FSN is a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine . The Family Support Network of North Carolina is dedicated to helping meet the needs of families of children with special needs and the professionals who serve these families. The Personnel Development Committee of the North Carolina Interagency Coordinating Council and the NC Division of Child Development has assisted in the development of a directory to help connect people who have experience in preservice, inservice, or continuing education with people who need to help plan or implement educational activities. This project aims to encourage better collaboration between families, universities, community colleges, and agencies, as well as to improve the availability of existing personnel development resources. Mentor Project Mentoring is a training option available in North Carolina that provides individualized support to develop skills and confidence in working with young children and their families.
Professional credit is available.
Specialized Therapy Providers Mentoring is available to physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech language pathologists who would like to increase their skills, and learn more about working with children and their families.