Sunshine Sunday Speakers Series Addresses Special Needs Child Care Providers

From Sunshine Children’s Home: The Sunshine Children’s Home in Ossining, NY has launched “Sunshine Sunday Speakers” - a free Community Speaker Series, aiming to bring in top speakers to families of children with disabilities in the area. Sunshine Sunday Speakers will kick off on Sunday, April 30 from 1:00-3:00pm, with:“Communicating with your Special Needs Child Care Providers”

Learn how to have successful communications with the various support professionals in your children’s lives. This interactive workshop will explore:

• How to express what you need so professionals will listen
• How to document your communications
• How to deal with difficult encounters
• The importance of creating an environment where everyone is on the same page, working together to meet your child’s needs.

Participants are encouraged to bring their stories, strategies and wishes to achieve positive and productive communications with their child’s team. Light refreshments will be served.

Gary Shulman has over 25 years of experience working as an advocate for families with special needs children. His stated passion is and has always been bringing relief to families of children with disabilities, as well as to the professionals who support them. He has worked as a teacher, advocate, educator, resource ‘guru’. Through a safe and interactive format, participants will be taken on a journey of discovery.

**Advanced Registration is Recommended as seats are limited. To Register, please contact: Paula Listi,914-333-7051 or plisti@sunshinechildrenshome.org.

WHEN: Sunday, April 30, 2017, 1-3 pm

WHERE:

• Sunshine Children’s Home
• 15 Spring Valley Road
• Ossining, NY

WHO: The mission of the Sunshine Children’s Home and Rehab Center, located in Ossining, NY in the Town of New Castle, is to create a loving and supportive environment that provides the highest level of quality pediatric care for children who need it. Sunshine provides a quality home for children from birth to 18 years of age, who require post-acute medical care and/or rehabilitative therapy, combined with psychological and developmental interventions. About 46 percent of the children in residence require palliative care, while an equal percentage of others improve enough with care to be discharged to a group or community facility, or ideally, at home with their families. For more information, visit www.sunshinechildrenshome.org.

Image via the Sunshine Children’s Home