GPS PARENT/GUARDIAN SUPPORT GROUPS
Genesis at Work, through its Genesis Pathway Support (GPS) Program, serves the community of parents/guardians with children with special needs. One way this support is operationalized is through the provision of Facebook groups that allows parents/guardians to ask questions and share information with other parents/guardians to help them successfully navigate the challenges they face in raising their child with special needs.
Two groups for parents/guardians of children with special needs are provided:
Parents/Guardians who have Children with Special Needs in High School
topics covered
Transportation options
Navigating social groups of peers and friends
Trade/job exposure
Work study options
Transition planning
Finding Your Child with Special Needs Meaningful Work
topics covered
Transportation options
Legal rights and regulations in the workplace
State and local agencies
Negotiating with employers
Networking
Assistive technology
Self-determination
The following provides important information about the groups, including rules of behavior that must be met to participate. Please read before entering either group.
Rules & Behavior
Genesis at Work asks that you follow rules to ensure that the groups have productive conversations. These rules are enforced by administrators and moderators, and at their discretion they may delete posts without warning that do not comply with the forum rules. Failure to comply with these rules may result in a ban from the group.
The groups’ success is dependent upon all members keeping these pages a safe place for people to share and view information. To help assure this safety, Genesis at Work requests that all members comply with the following rules when contributing:
Keep it friendly.
Be courteous, respectful and appreciate that others may have an opinion different from yours.
Share your knowledge. Don’t hold back since it’s likely someone will find it useful, valuable, or interesting. When you give information, please provide your sources for reference.
Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech.
Genesis at Work maintains the right to remove posts and threads to ensure that material posted isnot potentially harmful. For this reason, Gensis at Work may edit or choose not to publish any post that meets any of the following criteria:
Includes advice or content that is believed to be damaging, unhelpful, or distressing to others
Includes swearing or offensive language, is nonsensical and/or irrelevant
Promotes personal beliefs in a way that is disrespectful of the choices of others
Is racist, sexist, homophobic, sexually explicit or suggestive, abusive or otherwise discriminatory or objectionable
Join the Conversation
Parents/Guardians Who Have Children With Special Needs in High School
Finding Your Child With Special Needs Meaningful Work
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