Skill Enhancement for Families
Families, assisting other families by providing peer support, skill enhancement, networking and assistance to plan a positive future for their family member with a disability and themselves.
Parent to Parent offers a number of skill enhancement activities, using a number of approaches that support families to acquire skills providing opportunities for families to build on their capacities, to:
- Increase assertion, communication and problem solving skills when dealing with professionals
- Develop networks
- Develop circles of support and influence
- Plan and negotiate services for the best possible outcomes