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Geneva - The Ecumenical Center
150, Route de Ferney,
P.O Box 2100, 1211, Geneva 2
Visitors/GPS address :
The Ecumenical Center
1 Route des Morillons,
1218 Grand-Saconnex
+41(0)22 788 21 02
info@allspecialkids.org We are happy to announce Coffee with Experts, Training Series and an Early Intervention Program for parents.
ASK strives to empower parents to face the daily challenge of helping their son/daughter find success within the family, school, and community. We invite you to check all programs and services available and if your are a newcomer to Geneva to consult our comprehensive list of local resources and schools in Switzerland.
We offer 2 bespoke services for children and teenagers displaced from the Ukraine by war. We invite you to check United for U and Worthy Children Foundation pages to learn more.
Join us!
Coffee with Experts
Parent Consultation
Parent consultation offers resource information on schools and special programs, referrals to local doctors and therapists, information on available support services, and recreation activities, which meet the individual needs of the child. During the consultation, specific issues faced by the child and family can be discussed and general guidance provided. Parents seeking a consultation will meet with a psychologist with experience supporting children and adults with different learning needs.
Please note that it is possible to have two kinds of consultation at ASK :
Informative Consultation for Parents
Informative Consultation for Parents is a short phone or video call of 30 mins between you and Dr. Jennifer Holloway or Dr. Lorna Barry to discuss the programs at ASK that might be of benefit to your son/daughter and/or all family members.
Please note the meetings will be held in English. For other languages we can arrange a translator and the booking can only be done by contacting info@allspecialkids.org.
Parent-Child Consultation
Parent Consultation offers information on schools and special programs, referrals to local doctors and therapists, information on available support services, and recreation activities, which meet the individual needs of the child. During the consultation, specific issues faced by the child and family can be discussed and general guidance provided. Parents seeking a consultation will meet with a psychologist with experience supporting children and adults with different learning needs.
Parents are invited to complete an online information sheet and send available reports in advance of the meeting. These documents help to create an understanding of the child’s goals.
This session is typically 50-60mins in duration.
Please note the meetings will be held in English. For other languages we can arrange a translator and the booking can only be done by contacting info@allspecialkids.org.
Costs
- The informative 30min consultation is sponsored by ASK.
- The parent-child consultation fee is 150 CHF, payable in advance.
- The first parent-child consultation is sponsored for parent members of the ASK.
Book a parent consultation
Parent to Parent Support
How We Help
The unique aspect of ASK parent support is that it involves parents helping other parent. ASK believes that parents often find their greatest support in other parents who are in a similar situation or have shared experiences. Sharing and learning from each other empowers parents. Our parent support leaders are supportive in an effective manner, know the many resources in the community, and are fully prepared to serve you in the best possible way they can. We live your challenges, share your joys and your worries. Our parent support leaders are available to meet with you and answer your questions. Send an email to info@allspecialkids.org to get in touch with them.
Parent Support Leaders
Joanne Horne
Support Team
Joanne Horne is British and has lived in Vaud since 2013, prior to which she had a 25-year career in corporate marketing and event management in Asia and London. She currently runs a sports marketing agency with her husband. Joanne’s daughter was born in Hong Kong and was diagnosed with dyspraxia/dysgraphia at the age of five, and she and her husband have worked with various therapists and support systems ever since to try and help their daughter flourish.
Deborah Schneider
Support team
Deborah Schneider works remotely as a research scientist at the Hoeft BrainLENS Laboratory at the University of Connecticut. She earned her Ph.D. in Special Education; Ed.S. in Language, Reading, & Culture; and M.A. in Educational Psychology at the University of Arizona. (Bear down, Arizona!) Her research interests include the identification and remediation of reading-related learning disorders, as well as the cognitive and neurobiological correlates of reading-related learning difficulties. Deborah is passionate about universal design for learning, inclusion, and the purposeful use of technology in education. She is privileged to be the mother to three amazing daughters (two of whom live and thrive with autism and congenital differences), the daughter of an extraordinary mother, and the sister of three exceptional women. Outside of the lab, Deborah enjoys reading, hiking (particularly with her loyal four-legged friend, Mishka), and nerding out with her kids.
Jenny Mobeg
SUPPORT TEAM
Jenny is based in Geneva. She has three sons, one of whom has significant medical needs. She is passionate about the rights of children with disabilities and differences, advocating for respect, de-stigmatization and meaningful inclusion. Jenny is a British GP, public health physician and researcher. She has worked as a paediatrician and as a general practitioner in Maputo, Mozambique and London, UK. Her research interest is making health research understandable and accessible to all, and she is currently working on an international project teaching health literacy and critical thinking to schoolchildren.
Become a
Parent Member
Parents can network; find support, and obtain relevant information on specialist resources and schools with appropriate support programs that will cater for their children’s and young adults academic and social needs.
Yearly Membership
CHF150 /Yearly
10% discount on all ASK children and young adult activities and more...