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About our Workshops

We run regular face to face and online workshops with expert speakers, for parents of Disabled young people. The workshops, which are run in Richmond and Hounslow boroughs by our Family Matters, SEND Advice and Bright Futures services, are free to attend and aim to provide parents and carers with information, practical strategies and support on a variety of subjects.

We cover anything from behavioural challenges, navigating the SEND legal system and health and social care pathways to supporting mental health and anxiety in our young people. We always welcome input from our clients on the subjects that would be most helpful.

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SEN Advice: EHC Needs Assessment Requests: How to gather evidence, draft and file

Date: Thursday 16th January 2025
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Richmond Library Annexe

The aim of the workshop is to provide parents with the information they need about EHC Needs Asssessment requests, equipping them with the information need to be able to gather necessary evidence, draft and file the request.

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Family Matters Hounslow: Speech and Language workshop

Date: Wednesday 22nd January
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Isleworth Public Hall

Come along to hear from the Hounslow Speech and Language therapy team and learn more about supporting children with communication needs. This workshop is suitable for families with children in Primary years with additional needs.

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Family Matters: Managing Issues with Sleep

Date: Thursday 30th January 2025
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Online via Zoom

The session will be presented by Dr Alex Doig, Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist working within CAMHS Tier 3 within the NHS in South West London. Dr Doig has a particular interest in CYP and ADHD.

Doing the presentation he will cover the biology of sleep, how ASD & ADHD impacts sleep, management of sleep – sleep hygiene / medication for sleep. He will also cover (if time!) the local melatonin pathway.

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Bright Futures workshop: Robyn Steward speaks on transitioning to adulthood

Date: Monday 3rd February 2025
Time: 10:00 am
Location: DAAC, 4 Waldegrave Road

This Bright Futures talk will be delivered by Robyn Steward, an Autistic woman in her 30’s who has been working as an autism trainer since her teens. In this talk she’ll discuss key areas of adulthood and how you might be able to support your child through this transition.

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Family Matters: Managing friendships and social situations in children with SEND

Date: Monday 3rd February 2025
Time: 10:00 am
Location: DAAC, 4 Waldegrave Road

This Bright Futures talk will be delivered by Robyn Steward, an Autistic woman in her 30’s who has been working as an autism trainer since her teens. In this talk she’ll discuss key areas of adulthood and how you might be able to support your child through this transition.

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Bright Futures workshop: All kinds of everything

Date: Thursday 13th February 2025
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Richmond Library Annexe

Sue Robson presents a light touch run through the many things that may come up for your young person as they move from children’s services to the adult world. In this workshop we don’t delve into the detail too much but aim to make sure parents are aware of what might be changing – including things you probably don’t know about yet!

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Family Matters workshop: ADHD medications

Date: Thursday 25th February 2025
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Online

This online event is designed to provide valuable information and support for families navigating ADHD treatment options. Lead by Dr Brinda Paramothayan, the session will cover the NHS ADHD Assessment Pathways as well as ADHD medication/how they work/side effects.

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Bright Futures workshop: ‘Me Time – Managing Guilt as a Carer’

Date: Thursday 6th March 2025
Time: 10:00 am
Location: DAAC, 4 Waldegrave Road

In this session we are delighted to welcome Sara Challice from Who Cares 4 Carers, who will lead a talk on how parent carers can manage guilt as a carer and improve their own health and well-being.

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Bright Futures workshop: All kinds of everything

Date: Thursday 27th March 2025
Time: 10:30 am
Location: DAAC, 4 Waldgrave Road

Sue Robson presents a light touch run through the many things that may come up for your young person as they move from children’s services to the adult world. In this workshop we don’t delve into the detail too much but aim to make sure parents are aware of what might be changing – including things you probably don’t know about yet!

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Tora Sykes

Children’s Team Administrator