2021 Vermont Family Network Annual Conference
"Imagine, Inspire, Innovate"
Please join us for our 2021 Annual Conference, held over two days on Thursday, April 8th 9:00-2:30 and Friday, April 9th 9:00-2:30. As we all adapt to life during the pandemic, this year's event is free of charge and will be held online over Zoom. Our goal is to bring inspiring speakers and practical information to families of children and youth with special health needs or disabilities and the professionals who serve them. We hope that this format will allow greater accessibility for all our attendees.
This year our theme is "Imagine, Inspire, Innovate" and we are featuring two wonderful Keynote speakers. On day one, Rachel Callander will join us from Australia to speak about her experience with her daughter in "Life, Love and Awesomeness: The Impact and Implications of Language" and on day two, Karen Gaffney will share her story as a person with Down Syndrome in "Today is a Journey of Hope!" Both Rachel and Karen will surely inspire you!
We have a fabulous line-up of 6 workshops on topics including: a special 2-hour workshop on using the "Charting the Life Course" tool, Resiliency and Self-care, Transition to Adulthood from both the young adult and parent perspectives, navigating Care Conferences, and Anxiety/Worry with our Puppets in Education program! There will also be an opportunity for parents to chat over lunch. For a full schedule of events, keynote/workshop descriptions and to register please visit our VFN Annual Conference page! https://www.vermontfamilynetwork.org/events-news/annual-conference/
Many thanks to our 2021 Conference Sponsors!
Platinum level: Children with Special Health Needs - Vermont Department of Health
Gold level: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation - Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Silver level: Office of the Provost - University of Vermont AND Center on Disability and Community Inclusion - University of Vermont
We look forward to seeing you on April 8th and 9th!
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