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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, […]

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. […]