Seminars and Roundtables

Programme
9.30     Arrival and refreshments
9.55      Introduction by chair
10.00   George Hosking: Introduction to international parenting approaches and overview of Leksand approach in Sweden
10.30   Helen Marshall: Kraamzorg 
11.00   Break
11.15    Brenda Molloy: Community Mothers Programme, Ireland
11.45    Group discussions
12.45   Lunch and networking
1.30     Close

Speakers

George Hosking, CEO WAVE Trust
Economist, accountant, psychologist and clinical criminologist, George followed a distinguished business career by founding WAVE Trust. After the WAVE report Violence and what to do about it had identified child abuse and neglect as major root causes of later violent behaviour, the charity developed a strategy to reduce child maltreatment in the UK by 70% by 2030 (‘70/30’). WAVE’s research also highlighted the crucial role of good attunement between parent and child in ensuring children grow up with empathic, pro-social personalities. The charity advises Governments and Police on violence reduction strategies. 

Helen Marshall
Helen is a trained Nurse and KraamVerzorgende working in The Hague and the surrounding area. She is a British ex-pat and qualified British Paediatric Nurse, She works freelance as a Kraamverzorgende working with new mothers and babies of all nationalities in their homes providing post-natal care and advice.

Brenda Molloy
Brenda is the Director of the Community Mothers Programme in Ireland and works for the Health Services Executive in Ireland, and has published several papers on the CMP. CMP operates mainly in disadvantaged neighbourhoods and is offered to both fathers and mothers – first-timers and some second-timers – of children from birth to 24, to aid the development of parenting skills and improve parents’ confidence and self-esteem.

Please note this programme may be subject to change

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Seminar: Supporting parents of teenagers

24th January 2012

Location : London

As young people change and develop, explore and define their individuality, understanding and coping with their behaviour can become more challenging for parents. Whether it’s learning to communicate more effectively with teenagers, or coping with more serious anti-social behaviour, this seminar looks at different types of support and the examples of current programmes to help you in your work with parents.

Speakers:

John Coleman, Clinical Psychologist and founder of the Trust for the Study of Adolescence
Supporting parents of teenagers:  where next for professional practice?

John Coleman is a psychologist whose primary interest is adolescence. He founded the Trust for the Study of Adolescence (later renamed Young People in Focus) and was the Director of the organisation from 1989 until he retired in 2005. From 2005 to 2006 he held a post as a Policy Adviser in the Department of Health, and since October 2006 he has been a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford.

Mary Rose Brady, Head of Parenting and Creative Therapy Services Coram
Universal support for parents of teenagers

Coram supports parents and families one-to-one or in groups, and provide access to more specialist help and support should they or their children need it. Coram Islington is a team of experienced parenting support specialists who offer information, advice and support to parents carers of young people aged 8-19. 

John Rivers, Parenting Support Team Manager, West Berkshire Council
Dealing with teenage anti-social behaviour – empowering parents

John Rivers will talk about the STOP programme, originally written jointly by  Essex CAMHS and YOT services and targeted at parents of teenagers at risk of offending or displaying oppositional noncompliant and difficult behaviours.

Group discussions around providing universal and targeted support, looking at whether you can provide effective support for parents of teenagers if it is just at the point of crisis.

Update: Here are the presentations from the event.

Where next for professionals? - John Coleman

STOP - John Rivers

Roundtable: Supporting families with mental health problems

13^th December 2011

Location: Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London

This roundtable is to explore supporting families with mental health problems. 154,000 children in England live with a parent who has a severe and enduring mental health problem and children living in households where a parent has a severe mental health problem are more likely to live in poverty (Family Action).

Introduction by chair

Jayne Stokes, Family Action - Working with families with enduring mental health difficulties – a family’s journey

Family Action services work with those who are experiencing mental health problems and with their children; ensuring both get the support they need

Dr Samantha Callan, Chairman-in-Residence (Family, Early Years and Mental Health) Centre for Social Justice 

Dr Samantha Callan will be talking about their latest report: Completing the Revolution: Transforming Mental Health and Tackling Poverty.

Roger Catchpole, Young Minds - Supporting a child with mental health difficulties: the parents' perspective

Young Minds is the voice of young people's mental health and wellbeing, providing advice, information and training for young people, parents and carers and professionals.

Learning outcomes: 

importance of recognising mental health issues in parents/families

learn about what works well, type of extra support families may need

increase the confidence and competence of practitioners working with  families with mental health needs

Seminar: Providing parenting and family support with schools

20^th October 2011

Location: St James' Meeting Rooms, 61-95 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6FQ

Anthoulla Koutsoudi, WAVE Trust

Introduction by Chair

Elspeth Bromiley, Director UK, Families and Schools Together (FAST)

FAST is a multi-family group prevention designed to build protective factors for children and empower parents to be the primary prevention agents for their own children.

Julia Burns, Director of Training and Development, School Home Support
SHS works with vulnerable children within the school system.

Shirley Stephenson, Director of Programme Quality, Family Links, The Nurturing Programme
The Nurturing Programme provides simple, effective tools to help adults and children to improve emotional health and wellbeing

Q & A; Discussions

Seminar: Demonstrating impact and return on investment

22^nd September 2011

Location : Bristol

Seminar taking a practical look at a range of methodologies to evidence the impact of parenting support services on families, developing and using outcomes frameworks, and some issues in measuring impact.

Speaker presentations:

Carola Bennion, Beacon CIC 

The importance of being able to demonstrate impact - the perspective of commissioners and providers.

An Outcomes Framework for Parenting and Family Support - Case study.

Honor Rhodes, Director of Projects and Strategic Development, Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships

Methods of evidencing the impact of parenting support services on families.

Roundtable: Supporting prisoners families in mainstream parenting support

21^st June 2011

Location: Denny Room, Leeds City Museum, Leeds

A roundtable event to discuss providing support to the families of prisoners, including issues such as improving family relationships, helping families stay connected and supporting families after release.

Speaker presentations:

Lesley Dixon, Training and Development Officer, Action for Prisoners Families
The offender journey from a family perspective

Charlotte Weinberg and Eleanor Robertson, Safe Ground
Action for prisoners families - case study

Group discussions

Seminar: Supporting parents to understand the development of early skills in babies

8th June 2011

Location: Courtyard Room, Bishopsgate Institute, London

An information seminar on the development of early skills in babies to support parenting practitioners work with parents.

Speaker presentations:

Dr Joanna Hawthorne, Director, Brazelton Centre and Associate, Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge
From birth to 3 months: abilities of babies and guiding parents to read cues and signals 

Jenny Cross, Chartered Educational Psychologist, Video Interaction Guidance Practitioner and Supervisor
Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) as an intervention to develop attuned communication between parents and babies