Program for Families with Children with Complex Healthcare Needs

From Surviving to Thriving: Building a Community to Support Mental Well-Being

From Surviving to Thriving: Building a Community to Support Mental Well-Being is intended to provide support for families with children with complex healthcare needs. Families will learn strategies to successfully manage the challenges of parenting a child with a neurologic condition so they can protect the mental well-being of themselves and members of their family. To allow for more flexibility for participants this training will be 100% virtual. Participants will be able to talk with other participants through an online forum. Forums will be facilitated by our certified counsellor, Brad Thompson. ***Course opens September 2nd and runs through September 27th. 

Goals of the Training: 

Support families who have children with neurologic conditions by learning about:  

  1. Survival Responses – participants will learn how to manage stress responses and re-occurring grief 
  2. Partnering Techniques – participants will learn how to strengthen relationships to support the whole family 
  3. Healing – participants will learn how to use community as a source of strength and will learn how to shift their mindset to persist through challenges  

Course Schedule: 

Week of September 9th: Participants will choose 1 Zoom session to attend and complete “on your own” activities 

Module 1 Zoom Sessions: Monday, September 9th and Thursday, September 12th at 8:00 PM, ET 

Week of September 16th: Participants will choose 1 Zoom session to attend and complete “on your own” activities 

Module 2 Zoom Sessions: Monday, September 16th and Thursday, September 19th at 8:00 PM, ET 

Week of September 23rd: Participants will choose 1 Zoom session to attend and complete “on your own” activities 

Module 3 Zoom Sessions: Monday, September 23rd and Thursday, September 26th at 8:00 PM, ET 

Registration Opens August 19, 2024

***Course opens September 2nd and runs through September 27th  

Cost: $10 per participant  

This course is provided by the Child Neurology Foundation. You can find more information here, or contact the Child Neurology Foundation: [email protected]