Parent advocacy and education in behavior intervention techniques and strategies
Behavior assessments and behavior support plans along with ongoing virtual consultations with parents and caregivers of children with behavior concerns. Parent advocacy and education regarding IEP and school related services. CLTS waiver provider
Family activity center that specializes in inclusive play for all ages. We offer a sensory gym, sensory reduced rooms, fenced in outdoor area, and more!
We provide parent training and support groups, programming, special events, sensory play, fidget and sensory retail shop, toddler time, teen time, and more!
Kristi Baker has advocated for children in challenging circumstances throughout her life, first as a volunteer, volunteer coordinator, and foster parent, and now as an attorney. Kristi focuses her law practice on providing permanency and educational support to children. She does this as a fair, compassionate, and zealous voice for her clients in special education and expulsion matters, guardianships, guardian ad litem appointments, foster parent and grandparent rights cases, and voluntary CHIPS matters. She also helps families in divorce and paternity matters. She especially enjoys assisting with name changes and gender marker corrections for her transgender clients. For this hard work, she was recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Practice Areas:School Law (including IEPs and expulsion)GuardianshipGrandparent RightsGuardian Ad Litem AppointmentsFoster Parent RightsCHIPSDivorce and DissolutionChild Custody, Placement, and SupportPaternityAdoptionLGBTQ+ Family LawTransgender Law
Oregon: 602 Pleasant Oak Dr.m Oregon, WI 53575
Children's Long Term Support Waiver for Lafayette County.
The Children’s Long-Term Support Program coordinates and manages an array of comprehensive services for eligible children from birth to age 18 with a severe developmental disability, physical disability, autism, or emotional disability. Services are individually designed to help support the child and family and to promote health, safety, participation and independence in the home and community.
Darlington, WI 53530
Our mission is to unite people with developmental disabilities to engage and build their best lives. Founded in 2008, LOV Inc. is a family-led community in which we all mobilize our strengths and gifts to enrich the lives of people with disabilities and strengthen the civic life of the community as a whole.
LOV Inc. hosts social events, learning opportunities, and workshops. LOV Inc. Nights are a free, monthly social event for individuals with disabilities, ages 16 or older, to connect with their peers. We also host events as part of the Colectivo de Familias Latinas project and the Family Tribal Navigator Project.
Our cornerstone workshops, Moving On and Fearless Future, are offered on an annual basis. These workshops guide participants through the process of planning for the future, resulting in a customized plan.
The Madison United IEP Parent Support Program aims to provide support and advocacy to the parents and all kinds of caregivers of students with disabilities in the MMSD special education community. The program's objective is to bring these individuals together to share resources, ideas, and feedback to improve the Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for their students and create a better learning environment.
We understand that being a caregiver can be tough, especially when it comes to supporting your student's education. That's why we're here to help connect you with other caregivers who are going through similar experiences.
We'll match you with other caregivers based on your student's age, IEP classification, and school (if possible). Then, you'll be able to exchange emails and offer each other support, resources, and an open line of communication.
You can sign up as either a "Support Parent" or a "Match Parent". If you're a Support Parent, you'll mentor another caregiver. If you're a Match Parent, you'll receive support from another caregiver.
Managing Threatening Confrontations is designed to assist you in learning how to effectively support individuals who could experience the full range of behavioral escalation. These moments often appear chaotic-when to talk, when to step back, who to call for back up, and “when to duck.” This seminar is designed to put order to the chaos. Stages of escalation are described and each stage is paired with a positive action plan for caregivers as well as teams. The content places strong emphasis on proactive supports. The principles are taught in a straightforward manner so as to provide a framework for conceptualizing behavior escalation that can readily translate into positive plans of action. The learning is brought to life using a video of a dramatic, real life enactment of threatening confrontations by professional actors.
Managing Threatening Confrontations is offered both in person and virtually, and is offered in both a child focused session and an adult focused session. Some of their sessions have live Spanish interpretation. Some of what you’ll learn:
A framework for understanding and recognizing stages of behavior escalation
How to avoid “power struggles” that can result in behavioral escalation
Skills in connecting with individuals early on, in order to sustain emotional control
An array of creative communication strategies during periods of tension
How caregivers can support both clients and themselves during the Recovery Stage
This is our New to Autism packet in Spanish. Download at the link below.
The Moving On workshops include five training sessions where participants and their families/teams create their own Individualized Moving On Plan (iMop). The workshops are designed to focus on concrete, practical information that can educate participants and families and creatively address barriers to moving on.
Each workshop series includes a pre-session phone call, where information is gathered from each family to allow the LOV Inc. facilitators to customize the materials and sessions based on the participants. Three of the workshops include virtual training for the participants separate from their family members.
Workshop Outcomes
Increased independence while living in family home, practicing skills for moving out
Identifying specific apartments or homes to move into and learning about affordable housing
Creating a detailed plan of support needs and budget for support costs
Creating a detailed budget of personal expenses
Learning about Night Owl, grocery delivery, Energy Assistance and other community programs
Connecting with potential roommates or neighbors with an emphasis on sharing support to maximize support dollars
New to Autism: A guide for parents and caregivers of newly diagnosed children in south central and southwestern Wisconsin. Download at the link below.