Parent Coaching Project- October 2013 Speur-Ghlan, in conjunction with the Lottery Communities and Families Fund are pleased to announce that they will be running a parent coaching project for families across the Forth Valley area. The first intake for this project will be for 4 families and will begin on 7th October 2013 and will run for 12 weeks initially. What Will This Involve? There will be one weekly training session for parents from 6-8.30pm on Monday evenings at our centre at 9 Fountain Rd, Bridge of Allan, FK9 4ET. You and your child will also come to the centre for two 1.5 hour coaching sessions. Times will be agreed before the course starts and will need to be consistent throughout the 12 weeks. What Will My Training Session Look Like? We plan to do two 6 week blocks of training with the first block focussing on developing your understanding of the specific approaches we use and focusing on key areas of your child’s development in communication, interaction and play skills. The second block will focus on developing your key skills as a therapist for your child alongside practical strategies for toilet training, behaviour management and managing the home environment. Parent Training Block 1: Week 1: Understanding the theories behind early intervention: an introduction to approaches Week 2: Communication part 1- What is Communication? Developing your child’s understanding. Week 3: Communication Part 2- encouraging verbal and non verbal communication-choosing and implementing strategies Week 4: Behaviour boot camp!- Understanding and Managing Behaviour that Challenges Week 5: Understanding the Sensory Integration Issues- Playing Detective Week6: Developing Play and using Play as Therapy- Theraplay! Block 2: Week 1: Using Motivation to Develop Speech Week 2: Developing Joint Activity Routines Week 3: Using Music as Therapy Week 4: Parent choice of topic- feedback and trouble shooting Week 5: Practical Toilet Training Strategies Week 6: Consolidation of blocks 1 and 2- what next? Parent Child Coaching Sessions: These will be available on a Monday afternoon 1-3.30/ Tuesday afternoon 3-4.30/ Thursday- anytime/ Friday- anytime up until 3.30 Please let us know your other commitments and availability and we will try to accommodate you as best as we can. This project is fully funded and will incur no costs to any family.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 08:28:38 +0000
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