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Working with disabled parents of teenagers: resources and materials for parenting practitioners
- Authors:
- SHEPHERD Julie, ROKER Debi
- Publisher:
- Trust for the Study of Adolescence
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This guide aims to highlight some of the difficulties facing disabled parents of teenagers, and how practitioners can support them. It also looks at what parents say helps them cope with their teenagers, and some of the joys they experience as parents. It is aimed at any practitioner who is working with disabled parents. Practitioners may be running parenting courses, one off regular events for parents, or providing advice services to parents.
Children's voices: living with parental substance misuse
- Authors:
- WARD Dave, (Director)
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- DVD, CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- London
Children’s voices provides video material for use in training to equip those who work in mainstream children’s and adult services to identify and respond appropriately to the needs of children living with parents who misuse substances. The DVD features children talking about their experiences of living with parental substance misuse and what helped them.
Seeing and hearing the child: rising to the challenge of parental substance misuse
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- London
Seeing and hearing the child is a flexible training resource designed to equip those who work in mainstream children’s and adult services to identify and respond appropriately to the needs of children living with parents who misuse substances. The CD contains: three categories of training: Awareness, Assessment and Treatment a selection of 38 exercises for face-to-face training with a range
Skills and strategies for supporting parents to deal with challenging teenagers
- Author:
- HILL Rosie
- Publisher:
- Trust for the Study of Adolescence
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 2 vols., DVD, CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- London
This is a comprehensive new parenting programme published for the first time, having been developed and used extensively over a eight-year period in Oxfordshire. This pack (for course facilitators) contains material for working with groups of parents' of 10-18 year olds, including parents of at-risk or vulnerable young people. The course has two parts: a ten session basic course plus ten extra
Leaving home: a training course and resources guide
- Author:
- NATIONAL YOUTH AGENCY
- Publisher:
- Youth Work Press
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 97p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Series of exercises and activities and a guide to educational resources.
Working with parents: a training resource pack
- Authors:
- De'ATH Erica, PUGH Gillian
- Publisher:
- National Children's Bureau
- Publication year:
- 1986
- Pagination:
- looseleaf, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Supporting parents and carers: a trainer's guide to positive behaviour strategies
- Authors:
- PALEY Sharon, STIRLING Chris, WAKEFIELD Mark
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 32p., CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
Parents and carers are often the most important influence on a child’s life and yet they very rarely receive training in strategies to help them deal with challenging behaviour. Training delivered by people who are in, or have been in, the same situation as themselves is likely to be more meaningful and produce a more positive response. This trainer’s guide is intended to provide parents
Caring for vulnerable babies
- Authors:
- M8MEDIA, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- City of Edinburgh Council
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- DVD
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
A DVD developed for those involved in the care of vulnerable babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), newborn babies whose mothers have used a variety of substances during their pregnancy. It includes sections on medical needs and treatment, attachment, carers' experiences of looking after a child with NAS, issues for older children and support options. It is relevant for foster carers, social care and health professionals, and managers.
Parental mental health and families: working together with parents
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Place of publication:
- London
This e-learning module sets out the principles that support partnership working with parents experiencing mental health problems. It considers how to use these principles to help families affected by parents with mental health difficulties to access and use support. It also examines how to use the family model to help balance the needs of the parent with those of the child when making decisions about child care. Individual sections cover: Partnership with parents; Early intervention and access; Exploring parenting issues; and Dealing with complexity.
Keeping them safe: a toolkit of research and materials on monitoring and supervision of young people
- Authors:
- STACE Stephanie, ROKER Debi
- Publisher:
- Trust for the Study of Adolescence
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 95p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This Toolkit from Trust for the Study of Adolescence (TSA) is a resource for practitioners and facilitators working with parents. It focuses on how 'monitoring and supervision' works in families. Based on research carried out by TSA with 50 young people, and one or both of their parents, the Toolkit includes: research findings about what is known about monitoring and supervision; groupwork activities to use with parents; useful resources and organisations; and evaluating work with parents.