Category Archives: Carers

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Navigating the festive season – The Autistic Collective

After our very successful event with Dr Naomi Fisher on “Helping Autistic teenagers recover from school burnout”, The Autistic Collective has just announced our final event of 2023. 

On Thursday 7th December at 10.00am, Felicity Goodhall and Anne Brown from Autism Understanding Scotland are joining us to talk about “Navigating the festive season”.

This event is open to parents and carers of Autistic people in East Renfrewshire. To register for the event, please email hello@autistic-collective.org

Carers

Black and Minority Ethnic families! – Exploring Autistic sensory needs and Ramadan / holiday Burnout

“A great opportunity to learn, and ask any questions you may have… in a safe, nurturing space using Ramadan and yearly holidays to explore Autistic sensory needs and burnout, and the impact that this may have on your Autistic loved one.”

 

We are delighted to announce the fourth in our series of ZOOM webinars for families and carers of Autistic people – hosted by The Autistic Collective, featuring Sofia Akbar and Laura Bilton from Scottish Ethnic Minority Autistics (SEMA). 

 

This webinar for East Renfrewshire Carers Centre will continue our series describing what it is like to be a minority ethnic autistic person in Scotland, from two autistic minority ethnic people! 

 

Please join us on Tuesday the 21st of February, 7.00 – 9.00pm for a discussion using Ramadan and yearly holidays to explore Autistic sensory needs and burnout, and the impact that this may have on your Autistic loved one. 

 

To get your ZOOM link, please email bushra@eastrenfrewshirecarers.co.uk or hello@autistic-collective.org

 

From East Renfrewshire Carers Centre, SEMA and The Autistic Collective 

 

Carers, Parents, S2

Option Choices webinar for parents and carers of S2 pupils

Dear parents/carers

In preparation of our young people making subject choices next year, Skills Development Scotland careers advisers are hosting a webinar for parents and carers of S2 pupils on 7 Dec at 6:30pm to discuss option choices and the support and resources available from Skills Development Scotland to support both young people and parents and carers at this time.

You can register for the session here: https://optionchoiceswebinar.eventbrite.co.uk

Carers, Parents, PSE, Pupils

child sexual exploitation (CSE) awareness campaign (11-17)

The Scottish Government are currently running a campaign to raise awareness of child sexual exploitation (CSE).

The campaign aims to raise awareness among those aged 11 to 17 and their parents/carers of what constitutes CSE and where they can go for advice and support if they have concerns.

It is part of a coordinated response from the Scottish Government, Police Scotland and Child Protection Committees Scotland to respond to increasing reports of online child sexual abuse and exploitation, as was highlighted by Police Scotland recently.

Below you can access a lesson which will be delivered to our young people via their PSE Teams this week. This is a lesson you may also wish to watch as the key messages apply to parents and carers as well as young people themselves.

PowerPoint

Please see our Twitter feed for a hard hitting video clip to accompany the campaign.

Carers, Parents, survey

Skills Development Scotland’s Parent and Carers Research

Skills Development Scotland would like to know what parents and carers think about Scotland’s careers services.

Feedback from the parent and carer survey will be shared with partner organisations.

Enter the SDS parent and carer survey on careers services: https://sdscustomerfeedback.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5yzz5v0qpAkhVzv

The survey will close at 5pm on 31 May 2021

The aim of this research is to ask parents and carers about their awareness and use of Skills Development Scotland services and how they talk to their child about careers. This information will allow SDS to better understand the needs of parents & carers and to better shape our services. The questions should take around 10 minutes to complete.

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is the national skills body, we provide:

• career information, advice and guidance in every state secondary school in Scotland

• career information, advice and guidance in our career centres across Scotland

• My World of Work, our careers website

• My Kid’s Career, our website for parents and carers providing information to help you support your child with career choices

• Apprenticeships.scot, our website on apprenticeship opportunities in Scotland.

Carers, Parents, Pupils

Family Support Services (PPWH)

During these difficult uncertain times, we want to reassure you that our Family Support Services are available to provide emotional, practical and counselling support to patients, families and carers pre and post-bereavement.

Please call 0141 429 5599 and ask for Family Support Services. You can reach us Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.

Click here for further information.