handling children’s behaviour with special needs parenting programme
This two-day course teaches childcare workers how to use our Handling Children’s Behaviour with Special Needs Parenting Programme with parents and carers in their community, helping them to manage their children’s behaviour more effectively.
about the course
This course is for childcare professionals who work with parents and carers on how to handle children’s behaviour. This course is based on our ‘Future for Families’ Handling Children’s Behaviour approach which has been tried and tested for over 25 years and takes into account the needs of children and parents across the UK. The materials have been adapted for those professionals who work with parents/carers who have a child with special needs. We look at the latest messages about parenting, behaviour and education, and consider how these things impact on family life in 21st century Britain.
During this two-day course we will train workers in the use of our materials and enable them to work with as many as 20 parents at any one time. The materials can also be used with parents on an individual basis. The aim of the training is to equip professionals to enable parents to understand and take control of their child’s behaviour and improve their self-esteem and confidence. We work from the principle that children are children first, in terms of their behaviour and emotional needs; their special needs are secondary. Following the training workers are provided with a handbook which gives a step-by-step guide to running each parent session. Workers also receive handout materials which can be photocopied and given to parents at each session.
We can train up to 25 childcare professionals on this course, often jointly training health workers, social workers, nursery officers, family support workers, family placement workers, teachers and community workers, who work in the same area. The advantage of this type of training is that you can develop a joint and consistent approach to families in your area and also share the cost. Future Childcare Training Limited requires that only professionals who have undertaken the two-day training course can deliver this material to parent groups. The course is practice based and offers a practical down to earth approach which builds confidence. This course has been recommended nationally to the Sure Start and Flying Start initiatives.
course aims and objectives
This course aims to enable participants to gain a working knowledge of the ‘Future for Families’ Handling Children’s Behaviour with Special Needs parenting programme. After successful completion of the course the participants will be qualified to run their own 10 week course for parents and produce programmes for individual families ranging from low to high level need. The course aims to enable participants to learn by interaction and fun.
By the end of the course participants would be expected to have:
- A working knowledge of the ‘Future for Families’ Handling Children’s Behaviour with Special Needs material.
- An understanding of the scope of the materials.
- A way to work that aims to prevent family breakdown and keeps children safe.
- Familiarity with the exercises and techniques used on the course and an understanding of how to use these with parents.
- An understanding of children’s behaviour and how to provide a framework for handling behaviour that parents can relate to and use in family life.
- An understanding of how child development and self esteem impacts on children’s behaviour.
- Adequate knowledge and skills to set up and run ‘Future for Families’ Handling Children’s Behaviour with Special Needs groups for parents/carers, as well as use the materials within individual family units.
- The necessary skills and knowledge to run their own ‘Future for Families’ 10 week course for parents and produce programmes for individual families.
how to book this course
This two-day course is charged at £150 per person + VAT. To book this course you will need between 12 and 25 people that need training. This could be your own team of staff or you could contact other childcare professionals, local authorities or agencies in your local area who may also require the training. When you have between 12 and 25 delegates that need training you can contact our administration team to discuss available training dates.
Please email info@futurechildcaretraining.com and let us know which month(s) you would like the training to take place, how many delegates you have, and also which town/city you would like to training to be held - for all of our group courses one of our trainers will travel to your local area to deliver the course at a venue you have organised. Once we have checked our training diary we will get back in touch with a list of available training dates and an estimated quote for the training. If you would prefer to speak directly to a member of our team please call 024 7654 5500 and we will be happy to discuss your requirements with you.
You will be responsible for organising a suitable venue and any catering you wish to provide for the delegates. Also, where necessary you will need to organise and pay for two evenings accommodation for our course trainer (the evening prior to the course and the middle evening). We will be responsible for making the necessary travel arrangements for our course trainer and the travel costs will be added to your invoice. For further details about the course please do not hesitate to contact us.