Augusta, GA - The MCG Children's Medical Center will host a Sibshop Program on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. to give the brothers and sisters of children with special health and developmental needs an opportunity to obtain peer support and education within a recreational context. This workshop focuses on the siblings, allowing them to become the center of attention in an environment where lots of fun, educational and recreational activities are provided.

"So many times, parents dealing with children with developmental delays, chronic illnesses or disabilities need to put much of their energy and time into that particular child. Sibshops will provide the child that does not have special health or developmental needs opportunities to learn how others handle situations commonly experienced by siblings of children with special needs," said Julie Moretz, director of Family Services Development at the Children's Medical Center.

About 20 children between the ages of seven and 14, who have siblings with special health or developmental needs, will be participating. "Brothers and sisters of children with special health and developmental needs have much to offer one another," Ms. Moretz said.

MCG HealthCare is the health system of the Medical College of Georgia and is comprised of MCG Health, Inc. and the clinical services offered by the faculty of the School of Medicine and the members of the Physicians Practice Group. MCG Health, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation operating the MCG Hospitals and Clinics, Children's Medical Center, the Georgia Radiation Therapy Center and related clinical facilities and services. MCG Health, Inc. was formed to support the research and education mission of the Medical College of Georgia and to build the economic growth of the CSRA, the state of Georgia and the Southeast by offering the highest level of primary and specialty health care.