FSS Minutes – 6/10/14

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Jay Kleinman of Lifespire announced:

Openings in behavior management program for all ages in Spanish and English, OPWDD eligible and live with family in Manhattan.

Call 718-454-6940

1. Pat Liu announced from GHO:
   1. Family Support Case Management (Medicaid IS NOT required).
   2. Family Reimbursement.
   3. Korean and Chinese staff available.

Call 212-643-2840

1. UCP of NYC announced:

1. Opening in overnight respite program located on Stillwell Ave. in the Bronx
2. Available family reimbursement funds for Manhattan and the Bronx.

Call 877-827-2666 or projectconnect@ucpnyc.org

4. Timothy Barlow from SPROUT announced:
5. Openings for NYC Day and Evening Program (16 and up, live with family member, boroughs of Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens. 12-20 events per month)
6. Opening for Free weekend vacations for individuals living in Manhattan who are 21 or older and live with a family member. Poconos: 7/11-7/13 and Catskills: 8/29-8/31. Contact: Andy Lee
7. Opening on many of our for fee vacations. We can also provide customized vacations. Contact: Andy Lee

 

Call 212-222-9575

 

5. YAI LINK announced:

1. Health Education workshop for professional development.
2. Parent and caregiver phone support group.
3. Autism Parent Support Group Series- English/Spanish/Mandarin variety of dates.
4. Vacancy memo distributed.
5. Social Skills for 9-18 year olds with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Manhattan.
6. Independent Living Program- 6 month course for 18 and up
7. Speakers Bureau-available to present to caregivers, professionals and individuals

Call LINK Department at 212-273-6182

 

6. Urszula Kowalczyk from UCP of NYC Family Connect:

1. Workshops: “Front Door Session” on June 18^th at 160 Lawrence Avenue Brooklyn from 10am to 12pm.
2. Workshop: “Using Visual Aids” on July 9^th at 1770 Stillwell Avenue in the Bronx

 

Call 718.3436.7979 ext. 704

 

Presentation

Ming Yuan Lou of Nordoff Robbins Center for Music Therapy

212.998.5151                      www.nordoff.robbins@nyc.edu

• The Nordoff-Robbins approach to music therapy is based on the belief that everyone possesses a sensitivity to music that can be utilized for personal growth and development. In this form of treatment, individuals take an active role in creating music together with their therapists. At Nordoff-Robbins, they make music with people, not for them. Their approach is based on techniques that allow even the most disabled individuals to become active and successful participants. Through this interaction therapists support and enhance the individuals’ expressive skills and their ability to relate to others.

 

 

Helena Judd of plai theatre

917.426.7524                       www.plai-theatre.org

 

• plai theatre (Performers Linked by Able Imaginations) brings quality dramatic experiences to people with special needs, promoting the idea that every person is intelligent, has an able imagination and that the imagination creates a unique individual worthy of expressing themselves to others.

plai theatre’s goals are the creation of a safe and welcoming environment for all participants, creation of dramatic performances involving performers with special needs and the formation of new relationships/friendships for the participants within each project, activity and workshop.
plai theatre will use the dramatic arts as a healing tool, an outlet of expression, and a safe environment to create new friendships and the opportunity to explore the independence that can be found in playing.

 

Next Meeting:                       Tuesday, September 9, 2014

10:00 AM – 12 Noon

 

Location:                               YAI

460 West 34^th Street – Ground Floor, Meeting Room L

New York, New York 10001

For More Information:      Jennifer Shaoul @ 212.273.6869 / Jennifer.Shaoul@yai.org

Amy Bittinger @ 718-859-5420 ext. 234 / abittinger@ucpnyc.org