video conferencing, volunteers and variations

Video Conferencing, Volunteers and Variation

Who are Parent to Parent?

Mission Statement

Empowering parents, caregivers and whanau who have children and family members with

disabilities, health impairments, or special needs through support and provision of information

Who am I?

Video Conferencing

Video Conferencing

More than just a phone call

AGM & Special Meetings

The Head Injury Society has used the Parent to Parent video conferencing units in Hamilton and Invercargill. 

“We are a community group with limited funding and are required to have all Head Injury Society working Committees and/or members together for our AGM and Special meetings. This is possible with the VC services provided by Parent to Parent.”

Ella Scheepers, Office Administrator

Presentations & Seminars

Learning & Networking

“The Werry Centre is delighted to have been able to work with Parent to Parent to ensure the widest possible national participation in learning opportunities.” “Twice in the last year, we have been able to extend our opportunities for learning and networking.  It is ever-more expensive and inconvenient for those working in the sector to travel for learning opportunities, and the ability to participate from a distance has greatly enhanced our ability to make seminars and meetings available to a wider audience.”Pauline Proud, Werry Centre Co-ordinator

Staff Meetings and training

Recruitment

“As the Family Support Manager at Heart Children I have used the video conferencing network for interviewing and team meetings. I would use it again as it costs us a quarter of the amount it would have to bring our team to Auckland.”

Shona Harvey, Family Support Manager

Training

Volunteers

Parent to Parent Volunteers

Support Parents

Sibling Leaders

Support Parent Advocates

Support Parent Training

18 hour (three day) training course

Variation

Training Issues

Training course compulsory for volunteers

Lots of interest but spread nationwide

Increasing costs

Insufficient trainers for some courses leading to added expense of accommodation, flights etc

Research

Course structure

Key objectives for each element

Participant and trainer feedback

Solutions

Identify possible course modules

Get people together to receive training

Allow trainers to deliver training locally

In Practice

Utilised Video Conferencing

Modularised the training course in different ways

Merged regional courses

Provided awareness sessions

Parent Support Programme

Three modules, two compulsory

Thank you

for your time

Contact:

Parent to Parent National OfficeWaikato Mail Centre

Hamilton 3240

Phone toll-free: 0508 236 236

Email: national@parent2parent.org.nz

www.parent2parent.org.nz