Jolene Philo
Jolene Philo is the parent and daughter of loved ones with special needs and disabilities. She is a former educator who created inclusive classrooms for all learners for 25 years. She’s the author of several books about caregiving, special needs parenting, and childhood PTSD, including Sharing Love Abundantly with Special Needs Families: The 5 Love Languages® for Parents Raising Children wit Chapman. Her award winning blog, www.DifferentDream.com, provides encouragement and resources for caregiving families. Jolene and her husband live in central Iowa.
Managing the Long Term Effects of the Pandemic
Description: The long term effects of the COVID pandemic will be felt for years to come. To put the pandemic in perspective, this workshop examines historic events like the Great Depression in the context of community trauma and post-traumatic growth. Caregivers will learn strategies for managing positive and negative long term effects of the pandemic for themselves and their kids and, if time allows, practice some of them individually and in small groups.