Needs, Wants, Wishes And Dreams: Workshop For Parents Of Kids With Disabilities This Sunday

The Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst passed along news of this event, which will keep parents informed of programs and services for those with children with disabilities.

The Sunday event, called “Needs, Wants, Wishes and Dreams: Programs and Services that Bring Relief to Parents of Children with Disabilities,” is being led by Gary Shulman, the former program director at RCSN (Resources for Children with Special Needs), and the workshop is the culmination of decades of experience.

Here’s a summary of the workshop:

Life can be stressful when your child is “labeled” as having a special need or disability. This interactive workshop will look at all the various support services out there to bring you some needed relief. There are many programs, services, systems and strategies that will help you maximize the strengths, skills and talents of your child while helping with the special needs. Intervention programs, social skills groups, parents support groups, benefits and entitlements, laws that protect your rights, respite services, special developmental clinics, sources of sensory stimulation and much more will be explored. The goal of this workshop is to provide you with: information, motivation and inspiration. You are not alone! Let’s share our needs, wants wishes and dreams together. “Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” There are strong umbrellas out there to protect you from the storms and help you dance!

The event begins at noon at 7802 Bay Parkway. See the flier above for more information.