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EI Parent Leadership Project
• The EI Parent Leadership Project was designed to:– promote parent leadership,– encourage family participation in all aspects of
the Early Intervention system,– assist parents in the development of effective
parent networks.
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EI Parent Leadership Project
• Consists of a statewide team:– All who work for the project have had a child
in EI– Communications Coordinator– Focused Monitoring Parent Coordinator– Collaboration and Outreach Coordinator– Training Coordinator
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EI PLP Resources
• Website www.eiplp.org
• E-mail [email protected]
• Newsletter The Parent Perspective
• Parent Contact Binder
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Who is a Parent Contact?
• A family member who is currently receiving Early Intervention services for their child and family.
• A person who is willing to receive information from the Parent Leadership Project and share it with other families.
• A parent who wants to become actively involved in the Early Intervention system.
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Benefits to becoming a Parent Contact
• To become part of a dynamic regional and statewide parent network
• It’s a win-win situation for parents, other EI families, and your EI program!
• The Parent Contact receives exciting information from the Parent Leadership Project to share with other families.
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Benefits of becoming a Parent Contact
• The Parent Contact informs other families about the multiple ways to get involved in the Early Intervention system on the local, regional, statewide and the national level.
• Families receive first-hand information about training opportunities, workshops, and meetings that help them become better advocates for their children.
• To receive free registration & hotel accommodations at the annual Massachusetts Early Intervention Consortium conference held in April
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What have Parent Contacts done?
• Participating in a PAC
• Starting a PAC
• Working with the Parent Liaison at the EI Program
• Staff Appreciation Lunches
• Family Fun Nights
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Parent Contact Network
• Listserv
• Newsletter information sharing
• Other Skill building opportunities
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MEIC
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MEIC
What is MEIC
Provider Organization for EI staff
Organization conference
DPH is one of many sponsors
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Department of Public Health (DPH)
• The Early Intervention Parent Leadership Project through funding from the Massachusetts DPH is able to send one parent from each early intervention program to the MEIC conference each year
• Registration, room accommodations and the parent dinner is funded in this method.
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MEIC Conference
• Conference Goals can be found in the brochure you received
• The PLP has the goals that you will– Have an opportunity to meet other parents– Attend workshops collaboratively with providers
and parents– Share successes and challenges– Gain important information about the EI system
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Conference Planning
• Planning this conference is a collaborative effort between many involved in the EI system– Program Directors– Program Staff– RCP staff– Parents– Others involved with training
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Who Attends MEIC?
• Early Intervention Program Directors
• Early Intervention Program Staff
• MA DPH State Staff
• Parents of children currently in the EI system and those of children who have graduated
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MEIC Conference
• What have you received so far
• What to bring
• What to expect
• The parent dinner
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What others think
• I left MEIC with a sense of empowerment that I could accomplish anything for my children.
• I took away a knowledge of all the different ways I could be involved in Early Intervention and it led me to possibilities I may not have seen before I attended
• All for one, and one for all !!
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Next Steps
• What kinds of things would you like to do as a parent contact?
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Thank you
• Look forward to seeing you at the conference Tuesday April 13 and Wednesday April 14.
If you have any other questions please call the EI Parent Leadership Project at
1-877-353-4757.
