Building authentic partnerships between parents and practitioners: a case study of parents as coworkers
27 August 2024
This Thriving Children, Thriving Communities webinar covered:
- An overview of the Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities program and its principles
- Learnings from implementation in Australian services
- Parents' perspectives of the pathway from participants to becoming employed co-facilitators.
Panellists: Dr Paul Prichard, Fiona Lee (CLAN Midland), M'Lynda Stubbs (Department of Education, Children Young People (TAS)), and Kitrina Edwards.
Featuring: Geoff and Tomo (parent facilitators) and Philz (reflective practice partner).
Moderator: Vikki Leone
Watch the full webinar recording and access associated resources below.
Resources
Developed and tested by the UK Centre for Parent and Child Support, EPEC encompasses the best of current theoretical and practical knowledge and provides an alternative model to practitioner-led parenting interventions. The basic course for all parents with children aged 2-11 is “Being a Parent”, with 8 x 2.5 hour sessions delivered according to a structured manual which employs attachment, social learning, structural, relational and cognitive behavioural theory.
Dr Paul Prichard launches the Reflections on relational practice blog series with a focus on the art of engaging families.
How often have you heard colleagues talk about ‘hard to reach’ families? We have to ask ourselves, what is it about families that makes us consider them ‘hard to reach’?
The UK Centre for Parent and Child Support has compiled the evidence for EPEC.