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SUMMARY:10 Online Week Therapeutic Parenting course - for existing adopters
DESCRIPTION:Do you sometimes find your child’s behaviour hard to understand? Do some of your parenting techniques seem ineffective? \nWe are running a course for our adoptive parents looking specifically at the impact of children’s early experiences on their behaviour and emotional well-being. We will be exploring alternative parenting ideas and strategies. \n\nThe course runs for 10 weeks; from 11th Jan to 21st March with a break for half-term on the 15th Feb from 10 am to 12 pm.\nSessions run from 10 am to 12 pm and will be held online.\nWe are running this course for families whose children have been living with them for at least 6 months and who are aged between 3 and 10 years old.\n\nContact claire.jarvis@adoptionwest.co.uk for more details
URL:https://adoptionwest.co.uk/event/10-online-week-therapeutic-parenting-course-for-existing-adopters-4/
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SUMMARY:Hearts and Minds - run by CCS
DESCRIPTION:CCS Course – Fees Apply \nAn 8 week specialist therapeutic parenting programme for adoptive parents\, delivered by Dr Jude Courtney and Dr Helen Kirkaldie. \nDesigned for all adopters\, but particularly those who find themselves getting limited rewards from family life\, feeling frequent stress or wanting to think about the parenting of their child. The programme will focus on the 8 habits of the thriving adoptive family and provide strategies on how to embed these into your daily family life. The programme will enhance your family’s existing knowledge and enable reflection on the emotional journey that adoption brings. \nSuitable For: \nThis programme will be suitable for those who are trying to improve their family life or just prevent things from getting any worse. It will also be of particular benefit to those who are contemplating\, or are about to engage in\, therapeutic intervention\, providing a good grounding from which to start therapy.  Adopters will need to have had a child placed for 6 months or more. \nIf you parent as a couple\, we strongly advise that both parents attend. \nLocation: The course will take place virtually via Zoom for its duration. \nTime: Wednesday evenings 7.30-10pm \nDate:  18th Jan\, 25th Jan\, 1st Feb\, 8th Feb\, break for half term\, 22nd Feb\, 29th February\, 7th March\, 14th March \nObjectives of the programme: \n\nTo give parents a thorough understanding of the theory which lies behind therapeutic parenting\nTo understand the neurological changes that parenting brings to both adults and children\nTo help parents become more confident in therapeutic parenting strategies and learn how to make these become habits of daily life\nTo give parents a sense of hope that they are connecting to their complex child and can bring about more open\, emotional engagement with them\nTo help parents to reflect upon the emotional issues for them that have arisen from adopting a child who has experienced early trauma and might have developed blocked trust\nTo help parents find strategies that protect them from moving into blocked care\n\n  \nFee:        £850      per person \nMore details can be found here: https://www.ccsadoption.org/the-centre/events-calendar/hearts-and-minds/ \n 
URL:https://adoptionwest.co.uk/event/hearts-and-minds-run-by-ccs-2/
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