Sunday, June 07, 2009

Family Cafe 2009

We're back from Orlando, for our 2nd trip to the Family Cafe conference (at Disney Coronado Springs Resort). We networked with other families affected by disability and the workshops we attended gave us lots of valuable information we can use to advocate and get services for Camden.

Workshops we attended:
Roundtable Session for Families with Cerebral Palsy (got some great tips and connected with some really wonderful families, one from outside Polk Co. and one from Crawfordville)
A Primer on Medicaid Waivers
Getting the Most from Your IEP
Inclusive Kickball (one we picked for Camden--anyone could participate, especially our sportsman in his pony walker!)
Intensive Therapy Utilizing the Therasuit Method (I may blog more about this later--we're really interested!)
Sustaining Faith During These Trying Times (excellent preacher who gave us some inspiration)

Camden just came for the pool, the hammock, the fishing and the dance on Saturday night (as you can imagine, he made a lot of friends!). We had a wonderful time and now it's time for us to get to work, applying what we've learned.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

What fun! So glad you all could go there again. Valuable information for you all.
love you, nana & Gramps

Anonymous said...

What fun! So glad you all could go there again. Valuable information for you all.
love you, nana & Gramps

KellyW said...

Ooooh, I wish I would've known you were here in Orlando!!!! Maybe we could've met up! I live across town. Oh well, maybe next time!!

Betsy said...

I am glad you 4 had the chance to go again! This is a good family tradition for you guys! Maybe when ours get older, we can join in! I would love to hear more about the therasuit! Do they make mental therasuits for mommy? Keep working, Camden. Keep making us proud! Love, Aunt Betsy:)

Joani said...

Awesome pics!