The Physician Residency program provides medical residents the opportunity to learn how Raising Special kids provides support to families. They experience a family’s perspective and learn the unique needs and challenges faced by families of children with disabilities.
Topics covered:
- Relaying diagnosis to a family
- Family-centered care in action
- Parents as partners in medical-decision making
- Community resources
- Referring Families to Raising Special Kids
- Visit with a family raising a child with special needs trained in parent-to-parent support
- Listen as a family shares their story
- Interact with family members and child with a disability
- Experience strength of family
- Get a bigger picture of the impact of the diagnosis outside the clinic setting