On the podcast we chat to the wonderful Joanne Bacon, Senior Key Worker, Education Specialist, Director and Founder of Advocate for Me. Joanne’s professional experience started as a dedicated classroom teacher, then more recently, in over 10 years working with children with developmental delays or disabilities and their families who are her sources of inspiration. Joanne advocates for the opportunity for all children to thrive; living their best life surrounded by family members who feel supported, empowered and fully included in the community. Joanne is also a mother of five children, including triplets and understands parenting can be challenging and overwhelming at different stages which drives her to support families to move positively towards their goals and find joy in their daily experiences. 

In this episode we chat about: 

The rundown on what the role of a key worker is 

What a key worker does that the therapists don't 

The type of hands on sort of role in working with the family 

Tips on therapists who are time poor and strategies to pull together teams and families 

The right time to exit helping a family 

How families can find a Key Worker 

Cutting ourselves slack as parents and just holding space for fun with our children 

Links: 

Advocate for Me Website 

Advocate for Me Facebook 

Advocate For Me Instagram 

 

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