Caregivers’ Forum
A place for professional PWS caregivers worldwide to share practice-driven knowledge, information and support.
Next meeting: Thursday, 21 May 2026, 8pm London, UK time
Topic: Nutrition, structure, and safety in PWS residential care settings
Meetings are held online on Zoom and last for 90 minutes.
Click here to see your local time for the meeting.
Join us for a focused discussion on best practices around nutrition for individuals with PWS in residential care environments. This session will explore practical approaches to nutrition management, structured daily routines, and creating safe, predictable settings that promote wellbeing and reduce risk.
We’ll look at:
- Nutrition in PWS: strategies for controlling access to food, meal planning, and supporting healthy choices.
- Structure and Routine: how consistent schedules help reduce anxiety, improve behaviour, and support independence.
- Safety Measures: essential environmental safeguards, staff training considerations, and approaches to crisis prevention.
This meeting is designed for residential care teams, managers, and anyone involved in day-to-day support of people with PWS. It’s an opportunity to share experiences, ask questions, and strengthen practices that enhance both quality of life and safety.
About the Forum
The Caregivers’ Forum is a virtual space for professional PWS caregivers worldwide to connect and collaborate. Anyone in a paid role caring for people with PWS, or anyone working to establish PWS residential services where none exist, is welcome to be a part of the Forum.
The Forum is supported by the Professional Providers and Caregivers Board (PPCB) of IPWSO, which is an advisory board dedicated to sharing best practice, information, knowledge and techniques to those providing care to the global PWS community, in order that those living with PWS may live their lives to the highest quality.
IPWSO supports this caregiver community by facilitating:
- 3 Caregivers’ Forum meetings annually
- 3 Forum newsletters following meetings
- A webpage for the Forum which includes latest news and shared resources
- Ad-hoc support for networking in your own country
Topics covered will be suggested by Forum members and are likely to include important information on themes such as Ageing, Challenging Behaviour, Day to Day Care, Medical Care, Relationships and Sexuality, Research, Rights and Restrictions, Social Skills and much more.
Join the Forum!
Fill in the short form below to become a Forum Member today. Forum Members receive information on how to join upcoming meetings and 3 annual Forum newsletters. You can help us spread the word by downloading and sharing our information booklet with colleagues.
Scholarships
Depending on availability of funds, IPWSO offers scholarships to attend our conferences. Contact us to keep up to date with conferences, workshops, meetings, and scholarship grants.
Future conferences
Has your Association thought about hosting an IPWSO conference? In the past these have been held in the Netherlands, Norway, Italy, USA, New Zealand, Romania, Taiwan, UK, Canada, Cuba and most recently Ireland. In 2025 we are delighted to be returning to the USA.
If your association is interested in hosting a future conference do get in touch.
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What is PWS?
Prader-Willi syndrome is a complex genetic condition. Various studies have shown that between 1 in 15,000 to 25,000 children are born with Prader-Willi syndrome and it affects all races and both sexes equally.
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