Family Support Visions [PDF]

VISIONS OF FAMILY SUPPORT: SUPPORTING FAMILIES TO CREATE GREAT MEMORIES

Statewide Conference June 10-12, 2001 Jekyll Island, Georgia

John O’Brien & Connie Lyle O’Brien

June 2001

We need to look at the whole system of support a family relies on….

“Getting family support can be so difficult that you just give up on it because other family priorities matter more.”

SCHOOLS that…
• don’t listen;
• exclude from regular education

PROFESSIONALS who… (MD’s, Psychologists, Teachers, etc.)
• lack knowledge & don’t work to gain more… no continuing education required
• disrespect family

RESPITE that…
• is hard to arrange
• can’t accommodate family needs (like mother’s surgery/recovery)