Parent Carer Support and Wellbeing Project

Senior Parent Carer Support Worker

Sarah Stevens My name is Sarah and I work as the Senior Parent Carer Support Worker. Because of the life experience I have had as a carer it is important to me to be able to give back to the service that helped me and my family over the years. I can offer advice and support from all the experience I have had, dealing with schools, social workers, and other professionals that our carers have to deal with often on a daily basis. I have also completed the Play Worker Level 2 qualification, Mental Health first Aid Level 2 and Food Hygiene Level 2 which enables me to run groups for our parent carers as well as those with the cared for/children. We offer 1-2-1 support, support groups and different events throughout the year, We also offer our monthly Lego and Wildflower clubs, which are run on Saturdays, therefore providing the opportunity for support outside of office hours.

Parent Carer Support Worker

Bridgend Carers Centre was a lifeline for myself when my two children hit autistic burnout. As they recovered, I volunteered my time at Bridgend Carers Centre running support groups for parents whose children were extremely demand avoidant and refusing school after noticing a gap in available support. I have since become an employee and

absolutely love the opportunity I have been given, to do this as part of my job. I feel very privileged to be able

to give back some of the support I received as a parent carer. My background as a carer is with school refusal, late diagnosis of ASD/ADHD in my children, and late diagnosis of ADHD in myself, which I feel helps me relate to so many parent carers navigating the same issues and systems who “just don’t get it”.

Parent Carer Support and Wellbeing Project

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