WE PROVIDE

Leap provides training, mentoring and leadership opportunities in support of families who have a child with a disability and who desire to take control of their own supports and services.

We encourage

We encourage families to look beyond services to creative support solutions that will ensure children with disabilities maintain strong and diverse relationships with family members, friends and within their community.

We take

We take our direction from families and do not impose our own goals or solutions. We mentor families beyond initial training should they wish to self-direct their own funding and supports.

WE OFFER

We offer bespoke training solutions to support family engagement and family leadership.

We Work

We also work with service providers to support them to move to a more person and family centred approach.

UPCOMING NEWS & EVENTS

Evaluation of Leap 2014 – 2017

Evaluation of Leap 2014 – 2017

We are pleased to share this, the first evaluation of our work encompassing the period from 2014-2017. We hope that you will enjoy reading this evaluation and that it will demonstrate to you, the reader, that strengths based work with families of children with...

Supporting Families Workshop Series 2018

Supporting Families Workshop Series 2018

As a result of funding from the HSE Social Care Division we are now able to offer our ‘Supporting Families’ Workshop Series to all CHO Areas. The Workshops on offer are: Creating A Good Life…

Evaluation of Leap 2014 – 2017

Evaluation of Leap 2014 – 2017

We are pleased to share this, the first evaluation of our work encompassing the period from 2014-2017. We hope that you will enjoy reading this evaluation and that it will demonstrate to you, the reader, that strengths based work with families of children with...

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Research by Leap in partnership with the Research Group on Self-Directed Living

Perspectives of People with Disabilities and Families

Supporting Families

Workshop Series
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Evaluation of Leap 2014 - 2017

We are pleased to share this, the first evaluation of our work encompassing the period from 2014 -2017.
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TESTIMONIALS

Leap provided us with fantastic support on working with families. The two days of training they delivered provided staff with an honest platform to discuss proactive ways to engage families, to understand what is service business and what is family business, as well as reflection on their roles. The training provided a way of valuing and enhancing the role support workers provide and feedback indicated staff really appreciated the opportunity to learn and develop their skills and understanding. We look forward to working with you again! Thank you. RehabCare

May 2016

When I came away after the Leap weekend I was on fire. I really think it’s the way forward and it has really filled in the gap in my head that was missing. I think it’s brilliant for all agencies to be involved but I think the real change has to be on the ground through families! Families and their aspirations for their loved ones really change things especially in extended family, neighbours, community and society. Always remember you can read books, study it but we are the ones who live and breathe this every day of our lives. Parent who attended Family Leadership Adventure Break

April 2016

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Our Mission

Leap partners with families to navigate life stages without imposing its own goals or solutions.
Leap educates families about self-directed living and supports them if they wish to negotiate their own funding and supports.
Leap works through families to raise expectations of what is possible in the lives of people with disabilities.
Leap works with service providers who want to transition to a more individualised and person-centred service model.
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We Support Families by Offering

Workshops, training and conferences

Family Friendly Information

Family leadership retreats

Research

Projects and initiatives to support self-direction

We Offer Training Programmes in

Advocacy

Circles of Support

Building a Vision *

Family Leadership

Self-Directed Living

Leadership Development

Valued Social roles – Pathways to full, meaningful and inclusive lives

Individualised Funding

Powerful ideas and theories (esp. SRV)

Assisted Decision making

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* by vision we mean a description of a desirable future for your family member

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