The national charity Contact (formerly Contact a Family) has arranged a series of free virtual workshops on an number of different topics. Please click onto the appropriate link below to book onto a workshop. They are continually adding new dates, so if there is not a workshop suitable for you do try again later. There is a website link at the end.
How To Handle Meetings – for parents/carers of children with additional needs
Develop your skills for online and face2face meetings with professionals. Feel more confident and better able to express yourself when discussing your child’s specialist needs, to make the right decisions and get the right support for them.
Tuesday 1st December 10:00 am
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Wednesday 2nd December 7:30 pm
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Wednesday 9th December 10:00 am
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Money Matters – for parents/carers of children with additional needs
An overview of benefits, DLA, Carers Allowance, grants available, discounts on utilities, leisure, discounts for carers. Accessing services for support with applications. Local information and helplines. Dispelling myths around benefits. Also covers Covid 19-related financial updates.
Wednesday 18th November 10:00 am
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Wellbeing for parents/carers of children with additional needs
Understand clearly what stress is & how it affects you. Identify new ways of coping with stress & reducing your stress levels. Try new stress busting ideas until you find ones that fit with you!
Friday 6th November 10:00 am
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Thursday 12th November 10:00 am
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Wednesday 18th November 7:30 pm
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Helping your child sleep
Gain a better understanding of sleep processes, why sleep problems may occur for young children and possible causes. The importance of sleep and the effect on the whole family. Suggestions for what might help and where to get support.
Tuesday 17th November 7:30 pm
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Support for speech and language issues in children
This workshop will help you to think about how you can best communicate with your child and how you can share this knowledge with those in their early years and school settings.
Tuesday 10th November 10:00 am
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Tuesday 24th November 10:00 am
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Wednesday 25th November 10:00 am
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All this information can also be found on the following link to the Contact website:
https://contact.org.uk/about-us/family-workshops/