Supporting People with Learning Disabilities
Working outside the UK
Parent Support Centre '“ Moscow
Through a series of Institution Building Partnership Programme grants from the European Commission (EC) the Family Carer Support Service is helping HPSCF
(a Moscow-
based charity) to develop a range of parent-
to-
parent support services. These include a befriender training/peer support programme using
Scope's face2face materials, a free telephone helpline for parents of disabled children, drop-
in support opportunities and a seminar programme for a network of other Russian disability organisations and professionals.
During 2005 '“ 6 this work also includes helping children and their parents make successful transitions from HPSCF's specialised pre-
school centre into local schools and improving medical staff's skills for working with parents.