Support Workers
Care.com claims to be able to provide support workers for a variety of needs. Given that respiteservices.com is very limited these days, this might be an alternative.
Healthcare Resources
Family Matters Toolkit
From HCARDD (Health Care Access Research and Developmental Disabilities) - This toolkit is for caregivers who are interested in improving the health and health care of a family member with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
About My Health - "a worksheet for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to fill out and share with health care providers to make the health care visit a success"
Peer Support
Safe and Secure Futures Network meets on Tuesday evenings. Based in Toronto. "Safe
and Secure Futures is attended by parents and loved ones who have a
family member with a developmental disability. Themes
around creating a Good Life, with Real Friends, Real Work, Real Home,
Real Opportunities, and Creating Support Circles around us, and our
family members… are all discussed + explored here. It’s a safe space to share, learn, support one another, and grow."
RSVP to ssfne@extendafamily.ca.
There's a private Facebook page, started by Bonnie Heath of Scarborough Residential Alternatives, for parents of children (of any age) with a developmental delay who are "looking for support and guidance from various family networks". [added Apr 2022]
Workshops/Training
Ontario Independent Facilitation Network
- The Power of Leisure Identities & Valued Social Roles, December 7 and 9 10 - 3 EST
- The Power of Possibility: Who I Am and Why I Do What I Do, January 18 and 19 10 - 3 EST
- Conscious Learning and Speaking, March 1 and 3, 10 - 3 EST
registration link ($150 per course, $400 for all)
Caregiving Essentials course offered any time between Oct 12, 2021 and July 8, 2022, ends August 8, 2022, free, self-paced, learning.
Planning for a Good Life
Safe and Secure: Seven Steps on the Path to a Good Life for People with a Disability
Organizations
HAND Housing Alternatives Network Directive - this link is to the Halton CLT website, there may be groups in other regions as well
www.oifn.ca
- Ontario Independent Facilitation Network
is where you can find information about facilitation, what to ask when
choosing a facilitator, and some stories of how families have used a
facilitator effectively
Facilitation Leadership Group - provides training and consulting for facilitators
Financial
latest info about support worker temporary wage increase
Mental Health Resources
https://self-compassion.org/
https://familydoctor.org/talking-to-your-doctor-about-your-mental-health/
https://www.compassionincaregiving.com/ - a mental health service provider for caregivers (fees involved)
McMaster University has a free "Caregiving Essentials" program and a newsletter you can subscribe to
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