National Family Support Navigator Academy

Fri, Feb 19, 2010 - Sat, Feb 20, 2010

Detroit, MI

Event Location:	Westin Detroit Metropolitan Airport Hotel 2501 Worldgateway Place Detroit, MI 48242


Cost(s):	No cost for conference sessions.	Save to Calendar

SB-CEUs?: No

Event Description:

Wayne State University’s Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI) is pleased to announce Easter Seals Family Support Navigator Academy for parents of children with disabilites and self advocates. This 2-day conference will be conducted by staff from the DDI, and is designed to train family members and self advocates how to discover, access, and use their local services and supports to strengthen their families. Other national partners in this endeavor are The Arc of America, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities, the Association of University Centers on Disabilities, the National Disabilities Rights Network, Self Advocates Becoming Empowered, and the Family Support Center on Disabilities’ Knowledge and Involvement Network (KIN).

The Family Support Academy will train Navigators in the philosophy, ethics, and skills needed to implement a family-centered, empowerment model of support. At the end of the 2-day Academy, participants will create action plans that they will implement in their home communities. Academy staff will provide follow along support to assist participants become proficient in navigation. Participants will build personalized toolkits of evidence-based practices and skills and complete a navigation portfolio that will be reviewed by the Academy staff.

Other Information:

The conference is free – a networking reception, breakfast and lunch are included – but attendees are responsible for their own travel and hotel expenses. A limited number of stipends are available, on a first-come basis, for parents and self advocates to cover the cost of attending the Academy.

A block of King and Double/Double sleeping rooms has been reserved at the Westin at $99/night plus tax. Accessible King and Double/Double rooms are also available at $99/night plus tax. To reserve your room, go to http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/FamilySupport no later than February 3, 2010.