Bridging the Gap with Parent Carers with Rachel Wright

The SENDcast

I wanted to share our latest episode featuring Rachel Wright, founder of Born at the Right Time and a parent of neurodiverse children discussing ‘Bridging the Gap with Parent Carers’.

While schools, social care, and health services may believe they are partnering effectively with parents, the reality can be quite different. Rachel shares her personal journey navigating the healthcare system for her eldest son, who has complex needs. Her story highlights the frustration many parents feel when they are directed by professionals while lacking agency in decisions affecting their children.

This episode emphasises the importance of making every interaction as beneficial as possible and build positive relationships with parent carers. It is understandable that relationships between professionals and parents/carers is more fraught than ever, the experience of trauma coupled with implementation gaps can cause the heat to quickly rise in conversations. Often the little things really do make a difference.

Listen to Rachel’s incredible story and the vital need for genuine communication and partnership between parents and professionals to ensure that the needs of children with special educational needs and disabilities are met effectively.

“The single most important you can do to improve my life on a day-to-day basis is talk to me with respect. And work with me and collaborate with me. So that connection and that communication is where the power and the empathy lies.” Rachel Wright

About Rachel Wright

Rachel is the Founder/Director of Born at the Right Time, a qualified nurse and the parent of neurodiverse and profoundly disabled sons. She’s the author of The Skies I’m Under, an award-winning blogger and the host of the popular The Skies We’re Under Podcast. Holding the lived experience of families at its heart, Born at the Right Time supports families, delivers CPD certified training to practitioners and influences policy makers and providers.

Useful Links

• Parent Carer trauma https://respond.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Parent-Career-Trauma-May-2024.pdf

• Luke Clements work on systems generated trauma https://www.lukeclements.co.uk/systems-generated-trauma/

• The Skies We’re Under podcast https://www.bornattherighttime.com/the-skies-we-are-under-podcast/

• The negative impact professionals can have on parents - https://www.instagram.com/p/DHbijz9O69d/

• Skies I’m under book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Skies-Im-Under-Rachel-Wright-ebook/dp/B075ZHHYRR

• B Squared Website – www.bsquared.co.uk
• Meeting with Dale to find out about B Squared - https://calendly.com/b-squared-team/overview-of-b-squared-sendcast
• Email Dale – [email protected]
• Subscribe to the SENDcast - https://www.thesendcast.com/subscribe

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