Warwickshire County Council Staff Partners and Practitioners
Parenting training courses for practitioners
Primary Care and Triple P Courses
Our aims
We aim to develop the parenting workforce in Warwickshire to be skilled to deliver evidence based parenting programmes to parents and carers within universal and targeted services and for these programmes to be easily accessible for all parents and families across the county.
In order to achieve this, the Parenting Development Team will be running a number of Triple P (Positive Parenting Programme) courses for practitioners over the coming months. Details for each course, including:
- Course outline information;
- Applying for a place;
- Training and accreditation dates;
- Course training agreements
are included below.
Finally, if you are interested in applying for a place on one of these courses, we would urge you to carefully read the important information included in the Requirements and criteria for all Triple P parenting training programmes section towards the bottom of this page.
Courses
Skill Training Courses
The Parenting Development Team have co-ordinated a programme of skill training courses for the family and parenting workforce across Warwickshire. This programme has been carefully planned in response to feedback from Parenting Practitioners. Professional development is recognised as a priority towards ensuring the delivery of high quality services to families with the aim of continuing Warwickshire's progress in improving outcomes for children and offering the best possible opportunity to be the best they can be.
The programme includes the following skills training courses:
- Life Stresses and the Impact on Parenting
- Developing Confident Communication Skills
- Cognitive Behaviour Approach in Parenting Intervention
- Managing Resistance in Service Users
More training courses will be added to this list. An application process will be in place for these courses. In the first instance priority will be given to those practitioners who have been trained to deliver Triple P (or other parenting programmes) and who are facilitating parenting programmes either in groups, seminars or one to one with families. However, please do not hesitate to give the team a call to discuss a request for a place on one of the courses.
Course details and training dates (pdf, 32Kb)
Application form (msword, 34Kb)
Clinical supervision sessions
Led by Dr Jivan Culshaw - Clinical Psychologist, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, and Warwickshire's Senior Parenting Practitioners.
The Parenting Development Team would like to invite you to a Clinical Supervision Session in your area. These sessions are an excellent opportunity for Parenting Practitioners to; explore the complex issues arising in parenting interventions; promote good practice and further enhance Warwickshire's success in improving outcomes for children.
These sessions are offered in conjunction with our Peer Support Programme. There will be a maximum of 8 places per session so book now to avoid disappointment.
There is no application form for these sessions.
Flyer - Clinical supervison sessions (pdf, 23Kb)
Primary Care (0 – 12 years) Combined Course
The 3-day Primary Care / Seminar (0 – 12 years) Combined Course provides practitioners with the necessary skills to deliver Primary Care Triple P and Triple P Seminars to parents and carers of children aged 0 – 12 years.
The Primary Care Triple P training course is appropriate for practitioners who regularly offer advice and support to parents and carers of children aged 0 – 12 years.
Course details and training dates (msword, 30Kb)
Application form (msword, 34Kb)
Course training agreement (msword, 239Kb)
Triple P Group (0 - 12 years) Training Course (3 days)
Group training provides practitioners with the skills to deliver Triple P to groups of parents of children aged from birth to 12 years. Parents may have concerns about their children's behaviour or may be interested in gaining a more in-depth understanding of positive parenting. Groups of no more than 12 parents attend five 2 hourly group sessions and are supported with three telephone calls/catch-up sessions at home.
Course details and training dates (msword, 31Kb)
Application form (msword, 36Kb)
Course training agreement (msword, 241Kb)
Triple P Group (Teen) Training Course (3 days)
Group training provides practitioners with the skills to deliver Triple P to groups of parents of teenagers. Parents may have concerns about their children's behaviour or may be interested in gaining a more in-depth understanding of positive parenting. Groups of no more than 12 parents attend five 2 hourly group sessions and are supported with three telephone calls/catch-up sessions at home.
Course details and training dates (msword, 33Kb)
Application form (msword, 36Kb)
Course training agreement (msword, 241Kb)
Standard Teen Triple P
The 3-day Standard Teen Triple P training course provides practitioners with the necessary skills to deliver an intensive broad focused parenting support programme individually to parents and carers of teenagers.
Standard Teen Triple P is suitable for parents and carers with concerns about their teenager’s behaviour or who wish to learn a variety of parenting skills that will promote their teenager’s development and potential.
Standard Teen Triple P is designed as a 10-week intervention with each session lasting for approximately 1 hour. The intervention involves a thorough assessment of parent-teen interaction, the application of parenting skills to a broad range of target behaviours and the use of generalisation enhancement strategies to promote parental autonomy. The course provides practitioners with the opportunity to develop advanced assessment and intervention skills.
Practitioner Training Standard Teen Triple P courses (msword, 33Kb)
Requirements and criteria for all Triple P parenting training programmes
There are different requirements and criteria for each course so please read the information clearly and a member of the team will be happy to talk about any issues or queries you may have.
A training agreement will need to be signed by yourself and your line manager committing you to delivering courses once free training has been accessed.
We do have a cancellation policy attached to the training agreement that we would advise you to read.
If the Triple P course you are looking for is not listed here, please contact a member of the Parenting Development Team. If there is enough interest in a programme, it may be possible to book training.
Criteria
All courses in this section will allow you to deliver an evidence-based parenting programme. Experience of working with groups would be useful, but is not essential.
Places will be allocated giving priority to practitioners who are able and supported to make a commitment to delivering parenting groups.
Who should attend the parenting training courses?
If you are a practitioner working with children, young people and families and you work for a voluntary, statutory or community agency then these courses are for you. Active support from your line manager is crucial. No formal qualifications are necessary.
Terms and conditions
If you are interested in applying for one of the advertised courses, you are advised to access the Triple P website to make sure that this training is appropriate for your service and your professional development.
Please ensure that you will be in a position to deliver the evidence based programme to parents as soon as possible after the training and The Parenting Development Team will be pleased to support and advise you.
A variety of teaching tools are employed throughout the programme, including rehearsal (role play?) which you will be expected to incorporate into your learning and programme delivery.
This training includes an accreditation process, the dates of which are made clear when you book your training.
Delegates are advised that accreditation is part of the training progreamme and must be undertaken. Up to six hours of preparation is advised for the accreditation. If for any reason you request to cancel your accreditation, you will need to complete your accreditation within six months of completing the course. This may involve you being required to travel across the UK.
Practitioners will be charged for the cost of the course if they do not stick to the training terms and conditions.
What should I do next?
- Select the course you want to do;
- Discuss the course with your line manager and explore all the practicalities of delivering the parenting programme, including the time and commitment required for planning;
- Complete and return your application form to:
The Parenting Development Team
Saltisford Office Park
Ansell Way
Warwick
CV34 4UL
or email your application to:
familyandparenting@warwickshire.gov.uk
