Welcome to the Conference
Welcome to the Conference
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Kate will welcome the 5th Annual Family Conference attendees and outline the day's activities.
Kate will welcome the 5th Annual Family Conference attendees and outline the day's activities.
If I could start again: Advice to my younger self
If I could start again: Advice to my younger self
Sam Paior has decades of experience in supporting people with disability and she is a parent of two young adults with disability. How can families achieve great outcomes now that lead to more in the future? Sam will share her insights on topics such as building a strong voice when working with professionals, looking for inclusive opportunities in the community for your children, and letting them live a big life.
Sam Paior has decades of experience in supporting people with disability and she is a parent of two young adults with disability. How can families achieve great outcomes now that lead to more in the future? Sam will share her insights on topics such as building a strong voice when working with professionals, looking for inclusive opportunities in the community for your children, and letting them live a big life.
Looking at Developmental Parenting
Looking at Developmental Parenting
Parents can feel pressure to take on many therapeutic interventions when raising a child with a disability or developmental delay, but guess what? They are already doing a lot for their child’s development.
Parents can feel pressure to take on many therapeutic interventions when raising a child with a disability or developmental delay, but guess what? They are already doing a lot for their child’s development.
In this presentation, Dr Lori Roggman and Dr Mark Innocenti, authors of Developmental Parenting: A Guide for Early Childhood Practitioners, will discuss what parents are getting right, and how they can find more opportunities to connect with and support their children
In this presentation, Dr Lori Roggman and Dr Mark Innocenti, authors of Developmental Parenting: A Guide for Early Childhood Practitioners, will discuss what parents are getting right, and how they can find more opportunities to connect with and support their children
Bridget is a Sydney based artist, working in the mediums of drawing, painting and screen-printing. She recently hosted a virtual exhibition. Art has been a passion for Bridget since she was a girl.
Hear about how following your child's interest and self-management can lead to a good life.
Panel discussion: Families building foundations for their child's future
Panel discussion: Families building foundations for their child's future
Therapies are only a part of building a good life. A panel of parent peer workers, professionals and young people with disability will discuss:
Therapies are only a part of building a good life. A panel of parent peer workers, professionals and young people with disability will discuss:
· Creating and achieving a vision for a child
· Creating and achieving a vision for a child
· Good professional–parent partnerships
· Good professional–parent partnerships
· Positive outcomes from supportive parents
· Positive outcomes from supportive parents
· The benefits of self-managed NDIS funding
· The benefits of self-managed NDIS funding
· Parents as experts on their child
· Parents as experts on their child
Learning from each other
Learning from each other
What do young people with disability say about their parents? Summer Farrelly will share experiences of connecting with her family through common interests.
What do young people with disability say about their parents? Summer Farrelly will share experiences of connecting with her family through common interests.
Parents aren’t always the teacher: learn how Summer and her mother reverse mentor and support each other.
Parents aren’t always the teacher: learn how Summer and her mother reverse mentor and support each other.
Closing of the Conference
Closing of the Conference
A thank you from Sylvana for attending the 5th Annual Family Conference.
A thank you from Sylvana for attending the 5th Annual Family Conference.
Stay and mingle
Stay and mingle
Don’t leave yet—we have one more thing planned for the conference!
Don’t leave yet—we have one more thing planned for the conference!
Join us at 3:30 to explore the day’s topics with our facilitators, ask questions or just listen in to the conversations. It’s also a chance to meet and chat with other families—just because it’s Zoom, who says we can’t make new connections?
Join us at 3:30 to explore the day’s topics with our facilitators, ask questions or just listen in to the conversations. It’s also a chance to meet and chat with other families—just because it’s Zoom, who says we can’t make new connections?
A link to join will be shared during the conference. We’re looking forward to seeing you!
A link to join will be shared during the conference. We’re looking forward to seeing you!
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