Massachusetts
Families Organizing for Change
Family Leadership Series
Application
Form
Summary: Three two-day sessions designed
to give families an opportunity to gain a greater understanding
of their own power and ability to create quality lives for
themselves and their children.
When: Workshops are offered throughout the year.
Dates, locations and workshop details are available on the
MFOFC
web site.
Where: Workshps are offered in 5 regions covering
the state of Massachusetts. See MFOFC
site for further details.
Sessions offer training and empowerment in the following
areas:
1: Family Initiative and Leadership. Family members
will be given information on leadership, advocacy, and the
significance of self-advocacy by consumers, how to effectively
advocate to create change, and ways to influence funding
and delivery systems.
Session 2: Creating a Vision. Presenters
will offer their perspectives on a broad range of topics:
- Inclusion in Schools
- Supported Employment
- Positive Practices
- Community Living
- Family Support
Session 3: Policy-making at the Local, State and Federal
Levels. Family members will receive information on how
to develop networks with families and professionals, how
to access and control resources that affect family stress
and satisfaction, and how to use legislative change to procure
resources.
Sessions are structured so there will be ample opportunity
for questions and informal talks with the presenters and
other family members.
Respite/child care support, transportation and translation
will be arranged on an as-needed basis.
To recieve information about the Family Leadership Series,
please visit the MFOFC web site for an application/inquiry
form.
If you have already attended a Leadership Series, please
send this information to a friend.
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