Re: introductions/Pringles

[Guest guest]

Beth Pringle

Cape Coral, Florida 33904-4209

Cell

Email: Pringleclan@...

Objective: offer experience to the adoption plan

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Southwest Florida PODS Angels Family Support Group, Inc.

Not for Profit 501C3 Disabilities organization

3422 SE 11th Place, Cape Coral, Florida 33904-4209

President/Director of programs and services related to Down syndrome

September 2002 to current

Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc.

2735 Whitney Road, Clearwater, Florida 33760

Family Resource Specialist District 8

Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades Counties

January 2000 to July 2002 (two year grant) 20hours monthly

Family to family assistance by telephone, email and in person on issues facing

persons with disabilities. Trainings in local district individual with

disabilities or families on resources available to assist their needs raising or

caring for a person with disabilities. Informational displays in community

events.

State of Florida

HRS/ Department of Children and Families

2295 Avenue, Ft Myers, Florida 33901 (239) 338-

January 1989 to April 2000

Economic Services January 1989 to 1991

Human services specialist; processing food stamp application, interviewing

clients, making fraud judgments.

*KUDDOS award with FIP department for most uncovered fraud in the system.

Care1991 to 1993

Adoptions 1993 t o 2000

Senior Counselor: To identify and assess client and family needs and evaluate,

coordinate and ensure necessary services are provided.

Assess client needs, refer to appropriate community resources and advocate for

needed services

- Develop or maintain clinical records and program documentation according to

contract and DCF standards (assessments, service and treatment plans, activity

logs, service documentation, etc.)

- Arrange for transportation of clients to appointments as needed

- Monitor quality of care by conducting home/residential/school visits

- Coordinate multi-disciplinary staffing to develop, update or revise service

plans and attend community multi-disciplinary meetings

- Attend court hearings as scheduled

- Coordinate and supervise family visitation as necessary

- Participate in the quality improvement process

Skills: - Ability to make accurate assessments of individuals and families and

report accurate findings

- Ability to handle confidential information appropriately

- Knowledge of community resources

- Ability to effectively interact with families from diverse cultures

- Good verbal and written communication skills

- Ability to build trusting relationships with clients

- Awareness of sociocultural characteristics of service population

- Ability to make home visits as necessary

- Ability to work flexible hours as required

- Ability to set appropriate limits and boundaries with clients

- Ability to identify and understand environmental stressors

Certificates:

2010 CPR

2009 First Aide

August 30, 2006 Infection Control

December 9, 2006 Partners in Policymaking program 6 months

September 16-18, 2005 Title IV E Adoption Subsidy 18 hours

September 2005 Parent Leadership Training

February 25, 2003 slaw Advocacy Seminar

April 2001 SKI Hi AH & AD train the trainer

December 2 & 3, 2000 Educational Leadership Summit

March 20, 1997 Dedication to children

1996-1997 Exceeds Adoption Placement

November 1996 Adoption Teamwork

September 24 & 25, 1996 Microsoft Word

March 21, 1995 AIDS 101

1994 Certified M.A.P.P. instructor

June 2, 1994 Employee of the Month

May 28, 1993 CYF Adoption Practice Week Training

April 9, 1993 Child Welfare Institute Leadership Program

February 22, 1991 Care Practice Week

July 9, 1992 Independent Living Staff Training

October 5, 1990 Child Welfare Pre-service Core Curriculum

October 15, 1989 Child Protection Professional

March 17, 1989 Problem Solver Award

March 17. 1989 Food Stamp Pre-service Training

October 24, 1987 DCF Daycare provider Training

EDUCATION:

Edison Community College

8099 College Parkway, Ft. Myers, Florida 33919

1990 to current

Attending part time

Midstate Business College

Graduate June18, 1987

411 West Northmoor Road, Peoria, Illinois 61614

AAS in Business with a minor in Fashion

Illinois Community College (ICC)

