Listening EarOur 1-1 telephone appointments for parent carers looking for emotional support. You might be struggling mentally and looking for strategies to help you cope. Or maybe you just need to talk to someone who understands the extra challenges you face. Our Listening Ear is here for you. In this article What is Listening Ear? Our Listening Ear service offers hour-long 1-1 telephone appointments with a family support adviser. Where our helpline provides information and advice, Listening Ear is for parent carers looking for emotional support and reassurance – though we can provide practical help too. The parent advisers in our Listening Ear team are all parents of children and young people with disabilities,plus they have a huge wealth of professional experience. “It was just the support I’ve been looking for! So wonderful to be able to talk to people who have lived experience and truly understand and take time to listen and then give very wise and useful advice.” Parent carer 920 Listening Ear appointments in 2022/23 92%know what their next step will be as a result of the appointment Related information Autism-focussed supportWe offer half-hour 1-to-1 calls for parents in London and the Midlands as part of our Autism Central support.find out more Important information before booking Please book your call for a time that you know you will be free to talk and somewhere that you feel safe and that’s quiet. This allows you to get the most out of the time you have. Appointments are 45 minutes long. Book an appointment Making an appointment is simple: Choose the day and time slot you want below, then complete and submit the short form. You’ll receive an email confirmation. Appointments are regularly updated and are subject to availability. Listening Ear booking form "*" indicates required fields If there are no available appointment times listed, please come back soon as we are always adding new dates and times. Please select a date*Name* First name Last name Email address* Enter email address Confirm email address Address Line 1*Address Line 2Town/City*Postcode*Phone*Can a message be left?*Please selectYes – you can leave voicemailYes – you can leave a message with someoneYes – you can leave voicemail OR leave a message with someoneNo – please do not leave voicemail OR message with someoneAge and details of children/young people in household*Please note: In the below section you can select what issues you’d like support on. As the Listening Ear session is 45 minutes long, if you select more than one option we may not be able to discuss everything. What are the key issues you want support on* A listening ear, emotional support and reassurance Help to find support groups and services near me or help with navigating my local authority’s Local Offer Issues to do with my child’s sleep Issues to do with my child’s behaviour Issues to do with personal well-being How to prepare for meetings with professionals to discuss my child’s needs Help with structuring time with my family Other (please give details in box) Other – please give detailsAccessibility If you have any accessibility needs regarding the Listening Ear Appointment, please contact [email protected] as early as possible. Keep in touchWe’d like to keep in touch with you about our latest news and updates. We will look after your details in accordance with our data protection policy, and we will only ever contact you in the way you want us to. Read more about what you’ll receive if you opt into our updates.I'd like Contact to keep in touch with me via email* Yes No I'd like to receive news updates from Contact via email* Yes No CAPTCHA ShareCopy URLCopied!Share via EmailShare via FacebookShare via TwitterShare via WhatsAppShare via LinkedIn
920 Listening Ear appointments in 2022/23 92%know what their next step will be as a result of the appointment
Related information Autism-focussed supportWe offer half-hour 1-to-1 calls for parents in London and the Midlands as part of our Autism Central support.find out more
Autism-focussed supportWe offer half-hour 1-to-1 calls for parents in London and the Midlands as part of our Autism Central support.find out more
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