training Part 2: Navigating Special Education and Community Resources
9am-2pm at NCSS/Family Center, Alburgh

October 26: Build a Care/Resource Book for Your Child
6:30-8:30pm at Mousetrap Pediatrics Waiting Room, St. Albans

Saturday November 6: Supporting Parent Training
9am-2pm at LaQuinta Inn, St. Albans

Contact Betty: 1-800-800-4005 ext 201 email: Betty(dot)Morse(at)vtfn.org

Call to register: 1-800-800-4005

Workshop Descriptions that you may request in your area:

Vermont Family Network’s Currently Available Trainings These trainings can be tailored to fit your group’s needs and time frame. These workshops are grant funded and currently offered free of charge to parents and professional groups.

Advocating for Your Child I: Communication Skills - This workshop will help parents communicate effectively with professionals and learn problem solving skills and advocacy strategies. For parents.

Advocating for Your Child II - Learn about the special education process through this step-by-step approach to accessing special education services. This workshop is tailored for parents or for professionals.

Stepping Stones - Discuss steps for planning the transition from Childrens Integrated Services (CIS) (formerly FITP) to Essential Early Education (EEE). For parents or professionals.

Moving On Up - Discuss steps for planning the transition from Essential Early Education (EEE) to kindergarten. For parents or professionals.

Navigating Special Education - Learn about our nation’s special education law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, commonly used language by special educators and what your rights are under IDEA as a parent. For parents or professionals.

Family Centered Care - While the family is often identified as the experts on their own children, families often feel disengaged from their child’s educational or medical care. By engaging families, children’s education and medical experiences often improve. Learn what it means for a program or service to be truly family-centered. Identify ways in which your program or medical practice is already family-centered and specific ways in which to improve. For professionals in education, social work, mental health, medicine, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology.

Contact Vermont Family Network to set up a training: 1-800-800-4005