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Project

Easter Seals Family Support Project

Center:

MI-Developmental Disabilities Institute, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2011

Contact Information:

Elizabeth Janks
[email protected]
313-577-6368

Project Description:

Easter Seals Family Support Navigator Academy is a 2-day training conference for parents of children with disabilities and self advocates. The Academy is designed to train Navigators in the philosophy, ethics, and skills needed to implement a family-centered, empowerment model of support. Family Support Navigation teaches family members how to discover, access, and use their local services and supports to strengthen their families. Participants will learn to become active brokers of their own unique services and supports. At the end of the 2?day Academy, participants will create action plans that they will implement back in their home communities.

Keyword(s):

Family Navigation, Family Support, Training

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Developing & Disseminating Information

Area of Emphasis

Education & Early Intervention, Child Care-Related Activities, Health-Related Activities, Employment-Related Activities, Housing-Related Activities, Recreation-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Disadvantaged Circumstances, Geographic Areas, Urban

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County, State, National

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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