O Warrior's June Support Group
We hope to see you on Sunday, June 1st at 2:00PM EST for our monthly support group: Ask a Developmental Specialist! We will be hosting Charla Tabet, developmental specialist, early intervention therapist, car seat technician, Early Child Mental Health Specialist, and (if that weren't enough) O survivor herself! She is excited to answer all of your questions about how to support your O baby in the early years as they learn, grow, and navigate milestones, and will be sharing her expertise in the field. Link to join is below!
As always, everyone from the omphalocele community is welcome (parents of new O babies, experienced parents with older O children, pregnant mothers and expectant family members, grandparents, friends, adult omphalocele survivors) and you are all an important part of our group!
Please use the link below to join us on the day of the event: https://zoom.us/j/98263661528?pwd=MzVNUTRVUi9HV2dvalBJdUhhdzNWUT09
Meet our panelist!
Charla Tabet, MS, I/ECMH-C, CIMI
Charla was born in 1977 with a large O. Her parents didn’t know about her O until she was born and was immediately transferred to a large children’s hospital in Chicago where she spent 6 weeks and had 6 surgeries. She has since had 3 additional surgeries, but otherwise grew up with no medical issues connected to her O and continues to live a healthy life. She shows her scar to anyone that asks now! Charla had never met anyone with an O until she was working at a children’s hospital in Chicago where an O baby was admitted for continued care and parent education. She worked then, and continues to work now, as a child development specialist within Early Intervention. She is also a certified car seat technician with extra training in car seats for children with special needs. She has felt for years that she went into this work to help children and their families in the ways that she and her parents weren’t supported all those years ago. Charla has since furthered her training and is also an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist. With this new training Charla has been better able to support children and families who have or are experiencing trauma or have other social and/or emotional needs. She is happy to answer any questions about growing up with an O, children’s therapeutic needs, Early Intervention, car seat safety, or the emotional needs of parents and family members.