The Wilson Home Trust

GREY LYNN NEIGHBOURHOOD LAW OFFICE, Community Legal Education.
Hillsborough Room, Fickling Centre, 546 Mt Albert Rd, Three Kings.
LEGAL AID - Accessing the Courts with private lawyer representation
• What is legal aid?
• Circumstances where legal aid can be accessed: family/civil and criminal
• Eligibility for legal aid - Income/Assets/Property
• Assessing/decision to grant legal aid
• Repaying legal aid
• Circumstances where legal aid may be waived
• Appealing where legal aid is refused – Legal Aid Review Panel
The PUBLIC DEFENCE SERVICE (PDS) – Accessing the Courts with public defence service representation
• What is the Public Defence Service?
• How does it work?
Useful for community organisations that provide:
• Information/Advocacy/Consumer services
• Community support services – family, disabilities, Maori, Pacific, Refugees & Migrants

Inquiries and registration to the Grey Lynn Neighbourhood Law Office manogi@glnlo.org.nz or call 09 378 6085.

Providing access to justice in the community through legal education

Please feel free to attend the consumer breakfast at 8.30 before the forum.
Venue: Kelston Community Centre, Cnr Awaroa & Great North Road
Theme: Innovative use of technology with young people
Agenda: Step up hui hot spot

Dylan Norton (Lifeline) will wow you with the inner workings of the Low down website this new innovative website (http//:www.thelowdown.co.nz.) provides information for young people about depression and where to go for help.

Karolina Stasiak, Sarah Fortune & Matt Shepherd (University of Auckland) will give you the heads up on their dynamic e-therapy research.

Polly Websdell (CADS) will talk to you about online groups offered to adult who use CADS and the use of texting with young people.

The Family Matters newsletter for June & July 2008 has just been published and includes articles on the following topics:

• Wilson Home Trust initiatives
• Know How Day
• Spina Bifida Coffee Group
• Carer Strategy
• What Do I Say? Talking to children about disability

Download june-july-08Family Matters June July 2008 [260 KB pdf]

The Conference will offer presentations and workshops designed for the interest of both the management and support staff of organisations who provide employment, training and support services for disabled people.

Conference Theme
The conference theme is “Beyond the Boundaries”, and it will encourage and explore ideas that may be outside our usual way of doing things in order to extend the possibilities for the people we support. The Conference Committee is now calling for papers which focus on this theme in any of the following service delivery areas:
Community Participation, Supported Employment, Business Enterprises, Day Services, Transition from School, Papers may explore a variety of topics, including but not limited to:Person-driven Services Evidence-based practice, Social Inclusion, Social Enterprise, Business Opportunities & Development, Service design & delivery, Income Generation, Connecting with Communities, Innovative Employment Practices, Attracting the Right Staff.

Please direct any enquiries to: Tess Casey, VASS, PO Box 19209, Wellington 6149. tess@nzvass.org.nz Ph: +64 4 384 2000

Meeting: When: 7:30pm 24th June 2008 Where: St Johns Primary School Hall, 87A Penzance Rd, Mairangi Bay.

Felicity Roberts from Bright Sparks, Autism Auckland, is going to talk about the various programmes that are available for your children to access. If you were unable to make it to our last meeting in Penrose, or if you would like to hear her speak again to learn more, please come along. These programmes can be extremely beneficial for a child’s development and self esteem.

We will also have Sue Robertson from Parent and Family speaking on “The Circle of Life”. Sue is going to outline the journey of life for people affected by the ASD spectrum, showing the steps of progression starting with the baby years and moving through to adulthood. For any enquiries please contact: Bonnie on Ph 473-9055 or Marilyn on Ph 478-4874

Camp! For all of those who are interested, we are happy to report we have been able to secure funding for our camp, which will now be held on 17th, 18th and 19th October 2008 at the YMCA Lodge, Shakespeare Bay, Whangaparoa. This is open to children and young people from 8 years of age through to adulthood. So please take the opportunity to register your interest early and secure your place, as numbers are limited! If you require further information about the camp, you can contact either:Marilyn Billett-Thomas Ph: (09) 478 4874. or Maureen Buchanan - Ph: (09) 410 4547 http://www.aucklanddyspraxia.org.nz/

This is a recreational learning Programme for ADHD Children. There are well-constructed eisure activities that will enhance Physical, Social, Cognitive, and Communication skills, as well as movement, action, team building, art, music and much more.

