7. Supporting the parent/carer journey with Jo McMeechan

When supporting children with SEND, parents and practitioners must work collaboratively and compassionately.

In this episode of the SEND Network Podcast, India and Jo speak about how practitioners can best support parents and carers at each point of their journey.

Jo's parent/carer journey:

1. Realisation
2. Information gathering
3. Enquiries
4. Empowered Parents

Jo's 3 main takeaways:

1. There are action taking and non action taking stages of the parent/carer journey and all journeys are different and not necessarily linear.

2. The key to successful collaboration with parents and carers sits within validating experiences and releasing 'professional armour'.

3.  Practitioners should guide parents by always striving for more, even when faced with barriers.

About Jo:

Jo is a specialist pediatric physiotherapist as well as the founder and director of SENStory CIC which is a team of specialises who deliver fun, play based therapy, leisure and learning opportunities in nature. She is determined to re-write the SEND narrative and provide inclusive environments for children to learn and develop.

Links: 

Order Jo's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Equipping-SEN-Children-Life-Neurodiversity-ebook/dp/B0B8CSZHKT
Read Jo's blog here: https://jomcmeechan.com/blog/
Order Jo's online services, including her toolkit builder here: https://jomcmeechan.com/shop-2/

Contact Jo:

Website: https://jomcmeechan.com/
Email: hello@jomcmeechan.com
Twitter: (1) Jo McMeechan SENStory CIC (@JoMcSENStory) / Twitter
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jo_mc_physio/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-mcmeechan/