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Video Conferencing, Volunteers and Variation

Video Conferencing, Volunteers and Variation. Who are Parent to Parent?. Mission Statement Empowering parents, caregivers and whanau who have children and family members with disabilities, health impairments, or special needs through support and provision of information. Who am I?.

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Video Conferencing, Volunteers and Variation

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  1. Video Conferencing, Volunteers and Variation

  2. Who are Parent to Parent? Mission Statement Empowering parents, caregivers and whanau who have children and family members with disabilities, health impairments, or special needs through support and provision of information

  3. Who am I?

  4. Video Conferencing

  5. Video Conferencing More than just a phone call

  6. AGM & Special Meetings The Head Injury Society has used the Parent to Parent video conferencing units in Hamilton and Invercargill.  “We are a community group with limited funding and are required to have all Head Injury Society working Committees and/or members together for our AGM and Special meetings. This is possible with the VC services provided by Parent to Parent.” Ella Scheepers, Office Administrator

  7. Presentations & Seminars

  8. Learning & Networking “The Werry Centre is delighted to have been able to work with Parent to Parent to ensure the widest possible national participation in learning opportunities.” “Twice in the last year, we have been able to extend our opportunities for learning and networking.  It is ever-more expensive and inconvenient for those working in the sector to travel for learning opportunities, and the ability to participate from a distance has greatly enhanced our ability to make seminars and meetings available to a wider audience.” Pauline Proud, Werry Centre Co-ordinator

  9. Staff Meetings and training

  10. Recruitment “As the Family Support Manager at Heart Children I have used the video conferencing network for interviewing and team meetings. I would use it again as it costs us a quarter of the amount it would have to bring our team to Auckland.” Shona Harvey, Family Support Manager

  11. Training

  12. Volunteers

  13. Parent to Parent Volunteers • Support Parents • Sibling Leaders • Support Parent Advocates

  14. Support Parent Training 18 hour (three day) training course

  15. Variation

  16. Training Issues • Training course compulsory for volunteers • Lots of interest but spread nationwide • Increasing costs • Insufficient trainers for some courses leading to added expense of accommodation, flights etc

  17. Research • Course structure • Key objectives for each element • Participant and trainer feedback

  18. Solutions • Identify possible course modules • Get people together to receive training • Allow trainers to deliver training locally

  19. In Practice • Utilised Video Conferencing • Modularised the training course in different ways • Merged regional courses • Provided awareness sessions

  20. Parent Support Programme Three modules, two compulsory

  21. Thank you for your time

  22. Contact: Parent to Parent National Office Waikato Mail Centre Hamilton 3240 Phone toll-free: 0508 236 236 Email:national@parent2parent.org.nz www.parent2parent.org.nz

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