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PARENTING TRAINING COURSESThis commissioned training is a
complement to our Parenting Assessment &
Parenting Intervention independent
consultancy services. This area of training is highly complex and we do not
offer a specific course as such - this is really not feasible given the many
different models of assessment and possible interventions which are available.
Rather we will consult with a commissioner to determine which model(s) of
parenting assessment and which preference set of interventions the commissioner
wants staff to adopt in their practice and we will adapt our existing training
programmes accordingly or develop new material if required. Parenting Assessment We perceive that the proper formulation of Outcomes both as baselines and as goals as the keystone of all effective assessment of parenting and of planning intervention. Any training which fails to concentrate and install this thinking in staff is going to fail in its intent and probably would deserve to fail. Attachment Theory we also see as a cornerstone of parenting assessment and especially the incorporation of what are know as the "Ainsworth Conditions" (following Mary Ainsworth's research) in terms of the assessment of parenting. This requires practitioners to be able to assess levels of: a) attunement b) mentalisation c) sensitivity d) responsiveness in parents. In addition, the capacity to determine the emotional stability and security of parenting in terms of past experience (social and family histories and the analysis of such) is of crucial significance in identifying unresolved attachment patterns in the parent. Systems Analysis is a key assessment model within which other theory and practice can be located but is also a model in its own right particularly when assessing losses and gains (secondary gain analysis) of inter-actional behaviour and how the various types of feedback reinforce family patterns of behaviour. The role of the wider family, finance and the environment is often neglected in assessment but often play important roles in the system behaviour of the family. Child Development is another key in the proper assessment of parenting capacity. Where the child is right now in terms of its development tells the story of what has been and what is likely to come. Thus, although child development training is, by definition, about the child, this knowledge and skill set cannot be divorced from the knowledge and skill set of parenting assessment. Specialist Assessment Models include those available for the assessment of Neglect and Mental ill Health and so on. Some of the assessment tools which are used within such specialist assessments are often of considerable worth in terms of general application to the assessment of parenting. For example, tools such as the Graded Care Profile (Neglect) can be very helpful in determining baselines of parenting capacity and child development. In addition, the Assessment of Risk is of crucial importance: practitioners need tools to help them assess levels of risk but also need a very clear perception of the nature of risk and what it means. It is our experience of training in Children's social care that many staff have a very tenuous understanding of the concept of risk. Parenting Interventions It is in the nature of children's social care interventions that they tend to be time-scaled and of relatively short duration. The reasons for this are firstly (and most importantly) the paramountcy of the child's need. The child is developing and cannot wait years for a parent to resolve serious underlying issues even if stemming (as they invariably do) from a troubled past. The second reason is one of cost v benefit. For example, it is utter nonsense that personality disorder "cannot be treated". Of course it can. But you won't do it quickly. And you won't do it with medicine. And you won't do it at all if the person isn't 100% committed for years over a lengthy therapeutic programme. Can the child wait? And is this a cost children's social care or the Health service could bear? No and no is the answer. Personality disordered adults get a very poor deal from the national health service and therapeutic provision is thin on the ground to say the least. And the child cannot wait. And last but not least is the very dubious imposition of "performance targets" on social care provision which often trammels intervention into something which does not meet the child's needs and is less than optimal. Hopefully, the Eileen Munro Review (2011) will put paid to this nonsense in due course. But we shall see. We offer a considerable variety of trainings which taken individually or collectively add up to a powerful set of interventive methodologies to facilitate change in parenting.
Rapport and Motivation We are happy to discuss training options in consultation with Commissioners. Please Contact Us to discuss requirements.
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