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Family Health Forum – Caregiver Support
October 16 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join our Inclusive Health Program for 3, 1-hour virtual Family Health Forum sessions on Fitness for the Family, Caregiver Support – Managing Stress and Building Resilience and Healthy Eating for the Family. Attend one, or attend all 3.
Family Health Forums provide a space for parents, caregivers, and siblings of people with IDD to engage with health professionals, community leaders, and social service providers. The Forums introduce new families to Special Olympics and services provided through Healthy Athletes®, Young Athletes and other community-based programs for people with ID, while also surfacing challenges that athletes face and how best to overcome them—with a special focus on bettering access to health care, education, and inclusive activities.
Wednesday, October 16th at 6:00 PM: Caregiver Support – Managing Stress and Building Resilience (Virtual offering on Zoom)
The aim of this Family Health Forum is to support families in understanding stress, identifying strategies for building resilience against stress and selecting strategies that can support them at home.
This Forum is divided into the following three topic areas:
1. Understanding stress and wellbeing.
2. Strategies for managing stress and regulating emotions.
3. Action planning for a regular self-care routine
This Forum is divided into the following three topic areas:
1. Understanding stress and wellbeing.
2. Strategies for managing stress and regulating emotions.
3. Action planning for a regular self-care routine
Registration is required for this event. If you would like to attend, please register HERE or with the button below.
Those who attend will receive workbook(s) to utilize during the presentation(s) and after for implementing the techniques and knowledge learned during the forum. Those who attend all 3 sessions (2 virtual and 1 in person) will receive a SOCO engraved water bottle. Note: We will have a limited number to provide.
Questions? Contact Jena Twete, Director of Inclusive Health at jtwete@specialolympicsco.org
Note: This offering is NOT for athletes. This is only for family members.
