Future Goals

• To educate all currant professionals and interns (medical, social, legal) that deal with individuals with CP and other disabilities about the true expectations and facts that we deal with everyday. To provide them with a realistic understanding of Cerebral Palsy.

• To bring our website up to date with the latest information regarding Cerebral Palsy

Goals Reached

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• Our "Regional Directors" program is getting an overhaul in effort to try and make it a more useful program for our members and our Directors. Look for all the new enhancements as they happen.

• By having our chat room we have helped parents by having veteran parents and Adults with CP hold  discussions as a training session with other parents. Using their experiences as a golden opportunity to teach and educate others valuable lessons early.

• Some of the future discussions will be  training in child care of special needs children in the areas of your CP specific training (spastic, Microcephaly, etc) tube feeding, seizures, uplifting and encouraging your child despite the outlook of the situation. ROM, adaptive equipment. Getting the answers you need from your physician, developing a positive relationship with all the people in your child’s life, and How to connect all these people together efficiently. Organizing your child's medical records, coordinating your life and taking time out for yourselves

• By having our on-line support group,   we have given our members a way to communicate, ask questions, get support, just talk and develop friendships.

Newest Goals Reached

• Developed a CP Awareness outline to help raise Cerebral Palsy Awareness in all levels from pregnancy prevention to aging with Cerebral Palsy.

• Created a outline for Disability Awareness programs that can be used in schools.

• Hosted a Parent Survival Guide Conference launching our Parent Survival Guide Manual.

• Restructured our about CPN and regional director guidelines.