Protect, Provide, and Prosper: Securing the future for Families with Special Needs

from St. Louis Center in Chelsea, Michigan:

You are invited to a seminar on Securing the Future for Families with Special Needs

St. Louis Center Family Welcome & Orientation Center 

Thursday, February 22, 2018

7 - 9 p.m.

16195 W. Old US Hwy. 12

Chelsea, MI 48118 

Please contact Joe Yekulis, PR Director, at 734-475-8430 for more information or to register. To learn more about St. Louis Center, visit the website at www.stlouiscenter.org .

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Many families of children or adults with special needs have a difficult time navigating the future for their loved ones, and advanced planning can ensure a positive quality of life for years to come. 

In this program, our guest speakers will address two important issues. The first is an important issue for parents of adult children relating to the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease in persons with I/DD, and the second issue will address the importance of parent advocacy in accessing government services for a loved one. 

Please join us for an informative evening of education and information sharing among parents dealing with these important subjects. 

Accessing the “Systems” Maze 

Speaker: 

JUDITH GREENBAUM, PHD has been an advocate for people with I/DD for nearly half a century. She possesses a PhD in Special Education and is also the parent of an adult child at St. Louis Center. Her Bachelor’s Degree and Doctorate are both from the University of Michigan. Judy was instrumental in leading a grass roots effort to pass the Michigan Mandatory Special Education Act in 1971 which made it mandatory for schools to educate  children w/IDD from birth to 26 to help them to reach their maximum potential. Her last book published in 2007 is titled, "Life Planning for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities". 

Coping with Alzheimers

Speaker:

DEANA FISHER, MSW became the COO of St. Louis Center in March 2017 following a career of working in Wayne County and the City of Detroit. Before arriving in Chelsea, she served as Director of the Children’s Center in Detroit where she supervised foster care, licensing and the Young Adult Program. She also gained valuable experience at the Lula Belle Stewart Center, the Children’s Aid Society, Families First, the Northeast Guidance Center, and the Wayne Center in Detroit. She has a B.A. in 
Social Work from Alma College and an MSW from Wayne State University. She was recently trained as an instructor for the National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and  Dementia Practices.