Purposeful Life: Family Training Series

Disability Benefits: What Are They and What Do They Mean For My Child?

Medicaid, Medicard Waivers, SSI… what are they? When and Who can apply for these service? Join us to learn more from our panel of experts about disability benefits.

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• Watch the Texas ABLE account video

Success Conference Information

Social Security

• Spotlight on Student-Earned Income
• Compassionate Allowance Conditions

Building a Parachute of Supports so Your child Lands Safely in Adulthood

Don’t let not knowing what supports are available for your child’s parachute be the gravity that limits their potential. Come join us to learn about our local supports and about an opportunity on how to meet them in person. Spanish translation is available.

Wanting Something Isn’t Enough: Creating Motivation for Life’s Needs

Creating motivation to stay healthy requires looking at the whole person and their five domains of health: physical, emotional, cognitive, social, & spiritual.

Fiona Allen, from Avocation Therapy, will discuss local resources to support recreation and leisure activities in the various domains so people with disabilities can meaningfully access & contribute to their greater community. Spanish translation is available.

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Destination Behavior Change: Using a BIP as a Roadmap

Learn about Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) and how they are a support system, not punishments, that can be used across many environments.

Speaker: Kathryn Crawford, LSSP

Understanding Evaluations and Their Role in Education

• Understanding Evaluations
• Behavior Intervention Presentation (English)
• Behavior Intervention Presentation (Spanish)

ARD Collaboration

Learn about Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) and how they are a support system, not punishments, that can be used across many environments.

• ARD Collaboration (English)
  
• ARD Collaboration (Spanish)
• Understanding Evaluations
• Behavior Intervention Presentation (English)
• Behavior Intervention Presentation (Spanish)

Guardianships and Alternatives to Guardianships

Speaker: Jeffrey Miller, Policy Specialist from Disability Rights TX

Guardianship…what is it? Does every parent need to apply for guardianship before their child turns 18? How does a full guardianship affect your child’s independence and self-determination? What alternatives are available in Texas? Join us to learn more!

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Challenges, Changes and Choices: Helping My Child Deal With the Unexpected

Speaker: Lucinda Thelen, M.Ed., CAPE.

The topic is “Challenges, Changes and Choices: Helping My Child Deal With the Unexpected.” Think about the last year…everything has changed. While we slowly get back to a new normal, the past still affects our kids. Join us during this session to learn what signs to look for and actions to take to help your child cope with changes and what the future may bring. Spanish translation available.

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