1 College Drive, East Peoria, Illinois 61635 (309) 694-5-ICC

27 credit hours November 11 1987

Parkland Community College 1982 to 1985

2400 Bradely Avenue, Champaign, Illinois 61821

47 semester hours in Child Development

Affiliations:

Partners in Policymaking

National Down syndrome Society

National Down syndrome Congress Affiliate

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Association USA

Florida Prader-Willi syndrome association

Governor appointment to Family Care Council 8

CEIDD

SSERC

LAFF co-leader

Family CAFÉ

Family Network on Disability of Florida

Our family is myself; 49 years young, I Love music, dancing with the kids,

boating, going to the beach and shopping. Volunteer in many areas; Family Care

Council, Adoption Task force of Florida, Special Olympics, PODS Angels, FLDOE,

CEIDD, NDSC affiliate, DSSERC, Partner in policy making graduate, many more when

they come up. Bake treats for fundraisers, Holidays are very special and we have

many traditions. My children have open adoptions, contact varies. I blog, to see

us day to day through blogspot, our page is

www.pringleadoptionjourney.blogspot.com for current insight.

Keirsten is sixteen, non relative fostered as newborn adopted at age five, camp

counselor at special needs camp. She is into fashion, make up and boys along

with her cell phone= non stop texting and her music. Our recent trip to Illinois

brought her a world of new relatives and opened her view of back to nature

activities.

Kaitlyn is fifteen, has Down syndrome, adopted at the age of three, long

beautiful blonde hair, she has braces, loves to sing, she is in universal

education/band (clarinet/drums) she loves to have friends sleep over, social.

She is athletic, has won many art awards, is the Florida young very social, self

advocate honor this year. She is fluent on the computer, has a summer job.

is thirteen years old, perminanat legal custody at the age of two, has

Down syndrome, makes the honor roll in universal education. He has a contagious

smile, often found giggling, loves to play. Enjoys books, spaceships and has a

very cool room I hand painted with all the planets and a ceiling full of stars

that glow. loves camping and outdoor activities.

Jordan is ten, adopted as a newborn after a scheduled adoption disruted at

birth, has Down syndrome, Dandy walker spectrum and ADHD. He plays on the

climbing gym, swimming outside, baseball. Jordan loves to dance, bake pizzas and

help around the house. He is fully included in second grade.

Tressa is eight, adopted at two months, she as Prader-Willi syndrome, she is our

know it all, remembers EVERYTHING and makes friends with everyone. She talks non

stop. Loves to tell stories and play doll house/baby's in her room, arts and

crafts. Tressa loves books, she has a song made with her as the main focus,

listens to it daily; " Tressa's smile. "

Lucas is six, an international adoption dissolution which I toook custody at the

age of four for adoption through re-homing, has Down syndrome. He has gained so

much in all aspects of his ability to live a typical life in our home. He is in

the public education system doing better than anyone had given him credit. He

has begun talking, toilet traininig as well as socially appropriate... makes me

smile typing his progress.

Emma is one, also a newborn adoption thorugh a planned adoption that did not

proceed due to her having Down syndorme and other medical complications,

disruption at 2 days old. She is the shining star crawling and playing after

three holes in her heart and major medical was completed; she met goals rapidly

via all the early interventions. She is near walking and has the personality of

Miss America.

We will open our home to another adoption if one comes along. The growth kids

make by the understanding/experience of behavior is a gift we as a family can

offer. It is effortless(kinds sorta) for us because our home has supports and

services in place. We have a home full of therapy/therapists.

We family vacation annually, although take long weekends whenever possible.

Cruises, we all snorkel in the Ocean, trips to Bush Gardens and Disney world are

easy as we live close. Give Kids the World has given us an open pass to visit

whenever we are in town.. VERY FUN PLACE. The local museums, zoo, nature centers

are weekend favorites. Our community has many family focused activities.

