Did You Know? Now You Know! Seminar

Did You Know? Now You Know!

Training for parents, grandparents, caregivers and providers on health care and community services and supports for children and youth with special health care needs and/or disabilities.

Meet other families and become informed and empowered to get the services and supports your child needs!

When

April 13 and May 2, 5:30 - 8:30 pm

Registration and dinner start at 5:00

Where

Fox Valley Technical College, Oshkosh - Riverside Campus

(room 133C)

How do I register?

Contact the Northeast Regional Center for Children and

Youth with Special Health Care Needs at 877-568-5205 or

email Kara at KVanVooren (at) chw.org.

The training is free and dinner is provided.

This training is sponsored by Family Voices of Wisconsin, Arc Winnebago County Disability Association and the Northeast Regional Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs.

Sign up for one or both sessions!

April 13 - Session 1

Public Support Systems Available to Assist You and Your Child - Participants will learn about agencies that can provide services and supports for your family and what to do when services are not immediately available.

More About Medicaid - Participants will learn more about Medicaid benefits and how to get what you need for your child. We will discuss waivers, HealthCheck and Medicaid card services as well as prior authorizations and denials.

May 2 - Session 2

Parents & Partners on a Journey - We will talk about the journey of having a child with special health care needs and/or disabilities.  Participants will learn about partners to help along the way.

Advocating for Systems Change - Participants will learn how to become an effective advocate and what happens when parents become involved in systems change. We will talk about opportunities to get involved and tools for how to advocate at different levels.

Certificate of training participation will be available for individuals seeking continuing education credit.

This training is funded in part by the Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program, within the
Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, which is supported with funding from the
Maternal and Child Health Title V Services Block Grant, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.