Category Archives: Workshops
For Parents who have adopted children…
Special Adoption Focus Group
March 13 at 6:30pm, Wayside Youth & Family Support Network – 88 Lincoln St. Framingham
The Parent Partnership Program is inviting families who have adopted children to join us on March 13 at 6:30pm, 88 Lincoln St. Framingham.
The purpose of this meeting is to gather your thoughts and feelings about what has helped you/family in the past and what is working for you/family presently. Any/all information you share is confidential.
The facilitator of the focus group, Rick Small will gather the information shared with him and report and advocate for families to agencies in both the public and private sectors and hopefully illicit change. He is visiting and facilitating a number of focus groups at many agencies throughout the state in order to develop a comprehensive report.
Family input is critical and we believe your presence, thoughts and feels will make a difference for all families parenting adopted children.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Irene
Irene Roche, Director
Parent Partnership Program
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
88 Lincoln St.
Framingham, MA> 01702
Tel: 508-620-0010 X108
Fax: 508-875-9793
Email: [email protected]
Transition Planning
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Building Strength, Hope and Resiliency
Thursday, January 30th, 2014
7pm – 9pm
Speaker: Attorney Hillary Dunn, Esq.
From Fletcher, Tilton PC
Framingham Office
Please Join Us. Session is FREE and Everyone is welcome!
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
88 Lincoln Street
Framingham, MA
(Across from Framingham Union Hospital)
This seminar focuses on Transition Planning for Youth (14 and older) as they move from School to Adult Life.
Topics to be discussed include:
· Legal requirements for transition planning on IEPs and Chapter 688 services
· Massachusetts adult human service agencies
· Guardianship and alternatives to Guardianship
· Government benefits
· Related special needs planning topics.
For information and/or to RSVP contact:
Ann Killion, MS – Parent Support Coordinator
(508) 620-0010 ext. 194 or email [email protected]
Special Needs Financial Planning for Your Child’s Future 1/21/2014
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Building Strength, Hope and Resiliency
Tuesday, January 21st, 2014
7pm – 9pm
Speaker: David Harmon CLU, ChFC, MBA
From AXA Advisors, LLC/Boston Branch
Please Join Us. Session is FREE and Everyone is welcome!
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
88 Lincoln Street
Framingham, MA
(Across from Framingham Union Hospital)
Issues that will be discussed:
· Benefit Government Eligibility for Important Programs,
o such as SSI, SSDI, MassHealth, CommonHealth, and Medicare
· Recent Changes to MA Guardianship Procedures
· Considerations when selecting a guardian or trustee
· General Estate Planning Concepts and Special Needs Trusts
· Special Needs Trust Administration Issues
· How to properly fund a special needs trust to provide lifetime quality care
· Building a Planning Team and Maximizing Community Based Resources
· Providing Life Time Care and Quality of Life
For information and/or to RSVP contact:
Ann Killion, MS – Parent Support Coordinator
(508) 620-0010 ext. 194 or email [email protected]
OCD in Children and Adolescents 9/26
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Phoebe Moore, a research Psychiatrist from UMass is coming to talk to us in Waltham about OCD in Children and Adolescents. This is a free event, open to one and all. There is no need to RSVP.
September 26th 7pm-830pm
Wayside youth and family support network
118 central street
Waltham,MA
Peer Employment Training Class in Dorchester Part 1
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Peer Employment Training (80 hour) Class in Dorchester Part 1
Start:
10/21/2013 8:00 am
End:
10/25/2013 5:00 pm
Peer Employment Training class DMH is offering in October in Dorchester, at the
Salvation Army Kroc Center 650 Dudley Street
Boston, MA 02125
T: 617.318.6900
F: 617.318.6999.
Boston, MA 02125
T: 617.318.6900
F: 617.318.6999.
This is an exciting and demanding two-week class that will help prepare people for jobs as peer workers in the mental health field, and help individuals decide if they want to pursue the MA Certified Peer Specialist training. This class isn’t meant to take the place of the CPS training, but will offer people an opportunity to have training for peer roles which do not require a MA CPS. The class is offered at no charge, and a light breakfast and lunch are provided each day. Lodging and transportation are not included. We have seats for 20 people in the class.
The deadline for application is September 20th.
People should feel free to contact me by phone or email with additional questions. Rob Walker, MA Department of Mental Health, Office of Recovery and Empowerment, (617) 626-8275 – Central Office, (617) 694-4023 – Cell
Boston Peer Training Application
Peer Employment Training Description
Peer Employment Training October
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