Our home is completely focused on the children's needs, although shows as a

" typical " middle class family environment. Closets full of OT, PT and speech,

sensory and behavioral supports. We have in home services so I can help between

the therapy with Ms. Jill (SP), Janeth, a, the Behavioral(MS) Barbie,

Mandie (PCA), Jan(OT) and many others. Child centered activities are priority,

we bowl (got their own bowling balls from Santa) we play Bocce, baseball and

basketball. Our city is full of parks and has boundless ones. This year they are

all got instruments: Electric guitars, drums and a flute. We have a piano in our

home, they all play. Dance offs on Saturday nights are part of our regular

routine. We swim as a family every day possible. In the summer we horseback

ride, take trips to parks and explore our environment. We have a huge playground

in our backyard which has two slides, one that swirls. There is a neat deck on

the top like a ship and a playhouse underneath durable for adult weight. A

LIFETIME OF FUN!

The older children who no longer live in the home are constant support; Mandie,

(31 yrs) is hired as a job in the home daily through a program called Med

waiver. She lives about 22 miles away with her family. Her husband is a great

male role model for the kids and his family being from Mexico offer culture

experiences for Jordan. 29, lives in Ga with her 3 yr old son. Kory 27

is the older brother, he is metro and keeps the boys hygiene focused. , also

27 is busy with her job and little girl so we see them on holidays or weekends.

's journey having RAD took me to places I had never experienced, I worked

with Kay Donnelly at one point which was insightful, another local therapist

gave me the tools to blossom in this area. Josh is 21, also experienced

attachment issues from abandonment pre-verbal, he also struggles with mental

health issues. I have two regularly scheduled nights out to be with friends, or

attend meetings. We do dinner out in restaurants as a family so we can help with

community speech. Most of our time is busy with school, therapy and family time.

We keep structure so everyone knows their place and things run smooth with

routine. I blog to give all our adoptions OPEN knowledge and families have

photos almost daily. We do face to face visits with many birth families.

I advocate for children who have Down syndrome, offer supports and resources

locally through a not for profit. I also co-lead a support group for adoptive

parents one night a month. I am subcontracted to review alternate assessments

for the state DOE. Governor appointed to sit on the FCC8, Connected and

achieving total inclusion in school and community for children with special

needs. Working out of my home, I am able to focus my attention to the

children's needs. My success has been from my support system in place, my

knowledge of Down syndrome, Dandy walker and Prader-Willi syndrome gained from

attending any conference possible and networking with people like on this site.

Beth Pringle

Beth Pringle

SW Florida PODS Angels

(Parents of Down syndrome)

Family Support Group, inc.

501©(3) organization

Cape Coral, Florida 33904

Pringleclan@...

http://downsyndromeangels.blogspot.com/

www.pringleadoptionjourney.blogspot.com

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> Hi Everyone,

>

> I'm new to the group and thought I'd introduce myself and my family.

>

> I'm Dayna, my wonderful husband is Tommy and we have the most adorable son,

> Luke (Ds).

>

> We live in North Carolina near the Virginia border and close to the Outer

> Banks.

> We have a couple of acres with chickens and a very friendly goat.

>

> We found out early in the pregnancy that Luke had Ds and Tetrology of Fallot

> (repaired at 4 months) and kidney issues.

>

> Luke has been such a blessing and our biggest joy! We've wanted to have

> another baby since he was born. We are now searching for a baby

> domestically with Ds to adopt. Our home study is complete and we are

> registered with Robin.

> If we find a surrogate we'd also like to have another baby.

>

> My heart yearns to stop the termination of babies with Ds and that led to my

> website: WWW.alifeworthliving.us which I hope will encourage new

> parents by giving them lots of positive information.

>

> I also started a local support group for parents who have children with

> special needs. WWW.snapgroupinfo.Com

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> If I was younger when I had Luke I think we would have ended up adopting a

> dozen or so children with Ds!

>

> Blessings,

> Dayna Chandler

>