Pac Rim 2009 Info
Family Supports
The Pacific Rim Conference program on Family Supports will present emerging, promising practices addressing the needs of families and individuals with challenges. The family support strand will focus upon working with a family unit taking a 360 degree approach, goal setting with self-advocates, building natural supports, military families, working collaboratively across service providers, and diverse cultural approaches to family supports. A snapshot of some of the presentations includes:
- Developing Meaningful Intervention Plans for Families and Providers
- “Beyond ‘Sit and Get’: Using Technology In Personnel Preparation”
- The Unique Role of a Certified Peer Specialist in the Pennsylvania State Hospital System
- Tools for independence
- Planning is Crucial: Wills, Trusts, and Guardianships
- Guardianships Ahoy: Navigating Existing Alternatives and Exploring New Options
- ABCs of SNTs: An Introduction to Special Needs Trusts
- Stepping Stones Triple P: An evidence-based parenting program for families of a child with a disability
- Disaster Kit for Individuals with Special Needs
- Emergency Preparedness—Are you Ready?
- Partnerships and relationships in task shifting: a case study of a community rehabilitation programme
- Staying Alive and Having a Life Too: Practical Suggestions for Staying on Track with Your Life Goals
- Weaving PBS Across Workforce Development Efforts
For more information, please visit: http://www.pacrim.hawaii.edu/submissions or contact the topic leaders Rebecca Ozaki at rozaki@hawaii.edu; Brianna Skaggs at bskaggs@hawaii.edu. For general information, contact prinfo@hawaii.edu or call 808 956-7539.
