Trainings

Michigan Family to Family offers various training opportunities for families, including Navigating Healthcare for Families of Children with Special Needs. For links to current offerings, please visit our EVENTS page.

Navigating Healthcare Training

This two-day medical advocacy training is offered virtually to provide parents with information, tools, and resources to better navigate the healthcare system for their child. It was created by parents to share their experience and knowledge with other parents of children with special health care needs and/or complex health care conditions.

Topics covered include:

  • Navigating a new diagnosis
  • Where to find reliable information and resources
  • How to prepare for a successful healthcare interaction
  • Improving communication and building partnerships with healthcare providers
  • Becoming a good advocate
  • Helping your child be active in their own care
  • Self-care and peer support

This training is offered via Zoom. A computer or other device with an internet connection is needed (with camera is preferred, but not required). Participants who complete both days (6 hours total) will receive a small stipend to support their attendance. To be eligible to attend, participants must live in Michigan, be the parent (bio, adoptive, foster, kinship, etc.), or legal guardian of a child with special health care needs, and register at least two weeks prior to the training.

If you are interested in this or other training topics, please visit our Events page or Contact Us.

If you are interested in partnering with MI F2F or hosting your own training, please contact Kristen Reese, Project Director.


Growing as Leaders- Leadership Series

Do you have an interest growing as a Parent Leader? Parent Leadership in State Government (PLISG) and Michigan Family to Family (MI F2F) have partnered together to create Growing as Leaders, anew online educational leadership series.

PLISG and MI F2F recognize the importance of parents having the knowledge and skills to function in meaningful leadership roles and provide the “parent voice” to help shape the direction of programs and communities. This series is designed to support the development and engagement of emerging family leaders in Michigan to work toward meaningful parent leadership in our state. The one-hour virtual learning sessions are free and open to any parent in Michigan with an interest in developing their leadership skills. The series will start Oct 12 and run every other month. You can attend all the sessions, or just the sessions with topics you are interested in.

Registration is required, and there is no charge for you attend. You can register for the next available session by clicking here.

All sessions will be from 12:00 (noon) – 1:00 PM.

Below is the full list of Dates and Topics:

If you are interested in this or other training topics, please visit our Events page or Contact Us.