Front Centre (L-R): Her Excellency Reema Carmona and His Excellency Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago stand with Officials from the Office of the Prime Minister, Autism Speaks, PAHO, North Central Regional Health Authority and the Master Trainers
Back centre (L-R) : Her Excellency Reema Carmona and His Excellency Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago pose with parents and children.
Official Opening of the Parent Skills Training Programme
The Office of the Prime Minister in collaboration with the Office of the President hosted the first Parent Skills Training Programme for Children with Disabilities in Trinidad and Tobago and the region from Monday 21st to Friday 25th August, 2017.
The Programme provided specialist training to parents and caregivers of children living with disabilities. For this Programme, sixteen (16) master trainers were trained by representatives from Autism Speaks and the World Health Organization. These master trainers will in turn train facilitators who will deliver the Programme to caregivers of children with developmental disabilities.