Parents! You're invited to attend the Parent Summit: Elevating Caregivers, Elevating Futures Conference this Thursday, April 25th. Attendees will learn how to prevent bullying and youth suicide, increase self-esteem, manage stress, and more! Learn more at oabse.org

And that's a wrap on the 2024 Spring Parent Mentor Conference!

Thank you to all who made this event a success👏🏾
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👥 204 attendees
📷 59 photos/videos shared
🎙️ 31 speakers
📚 27 sessions
🤝 5 exhibitors

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Final remarks for a fantastic day! Thank you all for being here and helping make the 2024 Spring Parent Mentor Conference a day to remember!

So glad you’re here with us today!

What is Co-regulation and how does it serve as a protective factor for child adversity?

Micah Morgan, LPC, guides Parent Mentors through the discussion.

Tabitha Palmer and Lauri Kaplan highlight some of the differences between deafness and blindness from other types of disabilities & how this impacts daily lives.

Rounding out our learning today with our afternoon breakout sessions!

📊 The votes are in for the top community poll at 2024 Spring Parent Mentor Conference! What's your pick?

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THANK YOU to our parent mentor and district representative panelists for sharing your wisdom and providing us with laughs!

Thank you to the District Representatives and Parent Mentors who participated in our panel to share tips on how to maximize their partnership to serve families.

How can we use the tools available to enhance financial and digital literacy? Kristy Stepp and Erika Robbins guide Parent Mentors through ways to modify examples and content to work with families.

Parent Mentors and District Representatives sort a variety of strategies into 3 tiers: universal, tailored, and individualized to effectively engage with families.

Drs. Bachman and Boone highlight roles we can play for multi-tiered family engagement.

Moving on to the second of our morning breakout sessions!

Marbella Caceres, Najma Momoud, and Montyeserrat Sanchez share strategies and techniques to help families engage in the special education system in a way that’s meaningful to them. #familyengagement

Sara Owens and Dr. Gabrielle Johnson facilitate a discussion among mentors and mentees involved in the Parent Mentor Mentorship Program. Thank you for your participation and dedication to this program!

We can’t thank you enough for participating in our conference and sharing your knowledge and resources.

The first of our morning breakout sessions are running now!

Dr. Meredith Wellman, Program Manager ⁦Center on Education & Training for Employment⁩ and ⁦OhioFamiliesEngage⁩, shares communication tools and resources from the #Dyslexia resource guide specifically designed for families.

Tracey Manz discusses the roles of the people, family, and the community play in the lives of individuals with disabilities. “Who facilitates inclusion and advocates for them?”

Dr. Brett Zyromski shares research on the power of hope in the work of Parent Mentors. “You are the original hope builders. Create the pathways for our families and students.”