Welcome! This course is for people who want to make a difference in the lives of siblings of children with developmental, health, and mental health concerns (referred often throughout this training as “support needs”). Jump in to learn about the experiences of siblings of kids with support needs, and how to provide sibs with information, peer support, and fun through lively, effective Sibshops in your local community.

This course is designed to inform and prepare those who wish to support school-age siblings through Sibshops in their local communities. After completion of the full course, participants will be certified as Sibshop Facilitators.

Training participants who wish to become Certified Sibshop Facilitators are expected to purchase the Sibshops curriculum to reference after the training. Those enrolled in this training may receive a special discount on the book, courtesy of Brookes Publishing:

Code: TSS25
10% off
Sibshops: Workshops for Siblings of Children with Support Needs,Third Edition
Not to be combined with any other discounts or offers.
Limit one per person.

We are excited for you to join the Sibshops community and thrilled about the difference you are about to make in the lives of young siblings in your community and maybe even your own family!

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Don Meyer is the creator of Sibshops and launched the first one at the University of Washington in 1982. In 1990, Don created the Sibling Support Project to expand his work with Sibshops and sibling support. Don created SibTeen Sib20, and SibNet, online communities for brothers and sisters which allow thousands of siblings from around the world to connect with their peers.

Don was a founder of the SEFAM (Supporting Extended Family Members) program at the University of Washington, which pioneered services for fathers, siblings, and grandparents of children with support needs.

As a sought-after speaker, Don has conducted hundreds of workshops on siblings, fathers, and grandparents of children with special needs and trainings on the Sibshop model throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland, Iceland, England, Italy, New Zealand, and Japan.

Don is the senior author or editor of seven books:

Sibshops: Workshops for brothers and sisters of children with special needs;
Uncommon Fathers: Reflections on Raising a Child with Special Needs;
Living with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs: a Book for Sibs;
Views from our Shoes: Growing up with a brother or sister with special needs;
The Sibling Slam Book;
Thicker than Water: Essays by Adult Siblings of People with Disabilities; and
The Sibling Survival Guide: Indispensable Information for Brothers and Sisters of Adults with Disabilities.

Don has been interviewed by numerous news outlets for stories regarding siblings’ concerns including ABC News’ 20/20, Nightline, and World News Tonight; Newsweek; The New York Times; The Washington Post; Newsday; Ladies Home Journal; National Public Radio; and Good Housekeeping.
Don is married to Terry DeLeonardis, a special education preschool teacher and consultant. They have four children and two grandchildren.","image":"https://pathwright.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.filestackcontent.com%2Fapi%2Ffile%2FDye8DJgOSfOFInGzuCWO%3Fsignature%3D888b9ea3eb997a4d59215bfbe2983c636df3c7da0ff8c6f85811ff74c8982e34%26policy%3DeyJjYWxsIjogWyJyZWFkIiwgInN0YXQiLCAiY29udmVydCJdLCAiZXhwaXJ5IjogNDYyMDM3NzAzMX0%253D?fit=crop&h=115&ixlib=python-1.1.0&w=115&s=7d4e900873597992f907b499982f41ed","resources_count":null,"salutation":"","title":"Creator of Sibshops, Founder & Director Emeritus of the Sibling Support Project","slug":"don-meyer","order":1,"avatar":"https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/Dye8DJgOSfOFInGzuCWO"},{"id":6997,"display_name":"Emily Holl","first_name":"Emily","last_name":"Holl","bio":"

Emily Holl is the Director of The Sibling Support Project, the first national program dedicated to the life-long and ever-changing concerns of millions of siblings of people with developmental and health concerns.

The Sibling Support Project is a proud program of Kindering, Washington State’s largest neurodevelopmental center and early support provider.

Emily is a social worker, author, and trainer who has provided workshops and groups for siblings and families, presented extensively on sibling issues, and has conducted and published sibling research. A sibling, and board member of the national Sibling Leadership Network, Emily has written about her experiences in blogs, magazines and books such as “Thicker than Water.” She was a co-editor of “The Sibling Survival Guide: Indispensable Information for Adult Brothers and Sisters of People with Disabilities,”
published by Woodbine House in 2014.

Emily earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts, a Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University, and a Master of Social Work from Hunter College at the City University of New York.

Emily resides in the suburbs of Seattle, Washington, with her husband, Tom, two boys, two small dogs, and abundance of energy under one roof.

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