Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum

Introduction

Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum is for parents of children with disabilities and additional needs and for professionals who work with them.

Your child does not need a diagnosis to join our membership and we have no upper or lower age limit. e.g. they may be undergoing investigation, have behaviour issues, anxiety, etc.

Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum is recognised and supported by the Department for Education (DfE) under the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice (2015).

Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum is specifically tasked with working alongside the Local Authority and Health to help ensure that the services they plan, commission, deliver and monitor meet the needs of children with Disabilities and Special Educational Needs.

What do Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum do?

We listen to parents voices and sure their views are heard by services.

We talk to parents at events and coffee meetings.

We organise special workshops and information events for parents to share and gather information and knowledge.

Why Join Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum?

Firstly it is completely FREE to join. Plus by joining you get all of this.

• Find out about changes that may affect you and your family.
• Gain access to lots of information to help support your family.
• Meet other parents and carers of children with disabilities and Special Educational Needs.
• Be able to join our parents exclusive Facebook page
• Keep informed about coffee mornings, events, conferences, consultations.
• Tell us your views about services e.g. health, education, social care, leisure etc.
• Contribute to how services should be shaped.

How do I Join?

To register with Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum you must have a child with SEND. Any Parent or Carers must either live in Lincolnshire (not North East Lincolnshire or North Lincolnshire) or have a child in education within Lincolnshire.

You can register by following this link to the Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum website.

Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum Events

‘Week of SEND’ Event

The Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum ‘Week of Send’ is happening from Monday 27th January 2025 to Friday 31st January 2025.

These virtual online Zoom sessions are for Parents and Carers of children with disabilities/additional needs and for professionals who work with them.

We will have a diverse range of services, organisations and support groups attending our online Zoom sessions at different times throughout the day and evening (10.30am to 9.00pm).

The aim of the event is to give attendees as much information, support and help as possible.

Sessions include multiple organisations showcasing their help and support in 10 minute, bite size presentations.

Many workshops on specific topics requested by the membership will also be held throughout the week (these will need to be booked).

Other Events:

• Monday 27th January 2025 from 7:00pm to 8pm – Working with schools to support your childs learning (Specialist Teaching Team)
• Thursday 30th January 2025 from 7:00pm to 9pm – Promoting postive behaviour (Aspens)
• Monday 24th February 2025 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm – Supporting learning in the home (Specialist Teaching Team)
• Monday 24th March 2025 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm – Promoting postive behaviour follow-on workshop (Aspens)
• Monday 9th June 2025 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm – Transitions (Specialist Teaching Team)

Juggling the Joys of Parenting Event

Are you a parent/grandparent/carer, of a child/adult with special needs or a disability? Yes, then these FREE workshops are a must for you.

Caring for someone can be difficult at times. Do you wonder if things could be better?

Here is a series of stand alone workshops which can make a difference to our daily lives and to our families.

These workshops are a chance for parent carers to meet other parent carers and learn new strategies in a friendly easy to use style.

Our experienced presenter Hil Gibb has worked with children and young people, parents, teachers, and headteachers for over 30 years. Hil is great at helping groups of people to find the best way forward.

The workshops of held monthly and are free for LPCF members. Each workshop consists of a 30-minute interactive session on Zoom, which the Zoom links will be sent out once you have booked your place.

You can find our more by following this link to the Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum events web page.

Promoting Positive Behaviour Workshop

This is free for all LPCF members and is taking place on Thursday 14th November 2024 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm online via Zoom.

LPCF have invited Chris, a Behaviour Specialist from Aspens to explore the topic of behaviour.

Certain types of behaviour can be not only highly stressful for the family, but also take up so much time and resources that they can have a large impact on the family and child engaging in everyday activities.

This session will look at:

• ·What are behaviours of concern.
• The types of behaviours that may be displayed (such as verbal and physical aggression, breaking objects, escape and avoidance and self-neglect).
• What happens physically to a child when displaying these behaviours.
• How to establish what the behaviour may be telling us.
• Why they may happen.
• How to put a plan into place, as well as some strategies that may help reduce such behaviours and promote positive ones.

To book on this event, or for any information on all our events, please call us on 07925 232466, send us an email to admin@lincspcf.org.uk, or follow this link to the Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum events web page.