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Supporting parents of older children and teenagers.A coordinated
approach• Intro – Chris Henderson• Challenging Years presenters- Gael Belton&
Sharon Dalgleish• Escape presenters – Belen Mureno & John
Brown.
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Challenging Years -Living with Teenagers
Sharon Dalgleish – CLD WorkerGael Belton – CLD Worker
Midlothian Council
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Who is it for??
• A universal programme
• All parents/carers of young teenagers
• Not specifically problem focussed
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Features
•Fun & Challenging•Boosts parents/carers understanding•Helps parents/carers to convert knowledge into practical action•Scripted but flexible!
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Timings & Resources•4 sessions on a weekly basis•Each session 2 hours•Course manual•Parent workbook•Refreshments•Crèche provision if required•Run in accessible local facilities
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So Far.................
•Ran pilot with a number of parents•Some parents agreed to co-facilitation training
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What were doing now......
•Parents will co-lead•Delivery of two courses to parents in October 2012 based around wider transition
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Future Plans
•Offer to all parents/carers of P7 & 1st year children through out Midlothian•CLD will up skill parents to deliver to parents!
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Supporting the parents of teenagers in Midlothian
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ESCAPE• Session 1 –Empathy: what is it being a teenager? ‘Have I
been one’ before and how did it feel?
• Session 2 – Situations: what is the ‘issue’? What situations are most difficult and would like to tackle first? What is really bothering me?
• Session 3 – Care and Control: What am I responsible for? How can I help my young person take responsibility?
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• Session 4 – Approach: How am I going to deal with in collaboration with my young person? What is the strategy I am going to use for this problem? How am I going to communicate with my young person?
• Session 5 – Positives: How can I reward my young person’s positive behaviour? How can I learn to say ‘no’ and still have a positive relationship with my young person?
• Session 6 – Empowering: I can take control as a parent and at the same time support my young person! How to keep motivated
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Practicalities
• Work supported by Senior Management
• Work needs to be flexible enough to meet demands of area; working in localities allows for a flexible approach
• Time for engagement process is essential
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Practicalities cnt’d
• Timing: morning, afternoon or evening work
• role modelling: celebrating success, coming back from setbacks and addressing issues with problem solving
• Using a strengths led approach
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Practicalities cnt’d
• Groups are mixed
• Supportive approach
• Data recording and consent
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Referral process
• Information gets shared with schools, health professionals and social work
• One named point of contact for referrals
• Data is stored on database
• Rolling programme of courses for planning
• Facilitators plan the group