Planning
Bridging the Steps of Transition Planning for FUTURE Success
Start Here: Where to Begin when creating a plan Everyone needs a starting point, and for children with special needs, it often centers around transition planning. Families might ask when...
Vocation Skill Building and Job Coaching: The Nicholas Center
“The most motivated and driven individuals, our participants truly value every ounce of work they do, making a profound impact on both their community and themselves.” ~ Norma Jean...
Is a Behavior Support Plan Right for Your Child?
Don’t feel alone if you haven’t bounced back from our pandemic lockdown. Now, even four years later, family members are still reporting high rates of anxiety and distress, and schools...
Enhance Your Break: Unlock Tech Assistance for Families
It is hard to believe that it is almost summer again already! If you are like many of us who are caregivers not only for children and/or teens with disabilities,...
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Every year, just as I am finishing off the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers, I’ll run into a perky acquaintance who will ask, “Are you all ready for the holidays?”...
Achieving a Better Quality of Life through Person Centered Planning
Have you heard about Person-centered planning? During the times of deinstitutionalization in the 1970’s, a group of passionate advocates who supported people with disabilities started to consider quality of life....
Life Plans: Can You Envision Your Loved One’s Future?
[Click to Listen to Podcast] Does thinking about your child’s future give you NIGHTMARES?? Well, today, we’re talking about LIFE PLANS…. with Eric Goll. He sheds some light on why...
Planning for Better Health
As parents, we do our best to keep our kids healthy and protect them from activities that may risk their health and safety. This is particularly true now with Covid...
Making House Guests Enjoyable: Tips for Families with Special Needs Children
One of the many things that can cause stress for families with special needs children is the isolation they may experience from friends and family. Families may avoid gatherings or...
