Category: Family Leadership & Advocacy

Family Support Summit

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Lake of the Torches Conference Center

Lac du Flambeau, WI

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Program: We will offer multiple sessions for families and professionals with dinner and a presentation by our keynote speaker, Jules Edwards.  Activities for kids will be available 

Schedule:

  • 3:00-4:00 PM Session for Professionals with Jules Edwards
  • 5:00 PM: Dinner starts, and resources are available
  • 5:15-6:30 PM: Keynote Speaker Jules Edwards during dinner
  • 6:30-7:30 PM: Breakout Sessions
        • Self-Care for All, Sharon Ninedorf, Occupational Therapist
        • Jules Edwards 

 

Keynote Speaker, Jules Edwards: Jules is an Anishinaabe writer, gardener, accountant, and disability justice advocate. She is a neurodivergent parent of neurodivergent children. Experiencing disability through multiple lenses has helped her to help others. She writes as “Autistic, Typing” on her website and social media. Her first book, I Will Die On This Hill: Autistic Adults, Autism Parents, and the Children Who Deserve a Better World, was co-written with Meghan Ashburn. Jules’ professional development includes a Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) fellowship, Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) National Training Director Council fellowship, and Wilder Foundation Community Equity Program (CEP) fellowship.

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You can learn more about Jules from the podcasts below and on her website- autistictyping.com 

59. Culturally Responsive Therapy for Native Autistic Kids with Jules Edwards

 

Autistic Adults and Neurotypical Parents of Autistic Children: The Need to Work Together

 

Bayfield County, Family Leadership & Advocacy, Florence County, Forest County, Healthcare Providers, Iron County, Lincoln County, Northwoods, Oneida County, Parents, Programs and Services, Regional and Statewide Events, Vilas County

Family Support Summit

Monday, November 18, 2024

Lake View Conference Center- Wausau (in the Marathon Co/North Central Health Care complex)

1000 Lake View Drive, Wausau, WI 54403

Enter through Door 31 which faces the airport Lake View Conference Center Map

Schedule

3:30- 4:30 PM   Tia Yang Ly will present to professionals on working with Hmong families

5:00 PM: Dinner and resources will be available

5:15-6:30 PM   A panel of providers will answer families’ questions and provide information 

6:30-7:30: 3 breakouts will be available

  • CRC North staff will cover topics around what to do while you are waiting and accessing services through insurance and other programs
  • Tia Yang Ly will present on Autism Awareness in the Hmong Community (for Hmong families and available virtually)
  • Sean Inderbitzen will discuss coregulation; a somatic approach to emotional regulation to children for families

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Please reach out to us at crcnorth@marathoncounty.gov or 715-261-1906 with any questions. 

Autism, Family Leadership & Advocacy, Langlade County, Lincoln County, Marathon County, Parents, Portage County, Regional and Statewide Events, Taylor County, Training & Events, Wood County

Help Families-come work with us

We are hiring for 2 Resource Guides 

Update: the deadline has passed to apply. Stay tuned to meet our new Resource Guides

The Northern Regional Center for Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN), within the Marathon County Health Department, has two, part-time opportunities to join our team. Resource Guides help families and stakeholders in a multi-county area to support children with special health care needs/ disabilities access services and supports. Note, these positions do not need to be located within Marathon County.

  • Resource Guides will be located with a community partner and/or their home.
  • Hours will be approximately 15-20 hours per week and will vary based on need, with some set times to participate in community meetings and other times flexible. Evenings and weekends during peak fall and spring times to support trainings and outreach events are needed.
  • Travel will occur throughout the region for community meetings. Some travel outside of the area to state and regional meetings/conferences will occur on occasion.

Ashland County, Autism, Bayfield County, Family Leadership & Advocacy, Florence County, Forest County, Iron County, Langlade County, Lincoln County, Northwoods, Oneida County, Parents, Price County, Sawyer County, Vilas County

Fall Events and Updates

Here is a list of upcoming conferences and training. If a child receives CLTS, parents may utilize funds for training from the Children’s Long Term Support waiver by contacting their county Support and Service Coordinator. Many conferences also offer parent scholarships and we can also assist you in getting to these important events through scholarships for hotel and mileage. Give us a call at 715-261-1906 or email specialneedsinfo@co.marathon.wi.us. 

  • Transition Trainings- we are planning several transition trainings in person in the fall from our partners at the Youth Health Transition Initiative
    • Build Your Bridge: Moving from Child to Adult Health Care: Introduce and discuss when to start thinking about health care transition to adult care providers as well as offers helpful tools and resources.
    • Bridging the Gap: An overview of youth health transition with information tailored to different, mixed audiences (e.g., parents, teachers, nurses, etc.).
    • Dreaming Differently: To meet the needs of a unique audience, the “Build Your Bridge” curriculum has been adapted for families who are raising children with significant intellectual or developmental disabilities and medical complexity.
  • Trainings with Katie Berg through your local CESA
    • The Supporting Neurodiverse Students (SNS) Professional Learning System provides learning opportunities with a focus on regulation, social communication, flexibility, resilience, sensory processing, and executive functioning. It includes regional training sessions, virtual trainings, and virtual cohorts to support educators and families serving students with disability-related needs in the area of social and emotional learning.  
    • Virtual and In Person opportunities listed here 

Ashland County, Autism, Bayfield County, Family Activities, Family Leadership & Advocacy, Iron County, Parents, Regional and Statewide Events, Sawyer County, Training & Events, Vilas County

IEP Clinic for Families

Saturday, October 8, 2022

9 AM- 12 Noon

Light Breakfast/ Snacks provided

Come learn about the parts of IEP process including the referral process, evaluations, writing the IEP, and revising the IEP. Bring your child’s IEP with you and there will time to also ask questions.

Provided in small groups via zoom by Nelsinia Ramos from WI FACETS:

  • Ashland, Northland Technical College Conference Room 306
  • Rhinelander, Quality Inn
  • Stevens Point, Midstate Independent Living Choices
  • Wausau, Northcentral Technical College

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashland County, Bayfield County, Family Leadership & Advocacy, Iron County, Langlade County, Lincoln County, Marathon County, Northwoods, Oneida County, Parents, Portage County, Regional and Statewide Events, Sawyer County, Taylor County, Vilas County, Wood County