• There are only eight in the class.
• Staff are fully trained and provide an accessible, safe environment.
• Using Carer Support days (HFA) may cover costs.

An exciting development - a new group has been proposed within this framework, to address anger management issues. It is research based and incorporates drumming, using bongo drums that require the hands to make the sound/rhythm etc. For more details please call: David Curtis, Ph: 0800 210 019 or 021 285 3078. Email: dcurtis@activ8.org.nz

www.activ8.org.nz

Parents of children with Spina Bifida are welcome to come along to a coffee morning.
Tuesday 17 June 10am in the Conference Room @ Wilson Centre, 1 St Leonard’s Rd, Belmont.
Tuesday 15 July 10am School Holiday special - bring the family to the hall at Wilson Centre. Farmer Paul will be here with his many animals.
Call Sally 488 4688 ext 5828 or email: sally@wilsonhometrust.org.nz.

Meeting dates for the rest of the year are: 19 June – 16, July – 21 Aug – 18 Sept – 15, Oct - 20 Nov - 17 Dec - 15
A support group for Parents… to share experiences… Also, to find solutions. Coffee, tea and biscuits are available as you relax….
When: The THIRD Monday of each month
Where: IGNITE WAITAKERE
184 Lincoln Road, Henderson.
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm A coin donation to help with expenses would be appreciated!
Enquiries: Please call Sue on Ph: 834 9559 [Mobile: 027 2144 954]

Talking to children about disability while building and maintaining good self esteem.

Parenting a child with a disability has unique challenges and there can be a lot to think about. This lecture will talk about some of the issues that can arise when talking to your child about their disability. Siblings of a child with a disability can also face additional challenges, which parents have to navigate their way through. We will also discuss some strategies for managing family relationships when one child requires a different parenting approach to accommodate their disability. Finally, many parents want to know how to encourage healthy self esteem in their children, the lecture will cover some practical tips for encouraging self esteem in all children including those with disabilities.

Presenter: Rebecca Slykerman is a Neuropsychologist for children.

Come along at 7pm for supper. The lecture will begin at 7:30pm and run for approximately one hour. Please phone Sally 488 4688 ext 5828 or email: sally@wilsonhometrust.org.nz.

Professors Wayne Fisher and Cathleen Piazza University of Nebraska Medical Center and Munroe-meyer Institute
For professionals, paraprofessionals, parents and carers of children and adults at The University of Auckland Tamaki Campus. Registrations close on Wednesday, 16 July 2008

Wayne Fisher is the H.B Munroe Professor of Behavioural Research in Pediatrics and Director of the Centre for Autism Spectrum Disorders at the Meyer Institute. He was previously a Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and served as Executive Director o the Neurobehavioral Programs at the Kennedy Krieger Institute (Baltimore) and the Marcus Behavior Center at the Marcus Institute (Atlanta), where he built clinical?research programs in autism and developmental disabilities with international reputations for excellence. He has published over 125 articles in peer-reviewed journals, is past Editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, a Fellow in the Association for Behavior Analysis, and recipient of the APA (Division 25) award for distinguished contributions to applied research.

Cathleen Piazza is a Professor in Pediatrics at University of Nebraska Medical Center and the director of the Pediatric FeedingDisorders Program at Munroe?Meyer Institute. She is the present Editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. The focus of Dr. Piazza’s research has been on the study of brain?behaviour relations in individuals with medical and behaviour problems. Current research involves the assessment and treatment of three types of behaviour problems common to children: 1) paediatric feeding problems, 2) dangerous behaviours that lead to injury, and 3) paediatric sleep problems. For example, her work in the area of paediatric feeding problems is centred on understanding the interaction between physiological and behaioural causes of feeding problems and the use of this information in treatment development.

Free Parking is available on campus. Registration go to www.psych.auckland.ac.nz.