ForeverParent Updates, Reunions and What I Have Learned

Updates 1. To all ForeverParent contacts, I will be changing my email to Patric.barbieri@gmail.com starting immediately.  2. I will use this blog as my home page for all ForeverParent communication and I will be writing bi-monthly articles. (ForeverParent Blog) Reunions, What I Have Learned, and Recommendations My sister turned 47 in August, and this past fall,

ForeverParent Updates, February 2023

Since August 1, 2021, ForeverParent has held several webinars, spoke to parent groups, school SEPAC meetings, adult agencies, sibling support networks, and transition conferences. We have directly spoken to hundreds of parents, guardians and siblings. It has become clear that families want peace of mind knowing their loved ones have the highest quality of life

ForeverParent in MGH Mindscapes Newsletter

This article referencing ForeverParent, recently appeared in the Summer 2022 issue of Mindscapes, the newsletter of the MGH Department of Psychiatry. click on the folling link to view the article: The Ripple Effects of Mental Illness

ForeverParent: A Case Study

My name is Mike (71), and my wife’s name is Amy (70). Our son, Mark, who will turn 34 next month, lives at home with us. Mark has intellectual disabilities, works part time at a supermarket in town, and takes part occasionally in social opportunities through a local recreational agency. Since Mark was in elementary

ForeverParent Webinars

We want to thank MSSN (Massachusetts Sibling Support Network) for hosting a sharing Space webinar with ForeverParent Co-Director Patric Barbieri on March 22nd. We also want to thank The Riverview School for inviting ForeverParent Co-Directors, Dafna-Krouk Gordon and Patric Barbieri to present at their 2022 Transition 2.0 Virtual Conference and the Pathways to Independence Webinar

Forecasting “The Cycle” of Special Education and Independent Living

When my sister was transitioning from elementary to middle to high school, there was a family conflict that existed; my father wanted my sister to learn the curriculum that every student experiences and my mother was more interested in her learning functional academics and having social connections. For example, there were many years of IEP

(MSSN Webinar) Family Dynamics: Who will be there to worry when I am not?

On March 22, 7:00pm-8:15pm, Patric Barbieri, Co-Director of ForeverParent will be the speaker for the MSSN Sharing Space Webinar. Webinar Description: Special needs planning is an emotional process — and we tend to put it off. Every family is unique; therefore, planning for who will be there next to take care of your child requires

Alumni Questions

One of the events I really looked forward to during my time as Executive Director of LABBB Collaborative was our Alumni Dance. Students who graduated as far back as the ’80s attended. These graduates are in their 50’s now! As I walked around to each table to speak with the graduates, I was prepared to

“Providing Help & Independence For Those With Disabilities” with Dafna Krouk-Gordon of TILL/ForeverParent

ForeverParent Director Dafna Krouk-Gordon was interviewed on the Radio Entrepreneurs podcast where she talks about TILL and ForeverParent services.

What You Need To Know Part III

Writing it all down! If your child is not living in a home, have you planned for this? Who is your child going to live with if something happens to you? Are you thinking, We have plenty of time to worry about this? These questions can be paralyzing for a family, as you cannot even