Family Education Training

Family Education Trainings (FET) are available to families with a loved one, under 18 years of age, enrolled in the Home and Community-Based Waiver. 

 

FET helps families make complicated decisions through education about developmental disabilities and available services. FET also also helps create a more supportive and successful home environment.

 

Attending FET workshops annually ensures families maintain Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver eligibility. 

 

FET program also offers individualized, one-to-one training sessions customized to a family’s unique needs. 

 

“Targeting the Big Three” Training

“Targeting the Big Three” is a training program, designed by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities for parents and caregivers of children with autism and/or other developmental disabilities. The program provides training to address challenges with daily living skills, management of challenging behaviors, toileting and more. For more information, contact Alison Arnold at 437-5549 or email Arnold@cfdsny.org.