Meetings
Meetings
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Meetings can be exhausting, especially when they are about the struggles and challenges faced by you, your family, or children that you care for.
Even meetings that go well can be emotionally exhausting. Meetings that don't go well can cause so much stress and panic, particularly when professionals do not take you seriously or do not properly explain processes and procedures.
We hear feedback that parents and carers can feel overwhelmed and anxious before, during and after meetings. They often feel like they have not ended up with the result from the meeting that they needed or hoped for.
You are important too!
You are important too!
As parents and carers , some of us are neurodivergent ourselves. A lack of inclusivity can cause those of us who are neurodivergent to find meetings even more of a struggle for various reasons.
Remember to advocate for yourselves as well as the children, and be confident to ask for things that you need to make the experience less stressful for you.
Meeting Notes
Meeting Notes
Take notes whenever you can.
Take notes whenever you can.
They don’t have to be detailed, and you don’t have to write down everything that is said.
What should notes look like?
What should notes look like?
It is fine to type the notes onto a mobile phone. Don’t be embarrassed to do this.
Alternatively, you could take formal notes and then use them to send over to the other people in the meeting afterwards as a record of what was discussed.
It's just whatever you feel comfortbale with.
Meeting Note Templates
Meeting Note Templates
Feel free to use the STAND template meeting notes to prepare for your meeting and to take notes during the meeting.
You can download them and amend them in any way that suits you.
Meeting Notes Handout 2024.docxPage updated
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