Working Effectively with Parents

On-Line Learning

• Research In Practice (www.rip.org.uk)
  See ‘Parental Mental Health Problems: messages from research, policy and practice’.

• SCIE (www.scie.org.uk)
  See ‘Working with families with alcohol, drug and mental health problems’

Learning outcomes:  (what you could expect to achieve)

• Impact of parental mental illness, problematic drug and alcohol use on children’s development

• Motivational interviewing

Learning Materials

• Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families’ DoH 2000

• Cleaver, H, Unell, I, and Aldgate J, (1999) ‘Children’s Needs—Parenting Capacity: the impact of parental illness, problem alcohol and drug use, and domestic violence children’s development’, London: The Stationery Office.

• ‘The Child’s World: assessing children in need’.   Reader accompanying the Assessment Framework.

• Tunnard, J, 2004 ‘Parental Mental Health Problems: messages from research, policy and practice’, Research in Practice (transcript via website above or hard copy).

• LSCB Practice Guidance; Adult Mental Health and Child Protection, Culturally Appropriate Practice, Parental alcohol/drug use from www.lscb-illr.org.uk

• McDonald, G and Winkley, A 1999 ‘What works in Child Protection’ Barnardo’s

• McGraw, S, 1999 ‘What works for Parents with Learning Disabilities’ Barnardo’s

Learning outcomes:  (what you could expect to achieve)

• Partnership and empowerment in working with parents

• Assess parental motivation to change

• Apply a model of change

• Impact of parental mental illness, domestic violence and problematic alcohol and substance use on parenting capacity and children’s development

• Research and good practice principles in work with parents where substance misuse and domestic violence are features and parents with learning disabilities.

• See also references in bibliographies

Training Event

Title: Working with Parents Using Motivational Interviewing Approaches

Dates: 9th, 10th May & 12th June 2012.

           13th, 14th November & 17th December 2012.

Target group:   Practitioners who undertake direct work with children and their families. This event is suitable for people in the above role who work in the independent and voluntary sector.

Learning outcomes:  (what you could expect to achieve)

• Understanding of a model of change and its application to their work.

• Basic principles and techniques of motivational interviewing.

• Examined their own reactions  to working with parents/carers who are ambivalent and will have identified creative ways of responding.

• Assumptions and attitudinal barriers to work with disabled parents or parents where substance misuse and domestic violence are features.

• Practical approaches to work with parents/carers who have learning disabilities

• Personal impact of the work and action to support their own emotional well-being.

Contact

Lead Officer:                                    

Jayne Paterson      

Tel. No: 0116 2211706 (39 1706)

E-Mail: Jayne.Paterson@leicester.gov.uk

Booking and administration:                 

Zubair Mulla

Tel. No: 0116 2211702 (39 1702)

E-Mail: Zubair.Mulla@leicester.gov.uk