We believe that disabilities, illness, and mental health issues affect the lives of all family members.  Consequently, we want to increase the peer support and information opportunities for brothers and sisters of people with special needs and to increase parents' and providers' understanding of sibling issues.

Our mission is accomplished by training local service providers on how to create community-based peer support programs for young siblings; hosting workshops, listservs, and websites for young and adult siblings; and increasing parents' and providers' awareness of siblings' unique, lifelong, and ever-changing concerns through workshops, websites, and written materials.

Here are confirmed dates for workshops for 2008. See additional workshops, retreats, and Sibshop trainings by visiting our online training calendar:

June 20

Demonstration Sibshop
PKS Kids conference
Philadelphia
http://www.pkskids.net


July 19 and 20

Keynote: Fathers, Siblings, and Grandparents of children with autism.  Demonstration Sibshop.
20th National Convention of the Autism Society Japan
Kumamoto, Japan


September 12 and 13

Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Two-day Sibshop training
Sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy of Berkshire County, Berkshire County Arc, Berkshire Family and Individual Resources, Community Resources for People with Autism, and the Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center
Christine Singer (UCP)
(413) 442-1562


September 19 and 20

Suwanee Georgia
Two-day Sibshop training
Autism Society of America, Georgia Chapter
Cindy Pike
(770) 904-4474


November 13 and 14

Salt Lake City, Utah
Two-day Sibshop training
Autism Access
Kim Moody
(801) 661-9610

For more information about our trainings and workshops, visit our online training calendar or write us at donmeyer@siblingsupport.org

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