Covid-19 - Online Support for Neurodivergent/ SEND Families
Sarah Chapman
CEO, Operation Diversity - SEND Consultant, SEND Law Advocate, Specialist in Education, Health and Social Care, Neurodivergence and Special Educational Needs (SEN)
During this difficult time at Operation Diversity, we understand the challenges being faced by parents, carers, guardians and Neurodivergent individuals with Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND). We are passionate about providing the right support, access to information and advice to our members and this is why we are offering a two-week free membership to the Operation Diversity Academy.
Two weeks of free membership to the Operation Diversity Academy
The Operation Diversity Academy is a membership website set up as a one-stop-shop for all things Neurodivergent and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
We provide advice and training via our large team of expert associate professionals, such as:
- Educators
- Health Care workers
- Legal professionals
- Autism Specialists
- Occupational Therapists
- Speech and Language Therapists
- Specialist Teachers
- Neurodivergent Parenting Coaches
- Behaviour Intervention Specialists
- SEND Advocates
- ADHD Specialists
- Educational Psychologists
- Clinical Psychologists
- Mental Health Workers
Emotional and Mental Health Support
We recently partnered by special arrangement with 'Health Assured' (https://www.healthassured.org/), the UK and Ireland’s largest independent and award-winning employee assistance programme (EAP) giving our SEND families access their 24/7, 365 helpline, with calls answered by experienced in-house counsellors, legal and financial specialists. SEND families also have access to their 'Health e-Hub smartphone app' and 'online personalised wellbeing platform' with content, including videos, webinars, mini health checks and health coaching as part of their membership to the Operation Diversity Academy.
We also provide opportunities for emotional support via our online community and through virtual meetups and family events.
New content coming in the next 6 months:
I am organising a vast array of additional:
- Webinars
- Blogs
- Professional advisors to deliver written community support
- Live talks and interviews for both children and adults on a range of topics
- Activities for children and young adults
- Q&As with experts
- Resources to aid teaching/learning/good behaviour
- Daily 'Mental Health check-ins' with our Mental Health First Aider
- Weekly Self-Care & Mental Health Power Hour
- Twice weekly online 'meetups' for parents, carers, guardians
- Twice weekly online 'meetups' for children and young people
- Family entertainment nights
- Wye Circus - A series of videos for children and young adults to master individual circus skills creatively using household items and 'LIVE Circus shows for our community members'
- ...and more to be organised depending on what our members tell me they need!
These sessions are in addition to the 150+ webinars, plus other help-based videos and resources we already have available to SEND families within our membership website and community.
Click here for a free two-week trial membership.
Please check out our website and get in touch if you would like to support us and let your networks know that we can help. Online is our norm and we can support Neurodivergent/ SEND families within their own homes for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis and beyond.
Sarah Chapman
Founder Operation Diversity