Interpretaon services available by request. Requests MUST be received by April 8th. 

 

Reservations for Childcare must include:Name & age of each child & child’s disability and MUST be received by Aug. 12, 2014 

Date: Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014

Time: Check In & Pizza Dinner: 6:00pm

Presentation & Adult Sibling Panel 6:30-8:00 pm

Location: St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church 

510 North 93rd Street (Corner of 93rd & W. Dodge Road)

Please e-mail RSVP to: Denise Gehringer dgehringer@olliewebbinc.org 

Space is limited. RSVP early to reserve your spot!

The PRISM Project is sponsored by the Arc of Omaha at Ollie Webb Center, Inc., with assistance from theUnited Way of the Midlands and the Nebraska Department of Education.

 

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  Any sibling relationship is special. It is a mixture of love and admiration, frustration and

 jealously. Siblings of brothers and sisters with disabilities experience these same emotions but

with a unique perspective. Sibshops is an opportunity for the brothers and sisters (age 6-12) of

children with disabilities to nd peer support in a fun, relaxed environment. Sibshops is

designed to encourage participants to explore common feelings (positive or negative), problem

-solve dicult situations and learn about various implications of disabilities.

This event is for Parents interested in learning about what Sibshops has to oer. Information

about registration information for the 2014-15 Sibshops sessions will also be shared. Parents

will also have the opportunity to hear from an Adult Sibling Panel on the topic of Growing Up

With A Sibling with Special Needs.  

We are pleased to introduce Krista Walburn & Jamie Gehringer as the facilitators of Ollie Webb Center, Inc. Sibshops.

Krista was raised in Omaha, NE and has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas.   She will graduate with a Master of Arts degree in

Community Counseling from UNO in August 2014.   Krista is currently wrapping up an internship at the Munroe -Meyer Institute, where shedoes behavior therapy with children.   After graduation, Krista will pursue a career in that very same line or work, and is also interested in be-

ginning a doctorate program in the near future.   Krista has a 24-year-old sister, who has been diagnosed with learning disabilities in math andreading, ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, and Schizophrenia.  Growing up with her sister was rough, at times, and Krista wishes she had had a group

where she could express her thoughts and feelings.   This is why Krista looks forward to co -facilitating a Sibshops group, so that kids can meet

other kids with siblings with special needs, talk about similar concerns and joys, and have a ton of fun!  

Jamie is from Papillion, NE and is pursuing his doctorate at the University of Nebraska Medical Center studying Behavioral Neurosci ence andhas an undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering from UNL. He hopes to help develop therapeutic and adaptive technologies with his

degrees. He has many years of experience working with children from his time volunteering as a Buddy and Coach with TOPSoccer for playerswith special needs and as a sta member at Cam p Munroe at the Munroe -Meyer Institute. He is also a sibling to a brother with Down syn-drome. He is really excited to get Sibshops going again and looks forward to meeting everyone!