For families with children and adults who have not yet placed, but are considering a placement in a residential school or a group home. Join us as we about the issues and emotions that we experience when making the difficult decision of residential placement.
Parent to Parent of NYS offers FREE online groups for parents of children with special needs. Group are available Regionally and Statewide We are here for you! Come join Angie Cuevas for: An informal meeting to share information, resources, and support. Parents of children and adults are welcome.
Are you a parent to a teen or young adult with a disability living in the metro NY area? Would you like to speak with other parents making decisions for their children associated with this age group? Join us for a new group for parents and caregivers just like you. We will cover topics such as transitioning into and out...
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Please join Maryalice Fegeley, Regional Manager, Regional Coordinator as she presents a webinar on When You Are Considering a Developmental Evaluation for Your Child: A Parent’s Perspective to Assist Your Visit. This presentation provides an overview of the parent’s perspective when planning for a child’s developmental evaluation. This webinar will not be looking at specific tests or types of evaluations....
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Parent to Parent of NYS offers FREE online virtual groups for parents of children with special needs. Group are available Regionally and Statewide We are here for you! Come join Michelle Moorhead & Heather Walters for: An informal meeting to share information, resources, and support. Parents of children and adults are welcome.
Please join Dodie Daniels, Regional Coordinator, Parent to Parent of NYS as she presents this wonderful webinar. This workshop is where parents, guardians and advocates of children who receive 504, CPSE and CSE special education services take their educational records and organize them into a record-keeping binder. This workshop will assist in being more organized in planning a child’s education,...
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Come join Tina Beauparlant, Regional Manager / Education Specialist as we explore: Is Guardianship the Only Option? An overview of Guardianship and the Many Alternatives Let’s face it nothing keeps parents up at night more than thinking about who will care for our child/children when we are no longer able to care for them. This workshop will increase the knowledge...
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For families with children and adults of all ages that currently have children in residential school or a group home. Come join us for an hour of support and conversation.
Parent to Parent of NYS Fathers Group to meet online via Zoom and discuss the role of dads in navigating their children’s special needs. Come join Chris Brewster for an informal meeting to share information, resources, and support. Parents of children and adults are welcome.
Please join Tina Beauparlant, Regional Manager /Education Specialist, Parent to Parent of NYS as she presents this wonderful webinar: Guidelines for Determining the Need for a One-to-One Aide Let’s explore what the IEP team needs to consider, supplemental aids, services and program modifications for all students with disabilities. A key question for the IEP team is to consider whether the...
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Come join us to understand what Self Direction is and how it can help your family. Presenter: Amber Suttle - Director of Self-Directed Services at Wildwood Programs As an HCBS Waiver funded program through OPWDD, Self- Direction is a person-centered support that puts the individual and their family in control of service delivery. Join us for this informative webinar to learn...
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Please join Sharon Linne, Regional Coordinator, Parent to Parent of NYS, as she presents a webinar on 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...
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Have you heard of Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)? Many parents are unaware of what is means. (LRE) stands for Least Restrictive Environment and is part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It refers to the placement that your child is in. Least restrictive environment is an important part of your child's IEP. Come join Tina Beauparlant, Regional Manager...
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Les invitamos a ser parte de nuestra siguiente reunión de Cuidadores vía Zoom. Parent to Parent of NYS está ofreciendo reuniones GRATUITAS de padres y/o cuidadores de seres queridos con necesidades especiales y/o médicamente frágiles. Estamos aquí para usted. Venga a compartir con nosotros en una reunión informal donde compartiremos información, recursos y encontrará el apoyo que necesita mientras cría...
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Parent to Parent of NYS offers FREE online groups for parents of children with special needs. Group are available Regionally and Statewide We are here for you! Come join Barb Hoffman for: An informal meeting to share information, resources, and support. Parents of children and adults are welcome.
Come join us for our Special Education chat group. As a parent's of children with special needs, we know firsthand how hard it is to advocate for our children in school. Sometimes we feel helpless, exhausted, and lonely and let's face it advocating for our kids is complicated! If you’re a parent, grandparent, caregiver of a child with special needs,...
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Parent to Parent of NYS offers FREE online groups for parents of children with special needs. Group are available Regionally and Statewide We are here for you! Come join Maryalice Fegely for: An informal meeting to share information, resources, and support. Parents of children and adults are welcome.
For families with children and adults who have not yet placed, but are considering a placement in a residential school or a group home. Join us as we about the issues and emotions that we experience when making the difficult decision of residential placement.
Parent to Parent of NYS offers FREE online groups for parents of children with special needs. Group are available Regionally and Statewide We are here for you! Come join Angie Cuevas for: An informal meeting to share information, resources, and support. Parents of children and adults are welcome.