Children’s Additional Needs Network
Irwin Mitchell are holding a live webinar for families to provide coping strategies during lockdown and the upcoming summer holidays for parents of disabled children on 10th July 2020 at 1.00pm. Schools are closed, therapists and carers aren’t able to visit and assist vulnerable children with complex needs, many of whom are shielding, and carer parents are isolated with children demonstrating progressively more challenging behaviour. How do you structure your day? How do you encourage physical activity? How can you involve the whole family? How do you make it fun? We’re hosting a webinar panel discussion with experts in education, […]
Barnsley Doncaster Rotherham Sheffield
During July to September 2020 we’ll be running a series of short webinars aimed specifically at all parents and carers supporting children with additional needs at home. We recognise that in the current environment there have been many changes to the ways in which services are accessed and delivered. In our first webinar, we take a closer look at how to get the most out of each contact with medical and therapeutic appointments. We’ll discuss practical ways of preparing your child for the changes and support you to feel more confident when asking questions and raising concerns and help you […]
Technology plays a day to day role in our lives and mobile phones, tablets, Alexa and Siri are common place. Imagine the impact on your life if you were no longer able to interact with a touch screen or keyboard or give voice commands. Join us for a virtual event in which assistive technology expert, Andy Fell, will give practical demonstrations of how everyday technology and specialist technology can be used to help give independence to those who need it most and why specialist technology may be needed. Case managers, ancillary medical professionals, as well as interested members in healthcare, […]
With the new academic year fast approaching, this session will help parents and carers prepare their child for a return to school. The disruptions to education, extended time away from school, and the measures in place to protect people from the spread of COVID have left many children feeling unprepared and anxious about returning to the classroom. Expert practitioner and occupational therapist Shelley Williams will go through the steps you can take to help children transition back to school, including: · How to get back into school uniform · What to expect in the new classroom environment · Re-establishing school […]
The team from Irwin Mitchell are running a brand new drawing competition for children with learning or physical disabilities. The competition will be split into 3 age categories: – under 5, – 5 – 10 – 11 – 16. The aim of the competition is to ask our young artists to describe their perfect day through their drawing. That could be a drawing of the people that make a day perfect like mum and dad, their favourite pet or anything around the way they would spend this day like playing a game or going to the zoo. The competition opened on the […]
If you care for or support a child who has a degenerative, physical or mental illness, they may require additional support as they transition in to adulthood. In this live webinar, our Court of Protection experts Kirsty Stuart and Victoria Ward explain health, welfare and financial deputyships, and how a family member or a professional may wish to consider becoming a Deputy. Deputyships allow someone in a trusted position to be responsible for a vulnerable person’s decisions, and we understand that many people find the process of applying to be a Deputy confusing and stressful. Our experts will also explain […]
Our upcoming bite-size webinar series will look at child protection issues, including as a child transitions to adulthood. The sessions are tailored to parents who have children with additional needs but will also benefit you if you support these families.
Start: 18th February, 2021 at 10:00am End: 18th February, 2021 at 11:30am Location: Online Family Fund is hosting a webinar to provide information and answer questions about the grants and support available to children, young people and families. There will also be workshops hosted by Irwin Mitchell on the following topics: EHCPs Access to benefits/financial support for families Financial tips for families to help with debt issues Lasting Powers of Attorney We invite you to join us at 10am on Thursday 18 February for this free 90 minute webinar. Background information Family Fund is the UK’s largest charity providing grants for families on low incomes raising disabled or […]
In this exclusive two-hour session, you’ll learn everything you need to know about the provision available to children with additional educational needs.
About the event In 2019, DJ Mark One and Dr Penny Trayner pooled their expertise to deliver the first DJ’ing for rehabilitation programme, as part of a 4-day non-residential brain camp that aimed to impart key cognitive rehabilitation strategies to camp participants alongside real-world application of the skills in learning how to DJ. From there the BPM (Brain’s Powered by Music) programme was born: https://www.bpm.rehab/ In this webinar, Dr Trayner and DJ Mark One will discuss how the programme is delivered in practice, how it has been received so far and outcomes for participants which include procuring DJ slots at festivals. […]
Educational Psychologists work mainly with schools and places where children are educated. We help to find solutions to worries and concerns people might have about how children are developing, progressing or learning. We often work with children who are the most vulnerable and have the greatest complexity of needs. Mainly a specialist service but timely intervention can sometimes prevent issues becoming more complex. The Service consists of a team of Educational Psychologists and an admin team. There are 22 psychologists, some working part time and others full time. This is the equivalent of Just over 18 full time posts for the whole of the city. The Service is currently managed by two Principal Educational Psychologists, supported by three Senior Educational Psychologists. The service has a specialist senior Educational Psychologists for Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs All Educational Psychologists are qualified practitioners, and registered with the HCPC (Health & Care Professions Council) Most practicing psychologists are also members of the Association of Educational Psychologists, and/or the British Psychological Service
Sheffield Educational Psychology Service Floor 4, North Wing Moorfoot Building Sheffield S1 4PL
Tree of Hope is a children’s charity that supports families to raise vital funds for specialist care, not available through the NHS, for their sick and disabled children. Fundraising under the banner of a registered charity enables families to claim gift aid, receive corporate donations and match funding, as well as providing donor reassurance.
61-63 Camden Road Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2QE
Sense Specialist Services for Children & Young People is a team of specialist teachers of multisensory impairment (QTMSI) and MSI practitioners. We have a wide range of skills and experience working with children and young people who are deafblind/ multi-sensory impaired. The team supports: Children and young people who are deafblind/multi-sensory impaired Children and young people who have medical conditions that are likely to cause problems with sight and hearing as they grow older – for example Usher syndrome. We also offer some support to children (and their families) who have either a hearing or vision impairment, and additional needs, which impact on their access to information, communication and mobility. Sense Services 1.Early Intervention and Play Service (EIPS): We want families to see a more positive future, and for siblings to have more chances to have fun and share experiences with their peers. This new service will be led by a team of skilled early years practitioners. We will deliver a programme of early intervention and developmental play sessions, giving families the chance to understand their child’s unique needs and abilities, develop new strategies to communicate with their child and to grow in confidence in navigating their child’s health, wellbeing, […]
Unit 2 Thornes Park, Monckton Road, Wakefield WF2 7AN
Our Nurses support families, our researchers work to improve children’s health, our dedicated team campaign for a fairer deal and our volunteers and supporters know that 100% of every penny they donate or fundraise will be used for equipment to change a child’s life. Childhood cancers, birth defects, accidents, diseases and infections can all cause our precious babies, children, and young people to face lifelong challenges. It happens to dozens of children and their families every day. Newlife exists because if it was your child, you would want the best for them and that’s what we are working for every day. There are now around one million disabled and terminally ill children in the UK. Thousands of them rely on Newlife to get the equipment they need, equipment that has often been refused by the statutory services or the delays in provision mean that the child will suffer unnecessarily. Newlife runs the only fast track equipment services in the UK helping those children in urgent need.
Hemlock Way, Cannock WS11 7GF
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