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Project

Nevada Sibling Network

Center:

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

Fiscal Year:

2014

Contact Information:

Diana Rovetti
[email protected]
775-682-9063

Project Description:

Sibshops seek to provide siblings with opportunities for peer support. Because Sibshops are designed for school-age children, peer support is provided within a lively, recreational context that emphasizes a kids'-eye view. 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. The Nevada Sibling Network holds a variety of activities for siblings of people with disabilities. The NSN sponsors Sibshop Facilitator Trainings, Demonstration Sibshops, and Sibshops. The NCED, has invited Don Meyer, creator and national expert on the Sibshop model, to train facilitators to run Sibshops in Nevada.

Keyword(s):

Siblings, Kids, Sibshops, Developmental Disabilities, Support

Core Function(s):

Demonstration Services

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, Quality of Life

Target Audience:

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

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Disadvantaged Circumstances

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State