Parent Support
Coping with CHAOS is a parent-led organisation, all of the office staff, and many of our play workers and volunteers are either the parents of, or siblings of children with a disability or additional need. As such, we are well aware of the joys and challenges that this can present, and we aim to offer support to parents through the difficult times as well as celebrating the achievements of our children.
What We Can Offer
Face2Face – Face2Face
is a network of trained volunteer befrienders, who support parents to make positive adjustments to the news that their child has a disability or additional need. Every Face2Face befriender is a parent too-someone whose own child has a disability. They know what it's like to cope with a new diagnosis and can offer support parent to parent, or via phone or email.
Face2Face is free and confidential . We support parents of children with any type of disability or additional need.
If you would like to know more about Face2Face please contact Chris Faulder on 01202 855105 or email chrisf@copingwithchaos.org
Are you the parent of a child with a disability or additional need? Would you like to use your experience in a positive way to support other parents ? If so, please contact Chris as above
Thank you to Dorset Adult Learning for funding our latest befriender training course to the tune of £3,500 and to the Co-operative Community Fund for an award of £1,120 which will help to cover volunteer expenses.
Counselling - ( funded by Diverse Abilities Plus)
-A free counselling service for parents and carers of children with disabilities, providing confidential support for issues such as; life as a carer, stress, anxiety, bereavement and loss, relationships and self-esteem.
Parents can access the service without the need for referral by a third party.
The service is provided by Daphne Bish, a qualified accredited counsellor ( Accredited Member of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)
For more information, please contact the Coping with CHAOS office on 01202 855105 or Daphne direct on 01202 710694 or email daphnebish@googlemail.com
Coffee Mornings
- Held at our offices in Bond Avenue between 10am and 12pm during term time - dates for autumn term 2010:
Monday 6th Sept, 4th Oct, 1st Nov and 6th Dec. Coffee/tea on tap and toys for the children.
Information/signposting
- As a community of parents we have a lot of accumulated experience, which we are happy to share, what we will not do is give advice or try to influence a parent's decision..If you have a query, please feel free to give the office a call on 01202 855105. If we do not know the answer we will try to pass you on to someone who does!
Resource Room
– currently under development, parents can browse through the information we hold here at the Coping with CHAOS office.
