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| Welcome to all new members!
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The Hamilton Family Network is a growing network of parents of children with disabilities, who are linked to resource people, professional and volunteer, who seek to implement innovative strategies to support and strengthen families. This network is dedicated to enhancing family supports by building on those strengths found in diverse family structures rather than focusing on correcting weaknesses.
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| Philosophy of Hamilton Family Network
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Empowered parents have the capacity to create solutions and opportunities for their family member with a disability.
Parents are an essential source of expertise with respect to their son or daughter.
Informed, involved and confident families are the most effective agents for social change.
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| Goals of the Hamilton Family Network
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To decrease family stress and isolation by matching
experienced families with families whose childen have been recently
dieagnosed as having a disability or who are facing a particular
challenge related to the disability |
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| To increase the confidence and skills of families by providing emotional support, informational support |
To increase the families' knowledge and use of community resources |
To enhance the education, understanding and
sensitivity of those who work with families by identifying and
supporting families in their role as community faculty |
To be an ongoing resource to families, health care
providers, educators, policy makers, agency directors and others in the
design, implementation, and evaluation of programs for families and
persons with disabilities |
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