Parent to Parent Mentorship Training in Enid

March 10th, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This half-day course is offered in collaboration with the Oklahoma Family Network (OFN), Oklahoma’s parent-to-parent program for families raising children with special health care needs. The OFN links trained parent mentors to families who are just starting out raising a child who has developmental delays, medical needs or a disability. Support from a mentor is available whether the child is in an Oklahoma hospital or living at home. Mentors are not professional counselors or therapists, but rather experienced family members familiar with the emotions, fears, and realities that raising a child can present. Many of us with young children need the support of someone who has been there, done that. This course will teach parents about effective parent-to-parent mentorship, communication, conflict resolution and more. In parenting a child who has special needs, one can often feel isolated and overwhelmed. The program is simple — it is a relationship based on “I know, I understand, and I care.”

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