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Join ERIC Family Forum

Are you a parent/carer who has used ERIC’s services and would like to be part of helping us shape and develop future services?

We're seeking volunteers to join our new ERIC Family Forum to discuss your experiences of being supported by ERIC, what support you'd like to see in future, and offer feedback on how we can improve.

What does it involve?

Initially we'll be asking families to take part in quarterly online meetings (via Zoom or Teams) over the space of a year, where we'll discuss topics that matter to you. If, for whatever reason, you're unable to participate in online meetings, we can arrange for email or telephone feedback to meet your needs.

We'd like to explore topics like your online habits and how you prefer to receive information, feedback on our online resources/advice sheets, how we can improve accessibility at ERIC and other areas related to our service provision.

Who can take part?

It's open to anyone who has used ERIC's services now or in the past. Ideally you'd have a child under 18, and we would especially love to hear from people from underrepresented groups. We would prefer to hear from people living in the UK right now. You'll need to be able to commit to providing feedback at least once a quarter, preferably as part of the online group but if you are unable to, via email/telephone would be fine too.

This group is mainly for parents and carers, but if you are a professional working with children who would like to be involved in providing us with feedback, please indicate that on your application, as we may set up a separate group for professionals further down the line.

Join ERIC Family Forum

A form to register interest to join ERIC Family Forum

"*" indicates required fields

Name*

First Last

Email*

Enter Email Confirm Email

Postcode*

ZIP / Postal Code

Phone*

Have you used ERIC before?

Yes

How many children do you have?

What are the ages of your children? (Please select all that apply).

Under 1 year old

2 - 3 years

4 - 7 years

8 - 13 years

14 - 17 years

18+ years

What are your preferred ways of participating in ERIC Family Forum? (Please tick all that apply)*

Join in quarterly online meetings

Telephone call

Receive questionnaires in the post

Are you a*

Parent

Carer

Grandparent

Other

If selecting other, please describe your relationship to the child

How did you hear about ERIC? (Tick all that apply)*

Word of mouth/recommendation

ERIC Virtual Roadshow

Social media

Internet search

Health visitor

Hospital

School nurse

Clinic

Parenting forum or website

ERIC training

What is your age group?

18 - 24

25 - 34

35 -44

45 - 54

55 - 64

65+

Which race or ethnicity best describes you?

Asian or Asian British

Black, Black British, Caribbean or African

Mixed or multiple ethnic groups

White, White British, any other White background

Other

If your race/ethnic group is not listed above, please specify

Gender: how do you identify?

Female

Male

Non-binary

Other

If you prefer to self-describe, please add in your text above

Do you consider yourself to have a disability or additional need?

Yes

Please describe the nature of your disability or additional need if you feel comfortable to do so

This will help us to understand how best to communicate with you and remind us to ask you if you need any additional support to participate

Does your child have a disability or additional need?

Yes

Please describe the nature of your child's disability or additional need if you feel comfortable to do so

This will help us better understand your child's needs for the purposes of administering this Family Forum

Are there any specific areas you are keen to provide feedback on? If yes, please describe below.*

Do you have any specific skills or professional experience you would like to tell us about that might be useful?

No specific experience is required to join ERIC Family Forum - we'd just like to know a bit more about you!

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Any data you supply here will be used solely for the purpose of administering the ERIC Family Forum. We will never share your data with anyone else. For more details on how ERIC stores and manages your data, please check our privacy policy: https://eric.org.uk/privacy-policy-22/

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