Are you struggling to help your family member with a disability to form friendships with their non disabled peers?
It's a painful experience seeing them struggle isn't it.
We know that friendships are key for a good life. They bring us joy, a sense of belonging, can help us out in a crisis and bring us more good life opportunities. So as parents, we really, really, really want our family member with a disability to have friends in their lives don't we.
Friendships are indeed mystical and magical things that you can't force to happen. But there are things you (and support workers) can do to create environments where they are more likely to form.
There are also things that we (and support workers) can inadvertently do that can interfere with friendships forming too.
In this project you will be supported to apply strategies to increase the likelihood of your family member being able to form friendships with people without disability.