Empower – Reaching out Supporting Families - P4 - Portstewart Primary School & Nursery Unit

Empower – Reaching out Supporting Families

The Empower project is a Big Lottery funded initiative which focuses on supporting local families. The focus of the project is to support children under 12 years of age with Autism, Asperger’s, Dyslexia and Dyspraxia (and those awaiting diagnosis), their parents and the wider family circle to develop confidence and learn together to develop skills to support their children.

The Empower project provides very useful and practical support to families who have children with Autism, Asperger’s, Dyslexia and Dyspraxia.

There are a number of local courses for parents and a family events coming up:

What is on?	Date	Time	Location	Cost
Family Movie Day to watch Angry Birds 2 (children to attend)	Saturday 18th January	2pm – 3.30pm	Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy	Free family day out – need to register via Eventbrite
Parent workshop – Pathological Demand Avoidance	Monday 20th January	6pm – 8.30pm	Farranshane House, Antrim	£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite
Parent workshop – Pathological Demand Avoidance (same as above course)	Tuesday 21st January	10am – 12.30pm	Northern Regional College, Ballymena	£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite
Parent workshop – Emotional Regulation	Monday 27th January	6pm – 8.30pm	Farranshane House, Antrim	£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite
Parent workshop – Lego Therapy	Tuesday 28th January	6pm – 8.00pm	Farranshane House, Antrim	£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite
Parent engagement session – Pamper Beauty Treatment – free manicures	Thursday 30th January	9.30am – 10.45am	Northern Regional College, Ballymoney	Free manicures for parents/carers from NRC Beauty students – register via Eventbrite
Parent workshop – Autism and sleep	Monday 3rd February	6pm – 8.30pm	Farranshane House, Antrim	£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite
Parent workshop – Anxiety	Tuesday 4th February	6pm – 8pm	Northern Regional College, Coleraine	£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite
Parent workshop – Autism and Puberty	Thursday 13th February	6pm – 8.30pm	Farranshane House, Antrim	£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite
Parent workshop – ASD and Anxiety	Monday 24th February	6pm – 8.30pm	Farranshane House, Antrim	£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite
Parent workshop – ASD and Anger	Monday 2nd March	6pm – 8.30pm	Farranshane House, Antrim	£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite
Parent workshop – Sensory Awareness	Tuesday 3rd March	6pm – 8.00pm	Northern Regional College, Coleraine	£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite
Parent workshop – communicating with a non-verbal child	Thursday 5th March	6pm – 8.00pm	Farranshane House, Antrim	£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite
Parent workshop – Play development	Monday 9th March	6pm – 8.30pm	Farranshane House, Antrim	£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite
Parent workshop – Mindfulness	Thursday 19th March	6pm – 7.30pm	Farranshane House, Antrim	£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite
Parent workshop – Transitions	Monday 23rd March	6pm – 8.30pm	Farranshane House, Antrim	£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite
Parent workshop – ASD and girls	Monday 30th March	6pm - 8.30pm	Northern Regional College, Ballymena	£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite
Parent workshop – Navigating an Autistic Sensory System	Monday 6th April	6pm – 8.30pm	Ballymena North Business and Recreation Centre, Ballymena	£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite
Parent workshop – Autism and Visual strategies	Monday 6th April	6pm – 8.30pm	Farranshane House, Antrim	£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite

To find out more information about any of the parent workshops visit the website www.empowernetwork.co.uk or speak directly to myself (Mrs Taylor). The Empower project runs very useful and practical workshops for families who have children with Autism, Asperger’s, Dyslexia and Dyspraxia (or those awaiting diagnosis), which you may be interested in attending. If you wish to attend one or more of the parent workshops speak to Mrs Taylor who can provide you with more information.