In-house workshops

This workshop is for:

This workshop is for:

As a parent one of the hardest things to think about is what is going to happen in the future. This is particularly the case if your child who is disabled or has additional needs requires a lot of support and care from others. Siblings from the teenage years onwards, begin wondering who will support their brother or sister if their parents are not able to. This workshop will help you think about how you can talk to your sibling child about the future.

This workshop is not for professional workers.

What participants will gain:

• Insight into siblings’ needs and concerns
• Practical ideas for making plans
• Further sources of information

Our training programme provides a much-needed income source for the charity – we don’t receive any statutory funding to support our work.  We provide a professional service and our training is highly regarded.

Our workshops are often the ONLY time that parents have the opportunity to ask questions about the support needed by their sibling children.  Rest assured that with 24 years of experience of running workshops for parents and professionals, we have the topic well covered – your session will be money well spent.

The workshops are for a minimum of 8 parents.  An ideal maximum is 20-25, but we can have more attending if that’s what you need.  Contact us for a chat and we will advise.

Yes, we deliver all our workshops online via our Zoom platform.  Parents have told us that they find it easier to attend online because of juggling other caring responsibilities.

Two members of the Sibs team attend for the full workshop, providing facilitation and administration.  The sessions are led by a professional with lived experience of being a sibling – offering unique insight and tips.

Your organisation just needs to join the online session and we will do the rest.

It is your responsibility to manage the booking of workshop places.   Sibs will send you the workshop Zoom link so that you can send it out to all who have booked.  You can either then forward their names for the Sibs team to admit them to the session, or we can make you a Zoom co host and you can admit them.

Unfortunately, we can’t deliver our 1 hour workshops in person as the additional cost for staff time and travel is prohibitive. If you are wanting to book a bespoke session such as a whole day workshop, or conference presentations, please contact us and we can discuss.

Absolutely. We can offer daytime or evening slots for our workshop sessions.  It is helpful to book these well in advance, as our training calendar books up quickly.

Yes. We have run workshops for parents of children with a range of disabilities and health conditions.  We can include specific topics or questions, if needed.

No.  Sibs provides a safe space for parents and carers to come together to learn, reflect and ask questions about their own family situations.  Attendees will also be given handouts and signposting to other resources. Sibs also offers the opportunity for families to contact us afterwards if they have further questions.

We send a handout after the event, with all the information and topics covered during the session.

We have a high level of satisfaction and feedback from running workshops.  Here are what some parents have told us:

“The whole workshop was so smooth and well organised”

“There was some fresh ideas that I hadn’t considered before”

“Definitely sign up, don’t be scared to get help/advice, quite a lot hit home BUT I wasn’t alone and so much help given”

“The feeling of togetherness – the Sibs training provides as a warm, welcoming and open environment with no judgement.”