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Project

Nevada Sibling Network

Center:

NV-Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2012

Contact Information:

Diana Rovetti
[email protected]
775-682-9063

Project Description:

The Nevada Sibling Network holds a variety of activities for siblings of people with disabilities. They sponsor Sibshop Facilitator Trainings, Sibshops, Sibs-Create, and have a network of adult siblings in their sibling network. The NCED, has invited Don Meyer to train 18 facilitators to run Sibshops in Nevada. Sibshops are best described as opportunities for brothers and sisters of children with special health and developmental needs to obtain peer support and education within a recreational context. They reflect an agency's commitment to the well-being of the family member most likely to have the longest-lasting relationship with the person with special needs. Sibs-Create is group for middle and high school aged teens with a sibling who has a disability. Group members express themselves through writing and art. Sibs meet other sibs and share their experience through poetry, prose, journal entries, song lyrics,and art.

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, Quality of Life

Target Audience:

Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, General Public

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

None

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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