Events

Forthcoming Parentline Plus Courses & Workshops on the Grahame Park Estate A few spaces left!

Please note that we still have a few places left on our 'Less Shouting, More Cooperation' Course which starts next week and the subsequent courses for parents of teens (details below)

See the flyer here (.doc)

Building a Culture of Participation

Date 28th Feb                       Time 10-3

Avenue House  Aimed at leaders and managers from voluntary sector youth projects

Booking via BVSC – contact Dadia Conti

Training from Participation Works who are the ‘experts’ in developing participation in organisations of all types and sizes. Although this course is aimed at leaders and managers from organisations and settings for children and young people it will be relevant for any organisation that wants to ensure user involvement.

See link for How to Guides….on participation

http://www.participationworks.org.uk/

Full document here (.doc)

1. Barnet Early Support – this programme is set up to provide in depth help to families who have just had a ‘special needs’ diagnosis for their child click here for more info

2. Solihul Approach – this parenting support system is useful where parenting has been affected by trauma (for instance domestic violence) The Parenting Strategy team can offer training for individuals who would like to use the Solihul method in their group click here for further info

Organisations

IPOP provide a range of free training courses on Autism and ADHD for parents / carers of disabled children.

Further Information and a Booking Form

Life's for Living is a website dedicated to providing complementary therapies for
families living with terminal illness or disability but these little meditations/positive
thinking pieces will be useful for any parent.

www.lifes4living.org