How Families Can Find Emotional Support

ParentHelp123 – a program of WithinReach
- Resource Finder– Search for resources in your community.
- Help Me Grow Washington Hotline: 1-800-322-2588 . Staff available Monday-Thursday 8:00-5:30 and Friday 8:00-5:00. Bilingual staff speak Spanish (Se habla español). Other languages are served using interpreters via AT&T Language Line.
Parent to Parent Program: For over 36 years Parent to Parent programs across the country have been providing emotional and informational support to families of children who have special needs most notably by matching parents seeking support with an experienced, trained ‘Support Parent.’

Respite Care

Respite Care and Taking Care of Parents Parents of young children are frequently tired. However, it can be even more exhausting to have primary caretaking responsibility for a child or youth with special needs that require intensive or constant attention. Everyone needs time off, to relax, take a quiet bath, see friends, talk to other family members, go for a walk or read book. It is hard to be fully present for your child if you never have any time to “recharge your batteries”.

Respite care can provide the time off you need. Respite care is:

Temporary, short–term care for a person or persons with special needs
Provides relief to caregivers from the demands of ongoing care for individuals with special needs
Can be provided in community settings or in a person’s home.

Lifespan Respite has information about what respite care is, which Washington State agencies are involved, and what types of services are provided. The resources in the guide focus on King County.

For information about respite care in any Washington State county:

National Respite Care Locator

31jan8:30 am4:30 pmWA State Autism Center of Excellence Certification Training Event Organized By: WA INCLUDE Collaborative - University of Washington, Institute on Human Development and Disability, Clinical Training Unit Event Type:TrainingIn-person or Online:Online

Event Details

University of Washington experts provide the Autism Center of Excellence (COE) trainings through a contract with the Health Care Authority (HCA). As of July 2024, we are contracted to provide 4 general trainings a year.

Purpose of the COE Training

To increase the number of qualified clinicians (COEs) across Washington State who can appropriately diagnose children and youth with autism who have Medicaid insurance.
To foster collaboration between providers and systems serving autistic children and youth and their families
Help children and families access needed services as appropriate, including writing a Medicaid/Apple Health prescription for Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). COE required for Managed Care Organization (MCO) prescription approval.

Who is Eligible to Become a COE

The HCA determines which primary care and other clinicians can become COEs. Currently the list includes medical physicians working in primary care, specialty physicians, clinical psychologists, ARNPs and pediatric naturopaths. Physician Assistants (PA-C) whose supervising clinician is a COE are eligible as of Jan 1, 2023.

Who is Eligible to Attend the Training

Clinicians who serve patients with Washington State Medicaid insurance or support clinicians doing this work. We welcome others interested in learning more about autism who are providing care coordination, peer support, mental or behavioral health services etc. There are limited spots for out of state providers interested in learning more about this approach to training primary care providers to diagnose autism.

More information and registration

Registration

Time

(Friday) 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Location

Online

Organizer

WA INCLUDE Collaborative - University of Washington, Institute on Human Development and Disability, Clinical Training UnitWA INCLUDE Collaborative- Interdisciplinary Network of Community Leaders with a focus on the Underserved and Disability Education -Improving systems of care by supporting education, training, and connections within a growing community of champions -Promoting quality of life and health equity within underserved communities at the intersection of developmental disability, mental health, and physical health -Increasing accessibility, variety, and amount of trainings and support for providers strained by high workloads -Creating and facilitating state-wide networks that empower local regional champions through access to expertise from each other and state partners -Embedding supports within schools, medical homes, mental health clinics, and communitieshttps://wainclude.org/

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